Teresa McBean

11 Innovations in the Local Church

Church Leadership & Ministry

“11 Innovations in the Local Church doesn't promise answers to every question about how to effectively build the kingdom of God, nor does it provide 11 easy steps to ensure future growth and prosperity in our faith communities. Rather, it inspires us to believe that there are questions worth asking and that there is a God capable of revealing all that we need to know in order to build the kind of church He desires at each of our unique locations. This book allowed me to consider new ways of sharing God's timeless message of hope.”

Practicing

Christian Living

“A good book delivers on its promise, and this book does just that—challenging us to explore questions of faith that. refuse to find satisfaction in a pithy response. We are invited to explore and venture out of our comfort zones to practice and dare to change. Practicing does not raise a ruckus and leave us hanging like an unscrupulous contractor who vanishes halfway through a major home renovation project. Instead, it allows for our fear of change while refusing to bow to the relentless pressure to stay small and safe. Kathy provides us a map and, perhaps most importantly, permission—permission to try, to fall down, and to rise and permission to have a little faith. What a great book!”

Ten

“Ten is a book for people interested in finding a better way to live. I love the Ten Words and this fresh look at the ancient biblical text of the Ten Commandments. But mostly, I love Sean's perspective. It reminds me of something I tend to forget: Whether we worship in a meeting room with a Big Book or in a congregation that studies the Bible, we humans are more alike than we are different. We are at our best when we are encouraging one another to live well. I give it a ten.”

The Journey Toward Wholeness

Christian Living

“Long before the Enneagram was a buzzword at parties, church staff retreats, and neighborhood gathering spots, Suzanne Stabile was studying the Enneagram and sharing her insights with others. In The Journey Toward Wholeness, perhaps her most ambitious project to date, she wove her love of a good story with her passion for the Enneagram and produced a work that students and practitioners alike will find both readable and challenging. The Journey Toward Wholeness moves beyond the traditional topics that fascinate Enneagram enthusiasts—relationships and endless descriptions of our various and predictable personality traits—to explore some of the weightier dynamics of this tool, offering both a hope and a challenge: Are we willing to abandon our habitual ways of showing up in the world to become more fully human as a gift to the world?”