Pastors are not immune to the struggle of mid-life careers. At this stage in life the tendency is to slow down, retire, or stop growing. Though these symptoms are hard to detect, their effects are destructive to both the pastor and the church. Gary Fenton shows ministry leaders how they can maintain or rediscover their call to serve God with passion and focus. This pastoral resource will prove to be valuable to pastors wanting substance for their congregations and nourishment for their soul.

Your Ministry’s Next Chapter: Restoring the Passion of the Mid-Career Pastor

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Fenton, Gary

Psychology & Counseling

Baker Books

Mastering Church Finances (Mastering Ministry Series)

Mastering Church Finances (Mastering Ministry Series)

Bergström, Richard

Pohl, Wayne

Religion & Spirituality

Multnomah Books

Find the Best Ways to Talk about Money How does your congregation feel about money? Do they love thrift or like to take risks? Do they focus on process? Are they competitive? Are they a mixture of any of these? When starting to preach or talk about your church’s finances, it’s best to understand your church’s culture, mindset, and financial setting. This will help you plan and communicate better with them. In this book, you’ll also find biblical principles to study and use to preach about money and to encourage people to become generous givers. Talking about money is also easier when you gather the right people to put together a budget and create a financial team that understands money and mission and aims to: 
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<li>Develop a budget around ministry categories</li>
<li>Consider a zero-based budgeting approach</li>
<li>Keep everyone accountable</li>
<li>Monitor the finances</li>
<li>Communicate the financial picture</li>
<li>Watch investments</li>
<li>Allow room for growth 
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</ul>This book will help guide you through understanding all this and much more.

Talking to Your Congregation About Money: Quick Guide

Stobaugh, James

Today, Christianity

Straight, C. Neil

Reference

Christianity Today International

Your Ministry's Next Chapter is just like talking to a close friend, someone who is willing to share his life secrets with you, providing a candid look behind the cosmetics of the pastoral persona. If you are a pastor in or near mid-life, you'll find yourself in it. Read this book before you retire on the job." Bob Buford, Founder of Leadership Network Author of Half-time: Changing Your Game Plan from Success to Significance Pastors are maturing. Deepening. They want substance for their congregations and nourishment for their own soul. THE PASTOR'S SOUL series unleashes pastors to do what really matters. To step beyond skills. To give of their unique gifts. To minister authentically and grow in the intangibles of ministry like integrity and character. A GROUNDBREAKING SERIES ON THE INNER LIFE OF PASTORS In this changing culture, pastors need to know about the changes of ministry at mid-life and how they can maintain or rediscover their call to serve God with passion and focus. Pastors are not immune to the struggles of mid-life careers. Over the years many pastors slowly lose the full-hearted passion and vision of their original call to serve God. The tendency is to slow down, retire on the job, or stop growing. Like a low-grade temperature, its symptoms are difficult to detect and seldom get reported, but its effects are destructive and tragic. Longtime pastor Gary Fenton writes candidly about the changes of ministry at mid-life and how pastors can finish strong in the second half. He shows pastors how to keep their ministries vibrant at any age and how to use their gifts to their full potential. "Drawing from his pilgrimage, Gary Fenton provides penetrating insights into numerous challenges facing mid-career ministers. The result is an easy-to-read story filled with encouraging, practical lessons applicable for ministers of all ages." Dr. Bobby S. Terry, Editor, Journal of the Alabama Baptist State Convention

The Pastor's Soul Series No 8: Your Ministry's Next Chapter

Religious Studies

Bethany House Pub

Midlife can be a very productive time of life–a time to develop true character and to acquire the virtue of goodness. This book is a map to help you find the real joy of midlife: authentic character, which is to be good for goodness' sake.

Good for Goodness' Sake: 7 Values for Cultivating Authentic Character in Midlife

New Hope Pub

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