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Seven Practices of Effective Ministry Hardcover – August 18, 2004
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Your ministry is perfectly designed to produce the results you are currently experiencing. If you are satisfied with those results, you don’t need this book. If not, it’s time for a change.
Like your own personal trainer, 7 Practices of Effective Ministry is an insightful guide for any leader who yearns for a simpler, more effective approach to ministry. Here are seven strategic principles that when put into play will bring focus and clarity to everything you do and turn your ministry into a winning team.
Story Behind the Book
Looking for ways to help pastors faced with hectic lives and depleted resources, Andy Stanley, Reggie Joiner, and Lane Jones decided to write a parable about the complicated life of a local pastor. Rather than come straight at those in ministry with formulas and lists, they engage readers in an effort to have them identify with the character.
“For many years, I practiced and taught church growth. What I have witnessed as a member at North Point takes church growth to a whole new level. Andy and his team communicate principles that will add value to you and the church you love.”
-John C. Maxwell, founder, The INJOY Group
“Every professional athlete recognizes the value of solid coaching. The best are always working to get better. From what I’ve seen at North Point, these seven practices can improve the game of any church in America.”
-John Smoltz, Cy Young Award-winning pitcher
“The practices covered in this book are down-to-earth, practical, and come from real difference-makers who know what church leadership is all about. Andy, Reggie, and Lane have definitely hit the ball out of the park with the 7 Practices of Effective Ministry.”
-Ed Young, Jr., senior pastor, Fellowship Church
- Print length192 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMultnomah
- Publication dateAugust 18, 2004
- Dimensions5.8 x 0.72 x 8.56 inches
- ISBN-101590523733
- ISBN-13978-1590523735
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- Publisher : Multnomah; First Edition (August 18, 2004)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 192 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1590523733
- ISBN-13 : 978-1590523735
- Item Weight : 10.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.8 x 0.72 x 8.56 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #242,211 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #251 in Religious Leadership (Books)
- #872 in Christian Pastoral Resources (Books)
- #3,318 in Christian Inspirational
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About the authors
Reggie Joiner is the founder and CEO of Orange, a nonprofit organization providing resources and training to help churches maximize their influence on the spiritual growth of the next generation. Orange (www.ThinkOrange.com) provides innovative curriculum resources and training for leaders who work with preschoolers, children, families, and students. They have partners throughout the United States and eight other countries. Orange is also the architect of the Orange Conference (www.TheOrangeConference.com) and the Orange Tour (www.OrangeTour.org) which provide national training opportunities for senior pastors, church leaders, and ministry volunteers.
Reggie is also one of the founding pastors, along with Andy Stanley, of North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia. In his role as the executive director of Family Ministry, Reggie developed the concepts of ministry for preschoolers, children, students, and married adults over the course of his eleven years with the church. During his time with North Point Ministries, Reggie created KidStuf, a weekly environment where kids bring their parents to learn about God, as well as Grow Up, an international conference to encourage and equip churches to create relevant, effective environments for children, families, and teenagers.
Reggie is the author of A New Kind of Leader (Orange Books), co-author of It's Just a Phase, So Don't Miss It (Orange Books, with Kristen Ivy), Lead Small (Orange Books, with Tom Shefchunas), Seven Practices of Effective Ministries (Multnomah, with Lane Jones and Andy Stanley) and the author of Think Orange: Imagine the Impact When Church and Family Collide (David C. Cook, June 2009). Think Orange encapsulates Joiner's philosophy and practice of family ministry, combining the strengths of family and church to capture the hearts and minds of the next generation.
Reggie is a graduate of Georgia Southwestern College. Reggie lives with his wife, Debbie, in Cumming, Georgia, and they have four grown children: Reggie Paul, Hannah, Sarah, and Rebekah.
Communicator, author, and pastor Andy Stanley founded Atlanta-based North Point Ministries (NPM) in 1995. Today, NPM consists of eight churches in the Atlanta area and a network of 180 churches around the globe that collectively serve over 200,000 people weekly.
