Congregational Leadership

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	Breaking the Missional Code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community, Ed Stetzer and David Putman, Broadman & Holman Publishers, Nashville TN, 2006. ISBN-10: 0-8054-4359-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-8054-4359-2.
	Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church Is Transforming the Faith, Diana Butler Bass, HarperSanFrancisco, San Francisco CA, 2006. ISBN-10: 0-06-083694-6. ISBN-13: 978-0-06-083694-8.
	Coaching for Christian Leaders: A Practical Guide, Linda J. Miller and Chad W. Hall, Chalice Press, St. Louis MO, 2007. ISBN 978-0-827205-07-9.
	CoachNet (www.coachnet.org) is a membership-based online network that partners with ministry leaders around the globe to help develop leaders in the areas of Natural Church Development, Coaching, and Church Planting. For more information, click here.
	Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, Robert Schnase, Abingdon Press, Nashville TN, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0-687-64540-4.
	Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message, Nancy DeMott, Tim Shapiro, and Brent Bill, The Alban Institute, Herndon VA, 2007. ISBN 978-1-56699-345-6.
	MySpace to Sacred Space: God for a New Generation, Christian Piatt and Amy Piatt, Chalice Press, St. Louis MO, 2007. ISBN 978-0-827223-34-9.
	Reaching People Under 40 While Keeping People Over 60: Being Church for All Generations, Edward H Hammett with James R. Pierce, Chalice Press, St. Louis MO, 2007. ISBN 978-0-827232-54-9.
	Take the Next Step: Leading Lasting Change in the Church, Lovett H. Weems, Jr., Abingdon Press, Nashville TN, 2003. ISBN 0-687-02084-0.
	Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation, Carol Howard Merritt, The Alban Institute, Herndon VA, 2007. ISBN 978-1-56699-347-0.
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