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13 Fatal Errors Managers Make, and How You Can Avoid Them

Type: BOOK
Author: Brown, W. Steven
( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Clergy , General , Leadership , Pastoral Skills )

Excel in your management skills. This book contains the most common errors and unconscious pitfalls of managerial methods that can be fatal to a career or even to a company's success. He accompanies each Fatal Error with swift, effective action ideas that work.

180 Ways to Walk the Leadership Talk

Type: BOOK
Author: Baldoni, John
( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , General , Leadership , Personal Growth )

The how-to handbook for leaders at ALL levels. Leadership is EVERYONE'S responsibility. It's the behavior each of us exerts when we take responsibility for our actions and their consequences. It's the voice within us that calls out and says "take charge!" Most important, it's what we do to make a positive difference in our lives…and make our world a better place.

44 Questions for Congregational Self-Appraisal

Type: BOOK
Author: Lyle E. Schaller
( Congregational Development , Leadership )

In 44 Questions for Congregational Self-Appraisal, Lyle E. Schaller directs the reader to the crucial questions a church must ask itself if it is to understand its mission and the course it must chart in order to achieve that mission. He helps pastors, congregational leaders, and strategic planning groups understand that the questions we ask and the data we gather tend to set our priorities. For this reason it is imperative that churches seek the correct information, that they ask the right...

56 Devotions on Short Notice

Type: BOOK
Author: Wallace, Robert A.
( Devotions , General , Leadership , Meditations , Programming , Sermon Helps , Service , Worship )

Resource designed for people who are asked, on short notice, to lead a brief devotional or worship service. Each 20-minute service is complete on 2 facing pages for easy presentation. Each includes a call to worship, prayer, scripture, suggested hymn, meditation, and closing prayer.

Abilene Paradox, The

Type: VHS
Author: Harvey, Dr. Jerry B.
( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Staff , Communication , General , Leadership , Team-Building , Training Volunteers )

Training film focusing on group decision-making. Learn why group "consensus" is NOT always what it appears to be. Help inspire group members to voice their true opinions and prevent incorrect group decisions. Comes with leader's guide.

Activating the Passive Church: Diagnosis and Treatment

Type: BOOK
Author: Schaller, Lyle E.
( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Growth , Church Renewal , General , Leadership , New Members , Renewal/Revival )

Written for both lay and ordained congregational leaders, this book diagnoses the causes of church passivity and formulates a method for combating the problem.

Adam Hamilton Sessions: June 2009 NE Annual Conference

Type: DVD
Author:
( Annual Conference , Christian Life , Evangelism , Leadership , Worship )

Adam Hamilton Sessions : •Session 1 - Leadership •Session 2 - Worship •Session 3 - Evangelism

All Aboard 101: Kicking Off a Group

Type: BOOK
Author:
( General , Leadership , Small Groups )

6 sessions for kicking-off a group.

Awesome Worship Services for Youth: 12 Powerful, Faith-Buiding Worship Services

Type: BOOK
Author: Group Publishing
( Contemporary Worship , General , Leadership , Worship , Youth )

Worship isn't a spectator sport, so involve your teenagers in powerful worship with these 12 faith-building worship services. Each service combines 4 key forms of worship: celebration, reflection, symbolic action, and declaration of God's truth. You'll train your teens for leadership as together you experience the presence of God.

Blessed to Be a Blessing: How to have an Intentional Healing Ministry in Your Church

Type: BOOK
Author: Wagner, James K.
( Church Growth , General , Healing , Leadership , Ministry , Outreach )

How-to book for Christians who are considering, ready to begin, or already having an intentional healing ministry in their churches.

Board/Council Retreat, The

Type: BOOK
Author: Morseth, Ellen
( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , General , Leadership , Retreats )

This guide is structured for an annual retreat. It is divided into 2 parts: Storytelling and Biblical/Theological reflection; and Prayerful Discernment and Visioning the Future.

Building a People of Power: Faith-Based Community Organizing

Type: VHS
Author: Linthicum, Robert C.
( Church Admin/Leadership , Community , General , Leadership , Social Justice , Visioning )

An interactive video course on the biblical theology and strategy of congregational-based community organizing. It is a powerful way to develop a thorough understanding of biblical social justice and a commitment to it, as well as presenting congregational-based community organizing as an effective way of carrying it out. Contains a series of 14 videos, a textbook, a student's workbook, and a handbook for facilitators. It can also be presented in a shorter format of 6 short-term modules,...

Building God's People: A Workbook for Empowering Servant Leaders

Type: BOOK
Author: Hawkins, Thomas R.
( Bible , Bible/New Testament , Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Clergy , General , Leadership , Pastors )

Leadership? What for? Here is a workbook for a 4-week study course - for clergy and laity - which seeks to answer this question from a specifically biblical and New Testament point of view.

Challenge to Care, The

Type: BOOK
Author: Simpson, Charles
( Caring , General , Laity , Leadership , Ministry )

A fresh look at how pastors and lay leaders relate to the people of God. Shows you how to commit your life more fully to Christ. Contains practical, biblically based advice and direction for anyone who is responsible, formally or informally, for others in the Body of Christ (including mentors, counselors, ordained persons, parents and spouses)

Class Leaders - Recovering a Tradition

Type: VHS
Author: Watson, David Lowes
( Church History , General , History , Leadership , Methodist , Small Groups , United Methodist )

Explains the tradition and history of class leaders in Methodist tradition and explores if we should revive the tradition. Adapted from a live broadcast, uses interviews and discussion to explain how to 1) develop leaders and 2) appoint leaders.

Class Leaders: Recovering a Tradition

Type: BOOK
Author: Watson, David Lowes
( Church Admin/Leadership , Discipleship , Discipline , General , Leadership , Spiritual Growth )

Explains what the recovery of class leaders and class meetings traditions can mean for congregations and offers some guidelines for the revitalized office of class leader.

Class Leaders: Recovering a Tradition

Type: BOOK
Author: Watson, David Lowes
( Church Admin/Leadership , General , Leadership , Spiritual Growth , Sunday School )

Explains what the recovery of the tradition of class leaders and class meetings can mean for our United Methodist tradition. Shows how class leaders can nurture the discipline of other church members in light of a general rule derived from the early Methodist societies.

Companions in Christ - Leader's Guide

Type: BOOK
Author: Bryant, Grana and Thompson
( General , Leadership , Small Group Ministry , Small Groups , Spiritual Growth , Teacher Training )

Small-Group Experience in Spiritual Formation. Leader's guide provides detailed guidance for leading a small group through 28 weekly sessions.

Couples 101: Starting a Couples Group

Type: BOOK
Author:
( General , Leadership , Small Groups , Welcoming / Reaching Outside the Church )

6 sessions for starting a couples group.
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