Great Book!

My mentor has given me an unusual assignment.  I am reading Nelson Searcy's book Fusion. My task? To figure it out.  It is a must read for church planters/pastors.  Fusion is a very strategized method of helping first time guests become active, fully engaged members of your church.  For the strategist, it may also hold the key to outreach for ministries such as http://www.angelfoodministries.com/.  The guidance can be adapted to facilitate a positive experience for the community that you serve through these ministries.  Outreach has occured until you have touched the stranger and made him or her your friend, demonstrated the message of Christ and offered them a place to belong. 


Another set of great complimentary reads are The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren and Good to Great by Jim Collins.  Both shed light on multiple problems that keep churches "and organizations" from being effective and excelling.  Rick Warren has incredible insight into a deadly flaw that creeps into every church - loss of purpose.
Jim Collins book is a secular book that brings clarity to the leader of good organizations that just can't seem to make a leap to greatness.  Though secular by definition, the principles you will discover herein are both modern and ancient.  Just read the gospels and see how Jesus led a group of religious leftovers to transform the world through Christianity.

While you are trying to keep those you reach, read Why Small Groups by Mahaney.

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