How To Change Your Church {without Killing It}
Jim Mellado is president of the Willow Creek association, which now has a membership of more that 3,700 congregations.  A former Olympic athlete with a Harvard MBA, Mellado is an in-demand church network and organizational expert whose insight has helped the Willow Creek Association become a leading model in the 21st Century ministry.  He and his wife, Leanne, reside in South Barrington, Illinois.Gene Appel is senior pastor of Central Christian Church in Las Vegas.  During his 13 years of leadership, the Central Christian Church membership has grown from 450 to more than 4,000 members, making it one of the fastest growing church in America.  He is a frequent confernece speaker sho addresses the issues of transition and change in churches.  He and his wife, Barbara, reside in Las Vegas, Nevada.Alan Nelson, Ed.D.is the founding/lead pastor of Scottsdale Family Church and leadingideas.org.  He is the author of a dozen books and columnist for Rev. and The ChurchReport magazines, as well as serving as a church change trainer/consultant.