Leadership Essentials for Children's Ministry [Paperback]

Craig Jutila (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2001

Travel the P.A.T.H. to life-changing children's ministry leadership!

Craig Jutila, leader of the children's ministry for Saddleback Church, learned long ago that children's ministry requires skilled leadership and teamwork. In this book, through the four critical, foundational "pillars" of P.A.T.H. (Passion, Attitude, Teamwork, Honor) Craig shares key leadership insights and powerful practical leadership skills. A compelling portrait of what positive, visionary, passionate leadership looks like. Learn from one of America's top children's ministry leaders how to build (or rebuild) a purpose-driven children's ministry in your church.

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About the Author

Craig Jutila is the Children's Pastor at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. Craig is an author and sought-after motivational communicator with intensely practical insights. He is also the founder of Empoweringkids.net, a company designed to provide relevant resources for children's leaders in the local church.

Product Details

• Paperback: 142 pages
• Publisher: Flagship Church Resources (December 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764423894
• ISBN-13: 978-0764423895
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #778,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT HELP FOR CHILDREN'S MINISTRY, April 15, 2003

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This review is from: Leadership Essentials for Children's Ministry (Paperback)

Craig has done an awesome job putting in to words what the heart of children's ministry leaders need. I loved this book so much I have purchased one for every member of my leadership team.
Can't wait to go through it with them!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read!, June 3, 2009

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Kristen E. Hartley "Nurse Kris" (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leadership Essentials for Children's Ministry (Paperback)

I loved this book! Craig is an awesome author and speaker and is very practical and relatable. Our personalities are similiar, so I totally get where he is coming from in a lot of his personal stories. The book is very reader friendly and flows well. This book was so complete in that it talked about Children's Ministrytips, Christian growth and leadership. It covered every area because they are all so important in a successful children's ministry! I so enjoyed this book and learned so much from it and I look forward to reading every other book authored by him. Must read for any Children's Ministry worker in whatever capacity you serve.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars OK, July 20, 2007

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Christian A. Left (Saint Paul, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leadership Essentials for Children's Ministry (Paperback)

There is some good stuff here in terms of motivating people. Yet, again, as I have found with so many Christian works designed for children and family ministry--its rather shallow. There is little substance here in terms of scholarly or biblical depth.