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Breakout Churches ... what does it take for your church to break out of mediocrity? In search of answers, Thom Rainer and his research team conducted a landmark study on the church. Unfolding the findings of that study, Breakout Churches furnishes both principles and examples to show how you as a pastor or church leader can help your church break out of the status quo into unprecedented fruitfulness. Of the thousands of churches examined in the study, thirteen met the criteria for a "breakout church." All of them experienced both a period of struggle and a time of sustained breakout growth under the same pastor's leadership. Transitioning from mediocrity to excellence over several years, they grew to have an impact on the entire community. Breakout Churches tells the story of these churches and their pastors. And, using a statistical approach, it identifies key patterns and characteristics common to churches that experienced turnarounds.
Contents
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments 9
The Research Team 11
Preface 13
CHAPTER 1 WHY GOOD IS NOT ENOUGH:
THE CHRYSALIS FACTOR 15
CHAPTER 2 ACTS 6/7 LEADERSHIP 35
CHAPTER 3 EIGHT KEYS TO ACTS 6/7 LEADERSHIP 53
CHAPTER 4 THE ABC MOMENT 69
CHAPTER 5 THE WHO/WHAT SIMULTRACK 91
CHAPTER 6 THE VIP FACTOR 111
CHAPTER 7 A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE 129
CHAPTER 8 INNOVATION ACCELERATORS 147
CHAPTER 9 BIG MO OR BLIND EROSION? 165
CHAPTER 10 TO BECOME A BREAKOUT CHURCH 185
A Personal Postscript 201
Appendix A. Frequently Asked Questions 205
Appendix B. Selection Process and Research Steps 213
Appendix C. Selection Process of Comparison Churches 217
Appendix D. Synopsis of Churches Selected 219
Appendix E. Church Readiness Inventory 241
Notes 245
Name and Subject Index 253
