Product Description

Tested with thousands of users, this in-depth study guide discusses new and useful ways to interpret and work through Twelve Keys to an Effective Church. It also discusses the key principles outlined in Twelve Keys and their biblical connections.

TIMING: Purchase one book for each member of your planning group

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #227884 in Books
• Published on: 1997-08-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

From the Publisher
Clear, step-by-step instructions for effective long-range church planning.

From the Inside Flap
Twelve Keys to an Effective Church is regarded as the most useful and comprehensive long-range planning resource available. This groundbreaking program for church renewal identifies the twelve essential characteristics of successful, growing churches and offers all congregations a way to unlock their potential for effective ministry.The Planning Workbook is an indispensable companion volume, designed specifically for pastors, key leaders, and church members interested in shaping the future of their church. It is designed to help each person participate significantly in developing the congregation's long-range plan.The workbook offers clear, practical instructions for working through the four stages of effective long-range planning. Its thought-provoking worksheets include charts, graphs, and rating guides to help assess and evaluate the congregation's strengths and weaknesses for each of the twelve keys. The workbook facilitates the planning process and gives each participant a personal copy of the plan as it emerges. It creates a permanent record of the planning process, which becomes a useful reference as the long-range plan is revisited and extAnded in future years.The Twelve Keys program balances practical planning with theological understanding to help churches function more effectively as they seek to grow and better serve their community. Since it was first published in 1983, this dynamic program has been used by hundreds of thousands of churches around the world to strengthen and enrich their congregations--and the numbers continue to grow.

From the Back Cover
Twelve Keys to an Effective Church is regarded as the most useful and comprehensive long-range planning resource available. This groundbreaking program for church renewal identifies the twelve essential characteristics of successful, growing churches and offers all congregations a way to unlock their potential for effective ministry.

The Planning Workbook is an indispensable companion volume, designed specifically for pastors, key leaders, and church members interested in shaping the future of their church. It is designed to help each person participate significantly in developing the congregations long-range plan.

The workbook offers clear, practical instructions for working through the four stages of effective long-range planning. Its thought-provoking worksheets include charts, graphs, and rating guides to help assess and evaluate the congregations strengths and weaknesses for each of the twelve keys. The workbook facilitates the planning process and gives each participant a personal copy of the plan as it emerges. It creates a permanent record of the planning process, which becomes a useful reference as the long-range plan is revisited and extended in future years.

The Twelve Keys program balances practical planning with theological understanding to help churches function more effectively as they seek to grow and better serve their community. Since it was first published in 1983, this dynamic program has been used by hundreds of thousands of churches around the world to strengthen and enrich their congregations--and the numbers continue to grow.

Customer Reviews

For Use with Callahan's bestselling book
Concise, easy-to-use workbook offers clear step-by-step instructions to work through the four stages of effective long-term planning in Callahan's book. It's organized so that the local church can move through these four stages in six planning sessions. It shows how to determine your church's strengths and weaknesses in each of the 12 central characteristics and how to set key objectives ande timelines that increase the effectiveness of your congregation.

Twelve Keys
This book has become a vital instrument in the revitalization of my place of worship.

What is an Effective Church?
The Idiot's Guide to Choosing the Right Church?

Beware! Most churches only have a limited knowledge about the concept of God and how to earn the best reward in Heaven.
The very best church for you to join is the one that a) knows the most about God and b) has the most "resources" to help you and your family
grow closer to God and c) sets the highest standards to prepare you to excel at this important test of faith called mortal life by
encouraging you to do your best to stay physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.

When we stand before God at the final judgement bar, what question will we ask us? You can bet that the first question will sound
like this - did you love Me with all your heart, might, mind and strength? And did you love your neighbor as thyself?
Please remember this tidbit of divine wisdom, none of us mortal men/women are perfect, however,
the more you strive to better fulfill these two key commandments, the greater will be your joy when you enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Now wouldn't you want to join that church which has the most answers and resources about how to excel in life and to take you the farthest along
to path to prepare you for the greatest reward with God? One sign of a true church is its capacity to open up the blessings of God to significantly bless and improve
the quality of life for its followers here in mortality. Also, when we die we cannot take with us any earthly treasures, But we will retain with us
the knowledge, good works and relationships that we have cultivated here on earth. And while most churches are based on the dogmas of men
who wrestle and debate the interpretation of an old book called scripture, the best church is the one that holds the keys to all of the knowledge
and wisdom of God that ever been revealed, that is now being revealed and prepares you for even greater things that have yet to be revealed.