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This short volume is a plea for Christians to rethink their point and purpose in light of larger cultural changes and a crisis in leadership. Foss's model of moving from issues into conversation and then into compassion is a blueprint for new leadership.

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Pastoral leadership has always been challenging, but clergy and parish leaders today face unprecedented challenges, many of which simply didn't exist a generation ago. The author offers an introduction to the new context in which we lead, and the personal and congregational strategies that will offer a way forward.

Presents an argument that the "Book of Acts" is a first century journal of the early development of congregational Christianity. This book explores the "Book of Acts" as a guidebook to help ministers develop their congregations.

Drawing on his experience at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Pastor Foss makes the case for transforming congregations from a membership model to a discipleship model of church affiliation. The book begins with a careful analysis of recent patterns in church membership and demographics that argue for this paradigm shift. Subsequent chapters detail the unique leadership and organizational needs of a discipleship model, explore the building and...