Church Leadership

The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church for the Community is designed for church leaders who want to transform their churches to become less internally focused and more oriented to the world around them. The book includes clear guidelines on the changes congregations must adopt to become truly outwardly focused. This book is not about getting all churches to have an annual day of community service as a tactic, but changing the core of who they are and how they see themselves as a part of their community.

If you are a Christian leader in either ministry or business—the eternal revolutionary truths revealed in this book make it a manual for success you cannot afford to pass by. In God we trust? I believe the greatest need in the world is seasoned Christian leaders, who honestly care about the people they lead and the impact they have on their communities and society as a whole. Yet, in many cases there has been a great disconnect between successful business leaders and the local churches they attend.

I Sold My Soul on eBay tells the story of how and why Hemant Mehta, the nonbeliever who auctioned off the opportunity to send him to church, became an atheist and went on to attend a wide variety of church services. It also features his insightful critiques and observations of the churches he visited, including accounts of his visits to some of the best-known churches in the country.

Many pastors feel isolated and helpless, especially those beginning pastoral ministry. Phil Newton and Rich Shadden know what this road is like, and they want to share what they have gained from pastoral mentoring—Rich, a young pastor receiving support and guidance from Phil, an older, more experienced shepherd.

Following Sherwood Lingenfelter's successful books on ministering, teaching, and leading cross-culturally (with combined sales of over 200,000 copies), Teamwork Cross-Culturally casts a vision for how teams made up of diverse peoples can serve in unity as the body of Christ despite the complicated problems that arise.

Church planting and revitalization is a unique ministry. Filled with its own challenges, pastors and church leaders have often struggled in their labors. Thankfully, the apostle Paul imparted his wisdom to his young disciple Titus through a brief, power-packed letter full of encouragement and instruction. In like manner, this collection of writings from seasoned pastors, planters, and church revitalizers contains hundreds of years of combined wisdom and experience. Dear Titus serves as a helpful companion for any church planter or leader at any stage of their ministry.

Why is it that so many gifted and passionate leaders end up on the sidelines of ministry rather than finishing well? How can you avoid the pitfalls that face those who serve Christ and his church? What steps can you take that will propel you forward into a more faithful and fruitful ministry than you ever dreamed? These questions and more are addressed in Leadership from the Inside Out.

Though exceptions do exist, the reality is that church in America is failing one life at a time. Somewhere between pathetically predictable and shamefully entertaining, sadly sentimental and rarely authentic, church has become worst of all...godless. Vertical Church points to a new day where God is the seeker, and we are the ones found. In Vertical Church God shows up, and that changes everything.

En este audiolibro descubrirás herramientas clave para ejercer un liderazgo cristiano sólido, inspiradas en la primera carta del apóstol Pablo a Timoteo. Esta carta, junto con 2 Timoteo y Tito, forman lo que se conoce como las "Epístolas Pastorales", llamadas así porque no fueron escritas directamente a iglesias, sino a líderes como tú, personas que han sido llamadas a servir, guiar y mantenerse firmes en su propósito como siervos de Dios.

In This Book You Will Learn 8 principles that will lead to Guaranteed Growth, How to create an atmosphere for growth in your church and organization. Help you identify who you are called to reach. Your growth zone!

We live in a leadership paradox: In a time that needs leadership more than ever, people are more reluctant than ever to take on the responsibility of leadership. In addition, the average leader in our churches or faith-based organizations doesn’t necessarily have the time or desire to pore through shelves of leadership material. To Lead: A Practical Guide for Leaders in Churches and Faith-Based Organizations is Joel Milgate’s contribution toward filling that gap.

This book is the philosophy every amputee can follow to restore freedom and independence. This is not an easy road. You must make a nonnegotiable commitment to a new zero options mentality for the rest of your life.

Serving in pastoral ministry is a wonderful privilege. It's also a major challenge and a complicated task, even for those convinced they've been called to the profession. Many young pastors confess that the responsibilities they inherit when assuming the role feel overwhelming. Leading a church is a form of ministry that can stretch and test the strongest of personalities. In this book, 11 seasoned pastors share formative stories from their early years of church leadership, along with valuable counsel on important subjects like; marriage, parenting, personal finances, handling ...

In a world where crises are becoming more frequent and devastating, the Church has an unprecedented opportunity to partner with God and to be a beacon of light in every city around the world. In United in Crisis, Daniel Geraci shares gripping stories of God's miraculous power and provision working through a united network of churches in the Greater Austin area that grew to over two hundred churches in the midst of sixteen major disasters, demonstrating how God uses trained and prepared Christian volunteers to reveal the love and hope of Christ in the darkest storms.

This book is NOT a How to Build a Big Church manual. It is a call to a more spiritually healthy church and Christian life. The author performs a spiritual autopsy from head to toe on an imaginary dead church. Hundreds of Bible verses are used as a sharp scalpel exposing potential killers of the contemporary church. Creative and challenging insights will help you and your church avoid the spiritual obituaries.

The Making of a Biblical Leader explores the essentials of spiritually guided leadership, both in character and in practice, for those seeking to grow in their ability to lead with wisdom and integrity. With contributions from ten trusted ministry leaders grounded firmly in Scripture, this inspiring and practical resource will help you identify the biblical markers of godly leadership; successfully navigate difficult leadership situations; build long-lasting relational bridges; embrace the transformative power of suffering; and more!

The church is the origin, means, and end of missions. Scripture calls on missionaries to start and strengthen churches where new believers—and more missionaries—can grow. But today, many Christians downplay the role of the church in favor of pragmatism and parachurch ministries, weakening the mission's cause.

Ruth Tucker recounts a harrowing story of abuse at the hands of her husband, a well-educated, charming preacher no less, in hope that her story will help other women caught in a cycle of domestic violence and offer a balanced biblical approach to counter such abuse for pastors and counselors.

Many leaders find that the realities of day-to-day church leadership bear little resemblance to their ideals about how a congregation should function. This book brings New Testament love, grace and discipline into the process of leading a growing church in the 21st Century. Ralph draws from a wealth of hands-on experience to solve problems such as finding and retaining volunteers, managing paid staff expectations & performance and even firing when you're forced to do it. It's a great tool for a church staff to read and discuss together. This volume is book 4 in a series of Kindle books, ...

The Complete Leader (Jesus Christ the Accomplished Perfect Total leader), Lesson for Leaders Book 3 is a leadership style handbook and leaders daily companion.You will learn about various leadership styles - Visionary leaders, Resourceful leaders, Team leaders, compassionate leaders, servant leaders, shepherd leaders, dedicated leaders, surrendered leaders, sacrificial leaders, etc. It is designed to help leaders and workers of leadership position of all shades - bishops, managers, church workers, pastors, youth leaders etc. This book is a must read for all who want to succeed and excel in ...