What Is Your Church's Personality?: Discovering and Developing the Ministry Style of Your Church [Paperback]

Philip D. Douglass (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: P & R Publishing (April 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596380225
• ISBN-13: 978-1596380226
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #863,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Author Talks About Why He Wrote the Book, June 3, 2008

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Alxsteele "Alxsteele" (Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Is Your Church's Personality?: Discovering and Developing the Ministry Style of Your Church (Paperback)

Length:: 9:11 Mins

This is part 1 in a 2 part series interview with the author, Dr. Phil Douglass, Professor of Practical Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary, as to the reasons he wrote the book

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read For Pastors and Church Leaders, May 28, 2008

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Dr. Dennis - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Is Your Church's Personality?: Discovering and Developing the Ministry Style of Your Church (Paperback)

I have been in the ministry for over 30 years and this is one book that I wish I had when I started out. All the other books offer solutions that are one size fits all, but Douglass teaches a pastor how to understand how his or her particular church functions and how to respond to that kind of functioning in a healthy and productive way. Moreover, it allows the entire church board to do the evaluation and assessment as well, so all of the church leaders can be on board for what God is saying to their congregation. Pastors and church leaders should read this book!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable tool in the Pastoral search process., June 22, 2008

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Brian Taylor - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What Is Your Church's Personality?: Discovering and Developing the Ministry Style of Your Church (Paperback)

This book has taught me a valuable lesson: personality of pastor and church is incredibly important if there is going to be a successful "marriage" between the two. Many troubles that erupt in a church do not fall under the category of the "spiritual" or "moral" but rather "personality". A good strategy that incorporates a means to evaluate the personality of the church and that of the pastor would be a wise decision on the part of any pulpit committee.