Author: James FrancisPublisher: Gracewing Publishing
ISBN: 9780852443699
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Self-supporting Ministry
Author: John LeesPublisher: SPCK
ISBN: 0281078467
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Self-supporting ministers are wonderfully non-standard. They are deployed in a wide variety ofways and have a range of motivations, working patterns and training needs. Sometimes underused or overworked, they may feel unrecognized and under-supported. As the Church turns increasingly to its volunteer minsters, however, there are encouraging signs that SSMs are being given more creative opportunities than in the past. ‘This handbook is full of sound common sense. . . [it] is both an encouragement and a challenge in the task of re-imagining ministry today.’ Robert Atwell, Bishop of Exeter
Tentmaking
Author: James FrancisPublisher: Gracewing Publishing
ISBN: 9780852443699
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Handbook For Lay & Self-supporting Workers
Author: Colin D. StandishPublisher: Hartland Publications
ISBN: 9780923309930
Category : Lay ministry
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This book provides essential guidance and practical information to enhance the ministry of both new and experienced lay workers. Will help you avoid pitfalls and gain insight into divine principals of a soul-saving ministry.
Self-supporting Ministry
Author: Clergy Self-Care
Author: Roy M. OswaldPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1566994888
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Nationally known for his work and teaching on clergy development, Oswald integrates research and experience into a liberating perspective on the pastoral calling. Discover how imbalances in your physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual lives can destroy the very ministry you seek to carry out. Learn what you can do to restore that balance. Packed with self-assessment tools, real-life experiences, and specific self-care strategies.
Self-employment Tax
Author: Ambition in Ministry
Author: Robert C. SchnasePublisher:
ISBN: 9780687301447
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Through a series of polarities, Schnase, a former pastor who knows the yearnings of the clergy, discloses the ambiguity present in pastors, as they struggle to achieve, while keeping their appetities for ambition, excellence, and competition under control. "A balanced and hopeful analysis of one of the shadow sides of the ministry".--Bishop Rueben Job.
How to Build a Support System for Your Ministry
Author: Roy M. OswaldPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725213524
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
There are two main premises in Roy Oswald's book: First, be intentional - reach out to others. The myth is that support will find us, but why gamble? Roy has some good clues about how to select your support group. Second, be extradependent - name a leader. Self-selected and group guided support groups can work, but a support group with a designated leader is stronger and more satisfying. This book will help you identify and secure such a leader for your support group. The book is mandatory reading for ordained ministers and lay professionals. Dr. William C. Behrens, Director of Leadership Support, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America This book tells why there is a morale problem among clergy. Roy Oswald offers clergy a step-by-step 'how to' guide for developing a workable peer support system. He tells how to begin a support group and outlines the role of facilitators. The author's insights on developing rituals, finding 'encouragers,' and enduring crises come from firsthand experience. Clergy and denominational leaders need the wisdom and experience shared in this book. Nancy T. Foltz, Leadership Consultant Roy Oswald begins his book on support systems for clergy with personal experience. We imagine that support systems come naturally. Through painful experiences we learn that isn't true. Roy's stories enrich and inform this valuable book. He adds to his personal research with support groups insights from the Oscillation Theory of the Grubb Institute and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. I found myself evaluating my own support system and making plans for changes. C. Leon Hopper, Senior Minister, East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, Washington, President, Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association
Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry
Author: Bill DonahuePublisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310423430
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Like nothing else, small groups have the power to change lives. They are the ideal route to discipleship—a place where the rubber of biblical truth meets the road of human relationships. However, church leaders often feel at a loss when it comes to assessing the strengths and weaknesses of group life in a church, and they struggle with understanding and solving the root causes of problems. Group Life resources provide, in ebook format, the practical tools and training resources needed to develop life-changing small group leaders, coaches to shepherd group leaders, and ultimately, a thriving church-wide small group ministry. These resources include the updated and revised versions of the best-selling Leading Life-Changing Small Groups and Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders, the new Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry and the supplemental Group Life Training DVD. Appropriate for individual or group study, the books function as manuals and workbooks that teach and allow readers to process and record information as they learn. Downloadable web-based vision clips and supplemental videos in the DVD help readers explore and discuss topics further. Group Life Resources conveniently integrate with the ReGroupTM curriculum, giving trainers the option to use them together. Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson’s Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry presents a broad introduction for pastors and point leaders to use as they navigate through the process of establish-ing and developing independent groups or a church-wide ministry of small groups.
Leaders Who Last
Author: Margaret J. MarcusonPublisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1596272015
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
An introduction and guide to “sustainable ministry,” which empowers pastors and church leaders to focus on their inner resources for proactive leadership. Church leadership does not have to be a recipe for burnout. There is an easier way, one that is doable, effective, and sustainable. It is counterintuitive, so help is needed to get it right. In this book, Margaret Marcuson shares her experiences and guides church leaders to a more sustainable leadership. In this book, learn how you can: Be more of a leader and less of a controller. Adopt a new system of seeing yourself and those you lead. Focus on yourself and the resources you bring rather than trying to help, fix, or change others. Respond to others with clarity, calm, and creativity. Remain more thoughtful during challenge and crisis. Increase your influence without increasing your workload. Reduce your overall stress about issues of congregational life.