Growing Your Church through Training and Motivation
Overview
Ministry done by one is an overwhelming burden. No go-it-alone pastor or small set of laypeople can lead a church. And without unleashing the ministry skill of a whole congregation, your people miss the chance to find their place in the priesthood of all believers and attain the maturity God intends.
Growing Your Church Through Training and Motivation brings insight from highly effective pastors in a variety of settings, showing how church leadership can encourage and equip the whole church for the work of ministry. From recruiting volunteers to working with a board, this fourth volume in the Library of Leadership Development explores how you can most effectively equip and encourage your congregation. Now, in a never-before-collected lineup, are thirty chapters of expert advice.
Top Highlights
“If you pray for leaders, if you have a heart to develop, lead, and empower people, and if you’ve got a God-given vision, God will give you your heart’s desires.” (Page 23)
“When we embrace people and pour our lives into them, they’ll sometimes hurt us. But the future of our ministry and our churches depends on developing others to lead.” (Page 15)
“The number-one leadership criterion is strength of character. This cannot be compromised.” (Page 30)
“Loyalty is the result of respect. You won’t be loyal to a person you don’t respect. In my dad’s day, the pastor got loyalty because he was the pastor. These days, people will not be loyal to anyone unless they respect the person and know the leader respects them. People give loyalty when they can say, ‘I’m a better person because of that leader.’” (Page 21)
“To effectively promote spirituality one must practice spirituality.” (Page 33)