The Church finds itself in a period of great diversification and multiple expressions. In the midst of great change, we have become confused about what really makes for healthy and authentic pastoral leadership. What are the basic and common characteristics necessary for pastors to be effective? How can lay people understand the pastoral call more fully and partner better with pastors for the health of their church? Here Mannoia and Walkemeyer examine the foundations of pastoral effectiveness and bring together nine experienced pastoral leaders to discuss the basic characteristics that exist in effective pastors. Regardless of context or personality, ineffectiveness in pastors and subsequent ill health in churches is often not the result of a lack of calling, but instead is the result of misappropriated efforts to find success. Let’s help those who are called to be good stewards of their call. And let’s help churches have a chance to be healthy under the leadership of effective pastors!
Kevin Mannoia is Professor of Ministry and Chaplain at Azusa Pacific University with special focus on faculty, staff, and graduate students. He is also Founder and Chair of the Wesleyan Holiness Consortium. He served as Dean of the School of Theology at APU, President of the National Association of Evangelicals, Bishop of the Free Methodist Church of North America and Superintendent in two regional districts of his denomination. From his experience as a pastor and overseer of the church as well as an academic leader, Mannoia brings an understanding of the church at a congregational, organizational, denominational, and national level to his teaching and preaching. He has published a variety of articles on topics including Leadership, Integration of Faith and Learning, Ecclesiology, and Christian Living. He has authored 7 books including, The Integrity Factor, The Holiness Manifesto, Church 2K Leading Forward, 15 Characteristics of Effective Pastors, and Masterful Living. He has served on boards of Colleges and Universities in the U.S. as well as multiple organizations of Higher Learning globally. His consulting, preaching and teaching take him to churches and Universities around the world, but he and his wife Kathy make their home in Southern California.
Ph.D. - University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
M.Div - Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL.
B.A. - Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY.
www.kevinmannoia.com
