Download or read book Developing Leadership Teams in the Bivocational Church written by Terry W. Dorsett and published by Cross Books Pub. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is often necessary for pastors of small churches to work another job in addition to serving their church, leaving them in danger of burnout if some of their duties are not delegated to others. Terry W. Dorsett provides concise and effective guidance for small-church congregations and pastors looking to build and strengthen their leadership teams. --from publisher description

Download or read book Plural Bivocational Ministry written by Terry W. Dorsett and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Leadership Baton written by Rowland Forman and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The demand for quality leaders constantly outstrips the supply. If you’re a pastor, team leader, staff member, or board member, you’re always challenged with a leadership shortage. But what can you do about it?More than you’ve ever imagined. The Leadership Baton equips you with a solution that’s time-proven and right at hand: church-based leadership development. More and more churches are adopting it, and no wonder—the principles that made the early church such a spiritual powerhouse are just as effective today. Leadership was never a matter of institutional learning or professional expertise. Rather, starting with Jesus and his apostles, it involved seasoned leaders passing the baton to ordinary people right within the local body of believers. That same approach can help ensure your own church is never at a loss for dependable men and women to enter the leadership race with wisdom, vision and passion.Drawing on the field-tested expertise of the Center for Church Based Training, The Leadership Baton will help you get the leaders you need up and running, developing leadership qualities they can in turn hand off to other up-and-coming leaders. Part 1 casts a vision for church-based leadership training—not merely a program, but a leadership development culture based on biblical and historical foundations. Part 2 presents a whole-life approach to leadership development that is wisdom-based (through courses), relationship-based (through the church community), and personal (through mentoring). Part 3 describes a comprehensive plan for leadership development, then breaks it down to target the needs of governing boards, emerging leaders, pastoral staffs, and interns. With discussion questions at the end of each chapter, this book concludes with two appendices, including a self-inventory for church leaders to help them assess their personal strengths and weak areas that need development. Put the principles in The Leadership Baton to work with patience, and in time your church will never lack the right people at the right time to help it fulfill its kingdom mission.

Download or read book Creating Effective Partnerships Strategies for Increasing Kingdom Impact Leader s Guide written by Dr. Terry W. Dorsett and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use this LEADER'S GUIDE for seminars on building ministry partnerships. An eBOOK/PDF version is available. (See also the Student Workbook, orange-red cover.) CHRISTIANITY / CHURCH RESOURCES

Download or read book The Application of Spiritual Gifts Training as a Tool in Team Leadership Development for Bi vocational Ministry at Light Church of Federal Way written by John Y. Kamiya and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this project is to build an effective lay leadership team for bi-vocational ministry at Light Church of Federal Way, Washington. With the application of Spiritual Gifts training as a tool, a group of lay leaders will have identified their gift(s) to serve in the ministry. The purpose of the project is to teach, inspire, and form a team of leaders that will share in the ministry to meet its potential in reaching to the members, as well as to the community of unbelievers.

Download or read book Teams That Thrive written by Ryan T. Hartwig and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do the top church teams do to thrive together? Researchers and practitioners Ryan Hartwig and Warren Bird have discovered churches who have learned to thrive under healthy team leadership. Using actual church examples, this coaching tool presents their discoveries, culminating in five disciplines that will enable your team to thrive.

Download or read book The Power of Team Leadership written by George Barna and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most leadership in today’s churches comes from “solo practitioners”--individuals who bear the burden of providing all the direction the ministry they direct requires. Inevitably, this results not only in burned-out leaders, but underutilized lay people who merely attend and observe rather than becoming actively engaged in ministry, growing in discipleship, and freeing professional staff to focus on pastoral priorities. In The Power of Team Leadership, noted researcher George Barna demonstrates the incredible difference lay-team leadership can make in a church’s ministry. Based on Barna’s latest national studies, the book sets forth clearly what churches need to know in order to recruit, train, and deploy lay leadership teams for maximum effectiveness in the Kingdom of God.

