The Twelve Keys Leaders' Guide (The Kennon Callahan Resource Library for Effective Churches) [Hardcover]

Kennon L. Callahan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 21, 1997 | ISBN-10: 078793870X | ISBN-13: 978-0787938703 | Edition: 1

An essential guide for church leaders to help them incorporate the Twelve Keys

As a companion to Twelve Keys to an Effective Church, the Leader's Guide provides ideas and suggestions on how to lead using the Twelve Keys model, how to handle congregational dynamics, plus guidelines on leading a Twelve Keys Planning Retreat to prepare for the future.

• Shows how to use the Twelve Keys model within a congregation
• Offers helpful resources and suggestions for encouraging action, implementation, and momentum
• Includes guidelines on leading a Twelve Keys Planning Retreat to prepare for the future
• Written by Kennon L. Callahan, the pastor who developed the Twelve Keys method

This book will help church leaders implement the Twelve Keys model and handle the many other factors that make a church effective and successful.

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"The church has had to wait too long for this indispensable material. Dr. Callahan's careful attention to detail and practical church programming is balanced by a depth of theological understanding and an earnest desire to help the church move from maintenance to mission. This book will give direction to the church for many years to come." (George Morris, Institute for World Evangelism)

"[An] excellent book for churches that are contemplating renewal.... [Callahan] understands the need for objective, measurable, and workable methods." (The Presbyterian Survey)

"Callahan has produced a book which should, for many years, be an effective guide for local congregations.... The book is realistic and does not place upon a congregation impossible demands, but holds to realistic hopes.... This book is useful for pastors and employed staff. It can be used by the various organizations within the church. Each organization would do well to read [it]." (Perkins Journal)

"This very readable book offers a step-by-step, how-to approach to its subject.... Clear, concise,...[it] must certainly be judged a valuable contribution to the task of congregational long-range planning." (The Christian Century)

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A practical guide to the principles and dynamics of long-range planning and the qualities that lead churches from planning to action. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 136 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (August 21, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078793870X
• ISBN-13: 978-0787938703
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,736,883 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kennon L. Callahan, B.A., M.Div., S.T.M., Ph.D. : researcher, professor, and pastor : is one of today's most sought-after church consultants and speakers. Author of many books, he is best known for his groundbreaking Twelve Keys to an Effective Church, which has formed the basis for the widely acclaimed Mission Growth Movement.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth serious study, September 2, 2007

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This review is from: The Twelve Keys Leaders' Guide (The Kennon Callahan Resource Library for Effective Churches) (Hardcover)

I have read, studied and utilised the work of Kennon Callahan as a church consultant. Apart from an outdated approach to church/parish visitation (which Callahan covers in a later book "Visiting in an Age of Mission" - very practical) this book with its companion volume is hard to beat.

4.0 out of 5 stars What's next?, July 8, 2011

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This review is from: The Twelve Keys Leaders' Guide: An Approach for Grassroots, Key Leaders, and Pastors Together (Hardcover)

This is a very insightful addition to the "12 Keys" process.
Anyone using the diagnostic tools can benefit from this book as a follow-up.
There is no question that the process does not end with the workbook, and
that the rest of the story involves continued evaluation and leadership.