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"19th and 20th Century Congregations in a 21st Century World" by Dr. Earl J. Pierce; article
Ablaze! Covenant Congregation Church Planting Introduction
"Ablaze Covenant Congregations: Engaging Congregations to Multiply" by Yohannes Mengsteab; article
Ablaze Startup Resource
Ablaze worship service
"Also Called" by Karen Kogler; article
"Anchored to the Rock; Geared to the Times" by Michelle Connor; article
"'And Beyond!' -- A Church-Planting Plan" by Eric Johnson; article
"And Now ... the Missional Congregation" by Mike Ruhl; article
Apostolic Entrepreneurship by Dr. Ken Behnken; paper
"Are You Leading from Your Strength or Your Weakness?" by Ken Behnken; article
"Becoming a Multi-cultural Church" by E.J. Rethinasamy; article
Behavioral Interviewing*; seminar
"Behavioral Interviewing: Discovering a Candidate's Strengths" by Dick Gahl; article
"Behavioral Interviewing and the Call Process" by Dick Gahl; article
"Beyond Babble: Engaging the Culture" by Mike Zehnder; article
A Biblical Word for an Urban World* by R. Bakke; book
Bibliography - a listing of recommended reading, organized by topic
Book Reviews - brief reviews of helpful books, sorted by topic
"Breaking the Mission Field Code: What Missionaries Have Known for Hundreds of Years" by Mike Ruhl; article
Caja de Herramientas*, by Bob Logan and Steve Ogne; church-planting toolkit in Spanish
Cell Church Planter's Guide* by Bob Logan and Jeanette Buller; kit
"Changing the Scorecard: Measurement on the Mission Field" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Changing World of Demographics, The" by Ken Behnken; article
Church Plant Survivability Presentation*
Church Plant Survivability Study Report
Church Planter Assessment Center*
Church Planter Toolkit*
"Church Planting: A Historical Look" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Common Errors in Lutheran Contemporary Worship" by Mike Zehnder; article
"Congregations in Transition" by Jotham Johann Jhang; article
"Conversations of Hope and Grace" by Glenn Lucas; article
"Could You Create a Church in 30 Days?" by Ken Behnken; article
"Cultural Distance in Congregations" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Dancing of the Offerings" by Mike Zehnder; article
Daughter Church Planting*; seminar
Daughter Church Planting,* DVD
"Daughter Church Planting: The Multi-site Approach" by Glenn Lucas; article
Developing a Mission Plan; seminar
"Developing an Outreach Mindset" by Ken Behnken; article
"Developing a Roadmap" by Ken Behnken; article
"Do You Know What You're Doing?!" by Karen Kogler; article
"Don't Just Shake My Hand - Hold It!" by Mike Ruhl; article
Empowering Leaders Through Coaching*by Steve Ogne and Thomas Nebel; kit
"Expecting to Change the World" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Energizing for Evangelism" by Michelle Connor; article
"Evangelism in the New Church Plant" by Paul Mueller; article
"Evangelism-Resistent Church, The" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Factors to be Considered," Part 1 of 3, by Ken Behnken; article
"Factors to be Considered," Part 2 of 3, by Ken Behnken; article
"Factors to be Considered," Part 3 of 3, by Ken Behnken; article
"Failure to Launch?" by Mike Ruhl; article
"A Failure to Plan is a Plan for Failure" by Glenn Lucas; article
"Female and Fertile: Reproductive Capacity in the Local Congregation" by Mike Ruhl; Bible study
"Five Deadly People-sins of Leadership" by Karen Kogler; article
"Friends: Natural Networks for Engaging Evangelism" by Mike Ruhl; article
Friendship Ablaze*; kit
"Focused and Fresh: Worship in the Missional Congregation" by Mike Ruhl; article
"God's Mission to the City" by Tom Eggold; Bible study
"Grace of an Overwhelming Assignment, The," by Bob Scudieri; article
"Grace Upon Grace" by Glenn Lucas; Bible study
Gung Ho! Turn on the People in Any Organization* by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles; book
"Handling 'Door-knockers' in a Christian Manner" by Marty Brauer; article
"Healthy Habits That Support Outreach" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Healthy Pastors Make Healthy Leaders" by Ken Behnken; article
"Help, Hope and Home" by Glenn Lucas; article
"How do You Say 'I Love You' in Japanese?" by Keiko Yoshimura; article
"How About the Dechurched?" by Ken Behnken; article
Igniting Congregations; DVD
"Impressed?" by Glenn Lucas; article
"In, Up and Out" by Glenn Lucas; article
"In Sickness and In Health" by Karen Kogler; article
"It's Not Just for Kids Anymore" by Earl Pierce; article
"Jump Into Mission" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Kingdom Yeast in Daily Life" by Mark Press; article
"Kingdom Yeast: Agitation and Transformation" by Steve Henderson; article
Leading the Team-Based Church* by George Cladis; book
Leading Turnaround Churches* by Gene Wood; book
Leading Teams For Ministry*; seminar
