Synopses & Reviews
The demands of congregational ministry are many, the rewards sometimesseem few, and burnout becomes a real possibility. Small wonder, then, that churchesbecome stuck in a state of arrested spiritual development. When the pastor isfunctioning in a survival or maintenance mode, the church's vitality is often thefirst casualty. Yet Wills's own experience demonstrates that churches can turnaround; the wind of the Spirit can be felt anew. This happens when the congregationis infected by the vision of what God is doing in their midst--a vision which theleaders, particularly the pastor, must bring before them.
InWaking to God's Dream, Richard Wills shares the spiritualdisciplines and insights which he believes account for the transformation of thecongregation he serves from a large church in decline to one that is growing andreaching out to its community in a variety of creative ministries. Detailing thesteps and initiatives that led to this turnaround, Wills demonstrates how personalcommitment on the part of the congregation's leaders and ministers have been the keyto the work they have accomplished.