Few responsibilities weigh heavier on church leaders than that of managing a church staff.
Most pastors find the reality of day-to-day staff management bears little resemblance to their preconceptions regarding how a church should function. This book brings New Testament love and wisdom to the everyday task of managing a church in the 21st Century.
You'll learn
How to radically increase the number of volunteers in your church while lightening everyone's load.Biblical disciplemaking lays the foundation for "succession management" where each team member prepares the person who will eventually assume their job. Practical steps to help you hire wisely. You'll learn to avoid missteps in hiring that can ruin good friendships while destroying a church.A management system that breeds healthy communications within a staff, particularly regarding misconceptions over staff roles and expectations.How to overcome conflict before it gets out of hand.A lengthy set of inexpensive and real-world benefits to increase morale among both volunteer and paid staff.How firing an individual can destroy them and your church, or it can be a blessing to both-you'll learn how to turn this distasteful chore into a grace that benefits everyone concerned.
Why this book and not another?
Overall, you'll discover a step-by-step guide for ministry teams to embrace a fresh leadership culture that builds authority through trust and loving practicality. This is a great book for teams to read and discuss together.
Books on leadership tend to fall into the ditch of theory or cross the road to crash into canyon of stilted pragmatism. Ralph Moore avoids both. He presents an approach to church leadership centered on biblical relationships rooted in years of actual practice as a disciplemaker and church multiplier.