MANAGING
MINISTRY IN CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS: A TEAM APPROACH
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Using This Book to Build Teamwork in Your Ministry (pages 1-2)
A
Philosophy of Christian
Management (pages 3-5)
Ministry as teamwork
Teamwork makes
a difference
CHAPTER 1: Personal Productivity in Your Ministry (pages 6-13)
Ministry
effectiveness and efficiency
Ministry strategy
and operations
Balancing people and
productivity in your ministry
CHAPTER 2: Ministry Goal-Setting (pages 14-17)
Making goals work
for you
Operationalizing goals
Management by
mission
CHAPTER 3: Ministry Planning and Control (pages 18-27)
Ministry planning in
perspective
Organic planning
Two-way planning
Developing a fertile
planning climate
Brushfire management
Controlling ministry
management
How control gets out
of control
CHAPTER 4: Ministry Decision-Making (pages 28-38)
Work smarter rather
than harder
Profile of the poor
decision-maker
Who decides
Understanding
ministry problem-solving
CHAPTER 5: Ministry Leadership (pages 39-47)
The essence of
Christian leadership
Leadership vision
Body-based
leadership
Managing like a leader
CHAPTER 6: Ministry Motivation (pages 48-55)
The wellspring of
management
Management is a
lifestyle
Spiritual principles
of management
Ministry morale
CHAPTER 7: Ministry Teamwork (pages 56-62)
Growing teamwork
Team health
Team building
CHAPTER 8: Managing
Ministry Conflict (pages 63-75)
Conflict: friend or
foe?
Strategies for
resolving conflict
Working smarter
rather than harder
Successful change
strategy
CHAPTER 9: Ministry Communication (pages 76-86)
The real meaning of
communication
The role of
perception and expectations in communication
Situational
communication
Building
relationships through communication
CHAPTER 10: Staffing and Professional Development in
Christian Organizations (pages
87-93)
Catalysts to
personal productivity
Catalysts to team
productivity