Warren Bird

Warren Bird, Ph.D., is Vice President of Research for the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). He was previously the Director of Research and Intellectual Capital Support for Leadership Network for 12 years. He has collaboratively authored or co-authored more than 30 books for ministry leaders, including Next: Pastoral Succession that Works, Hero Maker, How to Break Church Growth Barriers, and Better Together: Making Church Mergers Work. Warren is an ordained minister through the Christian and Missionary Alliance, having served as a church planter, associate pastor, or lead pastor as well as long-time adjunct seminary professor. Warren and his wife, Michelle, live just outside New York City and have two grown children. He’s on Twitter @warrenbird and regularly blogs at: