Advanced Strategic Planning

Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441240306
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
First published in 1999, Advanced Strategic Planning explains why planning is so important to carrying out the church's mission. Now in its third edition, this classic resource offers •a nine-step strategic thinking and acting model •useful ideas for developing a ministry strategy •diagrams to help illustrate concepts •a new section on spiritual formation The methods in this book are proven to work, having already helped many churches articulate their vision and implement their mission.

Advanced Strategic Planning

Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 0801091810
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
Now it its second edition, this helpful guide offers a nine-step strategic thinking and acting model and numerous useful ideas for equipping a church to carry out its mission.

Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century

Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1585580767
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 432

Book Description
If the church is to thrive in the twenty-first century, it will have to take on a new form as it ministers to the 120 million unchurched people in the United States. Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century is still virtually the only available text on church planting in North America and beyond. In this third edition, readers will find material on the importance of healthy, biblical change in our churches, updated appendixes, insight on our postmodern ministry context, and strategies for reaching new population demographics such as Generations X and Y. Pastors, ministry leaders, and church planters will find the information and advice found in this book invaluable as they carry out their ministries.

The Dynamics of Church Leadership (Ministry Dynamics for a New Century)

Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441231730
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 103

Book Description
A survey of the essential elements for exercising pastoral leadership in an era of change.

Developing a Vision for Ministry

Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493400401
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
Strong leaders have vision that is both far-reaching and focused on the details. Having that vision is what separates the church with a hodge-podge of ineffective programs and activities from churches that reach people effectively, efficiently, and consistently with the Good News. Now in its third edition, this groundbreaking book continues to offer church planters, pastors, and ministry leaders concrete help with crafting vision statements, encouraging buy-in from the influencers in the church, turning up the energy level, and ultimately growing the church.

Building Leaders

Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 158558214X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
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.

Leading Leaders

Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 0801091780
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
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.

Values-Driven Leadership

Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1585580821
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
What are the core values of your ministry? Values-Driven Leadership is a pioneering work designed to help church and parachurch leaders understand the cutting-edge concept of organizational core values. Every ministry organization has a set of core values that guides what the ministry seeks to accomplish. Understanding and implementing these core values is key to a high-performing ministry. In this revised edition, Aubrey Malphurs offers important insights on new research in the field of leadership and delineates techniques for implementing those insights in practical ways. After exploring the concepts in Values-Driven Leadership, you'll be able to take concrete steps to write your ministry's values in a credo or values statement and focus in on your mission. This edition includes - Helpful discussion questions - Core values audits - A readiness-for-change inventory to help you and your ministry identify areas in need of attention - The latest research on values - New insights into the differences between values and beliefs. This is a useful book for individuals, boards, committees, and leadership teams.

Money Matters in Church

Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441200371
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
Money Matters in Church helps leaders to discover a one-stop, comprehensive model for managing finances and fundraising. It guides leaders of any size church or ministry to create a culture of giving that supports savvy, faithful, and legal financing. The authors present a biblical theology of stewardship that supports ways to develop donors and maximize contributions, enact a strategic budget and effective audit process, project income and expenses, work with banks, compensate staff, and address debt. The book's practical step-by-step approach makes finance issues understandable for leaders without a business background.

Author: William Vanderbloemen
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493423347
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 245

Book Description
Packed with new research, new interviews, and practical solutions, this updated and expanded edition of Next will equip pastors, ministry teams, and Christian organizations to navigate leadership changes with wisdom and grace. While there is no simple, one-size-fits-all solution to the puzzle of planning for a seamless pastoral succession, Next offers church leaders and pastors a guide to asking the right questions in order to plan for the future. Vanderbloemen, founder of a leading pastoral search firm, and Bird, an award-winning writer and researcher, share insider stories of succession failures and successes in dozens of churches, including some of the nation's most influential. The authors demystify successful pastoral succession and help you prepare for an even brighter future for your ministry. Includes a foreword by John Ortberg and an introduction by Eric Geiger and Kenton Beshore.