Built by the Owner's Design: The Positive Approach to Building Your Church God's Way

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Summary: Great Pastoral Resouce
Review: Built by the Owner's Design is a refreshing and enlightening resource that every pastor will want to read and own. Danny provides insightful illustrations for concepts presented. Short evaluations at the end of each chapter help the reader move the information to application in his or her specific church setting. The theme of construction, from foundation to completion in discipleship evangelism, provides an excellent backdrop for a fine work that can inspire church leaders towards a greater dedication to true discipleship.

Rating:
Summary: Great Pastoral Resouce
Review: Built by the Owner's Design is a refreshing and enlightening resource that every pastor will want to read and own. Danny provides insightful illustrations for concepts presented. Short evaluations at the end of each chapter help the reader move the information to application in his or her specific church setting. The theme of construction, from foundation to completion in discipleship evangelism, provides an excellent backdrop for a fine work that can inspire church leaders towards a greater dedication to true discipleship.

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Summary: Built by the Owner's Design
Review: I know the author--he's my brother, and what he has to say in Built by the Owner's Design is well researched and well written, and more than that--I know his heart--he writes to sincerely help the local church in her task of reaching people.

With many years of church staff experience and a heart to see the local church be more effective in reaching the lost, Danny invites us into the drawing room of the Master Designer to examine His blueprints for evangelism and church growth. Using the tools of solid research and employing the plumb line of God's Word, Danny makes it clear that God's way of growth and outreach is most effective! It has a different perspective, and I believe it is a needed book.

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Summary: Better Than I Expected
Review: This book has three things that make it a MUST read for pastors:
1. It is concise, straightforward without being polemical, and easy to grasp.
2. The author effectively combines evangelism and discipleship for the average church.
3. The author provides user-friendly evaluation instruments.

I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: Keeping both the needs of man and the will of God in mind
Review: Written by Danny Von Kanel (a church growth consultant with 20 years of experience), Built By The Owner's Design: The Positive Approach To Building Your Church God's Way is a straightforward instructional guideline to reaching out with the community Christian church in a balanced, sustainable, and positive manner. Charting a solid middle ground between declining attendance and excessive zeal, Built By The Owner's Design is a profound and meaningful resource to keeping both the needs of man and the will of God in mind with regard to managing the evangelical church community.