Aubrey Malphurs and Will Mancini, Building Leaders: Blueprints for Developing Leadership at Every Level of Your Church. Baker, 2004.
- Prequel: Malphurs, Being Leaders (2003)
- Sequel: Malphurs, Leading Leaders (2005)
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LifeandLeadership.com Summary
This is the second of a trilogy on leadership by Aubrey Malphurs, this time co-authored with Will Mancini. The first was Being Leaders (2003), and the third was Leading Leaders (2005). The first volume looks at what it takes individually for any person to lead effectively, with special application to the lead minister role. This second book (the one featured here) discusses how to develop leaders at all levels within the congregation, both staff and volunteer. The third looks more specifically at board leadership.
Building Leaders is a great book for a staff to read together for their own development, or for ministers of involvement, discipleship, or lay ministries to consult on how to equip deacons or lay leaders. It goes beyond the platitude “church leaders need to train others to lead,” and actually shows how to do it, step-by-step in four phases. It is fairly technical, delving into the applied theory of leadership development. He also presents two case studies, one small church and one large church. There are several helpful appendices, including a helpful “Training Venues Comparison Chart” which compares the effectiveness of training done in classroom, small group, turbo group, apprenticing, one-on-one, coaching, consulting, self-led, huddle, seminar, conference, getaway, retreat, workshop, rally, and benchmarking.
From the Publisher
Training the next generation of leaders is crucial to spreading the gospel, yet most churches have no formal way of doing this. Why? Tight budgets, small staffs, and a lack of know-how are just a few reasons suggested by church consultants Aubrey Malphurs and William Mancini in this groundbreaking book.
Building Leaders provides real-life examples of ways churches can unleash their true ministry potential by training staff members and laypeople to lead. With step-by-step instructions that can be applied to any church or parachurch ministry, Building Leaders shows readers how to: – empower, not just train, leaders – overcome obstacles to developing leaders – identify emerging leaders – use biblical models for training leaders – form a leadership training program to fit any size or budget. Packed with surveys, discussion questions, and a leadership development guide, Building Leaders will encourage leaders to “duplicate themselves” in order to see their ministry grow. It is a perfect resource for ministry students, church leaders, and pastors.
About the Authors
Aubrey Malphurs is professor of pastoral ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is also the author of over a dozen books, as well as president of the Malphurs Group, a church-consulting firm. He lives in Dallas, Texas.
William Mancini has a Master of Theology degree in pastoral leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary and is a consultant with John Manlove Church Marketing.
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