Church Revitalization from the Inside Out

Is your church suffering, and you’re not sure why? Church planter and professional interim pastor R. D. Stuart encourages church leaders to examine the different ways that they themselves may be exacerbating the problem.

Unfortunately, flawed leadership is a big cause of ailing churches today. The good news is that God gives us the humility and ability to change. With forthright prose and practical examples from his own experiences, Stuart diagnoses different leadership failures and prescribes treatment for them. Along the way, he tackles making tough decisions; striving for unity; taming gossip; cultivating humility; and loving even the hard-to-love sheep. Ultimately, Church Revitalization from the Inside Out will help ministry leaders to strengthen their churches as they grow in faithfulness.

Contents

1. Healthy Leadership
2. Making Tough Decisions
3. Unity, Not Uniformity
4. Know Thyself
5. Tamed Tongues
6. The Virtue of Humility
7. Christ-Centered Change
8. Reconciling Differences
9. The Bookworm Pastor
10. ‘Man Up’
11. Faithful Leaders
12. ‘Seventy Times Seven’
13. Focused on Making Disciples
14. The Shepherd’s Duties

Conclusion: The Leadership of Jesus

Endorsements

“As someone who has led a company, pastored a church, and trained future pastors, I have read a number of books on leadership. Not one of those books, however, has been as practical and as full of real-life examples as Bob Stuart’s.”
—Michael W. Honeycutt, Senior Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church

“Bob Stuart . . . diagnoses the sickness in the church, exposes the practice of poor church leadership, and prescribes the cure. Leaders, pastors, and church planters are encouraged to read this book, which will help them become the leaders they were called to be.”
—David V. Edling, Author, Redeeming Church Conflicts