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Carol Stream, IL January 11, 2010—Where do church leaders need help? BuildingChurchLeaders.com, a not-for-profit ministry that assembles downloadable training materials for leaders in the church, offers some clues with its new list of best-selling resources of 2009.

Associate editor, Tim Avery says, "In 2009 we added dozens of new training materials. As we address new ministry topics, we learn a lot about which topics are important by the resources that our readers choose to download."

BuildingChurchLeaders.com's best-selling resources in 2009 point to a few recurring concerns: staff and volunteer roles, surveys and evaluations, and outreach.

The top two resources, Usher/Greeter and Elder/Deacon, are designed to orient lay leaders and volunteers to these roles. The next most popular resource, Church Job Descriptions, is a pack of sample job descriptions for more than a dozen different church roles. Church Staff Evaluations and Giving and Receiving Feedback rounded out the Top 10.

Outreach is also on the minds of church leaders, as attested by the popularity of resources like Outreach to Young Adults and Evangelistic and Newcomer Ministry.

For the month of January, these Top 10 downloads are 25% off. The full Top 10 list, starting with the most popular:

1. Usher/Greeter
This long-standing favorite helps to equip the church worker that everyone sees.

2. Elder/Deacon
Elders and deacons carry weighty responsibilities. These articles can help them grow in the areas most important for their roles.

3. Church Job Descriptions
Get sample job descriptions for more than a dozen different church roles. People work better when the expectations for them are clear.

4. Church Staff Evaluations
Performance appraisals can guide and motivate your staff. Assemble yours with the help of these sample forms.

5. Building a Culture of Discipleship

Help your church become a place where every member is taking on the task of discipleship.

6. Engaging Everyone in Worship
Learn from Andy Crouch, songwriters Keith and Kristyn Getty, and others about drawing your congregation into worship.

7. Outreach to Young Adults
Young adults are leaving and avoiding our churches. How to reach them? These articles from Ed Stetzer, Scot McKnight, and others can help.

8. Evangelistic and Newcomer Ministry
Need a system for welcoming and following up with newcomers? Bolster it with these sample materials, along with the outreach strategies included.

9. Giving and Receiving Feedback
A survey of your congregation can be eye-opening. But it's a lot of work to build—especially one that returns trustworthy responses. These forms can help.

10. Strengthening Small Churches
Smaller congregations present leaders with unique strengths and challenges. Learn from John Koessler, Chuck Warnock, and others.

To see the entire pool of training resources available on BuildingChurchLeaders.com, visit its store: http://www.buildingchurchleaders.com/store

BuildingChurchLeaders.com is a ministry site with 100,000 unique monthly visitors and a newsletter subscriber list of over 80,000. Christianity Today International (CTI) publishes 9 print magazines and newsletters and operates an award-winning website reaching more than 2.5- million unique visitors monthly. A leading journalistic voice of Evangelicals, CTI equips Christians to renew their minds, serve the church, and transform their cultures.