Links - a listing, organized by topic, of links to websites helpful in outreach
"Living Between Cultures" by Ken Behnken; article
"Lutheran Schools: Mission Imperative" by Rachel Klitzing; article
"Men and Church" by Kevin Kosberg; article
"Micro to Macro: The Call for Churches to Plant Churches" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Mission Enhancement" by Mike Ruhl; article
Mission Planter Development Process; series of trainings
Missional Church Consultant Training; seminar
Missional Coach Certification Training; seminar
"Missional Learning Experiences" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Missionary Insights: Getting a New View from the Pew" by Michelle Connor; article
"Mission-Minded or Missional?" by Mike Ruhl; article
Mobilizing Members for Mission*; seminar
"Mono-cultural vs. Multi-cultural" by E.J. Rethinasamy; article
"More Missionary Insights" by Michelle Connor; article
"Mystical Link between Incarnation and Missions" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Natural Church Development: One Congregation's Story" by Tom Acton; article
"Never Alone" by Glenn Lucas and Victor Belton; article
"New Ways to Tell the Story" by Ken Behnken; article
"One for the Thumb" by Bruce Braun; article
"Ordering Actions According to Priorities" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Ostrich Evangelism" by Mike Ruhl; article
Other Story of Lutherans at Worship, The* by David S. Luecke; book
Outreach Plan (A Marketing Process)*; seminar
"PastorPreneur" by Ken Behnken; article
"Place Kingdom Concerns First" by Mike Ruhl; article
Planting Missions Across Cultures*; seminar
"Planting a Mission Across Cultures," Part 1 of 2, by Ken Behnken; article
"Planting a Mission Across Cultures," Part 2 of 2, by Ken Behnken; article
Planting Missions Across Cultures* by Ken Behnken; kit
Postmodern Pilgrims* by Leonard Sweet; book
Profiles Assessment Tools* -- online assessments for matching a person's gifts to a ministry position
"Reaching for the Future" by Ken Behnken; article
"Recruiting? Or Equipping?" by Karen Kogler; article
"Saints as Sent Ones - Apostolic Living in the Misisonal Congregation" by Mike Ruhl; article
Sample mission plans
"The Sandwich is for the Road" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Seeing What God Sees" by Victor Belton; article
"Seek the Peace and Prosperity of the City" by Ken Behnken; article
"Selecting Members for your Team" by Ken Behnken; article
"Should Small Churches Plant Churches?" by Ken Behnken; article
"Singled Out" by Michelle Connor; article
"Size Matters: Mission, Ministry, Boards and Staff," Part 1 of 3, by Glenn Lucas; article
"Size Matters: Mission, Ministry, Boards and Staff," Part 2 of 3, by Glenn Lucas; article
"Size Matters: Mission, Ministry, Boards and Staff," Part 3 of 3, by Glenn Lucas; article
"Smell the Coffee: Seven Sins of Dying Churches" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Targeted Evangelism" by Kevin Wilson; article
"Teaching to Obey Rather than to Know" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Team Work" by Ken Behnken; article
"Teaming the Ministry" by Ken Behnken; article
"Tending the Flame" by Karen Kogler; article
"That Haunting Question: Why Plant Churches?" by Mike Ruhl; article
"The Deficit Delusion" by Michael R. Ruhl; article
"Understanding The Times" by Glenn A. Lucas; article
"Unique Aspects of Big City Evangelism" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Unmasked Rider, The: Moving Out Missionally in Spiritual Authenticity" by Mike Ruhl; article
"Value of Values, The" by Ken Behnken; article
"VALUE-Able Ministry: 28 Value Related Questions" by Glenn A. Lucas
"Volunteers are Not Free" by Karen Kogler; article
"Ways to Reach the Spiritually Lost" by Ken Behnken; article
"Weaving a Church" by Mary Van Duzer; article
"Web Matters" by Glenn Lucas; article
"Welcoming Guests Well" by Glenn Lucas; article
"Welcoming Guests Well" by Michelle Erickson; article
"What I'd Like to Share" article; interviews of mission planters
"What Would Jesus Drink? Engaging the Culture" by Mike Zehnder; article
"When a New Church Plant Fails" by Mike Ruhl; article
"'Where's the Beef?' Part 1" by Mike Zehnder; article
"'Where's the Beef?' Part 2: What's in the Beef?" by Mike Zehnder; article
"Who are We Trying to Reach?" by Ken Behnken; article
"Who Makes an Effective Church Planter?" by Ken Behnken; article
"Who's There?" by Glenn Lucas; article
"Why People will Provide Resources for a New Church Plant" by Ken Behnken; article
"Word Games: Missional Scrabble" by Michael R. Ruhl; article
"Working for Excellence" by Ken Behnken; article
"Worship Diversity Respects Culture," part 1 of 2 by Mike Zehnder; article
"Worship Diversity Respects Culture," part 2 of 2 by Mike Zehnder; article
"Worship Fuels Mission" by Mike Ruhl; article
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