by Paul Nixon
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God has called all leaders--lay and clergy--to lead healthy, GROWING congregations. In this best-selling, highly- readable book, church-growth expert Paul Nixon outlines six critical choices every congregation must make: Life over Death, Community over Isolation, Fun over Drudgery, Bold over Mild, Frontier over Fortress, and Now rather than Later.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 A clarion call to action and change, 2008-11-16
Paul Nixon asserts that there is no time left for business as usual in the mainline protestant churches; the time for radical change is NOW. I personally found it unsettling as I began to read it. Frankly, it made other lay people at my church angry and they were not able to finish it.
Paul Nixon builds his case well and I am convinced that it can no longer be business as usual in the church. Although it is a quick read and written clearly, it is not an easy read because it provokes emotions and change is painful. I recommend it for group study with forward thinkers of all ages or those who feel restless with the way things are. It is also a recommended read for anyone under 50 who loves their church. A more recent book, "Who Stole my Church" by Gordon MacDonald will probably work better for those over 50 who aren't convinced that change is the answer.
6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
 Misses the point.., 2008-08-11
To me this book misses the point. It asserts, from an outdated Evangelical viewpoint, that if we just work harder, bolder, and louder with more wiz and glitz, a church won't die. Plus, every staff needs to "lead people to Jesus" at least once every 3 months. This book is a script for depression and burnout. To say nothing of silliness.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
wow!!!, 2008-07-14
As any minister in the United Methodist Church, I am expected to go to a lot of meetings, and inevitably have to fill out a lot of forms. Nixon's book challenges that enitre enterprise and instead focuses our attention on what the truer mission of the Church Universal should be, choosing life over death. Then in a quite provocative manner he proposes 6 options that boldly suugest how to pour new wine into the old wine skin of the aging church, that which like any other institution exists to maintain itself all the while ignoring that is slowly declining into ultimate oblivion. This is a should read book for amyone interested in church growth and spiritual development.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent and practical - A must read, 2008-05-30
This is the best ministry book I have read in years. Refreshing and practical insights into what it takes to turn a church around. Written from a pastors view point it hold scads of good information for every church member who wants to see their church thrive. A MUST READ Book
There is more good stuff in these 122 pages than in volumes of "how to" books by 'Mega Church' bestselling authors.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 A framework to think within, 2008-03-19
Perhaps because I pastor a tiny rural church with no attenders under 45 years of age, I don't think everything in this book will apply to my situation. But I liked it well enough that I am asking the members of my church council to read it. We're trying to assess what kind of a future we can have, and this book offers some options.
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