Download or read book Creating Effective Partnerships Strategies for Increasing Kingdom Impact Student Workbook written by Dr. Terry W. Dorsett and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use this STUDENT WORKBOOK for seminars on building ministry partnerships. An eBOOK/PDF version is available. (See also the Leader's Guide, blue cover.) CHRISTIANITY / CHURCH RESOURCES

Download or read book Malachi Finding Hope in the Midst of Adversity written by Dr. Terry W. Dorsett and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rediscover this Old Testament book of Malachi. Midst the pronouncements of coming judgment is a thread of hope that helps Christians understand the refining process of adversity. What are those blessings God pours out from heaven? How do we obtain them? Dr. Dorsett explains in seven practical and theologically sound lessons that will challenge your Bible study group. RELIGION / Christian Education / Adult

Download or read book Team Leadership In Christian Ministry written by Kenneth O. Gangel and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 1997-01-05 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Team leadership is the exercise of one's spiritual gifts under the call of God to serve a certain group of people in achieving the goals God has given them toward the end of glorifying Christ.'How is your church or organization governed? Does it have an authoritarian, top-down administration? Is the ministry vision developed by a few top officials, with little input from staff or volunteers? Today the definition of an effective leader has changed. No longer does the model leader manage like the Lone Ranger - either do it his way or no way. Today the model leader shares responsibility with fellow team leaders and seeks to serve them. In this complete revision of his earlier work, Building Leaders for Church Education, Dr. Gangel carefully lays a biblical foundation for the team leadership model. This leadership is not dogmatic control or personality worship. It has no room for political power plays. Instead, it is Paul gently nurturing young Christians in his epistles. It is Barnabas willingly thrusting others into situations where they develop their own gifts. It is Christ, choosing not one, but twelve men to carry on His ministry. It is servant leadership. With examples, illustrations, and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, Dr. Gangel prods and encourages the reader to move beyond the safety net of autocratic leadership into the rewarding, effective practice of leading with and through others.

Download or read book Building Leaders written by Aubrey Malphurs and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Training the next generation of leaders is crucial to spreading the gospel, yet most churches have no formal way of doing this. Why? Tight budgets, small staffs, and a lack of know-how are just a few reasons suggested by church consultants Aubrey Malphurs and William Mancini in this groundbreaking book. Building Leaders provides real-life examples of ways churches can unleash their true ministry potential by training staff members and laypeople to lead. With step-by-step instructions that can be applied to any church or parachurch ministry, Building Leaders shows readers how to: - empower, not just train, leaders - overcome obstacles to developing leaders - identify emerging leaders - use biblical models for training leaders - form a leadership training program to fit any size or budget Packed with surveys, discussion questions, and a leadership development guide, Building Leaders will encourage leaders to "duplicate themselves" in order to see their ministry grow. It is a perfect resource for ministry students, church leaders, and pastors.

Download or read book Together As a Team written by Keri Ladouceur and published by Exponential Resources. This book was released on 2020-01-27 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A VALUES-BASED APPROACH TO GOING FURTHER, FASTER--TOGETHER Together as a Team proposes an approach to seeing teams move beyond authoritative, top-down leadership structures into a values-based and shared leadership model. It introduces a framework for clarifying your church's mission, vision, and values in a collaborative way. Once you articulate those, the work of defining ministry goals, refining strategy, and aligning resources quickly emerges. This approach to values-based leadership will fortify engagement, ownership, and empowerment, which can catalyze your team toward greater kingdom impact. Written for pastors, ministry leaders, team leaders, and elders alike, this book will help anyone who is called to steward a local church body. Churches can use this resource not just to develop their own leadership knowledge but also to build a long-term and sustainable approach to collaborative, values-based leadership. You will walk away with a fresh perspective on effective ministry leadership. "Keri is a leader's leader with great insight into the critical areas of leadership, values, and vision clarity. She knows the questions leaders need to be asking and in this book offers a powerful resource to help you shape your vision and see it become a reality." --Jud Wilhite, Author and Pastor at Central Christian Church "Keri asks questions that others don't. They can be unsettling questions, but they are God questions. I always want to know what she's thinking--she makes the rest of us better." --Dick Alexander, Pastor, CMFI International Consultant KERI LADOUCEUR is the founder of New Ground Network, an interdenominational movement of leaders catalyzing kingdom multiplication. She pastors at Vineyard Christian Church. Keri has coached ministry leaders and pastors across the globe. She has more than fifteen years of coaching experience, having worked with churches and ministries of 50 to 40,000 people. Keri has also served with senior leadership at Willow Creek, launching more than 100 missional communities. She longs to see the local church thrive in various unique contexts and to activate the people of God to join Christ in the redemption and restoration of all things.

