{"product_id":"9780801092466","title":"How to Break Growth Barriers: Revise Your Role, Release Your People, and Capture Overlooked Opportunities for Your Church","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome churches grow rapidly, only to hit a ceiling. Other churches have experienced declining or static attendance—many of them for decades. Frustrated pastors and church leaders want growth methods that work, but without adding to pastoral fatigue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Break Growth Barriers\u003c\/i\u003e argues that growth comes when effective leadership and lay-empowerment skills work hand in hand. This requires a shift of focus from the shepherd as the primary caregiver to shepherd as developer and coach of \u003ci\u003emany\u003c\/i\u003e caregivers. The authors show pastors how to communicate a vision for the future and then how to lead the congregation into the paradigms necessary for potentially limitless growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe strategies found in this book are not only tried and true, and taken from a biblical perspective of a \"harvest\" vision. They're also newly updated to reflect our changing culture, including helpful charts and checklists for self-evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baker Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011363553520,"sku":"9780801092466","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780801092466_p0.jpg?v=1763725268","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780801092466","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}