Leading from the Second Chair
Leading from the Second Chair

Author: Mike Bonem

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 2020-11-03

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1506463304

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They say it's lonely at the top. And it can be even lonelier when you are almost at the top. Church leaders who hold second-chair positions are under tremendous pressure. They are expected to do their jobs and provide leadership but to defer to the top leader too. It's a demanding balancing act. How can they lead effectively while serving under someone else's leadership? Leading from the Second Chair offers an invaluable resource to leaders who serve in second- (and third- and fourth-) chair roles, enabling them to become more productive, proactive, and fulfilled. The book reveals the paradoxes of second chair leadership. These leaders must be subordinate to the top leader yet lead in their own right. They should be deep in their expertise but wide in perspective. And they must be content in their jobs yet remain enthusiastic about their dreams for the future. Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson share their own and others' experiences of failure and success in this vital role. They offer support and practical advice for reshaping the way second-chair leaders can serve well and improve the overall performance of their church or organization. Leading from the Second Chair equips readers with the positive attitudes, skills, and strategies needed to become powerful leaders who will survive and thrive in God's service.

The Associate Pastor
The Associate Pastor

Author: Martin E. Hawkins

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780805440645

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Encourages current and prospective associate pastors to reevaluate the significance and importance of their role and calling for the local body of Christ.

Thriving in the Second Chair
Thriving in the Second Chair

Author: Mike Bonem

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2016-09-20

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1501814257

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Second chair leaders play a critical role in churches across the world. They serve in paid and unpaid capacities, and include laity, ordained clergy, bivocational, licensed local pastors and others who lead significant ministries, but who are not the lead or senior pastor. Mike Bonem, author of Leading from the Second Chair, takes that important work to the next level, with Thriving in the Second Chair. Here, Bonem points readers beyond their external circumstances to the ways they can act and think differently. He highlights ten key factors that will help second chair leaders do more than just survive. These deep “springs” will enable them to thrive, so that their lives and ministries are fulfilling, vital, and sustainable. The first three springs relate to the single most important professional relationship for any second chair leader – their relationship with the first chair. The next four look at some of the most common and essential aspects of the second chair’s job. The final three springs are arguably the deepest and most important. They enable second chairs to thrive even if they’re struggling with the first seven. These three springs offer help for staying spiritually anchored, overcoming loneliness, and becoming re-energized.

The Pastor as Public Theologian
The Pastor as Public Theologian

Author: Kevin J. Vanhoozer

Publisher: Brazos Press

Published: 2015-08-11

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1441245723

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Many pastors today see themselves primarily as counselors, leaders, and motivators. Yet this often comes at the expense of the fundamental reality of the pastorate as a theological office. The most important role is to be a theologian mediating God to the people. The church needs pastors who can contextualize biblical wisdom in Christian living to help their congregations think theologically about all aspects of their lives, such as work, end-of-life decisions, political involvement, and entertainment choices. Drawing on the Bible, key figures from church history, and Christian theology, this book offers a clarion call for pastors to serve as public theologians in their congregations and communities. It is designed to be engaging reading for busy pastors and includes pastoral reflections on the theological task from twelve working pastors, including Kevin DeYoung and Cornelius Plantinga.

A Second Wind
A Second Wind

Author: T. D. Jakes

Publisher:

Published: 2017-11-09

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781473652071

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While focusing on his core mission to preach the gospel worldwide, T.D. Jakes has seen many good people not spend enough quality time with family, friends, and God. They have gotten so swept up in the daily grind that they have failed to live the rich life that God desires for each of His people. In his new book, Jakes provides readers with strategies that will help them rejuvenate their life and turn their "busyness" into a "business." All readers-not just entrepreneurs-will benefit from Jakes' insightful advice so that they can use the days God has blessed them with wisely and finish each day strong!

The Power of an Orange Chair
The Power of an Orange Chair

Author: Ken Burkey

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-08-27

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781537020150

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The goal of this book is to challenge, inspire and encourage church leaders to participate in revealing the truth of Jesus; that He will bring healing to replace hurt, joy to redeem sadness, direction in the place of confusion and strength to overcome weakness. When the church begins to share God's grace in tangible ways, lives are transformed and this builds credibility for the Church and God. Through this book, pastors will find potential new ways the church can be more effective in living out the Isaiah 58 fast, which mandates the church to be defenders of the defenseless and advocates for justice which truly reflects the heart of God.

Why Johnny Can't Preach
Why Johnny Can't Preach

Author: T. David Gordon

Publisher: P & R Publications

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9781596381162

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This book is an analysis of shifts in dominant media forms and their effects on the sensibilities of the culture as a whole. Many of those shifts have profound, and unfortunate, effects on preaching. T. David Gordon has identified a problem, one that affects all preachers (indeed, all public speakers) and needs fixing. Our preaching is just not communicating properly anymore. Fortunately, Gordon not only explains the causes of this failure but also shows us how to make things better. - Publisher.

From Kitchen Chair to Pulpit
From Kitchen Chair to Pulpit

Author: Donald N. Bastian

Publisher: BPS Books

Published: 2021-12-17

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 177236049X

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HIS FIRST SERMONS were preached in 1930 as a five-year-old standing on a kitchen chair after a service in a little church in Estevan, Saskatchewan. And following his conversion as a sixteen-year-old, Donald N. Bastian would go on to become a well-known and much-loved preacher in pulpits both local and international. Now, as a ninety-five-year-old, he looks back on a life that was a rich blend of: FAMILY LIFE — growing up in the home of English immigrants from Lancashire; meeting the love of his life, Kathleen Swallow, while in school in Ontario; and welcoming four children into the world. FAITH — becoming aware during his teenage years of a call to full-time ministry; ministering as a song evangelist, initially as a hitchhiker across the Canadian prairies; and studying at four church-related schools after dropping out of high school at age sixteen. AND MINISTRY — pastoring a church in Lexington, Kentucky, while a student at Asbury Theological Seminary; building strong congregations at churches in New Westminster, British Columbia, and Greenville, Illinois; overseeing pastors as a bishop in the United States in Canada; and writing four previous books. By turns touching, revealing, inspiring, and entertaining, FROM KITCHEN CHAIR TO PULPIT is a rare look at just how extraordinary the pastoral life can be.

Pastors' Wives
Pastors' Wives

Author: Lisa Takeuchi Cullen

Publisher: Penguin Group

Published: 2013-04-30

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0452298822

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What’s it like when the man you married is already married to God? asks Pastors’ Wives, an often surprising yet always emotionally true first novel set in a world most of us know only from the outside. Lisa Takeuchi Cullen’s debut novel Pastors’ Wives follows three women whose lives converge and intertwine at a Southern evangelical megachurch. Ruthie follows her Wall Street husband from New York to Magnolia, a fictional suburb of Atlanta, when he hears a calling to serve at a megachurch called Greenleaf. Reeling from the death of her mother, Ruthie suffers a crisis of faith—in God, in her marriage, and in herself. Candace is Greenleaf’s “First Lady,” a force of nature who’ll stop at nothing to protect her church and her superstar husband. Ginger, married to Candace’s son, struggles to play dutiful wife and mother while burying her calamitous past. All their roads collide in one chaotic event that exposes their true selves. Inspired by Cullen’s reporting as a staff writer for Time magazine, Pastors’ Wives is a dramatic portrayal of the private lives of pastors’ wives, caught between the demands of faith, marriage, duty, and love.