Download or read book The Calling of a Part Time Pastor written by Warren Seibert and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM THE FORWARD: The Calling of a Part-Time Pastor is written for all leaders of small churches. This guidebook is a gateway into fully understanding the trials and joys of working together to lead your small church to fulfill your calling in Jesus Christ. The insights you will discover on these pages will help you make the best decisions as you seek to call a part-time pastor to your church. So valuable is the guidance you will receive in this book that I urge your leaders to read it before looking for a minister, while the search is being conducted, and once again when the task is complete. If you use this book as a guide, you will find help in making the future ministry of your church the very best it can be. This book is also for ministers considering a call to a small church. Here you will be reminded of what you already know-- that your ministry matters-- and that small churches matter in the kingdom of God. This book will resonate with what is in your heart and mind about Jesus Christ. The Calling of a Part-Time Pastor will elevate you in your calling, reminding you that your service and your church is holy and indispensable, and will serve as a valuable guide to effective and faithful part-time or bivocational ministry.

Download or read book Healthy Leadership Teams written by Barry Wissler and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you like simple. If you like practical and straight to the point. Or, even if you need a conversation starter for your team, then this book is for you. Dr. Wissler has compiled teachings that he has used for decades in building a functional team to lead Ephrata Community Church forward through various stages and transitions. This book is not theory, but it is a proven starting point for building a solid, trusting team. If you want a team of leaders who will make sound decisions together, and then pull the same direction to execute them, this book is for you.Dr. Barry Wissler leads HarvestNet International after pastoring Ephrata Community Church for 37 years. He believes that churches, ministries, and businesses need each other and can fulfill the great commission together. However, to partner and work together well we need healthy organizations which are only possible with healthy leaders. Barry spends his time encouraging and coaching emerging leaders in many nations. He is also building teams to lead the work of harvest in many nations and continents. While traveling with his wife Cheryl, they maintain a connection to the Antioch church that sent them out, Ephrata Community Church.

Download or read book 4C written by Scott Douglas and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lot of ministry leaders and pastors want to be a part of a team within their church leadership. Teams accomplish more, together, and enjoy the synergy of a united leadership front. Sadly, most churches don't operate with a team mindset. Instead, they work apart from each other, even if their offices are next door. In 4C, we look at four elements of building and developing a healthy and effective ministry team: Calling, Character, Competency, and Chemistry. While this book is primarily aimed at lead pastors, any ministry leader can take the concepts and principles here and develop a team mindset. Whether team members are full-time, part-time, or volunteer, it's possible to have a team mindset in your church.

Download or read book Ministry Makeover written by Rosario Picardo and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-02-16 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ministry Makeover examines the decline within the church, especially the United Methodist Church (UMC), and some causes for this decline. It calls for a reforming of United Methodist structure and polity by drawing more attention to the value of the bi-vocational model of ministry and a re-visitation of the Wesleyan/United Brethren view and historical perspective. This book establishes a solid theological foundation upon which to build this shift and it goes a step beyond typical ecclesiology (the study of the church) to identify Trinitarian theology as the basis for the practice of the church. In turn, this text reveals bi-vocational ministry and support of new congregations as not only a viable option, but also arguably the model towards which the church is heading. These insights will transform the church and lead to more effective church ministry with respect to resources, structure, and reach in a post-Christendom world context. Picardo uses Embrace Church (Lexington, KY) as a case study, and incorporates his experiences into this text in order to show how these implications have played out in a true bi-vocational, church-plant context.

Download or read book Tentmaking written by Kurt T. Kruger and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would it surprise you to know that New Testament scholars, missiologists, and church-planting authorities cannot agree on how to define tentmaking, whether or not the church should be practicing it today, or even why Paul did it in the first place? It’s true. In Tentmaking, the widespread confusion and overall disagreement within the church regarding Paul’s self-support are exposed. Commonly held assumptions are removed from their entrenched positions and myths are debunked. In their place, Tentmaking offers an unadorned yet powerfully convincing presentation of Paul’s own self-disclosed reasons for intentionally selecting to support himself in some ministry contexts, but not others. This well-researched book provides answers to crucial questions that currently surround tentmaking, as well as a practical guide intended to lead to the recovery of biblical tentmaking within the church. Readers who pick up this book should be prepared to embark on an engrossing journey that will reward them with clarity on the often-misunderstood topic of Paul’s tentmaking.