Books                   BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE
           A MANUAL FOR THE 21ST CENTURY CONGREGATION

   This 10 chapter manual is designed to help congregations focus on their Biblical mandate and reach out to those who do not know Jesus and His love for them.  Church leadership is encouraged to use the questions at the end of each chapter to find ways to bring about change without creating conflict within the congregation. I have been very pleased that as of Feb. 13, 2012 the 2000th congregation has ordered this manual.  
  
     'Neal bring decades of perspective to the work table...helping the congregation to see how ministry was, is and is now becoming...a simple and profound primer'   Rev Dr. Brian Gigee, New Life Lutheran Church,  Pearland, Texas

    'Blueprint for Change is a deliberate and easy to follow way for development of congregational mission planning'  Pastor Dave Wasemann,  Intentional Ministry, ELCA Coach, Ligonier, Pennsylvania.

   Cost  $14.95 plus $5.50 postage and handling.  You may email neaboese@yahoo.com to place your order and along with the invoice it will be sent to you.  You may also order through Paypal found on this page.

                          
                  SPIRITUAL GIFTS---SECOND EDITION
             POWER THAT DRIVES THE CONGREGATION

   Following my writing the spiritual gifts inventory for the ELCA in 1995, I wrote a book on Spiritual Gifts with additional information as to ways individuals could determine and use their gifts.  I was please with the reception to the book, but improvement could be made.  
   I wrote this second edition that contained a better inventory and scoring grid.  It also contained stories of ways each gift could be used, Biblical definitions for each gift and the theological basis for spiritual gifts.  Over 35,000 individuals have used this book as a guide to finding their gift.

   'for a pastor or AIM puts your own stories into spiritual perspective....a source of spiritual strength....if a new pastor saves you years of learning...  Pastor Tim Kraemer, Christ Lutheran Church, Jasper, Indiana

   'valuable lessons are shared...lessons that help us understand the mystery of being called by God, the spiritual gifts that often lay hidden within'  Don Troike   Lay Leader  Faith Lutheran Church  Wilmington, Ohio
    Cost:  $8.95 plus $2.50 postage and handling.  Order through nealboese@yahoo.com or through Paypal.