Buy New

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
or
Amazon Prime Free Trial required. Sign up when you check out. Learn More
Buy Used
Used - Good See details
$5.97 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders
 
 
Tell the Publisher!
I'd like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders [Paperback]

Charles M. Olsen (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Price: $17.00 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
  Special Offers Available
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Only 10 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).
Want it delivered Monday, January 30? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
Textbook Student FREE Two-Day Shipping for Students. Learn more

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
Paperback $17.00  

Book Description

156699148X 978-1566991483 February 1995
Discover inspiring, practical ways your board can make its meetings become opportunities for deepening faith, developing leadership, and church renewal. Research included interviews with lay leaders; clergy; and seminary, judicatory, and denominational staff from mainline Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, and Evangelical Christian faith traditions.

Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • Buy $50 in qualifying physical textbooks, get $5 in Amazon MP3 Credit. Here's how (restrictions apply)

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this book with Governance and Ministry: Rethinking Board Leadership $17.00

Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders + Governance and Ministry: Rethinking Board Leadership
  • This item: Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • Governance and Ministry: Rethinking Board Leadership

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details



Editorial Reviews

Review

"Chuck Olsen offers a program of four point: shared stories, scripture, prayer, and discernment. These can lead to new possibilities." -- Howard L. Rice, Professor of Ministry, San Francisco Theological Seminary

"Church boards can become the focus point for a congregation's spiritual growth." -- Loren B. Mead, founding president, The Alban Institute

About the Author

Rev. Dr. Charles M. (Chuck) Olsen, ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA), directs Worshipful-Work: Center for Transforming Religious Leadership. He is an experienced consultant, conference presenter, and spiritual director for clergy and lay leaders, and has special interests in national and local church renewal and revitalization. Chuck's Alban Institute book, Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders details his four-year project on the integration of spirituality and administration in church boards and councils. He is also co-author of Discerning God's Will Together.

Product Details

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Alban Inst (February 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 156699148X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1566991483
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A pragmatic and transforming process of new thinking., October 11, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders (Paperback)
Charles M. Olsen awakens new thinking for the Church's traditional mode of organizational operation. He sees the primary objective of a church board doing its necessary business, but in a format that is fresh and new. Leadership is encouraged to take on a new objective, that of becoming a core of Spiritual leaders within the body of people for whom and with whom it is making decisions, that is, the congregation. He proposes that the format of worship become the church board's business format. Devotions, the traditional meeting opener, becomes a brief worship service that sets the mood. Worship then continues throughout the meeting. Committee reports are transformed into an offering. Prayers, seeking God's discernment on issues, are interspersed throughout the meeting. Closings become a blessing and an encouragement as guidance for the journey that lies ahead.

If there is a criticism of this writing it is the redundance of certain thoughts. Some work could be done, in a revision, to improve the flow of the words. On the other hand, these recommendations become secondary to the theme and its potential effectiveness as it is outlined by the author.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Transforming Church Boards- An Idea Whose Time Has Come, February 6, 2007
This review is from: Transforming Church Boards into Communities of Spiritual Leaders (Paperback)
Having been in the ministry for more than forty years I have found the book Transforming Church Boards into communities of spiritual leaders an idea whose time has come. Though the idea is not new-it is what the early church was all about-it is something that can transform the culture of the congregation because influence flows downhill.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews



Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
Conducting an interview with the session of First Church, I found an excited and energized group. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
litmus question, worshipful work, thick history, prayerful discernment, corporate spirituality, story weaving, master story, church boards, parliamentary method, distilled wisdom, new board members
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Alban Institute, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Spirit of God, Grace Church, Kansas City, Agree Agree, Guardian Angels, Minutes of Meeting, God's Spirit, John Woolman
New!
Concordance | Text Stats
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:



Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Discussion Replies Latest Post
Is belief in UFOs more religion than science? 206 1 minute ago
Israel, God's judgments and the last days we are living in. 4809 13 minutes ago
Italian Cruise Liner and the Titanic - coincidence or supernatural design? 93 18 minutes ago
Austrian Priests are in Open Rebellion Against the Roman Catholic Church. 5255 25 minutes ago
Why Do Most Athiest Believe They're Smarter Than Christians? 1000 30 minutes ago
Am I the only person who hates religion more everyday? 2366 52 minutes ago
I just received a "very good" textbook without its disc - what are your thoughts? 168 1 day ago
Never buy school textbooks. Download them to your reading device or computer 3 3 days ago
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums



So You'd Like to...



Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Books by subject:








i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...