Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Zondervan
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0310942136
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,308 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Craig Groeschel, founding and senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv, takes you on a nine-session video journey to discover the powerful presence from God that he calls IT at work in many churches. Each video session is approximately ten-minutes long and focuses on the many facets of 'what is IT and where did IT come from.' Craig will explore the necessary contributions to IT such as vision, divine focus, unmistakable camaraderie, innovative minds, willingness to fall short, hearts focused outward and kingdom-mindedness. He concludes the video experience with a session on 'do you have IT and how to keep IT once you have IT.' This video is designed for leadership groups and church groups and includes discussion questions on the DVD at the end of each session.

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35 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "It" did it for me!, August 12, 2008

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Jodie (Chicago Suburbs, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (Hardcover)

This book really should be read by church leaders and lay people alike. I'm not the head of any ministry at my church, but "It" convicted me in how I think about the ministries I do participate in, and encouraged me to go out and get more of "it" and give more of "it".

My only gripe about the book is that even though Groeschel states "it" is not about money or the number of people, the churches he profiled as "it" churches are all big churches with thousands of people and well known pastors. He frequently quotes Bill Hybels and Andy Stanley, pastors of BIG "It" churches. So, even if Groeschel believes that small churches can have "It" he doesn't produce the evidence. Although he says this is not the case, Groeschel's examples seem to say you don't have "it" unless your church grows into a group of thousands of people.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to get it and keep it, December 4, 2009

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John Gibbs (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (Hardcover)

Some ministries have it. Some don't. Most churches want it. Few have it. When a church has it, everyone can tell, according to Craig Groeschel in this book. The author says that he doesn't really know what it is, but his book goes on to talk about where it comes from, what contributes to it, and, if you have lost it, how to get it back and guard it.

A church which has it has a contagiously exciting atmosphere, with many people coming to Jesus and lives being changed. One of the things which contributes to it is an effective vision. Another contributing factor is divine focus, where a church concentrates on doing a few things well, rather than a lot of things poorly. Other contributing factors include unmistakeable cameraderie, innovative minds, willingness to fall short, hearts focused outwards, and kingdom-mindedness.

The book is written in an engaging anecdotal manner, filled with the author's quirky humour. It is fairly short, but addresses a serious issue in an insightful manner. God's special favour is something that can't be controlled or predicted, but there are various things which we can do and other things which we can avoid doing in order to make it more likely. I highly recommend the book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Right on target! Thought-provoking, January 27, 2009

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Jim Danielson (Liberty, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (Hardcover)

Craig offers no "easy 1-2-3 steps" to church success, but is right on target.

I've been a minister for almost 40 years in churches of all sizes and have found that the "IT" that Craig talks about does come and go. Often as ministers and church leaders we were so busy that we didn't realize "IT" had left.

Fun to read as well as thought-provoking.