William M. Easum

Author of Sacred Cows Make Gourmet Burgers: Ministry Anytime, Anywhere, By Anyone

About the Author

William Easum is a President and Senior Managing Partner in Easum, Bandy and Associates, a church consulting and futuring firm. One of the most widely sought advisors on congregational health and vitality in North America, he is the author of several books, including Dancing With Dinosaurs, Sacred show more Cows Make Gourmet Burgers, and Growing Spiritual Redwoods (with Thomas G. Bandy), all published by Abingdon Press. He lives in Port Aransas, Texas. 050 show less

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Works by William M. Easum

Dancing with Dinosaurs: Ministry in a Hostile & Hurting World (1993) 227 copies, 1 review

Growing Spiritual Redwoods (1997) 183 copies

Beyond the Box: Innovative Churches That Work (2003) 92 copies

The Church Growth Handbook: Includes Complete Ministry Audit (1990) 81 copies

Unfreezing Moves: Following Jesus into the Mission Field (2002) 80 copies

Leadership on the Other Side: No Rules, Just Clues (2000) 79 copies

How to Reach Baby Boomers: (Effective Church Series) (1991) 63 copies

Go BIG: Lead Your Church to Explosive Growth (2006) 58 copies

Effective Staffing for Vital Churches: The Essential Guide to Finding and Keeping the Right People (2012) 56 copies

Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Rediscovering Ministry (2004) 43 copies, 1 review

The Complete Ministry Audit: How to Measure 20 Principles for Growth (1996) 37 copies

The Nomadic Church: Growing Your Congregation Without Owning the Building (2005) 36 copies

A Second Resurrection: Leading Your Congregation to New Life (2007) 27 copies

Go Big With Small Groups: Eleven Steps To an Explosive Small Group Ministry (2007) 19 copies

Under the Radar: Learning from Risk-Taking Churches (2005) 18 copies

Execute Your Vision: The Practical Art of Ministry Leadership (2016) 13 copies

Ministry in Hard Times (2010) 12 copies

Preaching for Church Transformation (2010) 11 copies

Dinosaur to Rabbits: Turning Mainline Decline to a Multiplication Movement (2018) 3 copies, 1 review

Winning on Purpose (2010) 2 copies

THE SMALL CHURCH 1 copy

Developing a multiple staff, administration, and restructuring. Revised ed 1 copy

WORSHIP IN THE 1990S 1 copy

Growing Spiritual Redwoods 1 copy

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Al-G 387 reviews

Dinosaur to Rabbits: Turning Mainline Decline to a Multiplication Movement by Bill Easum

Eh. It is a quick read and there is some information to be gleaned from this. There is some stuff I don't agree with and some of it I strongly disagree with. Still, there are some thoughts and ideas which can direct ministry and discipleship. If you are interested I suggest reading it critically. I, at least, cannot accept everything they suggest at face value.

Aug 28, 2018

pastorstevensimpson 14 reviews

Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Rediscovering Ministry by William M. Easum

I read this book two years ago and have picked it up again as I read Paul Nixon's "I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church." Both challenge traditional assumptions about ministry in a mainline parish and in their own ways point the away from a ministry that is about "shop-keeping" and preserving the church for its own sake toward a God-driven missional kind of parish ministry. Highly recommended.

Jan 8, 2009

nevusmom 280 reviews

Dancing With Dinosaurs: Ministry in a Hostile and Hurting World by William M. Easum

Throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Forget ministry: it's all about pandering to the ever-changing pop-cultural tastes of your potential congregation!

Jun 4, 2007