Job Descriptions and Leadership Training in the United Methodist Church 2013-2025
Job Descriptions and Leadership Training in the United Methodist Church 2013-2025

Author: Betsey Heavner

Publisher: Upper Room Books

Published: 2015-10-14

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 0881778370

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Job Descriptions and Leadership Training is a handbook for congregations to develop leaders as a vital part of their discipleship system. The first portion of the book provides a framework for a nominating committee to build a culture of leadership development, including suggestions for ministry organization. It contains an exploration of both biblical roots and contemporary research for training leaders. The second part of the book has one-page job descriptions for positions suggested in the Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church. Purchasers receive permission to reproduce individual job description pages for use in church workshops. Each job description includes the following information: Ministry Result Expected from This Position Spiritual Gifts and Qualifications Helpful for This Position Responsibilities of the Position Tips for Getting Started Resources for Help, Including People and Websites A great resource for helping United Methodist church leaders understand the difference between job and ministry!

Job Descriptions and Leadership Training in The United Methodist Church, 2013-2016: A Leader Development Guide
Job Descriptions and Leadership Training in The United Methodist Church, 2013-2016: A Leader Development Guide

Author: Betsey Heavner

Publisher: Upper Room Books

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780881775983

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"Job Descriptions and Leadership Training is a handbook for congregations to develop leaders as a vital part of their discipleship system. The first portion of the book provides a framework for a nominating committee to build a culture of leadership development, including suggestions for ministry organization. It contains an exploration of both biblical roots and contemporary research for training leaders. The second part of the book has one-page job descriptions for positions suggested in the Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church. Purchasers receive permission to reproduce individual job description pages for use in church workshops. Each job description includes the following information: Ministry Result Expected from This Position Spiritual Gifts and Qualifications Helpful for This Position Responsibilities of the Position Tips for Getting Started Resources for Help, Including People and Websites A great resource for helping United Methodist church leaders understand the difference between job and ministry!"--Publisher

Spiritual Kaizen
Spiritual Kaizen

Author: Grant Hagiya

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1426771320

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“Kaizen” is a Japanese word that translates roughly, “to change or correct for the better.” What are the traits, qualities and characteristics of effective clergy? Is it possible to transform an average local church pastor into a highly effective and growth-oriented pastor? Leadership is not defined at birth. All of us can grow and develop into more effective leaders and we can do this at any time during our careers. In Spiritual Kaizen, Grant Hagiya works from the best secular and ecclesial models of leadership, comparing and contrasting the two, in order to draw out the best leadership practices available for current and future leaders of the church.

Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course Participant's Book
Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course Participant's Book

Author: Brian Jackson

Publisher: Upper Room Books

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 0881776343

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"God calls you to a life of servanthood as a disciple of Jesus Christ. …Lay Servant Ministries is the first step for many laypersons toward their faith journey as they strive for a closer relationship with the Lord," the authors write in the introduction. The Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course is a foundational course designed to equip new church leaders and renew current leaders in The United Methodist Church. It explores personal spiritual gifts servant leadership each leader's role in developing future leaders the importance of consistent spiritual practices the core ministries of Leading, Caring, and Communicating and much more. The Basic Course can be used for both adults and youth. Consisting of five two-hour sessions, it may serve as a short-term study for small groups, Sunday school classes, and new member classes. NOTE: This book replaces the Lay Speaking Ministries Basic Course, DR551. The Leader's Guide is also available here.

Bishop
Bishop

Author: Bishop William H. Willimon

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2012-04-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1426756038

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As a church leader, it’s easy to make the wrong move and find yourself in a bad position. “What to teach; How to teach; What to do,” were the three questions Wesley employed at his first conferences. In sixty previous books Will Willimon has worked the first two. This book is of the “What to do?” genre. Many believe the long decline of The United Methodist Church is a crisis of effective leadership. Willimon takes this problem on. As an improbable bishop, for the last eight years he has laid hands on heads, made ordinands promise to go where he sends them, overseen their ministries, and acted as if this were normal. Here is his account of what he has learned and – more important – what The United Methodist Church must do to have a future as a viable movement of the Holy Spirit.

Renovate Or Die
Renovate Or Die

Author: Bob Farr

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1426715862

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Bob Farr asserts that to change the world, we must first change the Church. Rearranging the pews, painting the fellowship hall, or paving the parking lot are just not enough. With clear language and practical tips, this book will inspire and help you organize your church for new life. Learn how to grow your church and discover the commitments that leaders must make to guarantee the fruitfulness of local congregations. --Book Jacket.

Worshiping with United Methodists Revised Edition
Worshiping with United Methodists Revised Edition

Author: Hoyt L. Hickman

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2011-12-01

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1426719434

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Revised and updated, this popular book shows pastors and worship leaders the basics of United Methodist worship. In this straightforward and updated commentary, Hoyt Hickman explains the basic pattern of United Methodist worship within the broader context of Christian worship. Drawing upon five basic principles, the author explains the formative nature of worship and how it can revitalize persons' lives. These principles are: God's Word is primary; active congregational participation is crucial; spontaneity and order are both important; worship should be relevant and inclusive; and worship is communion. This revision will highlight the African-American contribution to UM worship, discuss at greater length what the various worship styles mean for us today, say more about the formative nature of worship, and include updated resources including the Abingdon Worship Annual, the Abingdon Preaching Annual, and WorshipConnection. Explains basic resources for planning and leading worship. Gives the basic pattern of UM worship and its origins. Gives practical suggestions how to renew and revitalize worship. Helps pastors be effective leaders in planning and revitalizing worship. Helps pastors understand and communicate the uniqueness of UM worship. Helps pastors lead their congregation into a deeper and richer experience of God through worship.

When Moses Meets Aaron
When Moses Meets Aaron

Author: Susan Beaumont

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2007-10-15

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1566996996

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With the number of large congregations rising in the U.S., these congregations are increasingly dependent upon a greater number of staff to meet the needs of their diverse collection of members. As leaders of multi-staff teams, senior clergy must play the dual role of both Moses and Aaron—both visionary and detail-oriented leader—in order for their large congregations to thrive. They need to be skilled with the tools of human resource management, while at the same time setting a vision and inspiring both staff and congregation. Unfortunately, until now there have been few resources for senior clergy who lead multi-staff teams. Working without adequate models and tools, senior clergy of large congregations often find themselves with passionate, dedicated staff members who are moving in different directions, competing over limited resources and attention. They end up with questions of how to evaluate the performance of staff and direct their efforts. They find themselves using time, attention, and resources to care for staff rather than using staff as a resource to care for the mission of the congregation. Longtime Alban senior consultant Gil Rendle and Alban senior consultant Susan Beaumont have developed When Moses Meets Aaron to help clergy responsible for several-member staff teams navigate these unknown waters. They have taken the best of human resource practices and immersed them in a congregational context, providing a comprehensive manual for supervising, motivating, and coordinating staff teams. Rendle and Beaumont give both detailed and big picture guidance on hiring, job descriptions, supervision, performance evaluation, staff-team design, difficult staff behavior, and more. Their combined experience in consulting and training with staff and leaders of large congregations proves invaluable in this manual for today's leadership demands.