Postkiwi

Leadership Network in the United States is making available free downloads of special reports, concept papers and podcasts on church planting, ‘encore generation’ ministry (work with seniors), next generation ministry (younger senior pastors), externally focused churches, generous churches, health care initiative churches, multi-site churches, recovery ministry, university ministry. There are papers on the Half Time model which aims to help successful people in their midlife years move to significance in the second half of their lives.

Here’s a few that may be helpful…

Church Planting

Creating Strategic Alliances and Partnerships for Planting New Churches; Issues Involved in Sharing Information and Resources Toward Greater Evangelism, by Sherri Brown

Becoming a Church Planting Church: Issues Pastors Address When Leading a Church to Birth a Network of New Churches, By Sherri Brown

Models For Raising Up Church Planters : How Churches Become More Effective Through Intentional Leadership Development, By Glenn Smith

Finding Church Planters: Discovering and Discerning Those God Has Called to Start the Next Generation of Churches, by Josh Hunt

Externally Focused Churches

Going Glocal: Externally Focused Churches Engage in both Global and Local Missions, by Krista Petty

Externally Focused Small Groups:How Churches are Re-engineering Their Small Groups for Community Service, by Krista Petty

How externally-focused churches minister to children: the power of serving kids in your community, by Krista Petty

Church to Church Collaborations on the Rise; Survey of Externally Focused Churches Finds That Food Programs and Emergency, by Krista Petty

Churches Moving Into the Community: Creating Capacity and Increasing Velocity through Leadership Communities, by Eric Swanson

Podcasts

Communicating with the Postmodern Culture: Authenticity and Truth

Ten Paradigm Shifts: How churches are impacting their communities with the good deeds and good news of the Gospel

Secrets of Generous Churches: creating a culture in which serious stewardship is normal

Conspire to Care: Principles for Recruiting, Retaining and Training Volunteers for Church-Based Healthcare Initiatives, by Valerie Calderon

Creating New Opportunities for Older Adults to Serve; 50+ Age Adults Reaching Outside the Walls of the Church, by Amy Hanson