Entering Wonderland (eBook)

A Toolkit for Pastors New to a Church

Robert A. Harris (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
226 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-56699-718-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The book provides guidance and coaching for pastors both new and more experienced in the ministry as they seek to enter and lead a new congregation in an harmonious and effective fashion.

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The first year or so of a pastors tenure in a new congregation is precarious; many pastors stay at a new congregation for fewer than five years. This handbook helps coach both experienced and new pastors to enter a new congregation effectively. Drawing from organizational systems leadership material in religious and secular worlds, it offers nearly fifty tips and tools designed to help new pastors analyze their congregations system and then to lead leaders within the congregation to affect positive change. Using imagery from Alice in Wonderland to clarify various archetypal roles within the church community, Harris provides concrete suggestions for facilitating communication and dealing with difficult behaviors within the congregation. He provides a coaching approach to ministry, in which the pastor reframes issues and asks provocative questionsa powerful strategy to maximize a new pastor's chances for success. Readers will find tools to help them uncover critical information about their new congregation regarding:congregational norms, particularly regarding the office of pastor, conflict, and holy objects;their history and sense of Gods call;the true leaders among the congregation;mutual accountability.

Autor

Robert A. Harris has been coaching pastors and other leaders since 2004. Mostly working with solo pastors and pastors of multiple staff churches, he helps them assess their church systems, strengthen leadership teams, and clarify personal and church goals.

Inhalt

ContentsForewordPrefacePart I. Entering Wonderland: The First Six Months Chapter 1. What Do You See? Take a Close LookChapter 2. How Can I Really Get to Know Them? You Can’t Guess Chapter 3. How Solid Is the Foundation? Assessing the Trust Level Chapter 4. Who’s Leading around Here? Assessing Individual LeadersChapter 5. Assessing the Leadership—The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamChapter 6. What Size Is Your Church? Size MattersPart II. Your Next Six Months (More or Less)Chapter 7. What Have You Learned About Yourself? Gremlins and BoundariesChapter 8. Where Are We Headed? Assessing the Congregation’s Mission and VisionChapter 9. How’s Business? Leadership and ManagementChapter 10. How Do I Deal with Difficult Behavior? Perspectives and SuggestionsChapter 11. What’s Next? Reviewing Your First Year and Looking ForwardAppendix A. Tips Arranged by ChapterAppendix B. Tools Arranged by ChapterAppendix C. Coaching Assignments Arranged by ChapterAppendix D. Information about CoachingAppendix E. Word/Share/Prayer Bible StudiesAppendix F. Sample Covenant of Behavior Appendix G. Sample Mission and Vision StatementsBibliographyNotes

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.10.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
• Schlagworte: Alban Books • Coaching
• ISBN-10: 1-56699-718-6 / 1566997186
• ISBN-13: 978-1-56699-718-8 / 9781566997188