Thom S. Rainer

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1. Thom S. Rainer

   Author of Surprising Insights from the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach Them, High Expectations: The Remarkable Secret of Keeping People in Your Church, Eating the Elephant: Leading the Established Church to Growth

2. Andy Stanley

   Author of Next Generation Leader: 5 Essentials for Those Who Will Shape the Future, Seven Practices of Effective Ministry, Creating Community: Five Keys to Building a Small Group Culture

3. Ed Stetzer

   Author of Breaking the Missional Code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community, Planting Missional Churches, Planting New Churches in a Postmodern Age

4. John Piper

   Author of Let the Nations Be Glad!, Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry, The Supremacy of God in Preaching

5. George Barna

   Author of Growing True Disciples: New Strategies for Producing Genuine Followers of Christ, The Frog in the Kettle : What Christians Need To Know About Life In The Year 2000, The Habits of Highly Effective Churches: Being Strategic in Your God Given Ministry

6. Ken Hemphill

   Author of Revitalizing the Sunday Morning Dinosaur: A Sunday School Growth Strategy for the 21st Century, The Antioch Effect: 8 Characteristics of Highly Effective Churches, Ten best practices: To make your Sunday school work

7. Gary McIntosh

   Author of Finding Them, Keeping Them: Effective Strategies for Evangelism and Assimilation in the Local Church, Staff Your Church for Growth: Building Team Ministry in the 21st Century, One Church, Four Generations: Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church

8. Aubrey Malphurs

   Author of Advanced Strategic Planning: A New Model for Church and Ministry Leaders, Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide for New Churches and Those Desiring Renewal, Values-Driven Leadership: Discovering and Developing Your Core Values for Ministry

9. Bill Hybels

   Author of Becoming A Contagious Christian, Courageous Leadership

10. Mark Driscoll

    Author of Confessions of a Reformission Rev.: Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church (The Leadership Network Innovation), Vintage Church: Timeless Truths and Timely Methods (Re:Lit: Vintage Jesus), Religion Saves: And Nine Other Misconceptions (Re:Lit)

11. Mark Dever

    Author of The Deliberate Church: Building Your Ministry on the Gospel, What Is a Healthy Church?, By Whose Authority? Elders in Baptist Life

12. O. S. Hawkins

    Author of The Pastor's Primer, Drawing the net: 30 practical principles for leading others to Christ publicly and personally, High Calling High Anxiety: Advice from James for Managing Stress in Ministry

13. J. Oswald Sanders

    Author of Spiritual Leadership (Commitment To Spiritual Growth)

14. Rick Warren

    Author of The Purpose-Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission

15. Larry Osborne

    Author of Sticky Church (Leadership Network Innovation Series), Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page

16. Henry Blackaby

    Author of Spiritual Leadership: Moving People to God's Agenda, The Power of the Call

17. David Kinnaman

    Author of unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters, You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church...and Rethinking Faith

18. Daniel L. Akin

    Author of A Theology for the Church, God on Sex: The Creator's Ideas About Love, Intimacy, and Marriage, Building a theological library

19. Millard J. Erickson

    Author of Christian Theology

20. Calvin Miller

    Author of The Empowered Leader: 10 Keys to Servant Leadership, The Empowered Communicator: 7 Keys to Unlocking an Audience, Marketplace Preaching: How to Return the Sermon to Where It Belongs