Nelson Searcy and Jennifer Dykes Henson, Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers. Baker Books, 2012. Related volume: Searcy, Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church Referenced in: Managing Volunteer Ministry in Church Involvement, Spiritual Gifts in Christian Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary While the subtitle suggests a focus on “volunteers,” the emphasis
Jonathan McKee and Thomas W. McKee, The New Breed: Understanding and Equipping the 21st Century Volunteer. Second Edition. Group Publishing, 2012. Referenced in: Managing Volunteer Ministry in Church LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a must read for those who work with ministry volunteers. While most who work in these positions prefer to elevate ministry involvement beyond
Daniel Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Riverhead, 2011. Referenced in: Involvement, Gift-Based Ministry Managing Volunteer Ministry in Church LifeandLeadership.com Summary Pink is known for his research about how the mind works, especially his book about the place of right brain thinking in the new economy, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers
John Ortberg, Laurie Pederson, and Judson Poling, Gifts: The Joy of Serving God , Zondervan, 2000. Referenced in: Ministry Involvement and Gift-Based Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary Designed for small groups as part of The Pursuing Spiritual Transformation Series of Willow Creek Community Church, Gifts is designed to increase participants’ hunger to be used by God. The
Kenneth Haugk, Ph.D., Spiritual Growth Through Spiritual Gifts, Stephen Ministries. Referenced in: Ministry Involvement and Gift-Based Ministry From the Publisher Spiritual Growth through Spiritual Gifts is a resource produced by Stephen Ministries to help members discover and develop their spiritual gifts and then decide on ways they can use those gifts – as individuals and
Dan R. Dick and Barbara Miller Dick, Equipped for Every Good Work: Building a Gifts-Based Church. Upper Room, 2001. Referenced in: Ministry Involvement and Gift-Based Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is very in-depth look at spiritual gifts that goes beyond most curricula in this genre. The publishers also provide an extensive collection of online supplemental resources.
William J. Carter, Each One a Minister: Using God’s Gifts for Ministry. Upper Room, 2002. Referenced in: Gift-Based Ministry, Involvement LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a spiritual formation model based on a six-session study of Ephesians. It identifies four ministry categories associated with the church’s primary callings (receive, relate, equip, send). From the Publisher Each One
Don Fortune and Katie Fortune, Discover Your God-Given Gifts. Baker, 1987. Referenced in: Spiritual Gifts LifeandLeadership.com Summary This frequently referenced volume offers an interesting categorization of gifts based on the major New Testament lists: the manifestation gifts (1 Corinthians 12), the ministry gifts (Ephesians 4), and the motivational gifts (Romans 12). Authors propose that everyone
Jane A. G. Kise, David Stark, Sandra Krebs Hirsch, LifeKeys – Discovering Who You Are, Why You’re Here, and What You Do Best. Bethany House Publishers, 2005. Referenced in: Spiritual Gifts LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a popular blend of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and spiritual gifts. One of the authors, Sandra Krebs Hirsch, is also
Uniquely You in Christ, Mels Carbonell, Ph.D. Referenced in: Spiritual Gifts Dr. Mels Carbonell, Uniquely You in Christ provides a comprehensive set of gift assessments, including instruments for youth, parents, those unfamiliar with church, etc. There are separate instruments based on the different gift lists from the New Testament. Also some instruments measure only spiritual
