Outreach Magazine’s Leadership Resource of the Year

Recipient of the InterVarsity Press’ Readers’ Choice Award

CORE FEATURES


Two Minute Tips

Over 25 quick exercises you can do with your team to help your team thrive.

 

Strong Church Research Foundation

Churches were studied according to industry-standard research protocol and extensive statistical analysis.

Team Discussion Questions

Walk through the book with your team using the discussion questions at the end of each chapter.

 

Biblical Grounding

One full chapter devoted to exploring Biblical foundations of shared leadership.

Expert Commentaries

Each chapter concludes with insights from 1 of 13 highly-respected leaders in the church today.

 

Real-Life Examples

Dozens of examples from churches of all shapes and sizes across the United States.

AUTHORS


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Ryan T. Hartwig, PhD

Ryan T. Hartwig, Ph.D., is Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Communication at Colorado Christian University. Bringing a unique perspective as a teacher, researcher, and practitioner, he seeks to equip leadership teams and groups of all kinds to thrive.

His scholarship has been published in the Journal of Applied Communication Research, Southern Communication Journal, and Group Facilitation, and recognized with several awards from the National Communication Association. His second book, Leading Small Groups That Thrive, was released in August 2020.

 
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Warren Bird, PhD

Warren Bird, Ph.D., is ECFA’s vice president of research and equipping. Warren is widely recognized as among the nation’s leading students, researchers, and writers about megachurches. As @lensweet recently tweeted, “No one knows more about megachurches than @warrenbird.”

An ordained minister with a big heart for the local church, Warren has led in various pastoral positions, taught at several seminaries, and served most recently for 13 years at Leadership Network, overseeing their research department. An award-winning writer, he has also co-authored 30 books for church leaders on topics like breaking growth barriers, healthy mergers, and pastoral succession.

 

FREE RESOURCES + ARTICLES


Free Articles

Check out these free articles based on the book, interviews about the books, and excerpts from the book:

Leadership Journal’s Article on Making Meetings Better

Leadership Network’s Article “Solving the Reasons Church Teams Too Often Fail”

Churchleaders.com’s Piece on the Five Disciplines

Jenni Catron’s Guest Post on Seven Straight-Forward Actions of Great Team Leaders

Jim Tomberlin’s Expert Commentary on The Secret to Great Teams

Tony Morgan’s Interview of Warren and Ryan

Ron Edmondson’s Guest Post on 3 Team-Killing Church Cultures

unSeminary’s Podcast Video Interview

Matt Perman’s Guest Blog on Four Meeting Practices that Distinguish Top Teams

Todd Rhoades’ Snarky Interview of the Authors

The Vanderbloemen Search Group’s Print Interview with Warren and Me on Our Inspiration For the Book and More

 

Team Assessment

Take this assessment with your team, and identify areas of strength and weakness, and then apply principles from Teams That Thrive to help your team grow to the next level of healthy and effectiveness.


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