As host of Your Move with Andy Stanley, which delivers over 10.5 million messages each month through television, digital platforms, and podcasts and author of more than 20 books, including Irresistible; Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets; and Deep & Wide, he is considered one of the most influential pastors in America.
Andy and his wife, Sandra, have three grown children and live near Atlanta.
Lane Jones is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, where he lives with his wife, Traci, and their three children, Jared, Caitlin, and Madison. He coauthored 7 Practices of Effective Ministry with Andy Stanley and Reggie Joiner, and is the executive director of membership development at North Point Community Church, where he loves to write and participate in the creative process. Lane holds degrees from Georgia State University and Dallas Theological Seminary.
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I am mom to three children who now qualify for the AARP magazine. Oh dear, how did that happen?!
I found myself serving on several boards and holding leadership positions over the years at work, at church and in our small communities. And there is the most important leadership of all concealed in the term 'parenting',
I have bumbled along, all these years, not knowing how to lead but trying hard to figure it out.
I am now now tasked with starting a new church ministry, one different than I have seen before that could serve as a model.
I guess it's never too late. At 76 years old I have found help.
If only I had access to this knowledge decades ago!
The baseball analogies were clear and understandable, even for an old girl like me. I go so far as to say they were actually fun and, ultimately, inspiring.
My recommendation to others is to read this book. It helped me so much.
Thank you authors! I needed this.
When Jesus fed the five thousand he had the disciples sit the people down in groups of 50. Nothing magical about the number but when you are dealing with large groups of people, there are organizational principles that you have to employ or chaos will be the result.
This book is written to ministry leaders and pastors with the expectation that they should understand the underlying principles from a Biblical perspective. God had a plan before the world was created to achieve His goals. He invited us to be part of His ministry so that we could be the hands and feet of Jesus. Jesus had a simple methodology to making disciples: invite to follow, follow to believe, believe to obey, obey to repeat. During Jesus ministry, he declared his goals several times in different ways. Towards the end of his ministry, he restated the vision for the church in multiple ways.
Jesus also taught the value of pruning, that sometimes you have to remove good grapes to produce excellent ones. The same goes for ministry, Jesus focused on his mission to the Jews rather than the Gentiles even though He wanted to save the Gentiles too. In three short years, he had to focus on a narrow group of people in a narrow geographic area.
We only have a short lifespan so our discipleship must be done with the intent to replace ourselves for the next generation. Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper not only to make us remember his death but to celebrate His resurrection. The feasts in the Old Testament were similar in remembering the victory that God has won.
There is just as great a danger in spiritualizing what needs to be done practically as there is in practically doing what needs to be done spiritually. Our job is to create the environment where we can maximize a person's encounter with Jesus. Only the Spirit can affect the heart.
This is not a book about particular programs or teaching. It focuses on seven practices which if followed will assist any congregation in determining what their "win" is and how to determine what they will do and, importantly, what they should not do. It also gives guidance as to how to go about implementing what is to be done.
This book is written in a way which makes it easy to read as an individual. It is also a valuable book for a leadership group to tackle together.
I highly recommend this book
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Das Buch ist zwar auf englisch aber ganz einfach zu lesen. Hier ist ein kleiner Überblick vom Inhalt:
1. Clarify the Win. When all is said and done, what is it that we want to look back on and celebrate?
2. Think Steps, Not Programs. Your programs should take people somewhere, not simply fill up their time. Ask yourself, “Where do we want our people to be? What do we want them to become? Is our programming designed to take them there?
3. Narrow The Focus. Focus is the key to achieving excellence and making an impact. Each ministry environment should be designed to do no more than one or two things well.
4. Teach More For Less. The less you say, the more you will communicate. Learn to say only what you need to say to the people who need to hear it.
5. Listen To Outsiders. The needs and interests of insiders have a tendency to determine the agenda for the organization. Focus your efforts on those you’re trying to reach, rather than those you’re trying to keep.
6. Replace Yourself. One day someone else will be doing what you are doing. Embrace the inevitable and prepare now for the future.
7. Work On It. To maintain your relevance, your sanity, and your effectiveness, you must carve out time in your schedule to step back and evaluate what you are doing and how you are doing it.
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