On Church Leadership

On Church Leadership
Author: Mark Driscoll
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Christian leadership
ISBN: 9781433501371

Mark Driscoll knows something about church leadership. He founded Mars Hill Church in Seattle in 1996, and it is now one of the fastest-growing and most prolific church-planting churches in America. Writing out of his personal experience and biblical conviction, Driscoll examines six important areas of church leadership, packing big truth into this little book, making it a book you’ll actually read.This book also includes some helpful appendices that answer seventeen common practical questions about church leadership, as well as a sample membership covenant and a list of recommended reading for further study on church leadership.On Church Leadership is part of a series of thorough, inexpensive, and accessible books that give clear, biblical answers to difficult theological questions and controversies. Through this series, readers will get a solid and simple introduction to a major doctrine by investing just a little time and money. Praise for the A Book You’ll Actually Read series:“Mark has a gift of taking weighty ideas and expressing them in clear and lively language.” Bruce A. Ware, Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary“Serious, informed, reverent, but not technical discussions of great themes.” D. A. Carson, Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School“Simply and superbly written! Mark Driscoll has given us tools that can be placed in the hands of a skeptic or seeker, a new believer or mature saint.” Daniel L. Akin, President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary“These accessible books will encourage believers to see that theology is not an afterthought in the mission of God and the life of his church.” Ed Stetzer, Director of LifeWay Research“These books are well worth an hour of your time.” Craig Groeschel, Founding Pastor of LifeChurch.tv and author of Confessions of a Pastor

Churches, Cultures, and Leadership

Churches, Cultures, and Leadership
Author: Mark Lau Branson
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2023-02-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1514002884

In a world that is more culturally diverse than ever, pastors and lay leaders need skills and competencies to serve in multicultural contexts. This rich blend of astute analysis and practical guidance offers a praxis of paying attention, study, and discernment that leads to genuine reconciliation and shared life empowered by the gospel.

Teams That Thrive

Teams That Thrive
Author: Ryan T. Hartwig
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2015-03-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830897577

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.

Leading Change in the Congregation

Leading Change in the Congregation
Author: Gilbert R. Rendle
Publisher: Alban Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Christian leadership
ISBN: 9781566991872

Many books have been written about leadership and change, but until now none has focused on the kind of change that tears at a community's very fabric. Alban senior consultant Gil Rendle provides a respectful context for understanding change, especially the experiences and resistances that people feel. Rendle pulls together theory, research, and his work with churches facing change to provide leaders with practical diagnostic models and tools. In a time when change is the norm, this book helps to "lead change" in a spiritual and healthy way.

Leadership for Women in the Church

Leadership for Women in the Church
Author: Susan Hunt
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1991
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0310540216

Susan and Peggy remind us that true leadership is not so much a result of one's position, but rather an outgrowth of Christlike qualities which are neither male nor female.

Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times

Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times
Author: Peter L. Steinke
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Christian leadership
ISBN: 9781566993289

Anxious times call for steady leadership. When tensions emerge in a congregation, its leaders cannot be as anxious as the people they serve. To remain effective, congregational leaders must control their own uneasiness. This takes self-awareness and confidence to manage relationships and influence behaviors. Knowing how to deal with anxiety and how to work throug complex challenges can lead a congregation to new insights, growth, and vitality. Anxious times hold not only the potential for loss but also for creation, important lernings, and changes that will strengthen the congregation. With this new book, internationally respected consultant Peter Steinke goes deeper into the requirements of effective congregational leadership. Born from the wisdom of Steinke's distinguished career, this new volume will both enlighten and embolden leaders. Steinke inspires courage in leaders to maintain the course, unearth secrets, resist sabotage, withstand fury, and overcome timidity or doubts. His insights, illustrations, and provocations will carry leaders through rough times, provide clarity during confusing times, and uplift them in joyous times.

Leading Leaders

Leading Leaders
Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2005-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0801091780

How can well-meaning but sometimes ill-prepared laypeople guide the path of a church body? A leadership expert provides the secret, which lies in offering effective, practical training.

Pastoral Leadership

Pastoral Leadership
Author: Harold L. Senkbeil
Publisher: Lexham Press
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2021-08-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1683594762

Christ's sheep need shepherding. That's where you come in. With more than 60 years of ministry between them, Harold Senkbeil and Lucas Woodford have come to understand that everything in ministry--even administration, leadership, and planning--revolves around the ancient tradition of the care of souls. Pastors are entrusted with the care of a flock by the Good Shepherd and are called to be faithful to this task. But pastoring seems to be getting more and more difficult. Based on a sound theological framework, Senkbeil and Woodford present a set of practical tools for church leadership and strategy. Calling on their vast experience, they encourage pastors to protect, guide, and feed their flock as Jesus would, bridging the eternal wisdom of the word of God with the everyday practicality of hands-on leadership. Originally published as Church Leadership & Strategy, this revision includes a new chapter and litany.

Church Leadership

Church Leadership
Author: Lovett Hayes Weems
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426703023

The definitive guide to leading the congregation, updated to meet the needs of today's church leaders.