Guidelines Nominations & Leadership Development: Leaders Are the Key to Church Vitality
The heart of local church ministry is in its lay leadership. Identifying, developing , deploying, and evaluating Christian spiritual leaders who serve from their strengths and gifts is a key to the life and vitality of the congregation. This Guideline is designed to help implement the work of the ministry area, which is formerly known as Committee on Lay Leadership.
This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2017-2020 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.
Prepare leaders for their ministry roles.
Focuses on the work of the Nominations and Leadership Development Committee.
Looks at the biblical and theological found the ministry area.
Provides a description of each area along with How-to information.
Bibliography/resource list and contact information for boards and agencies
Examples of forms and records used for each ministry area in each booklet.
Helps foster inclusiveness within the church and beyond.
Help new leaders understand their job, get organized, get started, and confidently lead.
Provide new and emerging leaders with the practical help they need to succeed in their ministry.
Help maintain consistent leadership from year to year.
Connect all the laity leaders with the spiritual dimensions of their ministry, while living their faith.
Product Details
- Title : Guidelines Nominations & Leadership Development: Leaders Are the Key to Church Vitality
- Publisher: Abingdon Press
- Publication Date: 2016
- ISBN: 9781501829550