Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Small Membership Church
Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Small Membership Church

Author: Julia Kuhn Wallace

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2012-11

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1426736215

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The vast majority of United Methodist churches are small membership churches that can be and are vital places of ministry that matter. Most are situated in areas where there are people outside any faith community and have great potential for ministry. This Guideline will help you be an effective leader in your smaller church. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Pastor-Parish Relations; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, S.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Small Group Ministries
Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Small Group Ministries

Author: Steven W. Manskar

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2012-11

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1426736339

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All small groups in the local church are, or could be, places of faith formation and disciple making. By offering a more intimate setting, small groups of every kind are uniquely able to welcome and nurture people in the church and in the faith. This guideline is designed to help implement and guide the work of the ministry area. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelis.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 (Set of 26)
Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 (Set of 26)

Author: General Board Of Discipleship

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 985

ISBN-13: 1426736800

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The Guidelines booklets, one for each ministry area, are tools that enable you to help get new lay leaders off to a good start. Each booklet includes the basic ""job description"" for the leader as well as practical ""how-to"" information important to implementing ministry effectively. Brief and to the point for the busy, but spirit-led leader, these Guidelines take some of the unknown out of leading these ministry areas. One booklet for each title makes up this set of 26 Guidelines, perfect for making them available to all church members. The twenty-six Guidelines, one for each ministry are.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Lay Leader/Lay Member
Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Lay Leader/Lay Member

Author: General Board Of Discipleship

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1426754310

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The Lay Leader and Lay Member to Annual Conference are key roles in linking the vision and plan of the congregation with the ministry of the Annual conference and in nurturing cooperation and coordination of the pastor and congregation in leadership. These two roles are complementary, yet there are responsibilities unique to each role. The greatest distinction is the connections they forge with and on behalf of the congregation. The lay leader has a primary focus in linking the local church and community. The lay member of annual conference has a primary focus in linking the local church to the connectional United Methodist Church and God’s worldwide church. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more. To see a full list of Guidelines, search by typing keywords: “Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016,” and click “search”.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Church Council
Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Church Council

Author: Betsey Heavner

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2012-11

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1426736266

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The church council exists to create and supervise the strategic plan for your local congregation fulfills its mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ. This twofold function includes both leadership and management. This Guideline is designed to help equip you and your ministry team to navigate these two functions. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Pastor-Parish Relations and Small Membership Church, the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees, and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, S.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Communications
Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Communications

Author: Um Communications

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2015-07-22

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1426736347

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Local church communication is a ministry that shares the church's story in ways that move people toward becoming disciples of Christ. You are part of a leadership team that brings to life your church's vision and mission. Your role is to be a storyteller and connector, employing communications' practices and tools to share the story of the church in a planned, compelling, accessible way. Your goal is to develop a reliable process for telling and hearing the story in which everyone can participate. This guideline is designed to help you meet this goal. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines th.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Christian Education
Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Christian Education

Author: General Board Of Discipleship

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1426754647

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Christian education and formation is a crucial building block for our growth as healthy, mature Christians. There are a number of different small group settings in which Christian formation occurs. Through Christian education, we invite people and communities of faith to be transformed as they are inspired and challenged. As a leader in the ministry of Christian education, you have a vital role to play in the faith development of other members of your congregation. This Guideline is designed to help equip you in leading this ministry group in your congregation. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, age-level ministries, Communications, and more. To see a full list of Guidelines, search by typing keywords: “Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016,” and click “search”.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Pastor
Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Pastor

Author: Susan Ruach

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2012-11

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1426736274

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The pastoral leader is the primary spiritual leader of the congregation. The pastor carries the responsibility for a number of different ministry tasks, which are condensed into seven categories. Effective pastors will also take intentional time for their own spiritual growth and restoration to maintain a vital ministry. The guideline helps each pastor navigate their role a pastoral leader. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Church and Society
Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Church and Society

Author: Clayton Childers

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2012-11

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1426736754

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You are the leaders of your church's involvement in social issues. As such, you will help your church members respond to social issues through education, making connection, and advocating for and responding to the needs of people around you and in the rest of God's world. This Guideline is designed to help equip you in leading this ministry group in your congregation. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, a.

Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Finance
Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Finance

Author: General Board Of Discipleship

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1426754558

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The goal of the ministry of finance is to fund ministries that nurture persons in their faith. The finance system in the congregation will raise, manage, and disperse the funds of the congregation that help realize the mission and vision of the church. This Guideline is designed to help equip you in leading this ministry group in your congregation/ This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Trustees, and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more. To see a full list of Guidelines, search by typing keywords: “Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016,” and click “search”.