Deliberate Simplicity
How the Church Does More by Doing Less
- Church Leadership & Ministry
- Publisher: Zondervan Reflective (Zondervan)
- Published: 2009
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Publisher's Description
Less is more. And more is better. This is the new equation for church development, a new equation with eternal results. Rejecting the “bigger is better” model of the complex, corporate megachurch, church innovator Dave Browning embraced deliberate simplicity. The result was Christ the King Community Church, International (CTK), an expanding multisite community church that Outreach magazine named among America’s Fastest Growing Churches and America’s Most Innovative Churches. Members of the CTK network in a number of cities, countries, and continents are empowered for maximum impact by Browning’s “less is more” approach. In Deliberate Simplicity, Browning discusses the six elements of this streamlined model: • Minimality: Keep it simple • Intentionality: Keep it missional • Reality: Keep it real • Multility: Keep it cellular • Velocity: Keep it moving • Scalability: Keep it expanding As part of the Leadership Network Innovation Series, Deliberate Simplicity is a guide for church leaders seeking new strategies for more effective ministry.
Endorsements (4)
“Einstein noted once that any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex, but that it takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage to boot—to move in the opposite direction. Drawing deeply from the living witness of Christ the King Community Church, Dave Browning does exactly that and in the process gives us a text on a critical subject that is not only highly informative but also inspiring.”
“As the landscape of Christendom changes, most look for new methods, slick fixes, or new forms of church. In Deliberate Simplicity, you get something completely unexpected. Dave Browning cuts through all the mess with practical ways to make church natural, simple, and effective. Regardless of the form or stage of your church, Deliberate Simplicity will save you time, money, and misery.”
“I’ve watched Dave Browning’s ministry now for several years, and I’m convinced that what he is doing is one of the most powerful forms of church life I’ve ever seen. It’s a testimony to the fact that size doesn’t matter if the church has a God-sized mission. This book not only is worth reading but also is worth keeping on your desk for guidance through a new paradigm of church.”
“Dave Browning’s message of Deliberate Simplicity has important implications for ministries of all sizes. Whether yours is a smaller multiple-campus ministry like Christ the King, a part of the house-church movement, a midsized church, or even a so-called megachurch like the one I pastor, you’ll benefit greatly from this penetrating expose of the dangers of complexity, excellence, over-caution, and the goofy idea that bigger is somehow always better.”
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