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    Contrarian Church Leadership, Proven but Surprising Leadership Strategies for the Church
    Contrarian Church Leadership, Proven but Surprising Leadership Strategies for the Church
    Contrarian Church Leadership, Proven but Surprising Leadership Strategies for the Church
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    Contrarian Church Leadership, Proven but Surprising Leadership Strategies for the Church

    By Lee Powell

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    Starting a church plant or leading a church can be hard. Every church plant or those with leadership responsibilities are looking to effectively grow their church. As Christians, we were commanded by Jesus to fulfill the great commission. The mission was simple when CedarCreek Church started in 1995, and it is still simple today. Move people to love Jesus, serve others and tell the world about Christ. Why not share the leadership, marketing and innovative knowledge that has been gained for the greater good of our mission to be like Jesus? At CedarCreek’s 15 year celebration, Bill Hybels proclaimed that what CedarCreek was experiencing was not normal for a church to experience. Most churches in America don’t get to witness as many life changes that they have been astonished by, ever!

    In this book, Lee will explain how God used him to grow CedarCreek into the 48th largest church in the United States, according to 2013 Outreach magazine. He will share many innovative ideas that worked for him and those that did not. This book is designed to inspire and encourage church leaders and church planters in their mission to grow the “local church into being the hope of the world”.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLee Powell
    Release dateMar 2, 2015
    ISBN9781310714061
    Contrarian Church Leadership, Proven but Surprising Leadership Strategies for the Church
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    Lee Powell

    Lee Powell, the youngest of four, grew up in an unchurched home and lived a life that many would label far from God. His grandmother was the sole source of Christian influence in his life, and to this day Lee reflects back on the ways in which she played a key role in influencing his life for Christ. Life change really began in February of 1979 when Lee married his wife Joi. A few months later Lee found himself reading the book of Revelation, and through reflecting back on the words his grandmother shared with him, he made a commitment to follow Christ. After high school, Lee began his career and found himself at the retail giant Sears. Through success as a manager in several departments he moved up the corporate ladder and eventually found himself in the corporate offices of Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois. Throughout his successful career in the retail industry, Lee sensed a passion for ministry. In 1990, Lee felt called to leave and return to Northwest, Ohio where he accepted a job as youth pastor of Grace Evangelical Church in Oregon, Ohio. It was the summer of that same year, when Lee found himself in the Willow Creek Community Church Auditorium, and the vision for CedarCreek was born. In 1995, Lee, along with Steve Korn, co-founded CedarCreek church in Perrysburg. Lee holds an associate’s degree in Marketing from Owens Community College and received some of his religious training through Trinity Christian College in Dearborn, Illinois. He also earned 48 hours of graduate training at Ashland Theological Seminary, and is currently enrolled at Winebrenner Theological Seminary with hopes of completing his graduate work. Lee and Joi are avid ballroom dancers in their spare time and have been married for 30 years. They love spending time with their four children and six grandchildren.

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