A Parliamentary Guide for Church Leaders [Paperback]

C. Barry McCarty (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 155 pages
• Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers (May 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805431160
• ISBN-13: 978-0805431162
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #562,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Parlimentary Guide for Church Leaders, December 7, 2011

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Excellent , Barry has brought back simple understanding on how to have a civil meeting .The basic six steps of conducting a meeting are explained and outlined in a usable format . This is an easy read . Would highly reccomend .

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful resource to have on hand., October 19, 2010

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This review is from: A Parliamentary Guide for Church Leaders (Paperback)

I purchased this product understanding the our church uses "Robert's Rules of Order Revised" as it's parliamentary guideline. It's helpful, although wordy. I wanted something from a church-based standard. I was pleased and surprised to learn the background of "Robert's". "A Parliamentary Guide for Church Leaders" is the kind of resource I was looking for. I consider it a more reader-understood Robert's.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" Application of RONR for Churches!, December 25, 2003

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This title was recommended to me by a friend who is a PRP (Professional Registered Parliamentarian). I've read a number of books on RONR (Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised), but this is the first one that applies specifically to churches. Too many congregations dictate that RONR are their authority on conducting business meetings, but have little or no understanding of what RONR actually say and mean. Having served as a pastor for over twenty years, I have witnessed (and contributed to) church business meetings being sloppily conducted because of a lack of familiarity with RONR. McCarthy here provides some very helpful pointers for all church leaders in general, and for church moderators in particular.

I recommend this book highly to church leaders and moderators, along with two other "must-have" titles. McCarthy should be read as a follow-up to "Robert's Rules of Order in Plain English" by Doris P. Zimmerman. Zimmerman's work provides the best summary of RONR I have read to date. McCarthy can then be used to build upon that summary with a specific application to churches. Of course the latest edition of RONR itself should always be on hand as the third "must have" title, since it is the actual and final authority.