Kenneth O. Gangel, Team Leadership in Christian Ministry: Using Multiple Gifts to Build a Unified Vision. Revised edition. Moody Press, 1997.
Referenced in: Ministry Staff and Leadership Teams
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
This is a significant revision of Building Church Leaders for Church Education which was reprinted three times since 1970. It is a widely used encyclopedic volume on the dynamics of team leadership. It lays important biblical and theoretical foundations, then provides insight into the roles of the team leader as administrator, organizer, decision maker, group facilitator, committee chair, conflict manager, change agent, motivator, reproducer, and mentor. This is followed by practical guidelines on setting and achieving goals, planning for the future, developing ministry teams, recruiting and retaining leaders, training and placing volunteers, supervising staff, evaluating ministry effectiveness, delegating tasks and authority, communicating in the organization, and relating to other leaders. Contains helpful appendices and diagrams. A treasury of good information. Gangel is one of the most respected authors in the field of Christian leadership.
From the Publisher
Paul, nurturing new converts. Barnabas, trusting others to develop their own gifts. Christ, choosing twelve to continue His ministry. In place of dogmatic control, personality worship, and power plays, Dr. Gangel lays the biblical base for servant leadership.
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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