Don't rock the boat, capsize it : loving the church too much to leave it the way it is /

Bundschuh, Rick, 1951-,

Don't rock the boat, capsize it : loving the church too much to leave it the way it is / [print] by Rick Bundschuh. - Colorado Springs, Colorado : NavPress, (c)2005. - 186 pages ; 21 cm.



God-induced wildness -- Where good things run wild -- Making room for an invigorating faith -- You guys are crazy!!! (but i love it!) -- Status quo busters -- Rats, moles, badgers, and a toad -- A "classic" leadership model -- Creature -- Missionary to the trolls -- Teaching them to talk dirty -- Embracing the energy of change -- Herding cats -- The art of shepherding in the twenty-first century -- Full-size candy bars -- Being spooky for the kingdom -- And then Jesus danced -- Caring for the "least of these" -- A whuppin' -- Opening wide the doors to God's house -- The inner sanctum -- Pride of ownership -- What Disneyland can teach us -- Improving first impressions -- A church full of children -- Taking ourselves less seriously -- The helmet -- Choosing our battles -- Crashing elbows -- Blessed are the clumsy in spirit -- A new language -- Talking with pictures -- Contemporary fusion -- Resurrecting tradition in the modern church -- A blessing in disguise -- Creativity unleashed -- A family meal -- Serving the tastiest fare -- All together now -- Carol power -- Light bearers, grace mongers, and peddlers of hope -- Our divine nuisance crew -- Drawing on the walls -- Becoming a permission-giving church -- Never scrapped -- What the success stories don't tell you -- The treasures of the church -- Human resources -- "Follow me, boys!" -- Leading dangerously -- Rites of passage -- Celebrating milestones -- The dreams of God -- Celebrating our visionaries -- The gum of God -- A legacy that sticks.



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