Pastors are often taught the finer points of preaching and counseling and the intricacies of theological thinking, and this is assumed to be enough. Rarely, however, are they taught the principles of leadership. Too few leaders are identified and nurtured in seminary. Alan Nelson makes a case for that need and seeks to fill this gap, for it will help pastors and lay-led ministry teams discover the principles of leadership that are required to bring about a strong future orientation in a congregation, where the leaders must retool...or retire. Nelson explores: (1) why what it takes to be a leader is changing, (2) our philosophy and myths about what leadership should accomplish, and (3) recognizing the time for leadership to take action.

Leading Your Ministry: Leadership Insight Series (Leadership Insights Series)

Religion & Spirituality

Nelson, Alan

Christian Books & Bibles

ABINGDON PRESS *

There's no denying that healthier, happier churches have nearly everyone involved in some form of ministry. Alan Nelson, executive editor of REV! Magazine, guides your congregation to discover, develop, and deploy their gifts in service--and help your entire church reach its full potential. Explore practical way to move your church from a pastor-centric model to one that maximizes its volunteers, staff, and everyone in your church. Includes a variety of "best practices" from interviews with churches that have released their pastors from "doing it all" -- and successfully turned the way they do ministry upside-down.

Me to We: A Pastor's Discovery of the Power of Partnership

Group Pub Inc

If you sense that your church's best days are ahead, use this book's guidelines for deciding where and what kind of change to implement. Then tackle Mellado, Appel, and Nelson's strategy for wise planning and team building so your goals will find rich fulfillment. 
The authors authoritatively cover the elements of initiating change in a church body, addressing such topics as: Examining what motivates you Getting below the skin of improvement Honoring past traditions while developing new ones Understanding the emotional side of change Identifying opinion leaders in your church Determining where you want to go as a body Creating a transition plan Sailing the "leader ship" Making conflict work for you Enjoying the benefits of improved ministry 
Though many American churches are fading in number and effectiveness, yours can stay on course. Take advantage of others' experience: How to Change Your Church (Without Killing It) contains many success and crash-and-burn stories, as well as pointed lessons about how to guide your church through innovation with the least pain possible. 
Embark on the journey through church change with these able guides and make your local church body irresistible to believers and seekers alike.

How to Change Your Church Without Killing It

Mellado, Jim

Appel, Gene

Mellado, Santiago "Jimmy"

Thomas Nelson

Some people can't seem to get ahead in life even when they try to improve relationships or situations. Alan Nelson suggests that their setbacks result from attitudes that affect their behaviors, whether they are aware of it or not. My Own Worst Enemy describes nineteen ways people sabotage their lives. Each chapter provides readers with a definition and the dangers of a "behavitude"--behaviors that stem from attitudes--such as guilt, living in the past, and self-sufficiency. Nelson addresses the "why" behind such behavior and offers solutions readers can use to begin changing their lives. Nelson also provides self-assessment sections for readers to estimate their own involvement in self-defeating behavior and discussion questions for group or individual study. This book is for all readers who want to take an honest look at themselves, make changes, and begin living up to their potential. It also appeals to pastors, counselors, and others who help people on their paths to healing.

My Own Worst Enemy: Overcoming Nineteen Ways We Defeat Ourselves

Self-Help

Revell

This insightful book reveals how you can pursue Christian excellence and uphold the Lord's command to "honor one another above yourselves," offering tips, tools, and the inspiration you need to build a top-quality church that people will flock to and part

The Five Star Church

Stan Toler

Baker Books

How does a restaurant or hotel earn a five-star rating? Is it the people? The location? The service? The amenities? In most cases, it is all of this and more: an overall sense that the customer is to be valued, honored and treated well. Jesus' life was like that: a sacrificial offering of love for those He loved and cared about. In "The Five-Star Church", pastor/ how to transform your church based on Jesus' model of servant hood. With humor and fresh insight, they provide tangible steps on how to build a church whose number one goal is to serve God and others-the mark of a five-star church.

The Five Star Church: Helping Your Church Provide the Highest Level of Service to God and His People

Toler, Stan

Baker Pub Group

Ever wonder how a restaurant or hotel earns a five-star rating? Is it the people? The location? The service? In most cases, it is all of this and more. Why should your church be any different? The Five Star Church reveals how you can pursue Christian excellence and uphold the Lord's command to "honor one another above yourselves" (Romans 12:10). It contains tips, tools and the inspiration you need to build a top-quality church that people will flock to and participate in. Now matter how small your ministry or budget, God can use your church effectively to make everyone there feel welcome and cared for - the marks of a five-star church!

Recent years have seen the rise of life coaches as a popular approach to personal growth. While a counselor might provide in-depth analysis, a life coach encourages the client to do the practical, productive work of grappling for answers to life's most important questions. No one was more skilled at asking profound questions than Jesus. His questions challenged wrong thinking, penetrated the heart, and provided a catalyst for true change. Alan Nelson, Ed. D. presents thirty-one questions asked by Jesus, amplifies their meaning to clearly connect with the contemporary reader, and offers an application section to translate new thinking into new ways of living. Excellent for personal study as well as small group discussion, it capitalizes on a growing trend embraced by adults of all ages.

Coached by Jesus: 31 Lifechanging Questions Asked by the Master

Motivational

Howard Books

The radical message of Jesus is that there is only one alternative to the common method of confronting violence with more violence. The Only Alternative: Christian Nonviolent Peacemakers in America explores the spiritually active practice of compassionate nonviolence. Here is a journey through the lives of seven courageous American peacemakers who have embodied Christian nonviolence and dedicated their lives to addressing the suffering caused by racial discrimination, slavery, poverty, militarism, nuclear weapons, prisons, environmental degradation, and the psychology of fear and hatred. Here are highlights from the inspirational ideas and actions of Martin Luther King Jr., Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Rufus Jones, Thomas Kelly, Jim Douglass, and Kathy Kelly. They remind us that to be Christian is to use the power of love to transform spiritual, economic, and social violence. The great turning from violence to nonviolence is the story of Christianity in America. There has never been a more urgent time for this revolutionary teaching to be heard, understood, and lived. "It is no longer a choice, my friends, between violence and nonviolence. It is either nonviolence or nonexistence . . ." --Martin Luther King Jr. Human beings are now facing the stark choice between survival and destruction amid myriad forms of violence. The nonviolent peacemakers within this book can inspire the peacemaker within each of us to cultivate a direct relationship with God and love through contemplation, meditation, writing, and compassionate action based in the life and teachings of Jesus.

The Only Alternative: Christian Nonviolent Peacemakers in America

Wipf and Stock

An analysis of thirty-one questions asked by Jesus that challenged wrong thinking, penetrated the heart, and provided a catalyst for true change.

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Leading Your Ministry: Leadership Insight Series (Leadership Insights Series)

Me to We: A Pastor's Discovery of the Power of Partnership

How to Change Your Church Without Killing It

My Own Worst Enemy: Overcoming Nineteen Ways We Defeat Ourselves

The Five Star Church

The Five Star Church: Helping Your Church Provide the Highest Level of Service to God and His People

The Five Star Church

Coached by Jesus: 31 Lifechanging Questions Asked by the Master

The Only Alternative: Christian Nonviolent Peacemakers in America

Coached by Jesus: 31 Lifechanging Questions Asked by the Master