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.

Strategic Disciple Making

Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1585588962
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
For many people, church is there to meet their needs--with programs designed with them in mind. Strategic Disciple Making teaches these churchgoers to develop a servant's heart. Readers will discover that they control the destiny of their church. If they seek personal contentment, they must grow as disciples, and church expert Aubrey Malphurs explains the true meaning of the word. This refreshing resource offers a radical "how-to" for renewing faltering faith. It is perfect for burned-out ministers and downcast church leaders who want a more authentic discipleship experience.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A New Kind of Church

Author: Aubrey Malphurs
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441200525
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
There is no shortage of books these days on new ways of "doing church." New church models have been both warmly embraced and roundly criticized. What are church leaders and others concerned about the state of the church to make of all this? Does the Bible prescribe a standard model for doing church? Or is there freedom within certain guidelines? In A New Kind of Church, respected church consultant Aubrey Malphurs addresses these important questions and suggests that there is room for new ways of doing ministry while being true to Scripture. In the process, he offers a theological and interpretive framework for evaluating any church model, new or old. He also offers suggestions for implementing change in the local church.