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Lots of folks out there have put some thought into the question of how to make your church stronger. Here are some resources you might like to check out:BOOKS ABOUT DISCOVERING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTSBOOKS ABOUT MINISTRYLINKSBOOKS ABOUT THE EQUIPPING CHURCH:
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The
Equipping Church
Guidebook
by Sue Mallory, Brad Smith This is a hands-on guide to transforming your church. If you buy only one book, buy this one. Part one explains what an equipping church is, walks you through the stages, and helps your church transition to equipping vision and values. Part two helps you lay relational and strategic foundations, and then builds on them an equipping system that gives structure and effectiveness to every aspect of church life.
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The
Equipping Church, Serving Together to Transform
Lives by
Sue Mallory Picture your church as a place the priesthood of believers finds its expression in creative and powerful ways. Picture leaders and staff equipping and unleashing people to minister in ways consistent with how God designed them. Think of the effectiveness, vitality, and contentment that come when the body of Christ nurtures itself through the healthy give-and-take of each member. In The Equipping Church, Sue Mallory describes the benefits, the structure, and the culture of an equipping church and shows how your congregation can become one. This book is about limitless possibilities. Think "vision." What might your church look like if its members became vital, fully empowered partners in ministry? How can you help them discover and release their full potential? How would their roles change -- and yours.
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The
Volunteer Revolution: Unleashing the Power of
Everybody
by Bill Hybels The future of the local church is directly tied to its ability to attract, equip, and unleash the potential of volunteers in the church. Pastor Bill Hybels sees a new reality on the horizon. There is unprecedented spiritual openness in todays society, and at the same time, increasing economic pressure on the resources of local churches. The solution lies squarely on the able shoulders of God-gifted volunteers. And they are ready for the challenge! Once trained, empowered, and inspired, record numbers of volunteers will take on all new levels of responsibility in the local church, creating a volunteer revolution that will transform churches and communities. The Volunteer Revolution reveals how all of this can happen and how churches can unleash vast amounts of untapped potential. Through real-life volunteer stories, Hybels inspires church leaders in their role as equippers while motivating potential volunteers to align themselves with Gods mission to change the world.
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Doing
Church as a Team
by Wayne Cordeiro Doing church as a team is not a revolutionary concept. Jesus Himself modeled it nearly 2,000 years ago. When we do church as a team, we fulfill the Lord's desire that His Church work together-and we achieve amazing results for His kingdom. Presented with the humor and grace of a master communicator, this approach to building effective ministries through teamwork is biblical and refreshingly practical. Drawing from his experiences in pioneering and pastoring highly successful churches in Hawaii, author Wayne Cordeiro inspires and instructs on such topics as casting vision and creating a teamwork mentality, identifying and developing spiritual gifts and passions, mastering the fine art of delegation and remedying burnout before it strikes. BOOKS ABOUT DISCOVERING YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS
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Discover
Your Spiritual
Gifts by
C. Peter Wagner This book on spiritual gift includes a self-guided quiz and explanations of spiritual gifts.
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What
You Do Best in the Body of
Christ by
Bruce L Bugbee Discover your spiritual gifts, personal style, and God-given passion. BOOKS ABOUT MINISTRY
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Put
on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Rediscovering
Ministry
by Bill Easum, Linnea Nilsen Capshaw, William M.
Easum At the heart of this book lie two key ideas: First, you can't give what you don't have. It is imperative that pastors keep close to their call, close to their mission, and close to God. In other words, leaders must take care of themselves before they can do anything for anyone else. And second, the ministry of pastors is not to fulfill all the tasks of ministry themselves, but rather to equip others for their own ministry. This book is not for those who want "ministry as usual." Rather, it is for those who want to rediscover that primal, original moment with God that left them feeling as if they could change the world--or for those who want to discover that call for the first time. For such seekers, this book can serve as a guide along their journey. LINKSPlan a Worship ServiceServiceBuilder
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