Small Church, Excellent Ministry

Small Church, Excellent Ministry
Author: Jeffrey C. Farmer
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2017-12-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498298877

Pastors of smaller membership churches have a huge calling. They are responsible for changing the world! Rather than look at the small number of members in their congregations as a limitation, pastors should view their congregations as an elite force, able to impact their communities for the Kingdom of God. Small Church, Excellent Ministry is a handbook designed for pastors serving in smaller membership churches. This book will help you to conduct your ministry with excellence. Written by practitioners and professors, the information provided in this book is on the vanguard of pastoral ministry and is useful for training pastors to be leaders of their churches.

Pastoral Care in the Small Membership Church

Pastoral Care in the Small Membership Church
Author: James L. Killen
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2005
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0687343267

An introduction to pastoral care for pastors of small membership churches. "If you spend your whole life serving small membership churches and doing it well, yours will have been a life well spent." Small membership churches have a real advantage when it comes to incorporating people into a fellowship where they are known and where their needs are met. These churches and their pastors have an opportunity for excellence in this area, and should make the most of it. Good pastoral care can be the key to effectiveness in all of the other ministries of the church.From getting acquainted with your congregation, weddings and funerals, picking up on subtle cues in a conversation to not-so-subtle conflicts, Killen shares insights from years of ministry in a small membership church setting. James L. Killen, Jr. is a retired elder of the Texas Conference, contributor to Circuit Rider, and author of Who Do You Say That I Am? A Personal Reader.

The Gifts of the Small Church

The Gifts of the Small Church
Author: Jason Byassee
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0687466598

Why the small- to mid-sized church remains God's best means to make disciples of Jesus Christ

Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry

Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry
Author: Bill Donahue
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310423430

Like nothing else, small groups have the power to change lives. They are the ideal route to discipleship—a place where the rubber of biblical truth meets the road of human relationships. However, church leaders often feel at a loss when it comes to assessing the strengths and weaknesses of group life in a church, and they struggle with understanding and solving the root causes of problems. Group Life resources provide, in ebook format, the practical tools and training resources needed to develop life-changing small group leaders, coaches to shepherd group leaders, and ultimately, a thriving church-wide small group ministry. These resources include the updated and revised versions of the best-selling Leading Life-Changing Small Groups and Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders, the new Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry and the supplemental Group Life Training DVD. Appropriate for individual or group study, the books function as manuals and workbooks that teach and allow readers to process and record information as they learn. Downloadable web-based vision clips and supplemental videos in the DVD help readers explore and discuss topics further. Group Life Resources conveniently integrate with the ReGroupTM curriculum, giving trainers the option to use them together. Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson’s Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry presents a broad introduction for pastors and point leaders to use as they navigate through the process of establish-ing and developing independent groups or a church-wide ministry of small groups.

Administration in the Small Membership Church

Administration in the Small Membership Church
Author: John H. Tyson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2007
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780687646432

For many pastors, church administration may be their least favorite area of ministry. But whether they love it or loathe it, they probably spend more time on administration than on any other single area of ministry. This book will help pastors create and maintain effective structures that will enable them to spend most of their time on what they truly value. Describes church administration as a ministry in the small membership church. Outlines key steps to organize and manage time, volunteers, and resources of the small membership churches including multi-point charges. Gives practical methods for creating and maintaining viable structures for effective church management * Helps pastors organize their church(es), so that they can focus on what gives them the most satisfaction in ministry. * Helps pastors recruit and retain the right people for the right jobs, thereby maximizing ministry especially where resources are limited. * Gives pastors ways to sharpen their vision for local church and mission beyond the local church ministry.

Youth Ministry in Small Churches

Youth Ministry in Small Churches
Author: Rick Chromey
Publisher: Group
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1990
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780931529764

Learn how to develop an effective youth ministry with only a few teenagers. And discover how to choose which activities will best help you meet your mission. BONUS: You get 28 ready-to-use activities for small groups!

Thriving Youth Ministry in Smaller Churches

Thriving Youth Ministry in Smaller Churches
Author: Rick Chromey
Publisher: Simply Youth Ministry
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Church group work with youth
ISBN: 9780764440519

A small youth ministry has the flexibility and qualities to be nimble and relational, two qualities that will serve teenagers better than a big budget. This resource demonstrates how to create a ministry teens will love to be a part of. (Ministry & Pastoral Resources)

The Strategically Small Church

The Strategically Small Church
Author: Brandon J. O'Brien
Publisher: Bethany House
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2010-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0764207830

Pastor and Leadership journal editor shows how small churches are uniquely equipped for success in today's culture, offering encouragement and help to pastors and leaders.

The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry

The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry
Author: Bill Donahue
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2009-08-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310864046

Assessment and solution for seven commonobstacles to building small groups.It’s one thing to start a small group ministry. It’s another tokeep the groups in your church healthy and headed in thesame direction. Whatever your church’s approach maybe—whether it is a church with groups or of groups—sooner or later, as a leader, you’ll need to do sometroubleshooting. That’s when the expert, to-the-pointguidance in this book will prove its worth.The beauty of this book lies in its unique diagnosticprocess. It allows you to assess, diagnose, and correctseven common “deadly sins” that can drain the life fromyour church’s small group ministry.In The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry, whatwould take you years to learn through trial and error isdistilled into some of the most useful information you canfind. Drawing on the knowledge they’ve gleaned fromworking inside Willow Creek Community Church, fromconsulting with hundreds of churches, and fromconducting conferences and seminars worldwide, smallgroup experts Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson furnishyou with proven, real-life solutions to the toughestproblems in your small group ministry. This is not theory—it is hands-on material you can read and apply today.

Christian Education in the Small Membership Church

Christian Education in the Small Membership Church
Author: Dr. Karen B. Tye
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426722222

Christian Education is part of the vital ministry of all churches, but especially of small membership churches. In a culture that places great value on numbers, small membership churches often mistakenly see themselves at a disadvantage. Small membership churches can create wonderful opportunities to form and disciple faithful followers of Jesus Christ. In offering viable Christian Education, the role of the pastor is critical. This book invites pastors to lead their small membership churches to develop an imaginative and holistic vision of Christian Education. Read the Introduction