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Author : John Caldwell Thiessen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780310369011
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (69 download)
Download or read book Pastoring the Smaller Church written by John Caldwell Thiessen and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Will Mancini
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493427806
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)
Download or read book Future Church written by Will Mancini and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Church growth models have often been long on promises and short on disciple-making. We continue to watch consistent church attendance shrink, and our desire to reach the lost is infected with a need for self-validation by growing our numbers at any cost. If we believe that God wants his church to grow, where do we go from here? What is the future of the church? Drawing from his 20 years and 15,000 hours of consulting, author Will Mancini shares with pastors and ministry leaders the single most important insight he has learned about church growth. With plenty of salient stories and based solidly on the disciple-making methods found in Scripture, Future Church exposes the church's greatest challenge today, and offers 7 transforming laws of real church growth so that we can faithfully and joyfully fulfill Jesus's Great Commission.
Author : Karl Vaters
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0802496369
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Small Church Essentials written by Karl Vaters and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you lead a small church? Big churches get all the love. Articles, books, conferences—they mostly feature leaders of large congregations. Yet big churches are a small part of the ecclesial landscape. In fact, more than 90 percent of churches have fewer than 200 people. That means small churches play a big part in what God is doing. Small Church Essentials is for leaders of these smaller congregations. It encourages them to steward their role well, debunking myths about small churches while offering principles for leading a dynamic, healthy small church. Based on the popular six-hour lecture that Karl Vaters delivers to church leaders across the country, Small Church Essentials will affirm small church leaders and show them how to identify what they do well, and how to do it even better. Readers will: Be assured that leading a small congregation does not make them ministry failures Come away inspired to lead with passion, regardless the size of their church Have field-tested principles for leading a church in their context Possess new metrics for biblically measuring vitality in small churches Have a toolkit of resources to use in their everyday ministry Karl Vaters has been a small church pastor for 30 years, is the author of The Grasshopper Myth: Big Churches, Small Churches, and the Small Thinking that Divides Us (2013), and travels extensively to churches and conferences to speak about leading a small church well. If you are pastoring a small church, this book will be a breath of fresh air. It will affirm your calling while giving you fresh tools to help you lead. It will help you: Stop believing lies about small churches Lead your church to fulfill the role only small churches can Understand your congregation’s strengths and weaknesses Turn around a dying or unhealthy church Identify good trends and bad in church and culture
Author : Jeffrey C. Farmer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498298877
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)
Download or read book Small Church, Excellent Ministry written by Jeffrey C. Farmer and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastors of smaller membership churches have a huge calling. They are responsible for changing the world! Rather than look at the small number of members in their congregations as a limitation, pastors should view their congregations as an elite force, able to impact their communities for the Kingdom of God. Small Church, Excellent Ministry is a handbook designed for pastors serving in smaller membership churches. This book will help you to conduct your ministry with excellence. Written by practitioners and professors, the information provided in this book is on the vanguard of pastoral ministry and is useful for training pastors to be leaders of their churches.
Author : Eric Moore
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1630870234
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Pastoring the Small Church written by Eric Moore and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With humor and candor, Eric Moore addresses common challenges that the pastor of the small church encounters on a daily basis. As the pastor of a small church, he shares stories from his own experience and provides biblical and common-sense solutions to the issues that pastors face. If you pastor a small church, then you are a key part of God's program. This book will encourage and remind you of the importance of your calling.
Author : James L. Killen
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 0687343267
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (873 download)
Download or read book Pastoral Care in the Small Membership Church written by James L. Killen and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to pastoral care for pastors of small membership churches. "If you spend your whole life serving small membership churches and doing it well, yours will have been a life well spent." Small membership churches have a real advantage when it comes to incorporating people into a fellowship where they are known and where their needs are met. These churches and their pastors have an opportunity for excellence in this area, and should make the most of it. Good pastoral care can be the key to effectiveness in all of the other ministries of the church.From getting acquainted with your congregation, weddings and funerals, picking up on subtle cues in a conversation to not-so-subtle conflicts, Killen shares insights from years of ministry in a small membership church setting. James L. Killen, Jr. is a retired elder of the Texas Conference, contributor to Circuit Rider, and author of Who Do You Say That I Am? A Personal Reader.
Author : Brandon J. O'Brien
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 144127071X
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)
Download or read book Small Church, Big Impact (Ebook Shorts) written by Brandon J. O'Brien and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By gathering stories about effective churches from small-church pastors, Brandon O'Brien demonstrates that a church's success is not contingent on its size. This is a selection from Brandon O'Brien's book, The Strategically Small Church.
