Turn Your Church Inside Out: Building a Community for Others

by Walt Kallestad

Drawing on his experience as pastor of one of the largest and fastest-growing congregations in America, Walt Kallestad envisions the church as a mission center—committed to reaching out to others through evangelism and service. Kallestad combines timeless biblical principles with the latest leadership and communication skills to show how pastors and lay leaders --develop a dynamic congregation open to change
--motivate staff and members for innovation and creativity
--make a positive difference in their communities Pastors and lay leaders alike will discover inspiring ideas and practical tools to enable them to move forward with courage, commitment, and creativity.

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Bryan Neuschwander · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every once in a while, I pick up a book for a few cents at a garage sale about which I have little to zero positive expectations, even though the subject is of interest to me. This was one of those. I expected the bandied band-aid, do these 10-steps-for-success formulas and you-too-will-attract-more-to-your-door-by-learning-how-to-program programs.

But Chapter 2 rocked my world. It's called "Praying for Others," and there is a bit of trite advice, along with the obligatory heart-warming-here's-how-we-build-a-huge-campus anecdote. Yet the reality that Jesus wants us to know him in prayer shines through. Yeah!

So: if you want to, take Kallestad's advice, "if you are not willing to build your personal life and ministry around prayer, you might as well close this book and read no further"(69). Amen.

It's pretty good advice, even if you decide to finish the book like I did.

I'll be working on Chapter 2 for a while....

[Cindy Hindman · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was very good and inspiring but I felt chapter 8 should have been in the front and chapter 7 was enlightening to me.