Whole Church

Mel Lawrenz is senior pastor at Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin. His Internet ministry, The Brook (www.ComeToTheBrook.org), offers text, audio, and video content to a general audience and to church leaders. Lawrenz is also the host of a weekly regional radio interview program, Faith Conversations, and is the author of several books. About Leadership Network The mission of Leadership Network identifies and connects innovative church leaders, providing them with resources in the form of new ideas, people, and tools. Contact Leadership Network at www.leadnet.org.

About Leadership Network. Acknowledgments. PART ONE: WHOLE CHURCHES AND FRAGMENTED CHURCHES. 1. Fostering Whole Churches. 2. Conflict and Fragmentation. 3. Getting the Whole Church Engaged. PART TWO: FOUR KINDS OF ENGAGEMENT FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY CHURCH. 4. Engage with God: Closing the God Gap Through Worship and Teaching. 5. Engage with God's People: Closing the People Gap Through Real Koinonia. 6. Engage with Your Community: More Than a Thousand Points of Light. 7. Engage with the World: A Whole Church for the Whole World. PART THREE: THE DYNAMICS OF THE WHOLE CHURCH. 8. The Dynamics of Cohesion. 9. The Dynamics of Momentum. 10. Creating a Culture of Change. 11. Church Crises: The Make-or-Break Moments. 12. Successes and Failures in Communication. 13. Choosing Wise Leaders. Notes. The Author. Index.