No one can be an expert in every field, despite what church members\u2014consciously or unconsciously\u2014may expect. Yet pastors do need at least a working knowledge of several specialized ministry skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Areas where the pastor is directly involved (preaching, counseling, performing weddings and baptisms) often aren\u2019t as troublesome as those areas that demand the pastor\u2019s indirect involvement (supervising others who are \u201cdoing\u201d a particular ministry).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most pastors are comfortable ministering to people. Often it\u2019s more difficult to minister through people, whether paid staff or volunteers. This is a book about the three areas where pastors are most likely overseers rather than doers. It\u2019s a handbook for non-specialists about the three most common specialty ministries: music, youth, and Christian education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each section has been written by a pastor who knows that specialty\u2014but also knows that pastoring is more that a one-specialty affair. Pastors Garth Bolinder, Tom McKee, and John Cionca describe the essential knowledge for effective music, youth and educational ministries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n