Growing Your Church Through Training and Motivation: 30 Strategies to Transform Your Ministry (Library of Leadership Development) [Hardcover]

Marshall Shelley (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Library of Leadership Development | Publication Date: October 1997

Ministry done by one is an overwhelming burden. No go-it-alone pastor or small set of laypeople can lead a church. And without unleashing the ministry skills of a whole congregation, your people miss the chance to find their place in the priesthood of all believers and attain the maturity God intends.

Growing Your Church Through Training and Motivation brings insight from highly effective pastors in a variety of settings, showing how church leadership can encourage and equip the whole church for the work of ministry. From recruiting volunteers to working with a board, this fourth volume in the Library of Leadership Development explores how you can most effectively equip and encourage your congregation. Now, in a never-before-collected lineup, are thirty chapters of expert advice from:

Leith Anderson

Daniel Brown

John Cheydleur

Don Cousins

Gary Fenton

Carl E. George

Richard C. Halverson

Jack Hayford

Roberta Hestenes

Ken Horton

David Hubbard

Joel C. Hunter

Bill Hybels

Wayne Jacobson

George Mallone

John Maxwell

Bob Moeller

Robert J. Morgan

Ron Oertli

Charles M. Olsen

Larry Osborne

Ben Patterson

Roy C. Price

Ruth Senter

Al Sibello

Fred Smith, Sr.

Roger Thompson

Rick Warren

Marlene Wilson

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About the Author

Marshall Shelley is a vice president of Christianity Today, Inc. He is also the author of several books including Well-Intentioned Dragons and Helping Those Who Don't Want to Be Helped. He holds a journalism degree from Bethel College in Minnesota and a M.Div. from Denver Seminary in Colorado. Marshall and his family live in Illinois.

size : 6.0 x 8.6

Product Details

• Hardcover: 302 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Pub (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556619677
• ISBN-13: 978-1556619670
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,180,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Refresher Course on Church Training and Motivation, July 4, 2005

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This review is from: Growing Your Church Through Training and Motivation: 30 Strategies to Transform Your Ministry (Library of Leadership Development) (Hardcover)

The title consists of 30 articles from 30 Christian leaders encouraging churches to improve church training and motivation through various methods. The book focuses on 6 major areas: mission, selection, training, church board, individuals, and congregations.

Among the important points covered include:

1. The difference between being passionate and driven.
2. Selecting good leaders is the key for effective ministry.
3. Find and equip people first, then find a ministry for them.
4. Gratitude is a greater motivator than guilt.
5. 5 good measures to determine if someone is ready to lead.
6. 4 reasons a pastor needs to commit to leadership development.
7. 3 basic principles for settling church conflicts.
8. Ways to bring out the best in your church board members.
9. A healthy board has trust, teamwork, and courage.
10. 4 steps to transform pewsitters into participants.

While none of the articles really do not contain any new earth-shattering thoughts or concepts, they do contain plenty of helpful reminders of basic insights into church training. Such reading can help us remember that people are more important than programs - an idea we may often forget in the busyness of church activity.

Read and enjoy. Highly recommended!