ABC's of Natural Church Development

In just 20 minutes you can discover the most important principles of church development as they relate to every Christian & every church.

NCD Discipleship Resources is the name of a series designed to help you put the principles of Natural Church Development (NCD) into practice. Each book in the series covers one of the eight quality characteristics of growing churches. Since NCD Discipleship Resources are based on extensive research of churches on all six continents, they present principles that God is using all over the world to build his church regardless of culture, devotional style, or mentality. Natural Church Development is all about releasing the potential that God has already implanted in his church - rather than trying to make the church grow in our own strength.

Christian Schwarz is founder & director of the Institute for Natural Church Development, located in Germany. His books on the theology & practice of church development have been published in 42 languages. In his seminars & writings, Christian has concentrated on presenting complicated theological concepts in ways that can be understood & applied by a wide audience.