{"product_id":"building-a-contagious-church-9780310250005","title":"Building a Contagious Church","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover A Proven Approach to Raising Your Churchs Evangelistic Temperature Evangelism. Its one of the highest values in the church. So why do so few churches put real time  money  and effort into it? Maybe its because we dont understand the evangelistic potential of the church well enough to get excited about it. Building a Contagious Church will change that. This provocative book dispels outdated preconceptions and reveals evangelism as it really can be  radiant with the color and potential of the body of Christ and pulsing with the power of God. Whats more  it walks you through a 6-Stage Process for taking your church beyond mere talk to infectious energy  action  and lasting commitment. Think it cant happen? Get ready for the surprise of your life! You and your church are about to become contagious! Most church leaders would agree theres nothing more important than evangelism---after all  eternities hang in the balance! Yet eighty-six percent of pastors admit that their church falls far short when it comes to actually doing something about it. Perhaps your church is like that  but youre unsure of what to do. Thats about to change. If you long to infect your church with Great Commission fever  then challenge every member of your leadership team to read this book! Building a Contagious Church will help you customize an evangelistic strategy that really works---not just for a while  but for the long haul. Developed by one of todays foremost leaders  educators  and practitioners of evangelism---the principal author of the highly effective Becoming a Contagious Christian curriculum---this books revolutionary insights have proved themselves time and again in all kinds of settings. So dare to get excited! This dynamic  highly adaptable approach is created to work not for some other church  but for your church. If youre ready for your leaders  members  and ministries to become fervent about reaching lost people for Christ and effective at doing so  Mark Mittelberg describes in detail how you can tailor-make: A Contagious Plan---Define the what  why  and how of your churchs outreach to people in the neighborhoods all around you. A Contagious Change Process---Follow a 6-Stage Process that will help you raise the evangelistic temperature of your church  starting with the hearts of the leaders Contagious Diversity---Learn to maximize outreach to all kinds of non-Christians by developing ministries and events around the six different evangelism styles. Contagious Ministry---Find out how to unleash the kind of genuine  empowered ministry in your church that will impact your community---and your world. It doesnt matter whether your church is large or small  old or new  urban or suburban  upscale or downscale  high church or low church  says Mittelberg. Regardless of where youre starting from  Im confident that in the power of the Holy Spirit  you can take significant steps toward making your ministry more outwardly focused and evangelistically fruitful. Get ready for a revolution in how your people view and do evangelism. And prepare for the joyous adventure of aligning yourselves with Gods agenda of reaching and transforming human hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67907074785333,"sku":"ByrdShop_0310250005","price":69.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780310250005.jpg?v=1794032816","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/building-a-contagious-church-9780310250005","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}