Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Church Historian

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Church Historian
Author: Gc on Archives & History
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2012-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426736355

You have been asked to be your church's historian, or you have just found a box of old records. What do you keep? How do you store the materials? How do you preserve them? What good is all this? As part of celebrating you church's anniversary, you want to write a history of your church. How do you start? Some of your church's leaders are aging. You want to record their memories. How do you prepare to interview them and what do you ask? This booklet offers some answers and suggested ways to get more help. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Churc.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 (Set of 26)

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 (Set of 26)
Author: General Board Of Discipleship
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 985
Release: 2012
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426736800

The Guidelines booklets, one for each ministry area, are tools that enable you to help get new lay leaders off to a good start. Each booklet includes the basic ""job description"" for the leader as well as practical ""how-to"" information important to implementing ministry effectively. Brief and to the point for the busy, but spirit-led leader, these Guidelines take some of the unknown out of leading these ministry areas. One booklet for each title makes up this set of 26 Guidelines, perfect for making them available to all church members. The twenty-six Guidelines, one for each ministry are.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Church Council

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Church Council
Author: Betsey Heavner
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2012-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426736266

The church council exists to create and supervise the strategic plan for your local congregation fulfills its mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ. This twofold function includes both leadership and management. This Guideline is designed to help equip you and your ministry team to navigate these two functions. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Pastor-Parish Relations and Small Membership Church, the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees, and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, S.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Advocates for Inclusiveness

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Advocates for Inclusiveness
Author: Gen Com on the Status and Role of Women
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426754361

Your task as an advocate for inclusiveness – and as coordinator of your ministry group – is to help every ministry, committee, and aspect of your church to be intentional about the full and equal participation of women and racial and ethnic persons in the life of the church. As you advocate for an inclusive church, you are helping the church to reflect the fullness of the ministry of Christ. This Guideline is designed to help equip you in leading this ministry group in your congregation. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more. To see a full list of Guidelines, search by typing keywords: “Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016,” and click “search”.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Church and Society

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Church and Society
Author: Clayton Childers
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2012-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426736754

You are the leaders of your church's involvement in social issues. As such, you will help your church members respond to social issues through education, making connection, and advocating for and responding to the needs of people around you and in the rest of God's world. This Guideline is designed to help equip you in leading this ministry group in your congregation. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, a.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Christian Education

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Christian Education
Author: Diana L. Hynson
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2012-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426736428

Christian education and formation is a crucial building block for our growth as healthy, mature Christians. There are a number of different small group settings in which Christian formation occurs. Through Christian education, we invite people and communities of faith to be transformed as they are inspired and challenged. As a leader in the ministry of Christian education, you have a vital role to play in the faith development of other members of your congregation. This Guideline is designed to help equip you in leading this ministry group in your congregation. This is one of the twenty-six Gui.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Small Membership Church

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Small Membership Church
Author: General Board Of Discipleship
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426754248

The vast majority of United Methodist churches are small membership churches that can be and are vital places of ministry that matter. Most are situated in areas where there are people outside any faith community and have great potential for ministry. This Guideline will help you be an effective leader in your smaller church. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Pastor-Parish Relations; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship and Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more. To see a full list of Guidelines, search by typing keywords: “Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016,” and click “search."

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Pastor

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Pastor
Author: Susan Ruach
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2012-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426736274

The pastoral leader is the primary spiritual leader of the congregation. The pastor carries the responsibility for a number of different ministry tasks, which are condensed into seven categories. Effective pastors will also take intentional time for their own spiritual growth and restoration to maintain a vital ministry. The guideline helps each pastor navigate their role a pastoral leader. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Communications

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Communications
Author: Um Communications
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2015-07-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426736347

Local church communication is a ministry that shares the church's story in ways that move people toward becoming disciples of Christ. You are part of a leadership team that brings to life your church's vision and mission. Your role is to be a storyteller and connector, employing communications' practices and tools to share the story of the church in a planned, compelling, accessible way. Your goal is to develop a reliable process for telling and hearing the story in which everyone can participate. This guideline is designed to help you meet this goal. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines th.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Finance

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Finance
Author: Philip D. Jamieson
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2012-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426736371

The goal of the ministry of finance is to fund ministries that nurture persons in their faith. The finance system in the congregation will raise, manage, and disperse the funds of the congregation that help realize the mission and vision of the church. This Guideline is designed to help equip you in leading this ministry group in your congregation/This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Trustees, and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Ev.