The Columbia Partnership

Monday, July 27, 2009 News Release

How Long Can Your Congregation Wait?

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Pre-Publication Sale of Making Shifts Without Making Waves Extended Through August 24th

The Columbia Partnership is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of the book Making Shifts Without Making Waves: A Coach Approach to Soulful Leadership by Eddie Hammett and Randy Pierce, with Steve DeVane. It is currently scheduled for release and full availability by November!

Check out the book at http://www.chalicepress.com/Making-Shifts-without-Making-Waves-P585C15.aspx. You will notice that the list price is $19.99 and the web price is $15.99. This special pre-publication sale offers the book to you at $13.00 each when purchased in units of ten [10]. We will not be able to sell it at this low price once the book is released.

Special Price: The cost of a unit of ten [10] books is $130.00 and that includes shipping and handling! To participate in this pre-publication sale go to http://makingshiftsprepublicationsale.eventbrite.com.

Are Your Considering a Capital Campaign?

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Does your church need to raise $500,000?  A million dollars?  Three million?  Many churches are moving forward with a great vision from God that requires new facilities, new ministries, and new levels of faith.

While pursuing God's vision, one of the first questions asked is "How are we going to pay for this?"  If you have asked this question, I've got good news - The Columbia Partnership can help!

For the past 30+ years, leaders of The Columbia Partnership have ministered to hundreds of churches and non-profits across the country.  We are now partnering with churches for campaigns in the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010.

If your church is in need of raising money for new facilities, ministry expansion, or debt retirement, we would love to partner with you in fulfilling the vision God has entrusted you with.  Please give me a call.  I would welcome a conversation at no cost of obligation to you.

Two free webinars are being offered on the subject--Are Your Considering a Capital Campaign? One on August 5th at 10:00 a.m. EDT. and one on August 6th at 3:00 p.m. EDT. [Click on date for details and to register.] YOur leader is Capital Campaign Coordinator for The Columbia Partnership--Bill Howard. Contact Bill at  BHoward@TheColumbiaPartnership.org or 803.467.3843.

Your Church in 4-D Seminar Series

Bud Wrenn, author of Innovative Planning: Your Church in 4-D, is now ready to offer a series of seminars on various subjects addressed in his book. The first four he has developed are,

• Moving from Bureaucracy Toward Innovation
• Establishing Alignment with Your Church’s Vision
• Effectively Communicating Your Church’s Vision
• Helping Your People Buy In to your Church’s Direction

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John Britt Talks About the Head, Heart, Hands, and Habit of Change

On Wednesday of this past week, John Britt, co-author with Ken Blanchard of Who Killed Change? engaged in a telephone dialogue with a group of ministry leaders as a Travel Free Learning event hosted by Columbia Partnership.

This latest book installment in now several dozen books by Ken Blanchard, seeks to discover who killed change in an organization, and what we can learn from that one organization’s experience that can be applied to many other organizations.

The focus of the telephone dialogue was on how to apply the principles of the book to congregations and denominational organizations. Congregational ministers and denominational staff from six different denominational families joined the conversation.

John Britt highlighted the head, heart, hands, and habit of change. Head is about knowledge. Heart is the emotional side of change. Hands refers to action. These first three are commonly understood and documented in various books. John adds habit. This is where changed behaviors are anchored and now a natural, continual part of an organization.