These books are a selection of the best material available on growing healthy churches and planting new churches. These books are written from a variety of perspectives, but all of them are based upon real world research or experience.
Anderson, Leith (1990). Dying for Change. Minneapolis: Bethany Book Publishers.
Barna, George (1999). The Habits of Highly Effective Churches. Ventura, CA: Regal.
Barna Research Online. www.barna.org.
Conn, Harvie (1997). Planting and Growing Urban Churches: From Dream to Reality. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker.
Ellas, John W. (1990). Church Growth Through Groups: Strategies for Varying Levels of Christian Community. Houston: Center for Church Growth.
Ellas, John W. (1990). Clear Choices for Churches: Trends among Growing and Declining Churches of Christ. Houston: Center for Church Growth.
Faircloth, Samuel (1991). Church Planting for Reproduction. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker.
Hadaway, C. Kirk (1991). Church Growth Principles: Separating Fact from Fiction. Nashville: Broadman.
Hesselgrave, David (2000). Planting Churches Cross-Culturally: A Guide for Home and Foreign Missions, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker.
McGavran, Donald A. & Wagner, C. Peter (1990). Understanding Church Growth, 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Rainer, Thom S. (2001). Surprising Insights from the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach Them. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Rainer, Thoms S. (1996). Effective Evangelistic Churches. Nashville: Broadman and Holman.
Schwarz, Christian A. (1996). Natural Church Development: A Guide to Eight Essential Qualities of Healthy Churches. Carol Stream, IL: Church Smart Resources.
Yeakley, Flavil R., Jr. (1979). Why Churches Grow. Broken Arrow, OK: Christian Communications.
The following Church Planting Plans have been developed by students in Dr. Stan Granberg's Church Growth classes at Cascade College. These Church Planting plans are conceptual and may or may not represent firm plans to launch a church in the specified community with a particular timeline.
Church Planters are encouraged to submit additional Church Planting Plans, provide information for the Church Plants section of kairoschurchplanting.org, and/or add a Topic ("thread") to the Kairos Forum. Submissions can be sent to plans@kairoschurchplanting.org.
"New Life Community", Vancouver, WA - Ryan Woods
"New Day", Lakewood, WA - Alan Taylor
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