Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2017-2020: Complete Set with Slipcase & Online Access

Download or read book Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2017-2020: Complete Set with Slipcase & Online Access written by General Board Of Discipleship and published by Cokesbury. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The local church is to minister to persons in the community where the church is located, to provide appropriate training and nurture to all, to cooperate in ministry with other local churches, to defend God's creation and live as an ecologically responsible community, and to participate in the worldwide mission of the church." — Book of Discipline 2012 ¶202 The twenty-six Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2017-2020, one for each ministry area, cover church leadership areas, as well as areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness. The booklets are tools that get new lay leaders off to a good start and as a reference resource for all lay leaders. Each booklet includes the basic "job description" for the leader as well as practical "how-to" information important to implementing ministry effectively. Brief and to the point making it a perfect resource for the busy, but spirit-led leader. eBook Edition allows you download a digital file of all 26 Guidelines to your eReader for personal use. Include Guidelines included in Sets and sold separately are: Adult Ministries Advocates for Inclusiveness Children's Ministries Christian Education Church Council Church Historian Church & Society Communications Evangelism Family Ministries Finance Higher Education & Campus Ministry Lay Leader/Lay Member Men's Ministries Ministries With Young People Mission Nominations & Leadership Development Pastor Pastor-Parish Relations Scouting & Civil Youth-Serving Ministry Small Group Ministries Small Membership Church Stewardship Trustees Women's Ministries Worship