Author : Steve R. Bierly
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0310499518
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Help for the Small-church Pastor written by Steve R. Bierly and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1995 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Churches with fewer than 150 people will always be a bastion of Christianity despite today's megachurch emphasis. Pastors dealing with the strengths, problems and opportunities of smaller churches will value Bierly's timely guidance and encouragement. Knowing what makes small churches tick helps their leaders invest time and energy wisely into the kind of growth that matters.
Author : Collin Hansen
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433562685
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)
Download or read book Faithful Endurance written by Collin Hansen and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book will prove to be a spiritual tonic for pastors." —Thomas R. Schreiner This book offers pastors examples of long-term faithfulness in ministry and practical wisdom from veteran pastors for real-life issues. Attending to your personal spiritual life (Tim Keller) Leaving a church (D. A. Carson) Crafting sermons week after week (Bryan Chapell) Facing criticism (Dan Doriani) Pastoring a church you wouldn't attend (Tom Ascol) Caring for your wife in the midst of criticism (Juan R. Sanchez with Jeanine D. Sanchez) Feeling deserted by members leaving (Dave Harvey) Pastoring a small church that seems insignificant (Mark McCullough) Experiencing burnout (John Starke) Shepherding a church that has outgrown your gifts (Scott Patty) Handling financial burdens (Brandon Shields) Doubting your calling (Jeff Robinson Sr.)
Author : Anthony G. Pappas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566995620
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)
Download or read book Inside the Small Church written by Anthony G. Pappas and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-11-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even as so-called megachurches capture the attention of many church watchers, small congregations continue to dominate America's religious landscape in both rural and urban settings. Although sometimes obscured by their larger siblings, these small churches play a prominent role and hold a unique place in both local and national cultures. How can leaders help to keep these often at-risk churches alive and to meet their potential for ministry? Small-church expert Tony Pappas has gathered a cornucopia of essays into an indispensable book for anyone interested in the rich life of these small but significant congregations. Drawing on classic and updated articles by a variety of writers from his own small-church newsletter The Five Stones; from Alban journals Action Information and Congregations; and adding new pieces developed especially for this volume, Pappas provides timeless ideas on learning to value, pastor, develop, and lead the small church. In addition to time-honored articles by the editor, other contributors to this volume include Sherry and Douglas Alan Walrath, Gary Farley, Lawrence W. Farris, Loren Mead, Caroline Westerhoff, Steven Burt, Carl Dudley, David Ray, James Lowery, and a host of others known for their work-and love-for the small church. Readers of Inside the Small Church will come away with a renewed love and appreciation for these vital congregations as well as with new skills for ministry.
Author : Karl Vaters
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780988443907
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (439 download)
Download or read book The Grasshopper Myth written by Karl Vaters and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 90% of the churches in the world have less than 200 people. What if that's not a bad thing? What if smallness is an advantage God wants us to use, not a problem to fix?
Author : Jason Byassee
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 0687466598
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (874 download)
Download or read book The Gifts of the Small Church written by Jason Byassee and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why the small- to mid-sized church remains God's best means to make disciples of Jesus Christ
Author : Steve Willis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566995558
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)
Download or read book Imagining the Small Church written by Steve Willis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagining the Small Church: Celebrating a Simpler Path bears witness to what God is doing in small churches. Steve Willis tells stories from the small churches he has pastored in rural, town, and urban settings and dares to imagine that their way of being has something to teach all churches in this time of change in the American Christian Church. Willis tells us in the introduction, 'This book boasts no ten or fifteen steps to a successful small church. Instead, I hope to encourage you to give up on steps altogether and even to give up on success, at least how success is usually measured. I also hope to help the reader imagine the small church differently; to see with new eyes the joys and pleasures of living small and sustainably.' The joys and sorrows Willis helps us see through the compelling stories of faith in the small church puts flesh and bones on the possibilities that lie ahead for congregations in the future as well as the here and now. From the foreword by Tony Pappas: 'In Imagining the Small Church, pastor, writer, and lover of small things Steve Willis takes us on a narrative and imaginative journey. Some readers will have a sense that what Willis is describing simply names what they have already known in their hearts about their small churches. For them the journey will cover some familiar ground, explore some territory from a fresh angle, but deposit them nearly home again, hopefully with just a bit more awareness and appreciation. For others, though, Willis will take them on a long journey to a far and foreign place. They probably won't bother to finish reading it, and they will miss his invitation to find pastoring a small church extremely rewarding and meaningful. They will find this a strange book weird, off-center, and impractical; unlivable in the twenty-first century and undesirable in any event. This is because Willis is taking on the ethos, the values of our age, and claiming that it needn't be so. We can live on a different basis. We can live on the basis of gospel values.' There will be a variety of paths as the Church seeks new ways of being in this time. Willis knows this. In Imagining the Small Church he presents us with one that embraces a life of faith on the periphery and challenges church leaders to do the same.
