Introduction The Fitness Factor
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Chapter 1 Outreach
1. Gary McIntosh and R. Daniel Reeves, Thriving Churches in the Twenty-First Century (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2006), 15.
2. Gene Wood, Leading Turnaround Churches (St. Charles, IL: Church Smart Resources, 2001), 151.
3. Ibid., 23.
4. George Barna, Master Leaders (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale, 2009), 111.
5. Ed Stetzer and Mike Dodson, Comeback Churches (Nashville: B&H, 2007), 16.
6. Larry McKain, Falling in Love with the Church (Kansas City, MO: NCS Publishing, 2004), 103.
7. Larry Crabtree, The Fly in the Ointment (New York, NY: Church Publishing, 2008), 11.
8. Paul D. Borden, Direct Hit (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2006), 66.
9. Reggie McNeal, The Present Future (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003), 25.
10. McNeal, The Present Future, 2.
Chapter 2 Effective Evangelism
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4. James Clear, “Vince Lombardi on the Hidden Power of Mastering the Fundamentals,” JamesClear.com, accessed, April 17, 2017, http://jamesclear.com/vince-lombardi-fundamentals.
5. Kevin Harney, Organic Outreach for Ordinary People (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009), 62.
Chapter 3 Community Engagement
1. Milfred Minatrea, Shaped by God’s Heart (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, A Leadership Network Publication, 2004), 20.
2. Steve Sjogren and Rob Lewin, Community of Kindness (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2003), 20.
3. Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008), 124.
4. James Clear, “The Goldilocks Rule: How to Stay Motivated in Life and Business,” Huffington Post, accessed April 13, 2017, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-goldilocks-rule-how-t_b_10934176.
5. Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, AND: The Gathered and Scattered Church (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010), 49.
6. George Hunter, The Celtic Way of Evangelism (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000), 19–20.
7. Ibid., 28.
8. Halter and Smay, AND, 54.
Chapter 5 God-Honoring Stewardship
1. Waldo J. Werning, “Managing Money for Christ’s Kingdom,” Strategies for Today’s Leader 36 (Winter 1999): 4–5, 38.
Chapter 6 Leadership Development
1. John C. Maxwell, Developing the Leaders Around You: How to Help Others Reach Their Full Potential (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1995), 2.
2. Peter Economy, “44 Inspiring John C. Maxwell Quotes for Leadership Success,” June 5, 2015, https://www.inc.com/magazine/201705/maria-aspan/flying-high.html.
3. Robert E. Logan and Sherilyn Carlton with Tara Miller, Coaching 101: Discover the Power of Coaching (St. Charles, IL: ChurchSmart Resources, 2003), 21.
4. Maxwell, Developing the Leaders, 3.
5. Kent Humphreys, Shepherding Horses (Oklahoma City: Lifestyle Impact Ministries, 2010).
Chapter 7 Christ-Exalting Worship
1. C. Kirk Hadaway, Church Growth Principles: Separating Fact from Fiction (Nashville: Baptist Sunday School Publishing Board, 1991), 62.
2. Dale E. Galloway, “Ten Characteristics of a Healthy Church,” Net Results (May 1998):18.
3. James A. Stahr, “Christian Brethren Simplicity,” Christianity Today, August 7, 1981, 21.
4. Robert E. Webber, “Church Buildings: Shapes of Worship,” Christianity Today, August 7, 1981, 18.
5. Edward Sovik, “Planning for Worship” (unpublished paper, c. 1965).
6. Gordon MacDonald, “Three Elephants,” Leadership Journal (Summer 2006): 108.
7. William Epley, “The Centrality of Worship” (lecture, Pastoral Ministry, Talbot School of Theology, La Mirada, CA, October 26, 2016).
8. Eddie Gibbs, Body Building Exercises for the Local Church (Falcon Books, 1979), 53.
Chapter 8 Disciple-Making Strategies
1. Aubrey Malphurs, Strategic Disciple Making: A Practical Tool for Successful Ministry (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2009), 19.
2. Leonard Sweet, I Am a Follower: The Way, Truth, and Life of Following Jesus (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2012), 14.
3. Craig Groeschel, Lecture at Catalyst Conference in Granite Bay, CA, 2012.
4. Mel Lawrenz, Spiritual Influence: The Hidden Power Behind Leadership (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012), 56.
5. Malphurs, Strategic Disciple Making, 133.
6. Jim Putnam and Bobby Harrington, DiscipleShift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013), 41.
7. Malphurs, Strategic Disciple Making, 33.
8. Putnam and Harrington, DiscipleShift, 45.
9. Ibid., 51.
10. John Stott, The Radical Disciple: Some Neglected Aspects of Our Calling (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2010), 135.
11. Robert E. Logan and Charles R. Ridley, The Discipleship Difference: Making Disciples while Growing as Disciples (Logan Leadership, 2015), 24.
12. Putnam and Harrington, DiscipleShift, 22.
Chapter 9 Pastoral Leadership
1. Lavern E. Brown, Gordon E. Penfold, and Gary J. Westra, Pastor Unique: Becoming a Turnaround Leader (Turnaround Pastors, Inc., 2015), 72.
2. James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, The Truth about Leadership: The No-Fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know (San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2010), 7.
3. Ibid., xv.
4. Todd Wilson and Dave Ferguson, Becoming a Level Five Multiplying Church (Exponential Resources, 2015), 99–100.
5. Jim Denison, “Gabby Douglas, Other Olympians Put God before Gold,” Denison Forum on Truth and Culture, August 8, 2016, http://us1.campaign -archive1.com/?u=5369bb601ac44bfdda928110b&id=bc559114fd&e=e83f820791.
Chapter 10 Loving Community
1. Charles H. Kraft, Christianity and Culture (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1979), 318.
Chapter 11 Vision-Directed Systems
1. Charles Moore, Daniel H. Burnham, Architect, Planner of Cities (Boston: Houghton Miflin, 1921), 147, archive.org/stream/daniel/burnhamar02moor#page/n7/mode/1Up.
2. Charles Lee Feinberg, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, and Malachi: The Major Messages of the Minor Prophets (New York: American Board of Missions to the Jews, 1951), 21–22.
3. Gary L. McIntosh, Growing God’s Church: How People Are Actually Coming to Faith Today (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2016), 121–23.
4. Feinberg, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, 22.
5. Joel C. Hunter, “Clearing Your Vision,” Leadership Journal (Spring 1991): 120.
6. For help writing a vision statement and strategic plan, see Gary L. McIntosh, Here Today, There Tomorrow: Unleashing Your Church’s Potential (Indianapolis: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2010).
Chapter 12 Divine Empowerment
1. Ray W. Ellis, “Spiritual Factors Impacting Church Health and Growth in the 21st Century” (paper presented at the American Society for Church Growth, Golden Gate Theological Seminary, San Francisco, CA, November 12, 1998).
2. Richard Rigsby, “Not by Strategy, Not by Strength,” Talbot Times 5, no. 9:3.
3. R. Daniel Reeves, Preparing Congregations for the 21st Century: A Life Systems Approach to Strategic Planning (Santa Maria, CA: Pacific Consultation and Mediation Services, 2000), 26.
4. Ibid., 27.
5. John Maxwell, Partners in Prayer: Support and Strengthen Your Pastor and Church Leaders (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996), ix.
Epilogue The Rest of the Story
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