Kenneth Gangel, Coaching Ministry Teams: Leadership and Management in Christian Organizations. Wipf and Stock Publishing, 2006.
Referenced in: Ministry Staff and Leadership Teams
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
Ken Gangel is one of the most respected authors in church leadership, drawing from his experience in academia, consulting, and ministry practice. This book is similar in scope to the multi-edition encyclopedic volume, Team Leadership in Christian Ministry, but through a more definitive and prescriptive rubric of coaching ministry teams. The first book is a weightier text on the complex dynamics of team-based ministry. this one is lighter and written more to those who coach the teams. There is overlap in material, but enough difference that one would need both volumes to distill Gangel’s insights on the subject. Perhaps the best use is for training leaders who would resonate with the athletic analogy. In that respect, it is similar to Jim Putnam, Church is a Team Sport, though one may find better biblical and theoretical integration in Gangel.
From the Publisher
This is a book about coaching, but in a field far more important than football, basketball, or baseball. When it comes to effective discipleship, it takes a discipler, a coach, who is capable of not only leading be example, but also empowering his “players” to stay the course. In fifteen practical chapters,Coaching Ministry Teamsby Christian education expert Kenn Gangel examines, among other topics, the attitudes in “The Heart of a Champion,” leadership modeling in “Setting the Standard for the Team,” and strategic planning in “Looking Down the Field.”
About the Author
Kenneth O. Gangel is executive director of graduate studies at Toccoa Falls College and distinguished professor emeritus of Christian education at Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Gangel is the author of over 35 books including the Holman New Testament Commentary on Acts. Dr. Gangel received his MDiv from Grace Theological Seminary, and also holds degrees from Taylor University, Fuller Theological Seminary, Concordia Seminary, and the University of Missouri.
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