Summary
Your ministry is perfectly designed to produce the results you are currently experiencing. If you are satisfied with those results, you don't need this book. If not, it's time for a change.
Author Biography
Andy Stanley
Andy Stanley is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and the founding pastor of North Point Community Church in Atlanta , Georgia , with a youthful congregation of more than 12,000. Andy is the author of the 1998 Foreword Book of the Year finalist Visioneering, the bestsellers Like a Rock and The Next Generation Leader, and the recent How Good Is Good Enough. Andy and his wife, Sandra, have two sons and a daughter.
Lane Jones
Lane Jones is a native of Atlanta , Georgia , where he lives with his wife, Traci, and their three children, Jared, Caitlin, and Madison. He is on staff at North Point Community Church , where he loves to write and participate in the creative process. Lane holds degrees from Georgia State University and Dallas Theological Seminary.
Reggie Joiner
Reggie Joiner is the executive director of Family Ministries at North Point Community Church . He leads the staff responsible for children, student, and married adult ministries. He is also creator of FamilyWise, a nonprofit ministry aimed at helping churches and families teach kids character and faith. Reggie lives with his wife, Debbie, and his four teenagers—Reggie Paul, Hannah, Sarah, and Rebekah—in Cumming , Georgia .
Table of Contents
Preface: A New Season |
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Part I Getting in the Game: Ray's Story |
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6 Teaching the Fundamentals |
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9 Managing Your Way to Victory |
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Part II Putting the 7 Practices to Work |
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10 PRACTICE #1: Clarify the Win |
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Define what is important at every level of the organization |
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11 PRACTICE #2: Think Steps, Not Programs |
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Before you start anything, make sure it takes you where you need to go |
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12 PRACTICE #3: Narrow the Focus |
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Do fewer things in order to make a greater impact |
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13 PRACTICE #4: Teach Less for More |
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Say only what you need to say to the people who need to hear it |
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14 PRACTICE #5: Listen to Outsiders |
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Focus on who you're trying to reach, not who you're trying to keep |
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15 PRACTICE #6: Replace Yourself |
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Learn to hand off what you do |
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16 PRACTICE #7: Work On It |
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Take time to evaluate your work-and to celebrate your wins |
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Epilogue: A Final Challenge |
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Notes |
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