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Toxic Church Cultures and How to Fix Them (with Scot McKnight)

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

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How to Create a Goodness Culture in a Church

The book is about developing habits and practices in churches, so that we will practice in such a way that a culture of 'tove' can be created. It has seven characteristics which flip the script in toxic churches and toxic leaders. They are: Nurture ampathy; nurture grace; put people first instead of institution. Tell the truth. And by justice, i mean in the biblical sense of doing the right thing at the right time. There's a lot more to unpack there that we will do when the follow up book comes out.

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