Resources
Please explore the following writings from Dr. Gil Rendle, Senior Consultant with TMF. These are linked to PDF documents.
- Questions About the Development of Clergy Leaders: Is There Only One Path To Get Us There? By: Gil Rendle (Presented October 17, 2011 at the Saint Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO)
- Summary of Learnings from Edge Event--Gil Rendle (June 2009)
- The Tower of Babel-In One Language By: Gil Rendle (March 2008)
- The Theological Task of Organizational Leadership By: Gil Rendle (Presented at the TMF Bishops Conclave, September, 2006)
- Leadership Under Constraints By: Gil Rendle (Presented at the TMF Bishops Conclave, January, 2006)
The following links are an Audio address and a PowerPoint Presentation by Dr. John Wimmer, Religion Program Director for Lilly Endowment, Inc.
We recommend the following reference books. These link to the Cokesbury Bookstore.
- Back to Zero: The Search to Rediscover the Methodist Movement By: Gil Rendle
- Bearing Fruit: Misistry with Real Results By: Lovett H. Weems Jr. & Tom Berlin
- Journey in the Wilderness: New Life for Mainline Churches By: Gil Rendle
- Longing for Spring: A New Vision for Wesleyan Community By: Elaine Heath and Scott Kisker
- The Leader's Journey: Accepting a Call to Personal and Congregational Transformation By: Jim Herrington, Robert Creech, Trisha Taylor
- Holy Conversations: Strategic Planning as a Spiritual Practice for Congregations By: Gil Rendle and Alice Mann
- Upside Living in a Downside Economy By: Michael Slaughter
Check back often for more publishings and findings.