Discovering Your Church's Future Through Dynamic Dialogue

by Dave Fleming

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764426397
• ISBN13: 9780764426391
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Group Publishing (CO)
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Discovering Your Church's Future Through Dynamic Dialogue

The development of meaningful discussion is central for Dave. He works almost exclusively Out-of-the-box. Dynamic Dialogue is filled with tactical ideas in the form of conversation starters and something Dave calls `Experiencercises". If you are facing questions like: How do we get to the next level? How can we foster authentic life? How can we sustain this momentum that is emerging? Dynamic Dialogue should prove to be very helpful. Essentially, it is written as a practically principled deployment handbook, not your typical technique focused `how-to'. Dave assumes you already `get it', but you just need some practical applications along the way, but don't be fooled the down to earth philosophical implications won't be missed! While the book is a sort of quick read really . . . for me Dynamic Dialogue will undoubtedly become another of my well worn reference books that I routinely pull off the shelve for a quick fix. This book approaches everything from the dynamics of creating space for discovery and creativity in the decision making processes with team members, to the temptation of replacing heart with technique and becoming another church clone. That's not to mention the healthy approaches to discussions about money, I could go on and on and on . . . this is not the same old double wide church trailer with different siding! It's a fresh benchmark. Dave is on the growing edge of the emerging church. And his philosophical assumptions are in the company of Leonard Sweet, Brian McLaren, and Stanley Grenz. However, his concrete approaches to methods of initiating real dynamic dialogue singles him out.

The Power of "Dynamic Dialogue"

Dave Fleming understands that the great resource in the Churchis the people that God had brought together! His book not onlyexplains the rationale for "creative conversations", but literally guides you in the "how to's" of making it happen. This could be a "manual" for bringing out the best ideas in your small groups, student leaders, and pastoral team. Great read!

Discovering Your Church's Future Through Dynamic Dialogue

Dave Fleming unravels modern church dynamics with raw honesty and brilliant insight! The approach used in Dynamic Dialogue will invite and shape conversations that take you on a Quest to unfold your church's unique mission and emphasizes how each member, from pulpit to pew, is vital to its' success.

See what others are saying about Dynamic Dialogue...

"Wow! Essentially 'Emotional intelligence for Churches.' Dave Fleming's book is the long overdue guide to churches behaving--and functioning--well. If you're ready to disarm your congregation's patterns of conversational sabotage, control, manipulation, stonewalling, monologue, etc, look no further. A five-star manual that deserves to be frayed around the edges, dog-eared, and underlined in technicolor." -- Sally Morgenthaler"Everyone talks about doing ministry as a team, but Dave Fleming shows us how by fostering healthy focused conversations that create team glue the leads to greater effectiveness. I plan to use these ideas in our church." -- Alan Nelson "Dave Fleming has written this book to give the church a new roadworthiness. Fleming challenges the church to trade in its tourist mind-set for a missional seriousness and sensibility. But he backs up his challenge by offering more than filled-in potholes and resurfaced cracks. He paves a new road for the church to take into the future, a road of conversation and dialogue in which dialogue is more than an exchange of ideas." -- Len Sweet