It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (Hardcover)

by Craig Groeschel (Author)

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Product Description
Craig Groeschel, founder of LifeChurch.tv (Edmond, OK), witnessed a powerful presence from God that he calls It at work in many churches. What is this transformational force? How can you and your ministry get—and keep—It? Combining in-your-face honesty with off-the-wall humor, this lively book tells how any believer can obtain It.

From the Back Cover
When Craig Groeschel founded LifeChurch.tv, the congregation met in a borrowed two-car garage, with ratty furnishings and faulty audiovisual equipment. But people were drawn there, sensing a powerful, life-changing force Groeschel calls “It.”

What is It, and how can you and your ministry get—and keep—It? Combining in-your-face honesty with off-the-wall humor, this book tells how any believer can obtain It, get It back, and guard It.

One of today’s most innovative church leaders, Groeschel provides profile interviews with Mark Driscoll, Perry Noble, Tim Stevens, Mark Batterson, Jud Wilhite, and Dino Rizzo.

This lively book will challenge churches and their leaders to maintain the spiritual balance that results in experiencing It in their lives.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (August 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310286824
• ISBN-13: 978-0310286820
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,238 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Jim Danielson (Liberty, MO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging, insightful, funny, truthful and challenging!, August 6, 2008

By	Gareth Gilpin (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've got a stack of books on my reading list right now, but this one jumped to the top. While it's a well written book, it might be more accurately described as a candid conversation with one incredible leader who wants you to get it. It's like being at a smaller leadership session or an intimate event where the speaker shares nuggets of truth from their experience that totally blow open your perspective and challenge you to make some changes right away. You experience it with the leader, as opposed to hearing it from them. It's that kind of book. Engaging, insightful, funny, truthful and challenging. The book has "it."

If you haven't purchased a copy yet let me encourage you not just to buy one, but go ahead and bless your team with their own copy!