Tony Morgan - The Unstuck Church: Equipping Churches to Experience Sustained Health

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PRAISE FOR THE UNSTUCK CHURCH

Your church is perfectly designed to get the results you are currently getting. If youre satisfied with the results, write a book. If not, read this one... with your entire leadership team. The Unstuck Church is disruptive and instructional. Before you finish the first chapter, youll understand why my friend Tony Morgan is one of the most sought-after church consultants in the nation.

A NDY S TANLEY

S ENIOR P ASTOR

N ORTH P OINT M INISTRIES

Tony Morgan has written a practical, timely, and important book every pastor and church leader should read. In The Unstuck Church Tony shares years of ministry leadership experience about the life cycles of churches. Whether you are a part of a church plant or a 100-year-old established church, there is a wealth of wisdom in this book for you. If you care about your church, take your team through this book.

C RAIG G ROESCHEL

P ASTOR OF L IFE .C HURCH AND AUTHOR OF

D IVINE D IRECTION: 7 D ECISIONS T HAT W ILL C HANGE Y OUR L IFE

Every once in a while you find a book that makes you ask, Where has this been all my (ministry) life? This is one of those books. The Unstuck Church functions as a mirror. Whether youre planting, growing, plateaued, declining, or dying, youll see yourself accurately, sometimes painfully so. But more than that, Tony gives you the practical advice you need to help get you unstuck.

C AREY N IEUWHOF

F OUNDING AND T EACHING P ASTOR

C ONNEXUS C HURCH

In The Unstuck Church: Equipping Churches to Experience Sustained Health, my friend Tony Morgan draws on his experience as founder and lead strategist for The Unstuck Group, a team that helps churches of every size and shape grow and thrive. Exploring the life cycle of every church, Tony reveals whats needed in each stage for churches to serve fully as God intends. Whether youre launching a new church or seeking remedies for your congregations challenges, this book provides biblical wisdom drawn from firsthand, heartfelt experience. Highly recommended!

C HRIS H ODGES

S ENIOR P ASTOR , C HURCH OF THE H IGHLANDS

A UTHOR OF F RESH A IR AND T HE D ANIEL D ILEMMA

In each generation God raises up gifted, courageous leaders who speak and write prophetically and strategically. Tony Morgan is one of these leaders in our generation. His love and belief for the church is more than clear in his new book. He calls us to refuse to accept mediocrity and rise up in this hour to recommit ourselves to dynamic growth both spiritually and numerically.

D R . R ONNIE F LOYD

S ENIOR P ASTOR , C ROSS C HURCH

I MMEDIATE P AST P RESIDENT ,

S OUTHERN B APTIST C ONVENTION

Church leaders, it doesnt matter if your church is big or small, experiencing success or stuck, Tony Morgans new book is a resource you need now. The Unstuck Church strikes the perfect balance of comprehensive insight and concise, practical help. I love how Tony leverages his passion for the local church and his ministry experience to help our churches get healthy and grow.

S HANE D UFFEY

E XECUTIVE P ASTOR

N EWSPRING C HURCH

Yes! Yes! Yes! was my reaction to reading The Unstuck Church. Tony Morgan is one of the best strategic leaders serving churches today, and in this book youll see why. Tonys experience working with hundreds of churches will equip you with the wisdom and confidence to lead well whether your church is growing, steady, or stuck. Ill be recommending this book to every church leader I know.

J ENNI C ATRON

F OUNDER OF T HE 4S IGHT G ROUP AND AUTHOR OF

T HE 4 D IMENSIONS OF E XTRAORDINARY L EADERSHIP

Tony has encouraged me in my leadership and challenged my thinking for many years. The Unstuck Church is no exception. Tony takes years of experience helping churches around the world and translates the wisdom hes gained into practical next steps to help our churches sustain health and growth. This book is a gift to the church at large.

M ARK B ATTERSON

N EW Y ORK T IMES B ESTSELLING A UTHOR AND

L EAD P ASTOR OF N ATIONAL C OMMUNITY C HURCH

There are very few people I endorse without reservation. Tony Morgan is on that list. His wisdom and insight is exceptional. Having watched him help more than two hundred churches over the years, Ive seen his advice create great benefit to churches looking to get unstuck. Read him, and follow his advice.

W ILLIAM V ANDERBLOEMEN

F OUNDER AND CEO

V ANDERBLOEMEN S EARCH G ROUP

Tony offers pragmatic, actionable advice, deeply rooted in experience, any church leader, no matter the size of their church, can use to catalyze the next season of growth. As I read the book, I kept saying, Yes, that is so true.

G REG L. H AWKINS

A UTHOR OF M OVE AND M ORE

F ORMER E XECUTIVE P ASTOR OF

W ILLOW C REEK C OMMUNITY C HURCH

Tony Morgan has been getting the church unstuck for many years. Now he has brought years of congealed wisdom from helping hundreds of churches into The Unstuck Church. The message is simply strongno church has to get or remain stuck. This book is a huge step in the right direction. Churches and leaders will be reading, learning, getting unstuck, and growing again.

S AM C HAND

L EADERSHIP C ONSULTANT AND AUTHOR OF

L EADERSHIP P AIN ( WWW .S AM C HAND.COM )

There has never been a more important time for this book. With 80% of churches plateaued or declining and thousands closing their doors annually we all know there has to be a better redemptive alternative. Tony Morgan doesnt just believe its possible, but he shows us how with proven solutions forged in the real world of church ministry.

G ENE A PPEL , S ENIOR P ASTOR

E ASTSIDE C HRISTIAN C HURCH

A NAHEIM , C ALIFORNIA

When you are on the front lines, you need a practical field manual. And it had better be written by someone who has been there and knows what theyre talking about. The Unstuck Church is a field manual for church leaders in the twenty-first century. And Tony Morgans strategic gifts, passion for the church, and extensive experience uniquely qualify him to help every church leader. If you are serious about leading a church that is life-giving and life-changing, this book is a must read.

L ANCE W ITT

F OUNDER , R EPLENISH M INISTRIES

The Unstuck Church will challenge you to honestly evaluate where you are on the church life cycle and push you to move forward with a greater focus on the mission of Christ.

J ENTEZEN F RANKLIN

S ENIOR P ASTOR , F REE C HAPEL

N EW Y ORK T IMES B ESTSELLING A UTHOR

Tony Morgan is a highly experienced church leader who understands what it takes to grow a healthy church. His new book, The Unstuck Church, is packed with strategic insights about the life cycle of a local church, with a clear path for preventing getting stuck or breaking out of being stuck! Tony will challenge your notions of what church is supposed to be, in order that your church may become all that it can be.

D AN R EILAND , E XECUTIVE P ASTOR

12S TONE C HURCH

L AWRENCEVILLE , G EORGIA

The Unstuck Church is for every church leader who wants their church to grow and keep on growing! Tony Morgan does a brilliant job of defining the stages of growth and decline and shows us how to get unstuck and growing again. If your church is stuck, or you dont want to get stuck, this book is for you!

D AVE F ERGUSON , L EAD P ASTOR

C OMMUNITY C HRISTIAN C HURCH