The Five Star Church [Hardcover]

Stan Toler (Author), Alan Nelson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2011

How does a restaurant or hotel earn a five-star rating? Is it the people? The location? The service? The amenities? In most cases, it is all of this and more: an overall sense that the customer is to be valued, honored and treated well. Jesus' life was like that: a sacrificial offering of love for those He loved and cared about. In "The Five-Star Church", pastor/ how to transform your church based on Jesus' model of servant hood. With humor and fresh insight, they provide tangible steps on how to build a church whose number one goal is to serve God and others-the mark of a five-star church.

 

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About the Author

STAN TOLER is senior pastor of Trinity Church of the Nazarene in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and hosts the television program "Mission Today." For the past ten years he has taught seminars for INJOY Group, a leadership development institute. Toler has written over 45 books, including his best-sellers' God Has Never Failed Me, But He's Sure Scared Me to Death a Few Times, The Five-Star Church and, his latest book, The Buzzards Are Circling, but God's Not Finished with Me Yet.

 ALAN E. NELSON, Ed.D. pastored 20 years, is the former executive editor of Rev! magazine, and has authored 14 books  (www.alanenelson.com).  He is the founder of KidLead (www.kidlead.com), a non-profit organization dedicated to identifying and developing leaders while they’re moldable.  Alan and his family live near Monterey, CA.

 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Regal (February 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830723234
• ISBN-13: 978-0830723232
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,020,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Stan A. Toler is a general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene with an office at the Global Ministry Center in Lenexa, Kansas, USA.

He was chosen for the highest elected office in the church at the 27th General Assembly at Orlando, Florida, USA, in July 2009, after serving for 40 years as a pastor in Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.

Toler has written over 70 books, including his best-sellers, God Has Never Failed Me, But He's Sure Scared Me to Death a Few Times; The Buzzards Are Circling, But God's Not Finished With Me Yet; God's Never Late, He's Seldom Early, He's Always Right on Time; The Secret Blend; Practical Guide to Pastoral Ministry; The Inspirational Speaker's Resource, ReThink Your Life, and his popular Minute Motivator series.

Toler recently was given an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Southern Nazarene University.

He and his wife, Linda, an educator, have two sons, Seth and Adam, and one grandson Rhett.

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide for improving the quality of your church!, September 15, 1999

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This review is from: The Five Star Church (Hardcover)

Stan Toler and Alan Nelson give wonderful and specific helps to turn any church into a 5-Star Quality Service Church. The evaluation questions at the end of each chapter are wonderful to help church leadership evaluate where they stand in serving God's people. Toler & Nelson offer important insights to FAQ's that will prove helpful to any church. An excellent resource to make every church excellent!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AME CHURCH, BUY THIS BOOK!, December 28, 2009

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This review is from: The Five Star Church: Serving God and His People with Excellence (Paperback)

My Pastor advised our congregation, of an AME Church to all purchase and read this book, it was great advice! He was newly assigned to our church and came with lots of changes that needless to say was met with lots of opposition and drama. This book put into perspective what he is trying to do with bringing our church out of traditions that no longer work, with respect to focusing on our main objective...WINNING AS MANY SOULS TO CHRIST AS WE CAN, and meeting our spiritual needs...AMEN!! This book is not just for making your church a five star experience, but you can also apply it's principles to your workplace, developing your own business, even changes within yourself. This book is a must buy if your church is starting lose members or if your church just isn't growing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars for Five Star Church!, December 6, 2007

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I read this book a few years ago and it has changed my life. I use this as the cornerstone of my non-profit work. I have used the concepts and outlines to help other churches. Dr. Toler wishes to bring all churches to their full potential. Buy this for your pastor, your church board, for business people you care about. Five Star Church is a movement for quality and excellence!