Organizing for ministry and mission : options for church structure / David J. Peter.
2023
BV652 .P484 2023
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Title
Organizing for ministry and mission : options for church structure / David J. Peter.
Author
ISBN
9780758673114 (paperback)
0758673116 (paperback)
0758673116 (paperback)
Published
St. Louis, Missouri : Concordia Publishing House, [2023]
Copyright
©2023.
Language
English
Description
[viii], 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Call Number
BV652 .P484 2023
Summary
Every congregation needs to determine how it will organize to best proclaim the Gospel, administer the Sacraments, and care for its members. While organizational details are never the main thing, if the mission and ministry of the Church is to advance, leaders need to give attention to organizational matters. In Organizing for Ministry and Mission: Options for Church Structure, author David J. Peter provides a resource to advance fruitful mission and ministry by improving the organizational design and administrative practices of congregations. Dr. Peter identifies the theological and practical reasons for organizing staff, lay officers, and congregational volunteers. He presents three dominant models for organizing churches and identifies the advantages and disadvantages of each. This book guides church officers to maximize the effectiveness of their congregation's organizational design. It equips bord leaders for fruitful service to the Lord and His people. When it comes to the mission and ministry of the Church, organizational details are not the main thing. But they are something. They are important. They are necessary. --Back cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note
Part I: The Need for Organization in the Church
1. Organization is not optional
2. A theological framework for organizing congregations
3. Congregational organization exemplified: Walther's proper form of a Lutheran congregation
Part II: Options for Organization in the Church
4. The working board: The traditional model of church organizations
5. The managing board: The streamlined model of church organization
6. The governing board: The corporate model of church organization
Part III. Improving organization in the church
7. Developing action teams
8. Forming competent board leaders
9. Empowering innovative board leaders
10. Integrating spiritual practices into board business
Epilogue
Appendix One: The congregation's constitution and bylaws
Appendix Two: Organizational charts.
1. Organization is not optional
2. A theological framework for organizing congregations
3. Congregational organization exemplified: Walther's proper form of a Lutheran congregation
Part II: Options for Organization in the Church
4. The working board: The traditional model of church organizations
5. The managing board: The streamlined model of church organization
6. The governing board: The corporate model of church organization
Part III. Improving organization in the church
7. Developing action teams
8. Forming competent board leaders
9. Empowering innovative board leaders
10. Integrating spiritual practices into board business
Epilogue
Appendix One: The congregation's constitution and bylaws
Appendix Two: Organizational charts.
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BV652 .P484 2023
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Course Lists
PRA516 Introduction to Pastoral Leadership by Peter (Winterim 2026)