Flood Gates: Holy Momentum for a Fearless Church

by Sue Nilson Kibbey, Gregory V. Palmer (Foreword by)

Overview

Sue Nilson Kibbey follows up the Abingdon Press leadership classic, Ultimately Responsible, with her latest experience-based research about how your congregation can make the shift from plateau or even decline – to opening the flood gates of spiritual upsurge. This resource is a practical “how-to” guide for pastors and church leaders who dream about releasing holy momentum in their current setting. Whatever your church’s history, setting or mission field, you can set the stage to unleash the floodgates of a Breakthrough Prayer Initiative, learn the skills of making an urgent case for change, shift your church’s culture to “ubiquitous discipleship,” identify and deploy new leaders and other key crucial catalysts. All of these have the potential to transform your congregation into a fearless, Spirit-driven church that will make new spiritual history for Christ in your own mission field and beyond.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781501804021
Publisher:	Abingdon Press
Publication date:	10/04/2016
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Sue Nilson Kibbey is an ordained United Methodist elder who serves as the Director of the Missional Church Consultation Initiative (MCCI) for the West Ohio Conference, a comprehensive 360-degree training and coaching effort that assists congregations and their pastors to jump-start a new life cycle of fruitfulness. Kibbey served as executive pastor of Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Tipp City, Ohio for 10 years, where she teamed with Pastor Mike Slaughter to create and deploy the vision of the church as well as provide oversight of the staff and all discipleship/mission initiatives. Sue is also the creator of the Ministry by Strengths program, which helps leaders connect into individualized areas of ministry service passion, and is an adjunct professor for ministry leadership at United Theological Seminary. She is a speaker, trainer, consultant and coach across the country.

Table of Contents

Foreword Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer ix

Introduction: Begin Here 01

Flood Gate #1 Coachability 07

Flood Gate #2 Breakthrough Prayer Initiative 29

Flood Gate #3 Logjam Release 51

Flood Gate #4 Making a Case for Change 69

Flood Gate #5 Conflux Moments 87

Flood Gate #6 Ubiquitous Discipleship 105

Flood Gate #7 The Missiactional Church 125

Flood Gate #8 Stratagem for Storms 145