Church Wake-Up Call: A Ministries Management Approach That Is Purpose-Oriented and Inter-Generational in Outreach [Hardcover]

William Benke (Author), Le Etta Benke (Author), Robert E Stevens (Author), David L Loudon (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0789011379 | ISBN-13: 978-0789011374 | Publication Date: March 1, 2001

Is your church viable in the changing marketplace of today--and tomorrow?

Today's church market is comprised of four cultural paradigms--Youth, Baby Busters (Generation X), Baby Boomers, and Pre-Boomers. Each has unique characteristics in terms of attitudes, spiritual orientation, values, emotional needs, moral perspective, and lifestyle. This implies significant changes for the church--new approaches to ministry and different methods of communication and interface.

Church Wake-Up Call's unique “Ministries Matrix” approach provides effective management techniques to help you define and evaluate duties, priorities, and remedial actions for the future of your ministry in today's multigenerational context.

Church Wake-Up Call will inform and enlighten you on these subjects:

• understanding and using the Ministries Matrix to define purposes and priorities for your church
• eirecting your ministry toward a particular age group without compromising the church's message
• increasing your church's visibility
• structuring your church's management organization
• creating an effective outreach program . . . and more!

Although the book is oriented toward churches and their leadership and has been written largely from an evangelical Christian perspective, the descriptive information regarding each of the generational categories that comprise today's populace is applicable to all Christian organizations, whether they be evangelical or mainline Protestant, Catholic or parachurch. Similarly, the management system, which integrates defined purposes, priorities, and programming options into a well-coordinated plan of action, can be applied by all such organizations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (March 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789011379
• ISBN-13: 978-0789011374
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,566,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Management Tools with Bibical Principles, November 26, 2002

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"simon_h_lau" (Markham, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Church Wake-Up Call: A Ministries Management Approach That is Purpose-Oriented and Inter-Generational in Outreach (Paperback)

As a church lay leader, I have been reading church management books for many years. With a MBA background, I am also leading the strategic planning for our church. Rarely I can find a book with such a combined managerial/bibical strengths. This is the best church management book on ministry planning I came across so far.

As a word of warning, this book focuses primarily on ministry planning, not leadership nor general management. This book provides a useful overview on various generation (gen-X, boomers, etc) issues in the postmodern era. It also provides a very useful, practical and easy-to-use tool for evaluating the church's existing programs to align them with the church mission. It also includes some info on trends and best practices of some sucuessful churches. If you are planning on church ministries, this is the book you should read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Offers hands-on, practical, and tested solutions. . ., April 20, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Church Wake-Up Call: A Ministries Management Approach That is Purpose-Oriented and Inter-Generational in Outreach (Paperback)

"Many pastors are so close to the pew, they can't see the people. Offers hands-on, practical, and tested solutions. . . . An urgent response to the cries from the multi-generational church that are often ignored. Must reading for every pastor and ministry worker desirous of investigating effective remedies for the needs of their congregation."

Reviewed by: Rev. Wilbur James Antisdale, Pastor Emeritus, Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, Washington

5.0 out of 5 stars DELIVERS A FRESH NEW PERSPECTIVE, April 20, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Church Wake-Up Call: A Ministries Management Approach That is Purpose-Oriented and Inter-Generational in Outreach (Paperback)

"DELIVERS A FRESH NEW PERSPECTIVE for Christian organizations facing today's challenge of change. We are fortunate . . . one of the aerospace industry's top analytical problem solvers addresses the church's epic struggle to keep their ministries relevant in today's age-related cultural diversity."

Reviewed by: Malcolm Stamper, Publisher and CEO, Storytellers Ink, Seattle, Washington; former President and Vice-Chairman of The Boeing Company