Innovative Church

by Merton P. Strommen

Many pastors and lay leaders see that congregations need to change in order to carry out their mission, yet often attempts at change are resisted and blocked. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806635738
• ISBN13: 9780806635736
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Innovative Congregations Reach Their Potential!

This book is the fantastic result of the ongoing research and impressions of Merton Strommen and others related to The Search Institute in Minneapolis, MN. I refer to it often in my work because it deals with those 20 percent of all congregations who are innovative and effective. Congregations who make significant and lasting change will do so, according to this book, because they have understood the seven steps process known as FUTURES.One of the strengths of this book is that its conclusions about what helps a congregation be innovative and sustain innovation are the same or similar to just about every other solid research I have seen. This book is a refreshing escape from all the books and manuals that focus on a list of content characteristics of healthy congregations. In this book the essential qualities or characteristics of a change process are outlined.I like to pass along the good news about this book to any and every church leader who truly wants to achieve an innovative status and sustain it. If that is you, then you ought to buy a copy of this book.