Whole Church

10_WholeChurchWhole Church:
Leading from Fragmentation to Engagement
By Mel Lawrenz (Jossey-Bass & Leadership Network)
A 2010 Outreach Resource of the Year

“My premise is that all churches are fragmented because human beings are fragmented. Writing Whole Church made me look more intently into the cracks and fissures in my own life and in the church that I have loved serving. But this must happen. The only way for churches to experience wholeness is if they honestly look at their brokenness.” —Mel Lawrenz

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James P. Long
James P. Longhttp://JamesPLong.com

James P. Long was formerly the editor of Outreach magazine and the author of a number of books, including Why Is God Silent When We Need Him the Most?

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