Dedication | p. 6 |
Acknowledgments | p. 7 |
Foreword | p. 8 |
Introduction | p. 10 |
Pop Culture Can Be Your Friend | p. 13 |
Encourage People to Sleep In on Sundays | p. 15 |
The Story of the Padded Cow | p. 17 |
If the Shoe Fits Your Target, Wear It | p. 19 |
The Three Faces of Creativity | p. 21 |
Embrace Entertainment | p. 24 |
Don't Use the "R Word" | p. 26 |
Find a Friend With a Harley | p. 28 |
When Your Worst Critic Is Another Pastor | p. 30 |
Create Some Buzz | p. 32 |
The More You Announce, the Less Is Heard | p. 34 |
Reduce the Drool Factor | p. 37 |
Scratch People Where They Itch | p. 39 |
Growing Churches Have Growing Crowds | p. 41 |
Use Secular Music for Redemptive Purposes | p. 43 |
Consider Adding a Choir | p. 45 |
Give Them a Reason to Attend | p. 47 |
Offer Frequent "On-Ramps" | p. 49 |
Parking Lots Don't Have to Be Painful | p. 51 |
Make a Stump Speech | p. 54 |
Thou Shalt Stop Using Christianese | p. 57 |
Attend One and Serve One | p. 59 |
Start Acting Bigger Than You Are | p. 61 |
Every Church Needs a Help Desk | p. 63 |
Interpreting vs. Packaging | p. 65 |
Give People Room to Create | p. 67 |
Ideas That Work | p. 69 |
Go With the Flow | p. 71 |
Altar Calls That Work | p. 73 |
Nothing Competes With the Weekend | p. 75 |
How Well Do You Know Your Competition? | p. 77 |
Help People Take Their Next Steps | p. 80 |
History Can Help You Plan | p. 82 |
Talent Matters More Than Ever | p. 84 |
Be Nice, but Be Honest | p. 86 |
Invite Your Church to Invite Their Friends | p. 89 |
A Schedule That Simplifies | p. 91 |
It Takes More Than Prayer to Grow a Church | p. 93 |
Change Is Good | p. 95 |
Prepare for Christmas in September | p. 97 |
Read Your Audience Before It Reads Your Bulletin | p. 100 |
Engage People in an Experience | p. 102 |
New People Reach New People | p. 104 |
Experiment With the Times | p. 106 |
The Invitation Is in the Mail | p. 108 |
It's All About the Numbers | p. 110 |
Paint a Picture for Growth | p. 112 |
Safety First | p. 114 |
Share the Load | p. 116 |
Get 'Em In, Get 'Em Out | p. 118 |
Launch on Easter | p. 120 |
Sweat the Titles | p. 122 |
Spend All Your Money on Missions | p. 124 |
Become an Entertainment Expert | p. 126 |
Stay on Message | p. 128 |
Give Parameters and Get Out of the Way! | p. 130 |
Define Excellence, Then Strive for It | p. 132 |
The "Up-and-Outers" | p. 134 |
One Service Is Never Enough | p. 136 |
Creative Geniuses Are Hard to Lead | p. 138 |
Expect Complaints | p. 140 |
Please Turn It Down! | p. 142 |
Zonk-Proof Your Church | p. 144 |
Be a Student of Your Community | p. 146 |
Always Preview | p. 148 |
Changed Lives Change Lives | p. 150 |
Big Churches Are a Pain | p. 152 |
Determine If It's Music to Their Ears | p. 154 |
Don't Mess With a Gift | p. 157 |
Find Someone to Own the Programming | p. 159 |
You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover | p. 162 |
Provide an Opportunity to Respond | p. 164 |
The Tunnel of Conflict | p. 166 |
Serve the Right Food to the Right People | p. 168 |
Your Service Is Too Long | p. 170 |
Take Time to Talk About Money | p. 172 |
A Small Group Is Just a Method | p. 174 |
Trying to Win People Back Is a Trap | p. 176 |
Who Cares? | p. 178 |
You Have to Give Ministry Away | p. 180 |
Creative Redundancy | p. 182 |
Be Proactive With the Media | p. 184 |
Give Up to Go Up | p. 186 |
With Success Comes Responsibility | p. 189 |
The 80 Percent Rule Is a Rule for a Reason | p. 191 |
Bigger Is Better | p. 193 |
1.4 People Per Car You Can Count on It | p. 195 |
Big Church Is for Big People | p. 197 |
Assume Everyone Is a Newcomer | p. 199 |
Everyone Doesn't Need to Know My Name | p. 201 |
Don't Blame God | p. 203 |
Love Your Guests | p. 205 |
Hire Promise or Experience? | p. 207 |
Program for Your Guests | p. 210 |
If It Feels Empty, It Will Feel Dead | p. 212 |
And They Lived Happily Ever After | p. 214 |
You'll Never Run Out of Ideas | p. 216 |
Give Hope to the Hopeless | p. 219 |
Don't Hoard Good Ideas | p. 221 |
Discussion Guide | p. 223 |
Topical Index | p. 224 |
About the Authors | p. 226 |
About WiredChurches.com | p. 227 |
Also in the Simply Strategic Series | p. 229 |
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