Table of contents
Mastering Church Management
These books, originally published by Leadership Journal, offer deep dives on pressing issues of ministry and leadership from veteran ministry experts like Eugene Peterson, Fred Smith, Marshall Shelley, and others.
- Introduction
- 1 Grooming the Organization
- 2 Stewardship of Power
- 3 Staying People Centered and Purpose Driven
- 4 The Many Sides of Administration
- 5 Looking to the Future
- 6 Starting Ministries Successfully
- 7 Overseeing Church Finances
- 8 Overseeing the Building and Grounds
- 9 Working through Leaders
- 10 Motivating and Recruiting Volunteers
- 11 Overseeing Staff
- 12 Hiring and Firing
You probably entered the ministry expecting to focus on preaching, prayer, and spiritual guidance. You soon discovered, however, that the realities of church life require working with structures, ministering both to and through people.
How you handle this important job of administration equipping and organizing the efforts of the people in your church, is often the difference between an effective and a frustrated ministry.
Mastering Church Management faces up to the challenge of an efficient, people-centered ministry. It will give you practical insight on how to balance structure and people, policies and exceptions. It covers strategies as well as the practical concerns of doing versus delegating, recruiting and training workers, developing good working relationships, and getting the structures in place for effective ministry. Most of all it will show you how to get things done—the right things.
If you’re just starting to get organized and wonder where to begin, or if you’re simply needing help to fine-tune already established programs, Mastering Church Management will be a welcome guide for increasing your effectiveness.
