Culture Shift: Transforming Your Church from the Inside OutISBN: 978-0-7879-7530-2
Hardcover
256 pages
April 2005, Jossey-Bass
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--John Ortberg, teaching pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, and author, If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat, and The Life You’ve Always Wanted
"If you are looking for a quick fix, don’t buy this book.
But if you’re looking for the secret to a faithful, thriving
church, then buy out the store."
--Bill Easum, president, Bandy & Associates; author,
Leadership on the Other Side
"We desperately need this learn-and-listen approach to changing
your world by changing your culture. The authors’ mantra of
‘it’s easier to duplicate than incarnate’ is
destined to become an open sesame to new directions for
churches of all sizes, and new outpourings of the Spirit."
--Leonard Sweet, Drew Theological School, George Fox University;
author, Post-Modern Pilgrims
"This book is to the church world what the best corporate
culture book is to the business world. It doesn’t tell you to
copy the best practices from corporate America. Instead, it invites
you to create your own authentic culture."
--Bob Buford, founder, Leadership Network; author, Finishing
Well and Halftime
"Culture Shift is exactly what happens to all healthy
churches. The authors are like expert cultural geneticists. They
skillfully model how to adjust the culture of your church until it
births kingdom values in accordance with the Holy Spirit."
Kirbyjon Caldwell, senior pastor, Windsor Village United Methodist
Church; coauthor, Entrepreneurial Faith
"Every local church has a unique calling and a unique DNA. The
leader is responsible for creating the culture that activates
God’s calling and replicates apostolic DNA in the
congregation. This is a must read for twenty-first century
leaders."
--Michael Slaughter, senior pastor, Ginghamsburg United Methodist
Church; author, Spiritual Entrepreneurs
"We often need to re-language our problems in order to get
better solutions. Culture Shift provides us with a
vocabulary to reshape the leadership discussion. You won’t
think about your congregation or your leadership challenge the same
way after reading this book."
--Reggie McNeal, director of leadership development, South Carolina
Baptist Convention (ww.scbbaptist.org)
"Every church I’ve seen that’s effective in reaching
people has a leader who intentionally or instinctively understands
what this book shows you—the importance of creating a kingdom
culture. Robert Lewis and Wayne Cordeiro are the best leaders I
know for changing their own church culture into one of
incarnational ministry that transforms lives."
--Dale Galloway, dean, Beeson Institute for Advanced Church
Leadership (www.beesoninstitute.org)
"This book is an awesome tool for everyone involved in ministry.
It will empower the body of Christ to look past ethnic differences
and to embrace the needs of the different people that make up the
modern church. It’s thoroughly enjoyable and thought
provoking form cover to cover."
--Matthew Barnett, senior pastor, Los Angeles Dream Center
(www.dreamcenter.org)