Author : Rick Chromey
Publisher : Simply Youth Ministry
ISBN 13 : 9780764440519
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Thriving Youth Ministry in Smaller Churches written by Rick Chromey and published by Simply Youth Ministry. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small youth ministry has the flexibility and qualities to be nimble and relational, two qualities that will serve teenagers better than a big budget. This resource demonstrates how to create a ministry teens will love to be a part of. (Ministry & Pastoral Resources)
Author : Randy Raynes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781981428205
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (282 download)
Download or read book Pastoring the Small Church written by Randy Raynes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have read that half of the churches in America have seventy-five or fewer attendees, thus half of the churches in America are small churches. Yet the same survey says that most church goes in America go to the larger churches. If half of the churches are small churches then it stands to reason that the majority of pastors are pastoring the smaller churches. It stands to reason then that it is more likely that God's will for you is to pastor a small or smaller church. The problem is that most colleges do not teach its future pastors how to pastor a small church and stick with it. Most small churches are just stepping stones used by the pastor to reach that larger ministry, that more lucrative and more successful ministry opportunity. The general thought that is taught and promoted is that the small churches are to become bigger and if not then the pastor leaves for greener and bigger pastures. The first volume in this set of books [Pastoring the Small Church: The Comparison Game] deals with the subject of the small church. This second volume deals with the pressures of the ministry from a small church perspective. It is the result of thirty-eight years of experience in the ministry. There are pressures that are a part of any ministry, yet come with a uniqueness that belongs to the small ministries. Included in the book are Ministry Pressure, Performance Pressure, Financial Pressure, People Pressure, Family Pressure, and Sacrificial Pressure. In section two of the book, we look at some points on how to deal with problems in the ministry, what to do when overwhelmed, and how to deal with loneliness in the ministry. Every ministry deals with these issues, yet they cannot all be resolved or endured the same. The size of the church has much to do with how they are handled. This three-volume set is written so as to provide some Bible truths about the ministry from the small church mentality. A ministry of vision, the power, and blessings of God, yet in a small ministry package.
Author : Steve R. Bierly
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310877555
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)
Download or read book How to Thrive as a Small-Church Pastor written by Steve R. Bierly and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastoring a small church is no small job. It can be physically, emotionally, and spiritually exhausting. Read this book for a relief . . . And a turning point. Steve R. Bierly offers the seasoned reassurance of one who has been in the trenches of small-church pastoring. He understands your unique needs and problems not just as a pastor, but as a person. And he shows that, by God's grace, you can fulfill your calling and thrive in the face of its challenges. With humor and fatherly wisdom, Bierly helps you reframe your perspectives on - God - Your ministry - Your relationships - Your personal needs . . . And more. Drawing on years of experience, he offers assurance that you're not alone, a fresh outlook on the successes of your ministry, and an upbeat, practical approach to spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being. How to Thrive as a Small-Church Pastor will help you face realistically the rigors of your vocation . . . and reclaim your first love of ministry.
Author : David J. Peter
Publisher : Kregel Ministry
ISBN 13 : 9780825445651
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Maximizing the Midsize Church written by David J. Peter and published by Kregel Ministry. This book was released on 2019-01-26 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly one in four congregations in the United States is a midsize church (150-400 worshippers per week), and the midsize church has its own distinctive culture, dynamics, and characteristics. Drawing on years of research and pastoral ministry, David J. Peter has written a comprehensive handbook for pastors and staff who direct these churches. Peter covers the most important issues leaders encounter, including: - The important role they play in advancing the kingdom of God - Common cultural characteristics - Typical problems and productive solutions - Advantages over both small and large churches, and how to capitalize on them - Practices for developing healthy programs - The responsibilities of the pastor - Guidance for hiring staff and recruiting volunteers Pastors of midsize congregations will find effective resources and encouragement for successful leadership.
