Better Together

About the Jossey–Bass Leadership Network Series xi
<p>Foreword xiii<br /> Craig Groeschel</p>
<p>Preface xv</p>
<p>Part One: The New Merger Landscape 1</p>
<p>1. God Is Doing Something New: Biblical Basis for Mergers 3</p>
<p>2. Four Models for Healthy Mergers 21</p>
<p>3. Missional, Multisite, Multiethnic, and Other Merger Motives 35</p>
<p>Part Two: How Healthy Church Mergers Work 61</p>
<p>4. Stages and Speed of a Merger 63</p>
<p>5. How to Measure Success 77</p>
<p>6. Why Mergers Fail 91</p>
<p>7. Financial and Legal Aspects of a Merger 105</p>
<p>8. Personnel Changes 117</p>
<p>Part Three: Your Next Steps 127</p>
<p>9. Determining Whether Your Church Is a Good Merger Candidate 129</p>
<p>10. How to Start the Merger Conversation 149</p>
<p>11. Self–Assessment for Merger Readiness 161</p>
<p>12. Exercise: Identifying Your Merger Issues 167</p>
<p>13. Managing Pain and Change 177</p>
<p>14. Where Do You Go from Here? 187</p>
<p>Appendixes</p>
<p>A. Merger Process Checklist 195</p>
<p>B. Example of Merger Issues to Resolve 198</p>
<p>C. FAQs Example from Bethany Sun Valley Churches 206</p>
<p>D. FAQs Example from Ginghamsburg Church 216</p>
<p>E. FAQs Example from Woodside Bible Church 220</p>
<p>F . FAQs on Preparing for a Merger Vote 223</p>
<p>G. Churches Named 225</p>
<p>H. Merger Research 229</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 231</p>
<p>Notes 233</p>
<p>The Authors 241</p>
<p>Index 243</p>