The realities of day-to-day staff management bears little resemblance to pastors preconceptions of how a church should function. Bring New Testament love and wisdom to the everyday task of managing a church today.

1. Radically increase the number of volunteers in your church.
2. Make disciples leading to “succession management.”
3. Avoid hiring missteps that ruin friendships.
4. Breed healthy communications over staff roles and expectations.
5. Overcome conflict before it gets out of hand.
6. Generate a toolkit of inexpensive benefits for both volunteer and paid staff.
7. Fire person without destroying them, or your church.

Ralph Moore makes me crazy! Why didn’t he write this book decades ago when it would have helped me avoid the exact pitfalls he describes with his practical and simple solutions? Oh, right, he was learning leadership lessons the hard way, so he could make them easy-to-grasp for the rest of us.

Daniel A. Brown, PhD (UCLA, Higher Education)

Church Planter (37 churches in 22 years)

Ralph’s books are already on our “must read” list for church planting leaders. That‘s because he writes as a fellow practitioner who’s learned to get things done on a shoestring.

Philip Claycomb

Executive Director Nexus Church Planting Network

Ralph Moore is extraordinarily qualified to share on church leadership. Thousands of congregations trace their heritage to his influence. His insights are creative and authentic, from simple yet significant shifts like planning in 15-month cycles to paying for volunteers to participate in conferences. Ralph is generous with his wisdom: read and heed.

Nathan “Chivo” Hawkins

West Regional Director Stadia

Ralph Moore has not only learned in the school of hard knocks, he has mentored countless pastors through the mine-field of HR. Send copies to every pastor you know.

David Householder

Founder, Robinwood Church, Huntington Beach

I’m so compelled by this book because of how hopeful it is, believing that the seeds of movement and revival are right before our eyes… it’s a text about building a movemental culture.

Drew Hyun

Church Planter and Pastor of Hope Church Midtown, New York

Few people have made a larger impact on the modern church than Ralph Moore and Hope Chapel. Through this book we gain insight into his wisdom gained over the last several decades.

Jeff Ludington

Lead Pastor of Generations Church, Huntington Beach

Ralph Moore strikes gold for every pastor, church planter… or leader. He gives us unfettered wisdom for the sticky stuff regarding staff selection, team building, management and discipline.

Norman Nakanishi

Founding Pastor of Grace Bible Church Pearlside, Hawaii

This manifesto is a timeless gift to the body of Christ. It is a joy to muse over time test biblical wisdom in this book. If you're a multiplier or a pastor you need to add this book to your arsenal.

Myron Pierce

Founder, Mission Church, Omaha

If you had the opportunity to sit at the feet of a planter with a family tree of 2,000+ churches, wouldn’t you camp overnight to be first in line?

Get ready for the straight up truth (even when it stings a bit) because Ralph tells it like it is…

Dale Spaulding

Director, Passion for Planting Network

This is the stuff you don’t learn in seminary but should have. Buy this book and read it.

Guy Wasko

Founder, Trinity Grace Church, East Village of Manhattan, New York

Church Planting Catalyst, Redeemer City to City