Viral Churches

Viral Churches:
Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers
By Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird (Jossey-Bass/Leadership Network, 2010)

“The desired goal is to see lost people find new life through Jesus Christ—not at the rate at which the general population is growing (which isn’t even happening), not even at a rate that gains respectable ground, but at a velocity and intensity that is nothing short of explosively supernatural.” –Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird, from the book

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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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Outreach 100 Churches on Creating a Flourishing Volunteer Culture

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