Edward H. Hammett, The Gathered and Scattered Church: Equipping Believers for the 21st Century, Second edition. Smyth and Helwys, 2005. Referenced in: Gift-Based Ministry, Involvement LifeandLeadership.com Summary Hammett argues the church must see itself in missional terms, i.e. the church is in a secular culture and must be equipped (gathered) to move outside its walls
Michael J. Christensen and Carl E. Savage, ed., Equipping the Saints: Mobilizing Laity for Ministry. Abingdon, 2000. Referenced in: Ministry Involvement and Gift-Based Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a collection of articles by leading authors using the ancient metaphor of “three streams, one river” to address how ministerial leadership can move the people of God
Bill Hull and Dallas Willard, Choose the Life: Exploring a Faith That Embraces Discipleship. Baker, 2004. In association with T-Net Disciple-Making Churches Closely related: Hull, Disciple-Making Church Referenced in: Strategies for Church Renewal: Diagnostic/Prescriptive – Disciple-Making Ministry Involvement and Gift-Based Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a project of T-Net International Disciple-Making, a comprehensive process used
Christian A. Schwarz, Three Colors Series, Natural Church Development Referenced in: Ministry Involvement and Gift-Based Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary The foundational piece of this approach is Christian A. Schwarz, The Three Colors of Ministry: A Trinitarian Approach to Identifying and Developing Your Spiritual Gifts. It is based on the popular Natural Church Development (NCD) process used
Mobilizing Spiritual Gifts Series, Dr. Paul R. Ford Referenced in: Ministry Involvement and Gift-Based Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary Dr. Paul Ford is a leadership and teambuilding specialist associated with Church Resource Ministries, and Church Smart Resources. Ford’s focus is the “Leadership 3-step” (LEADER-to-TEAM-to-CHURCH) which trains the Christian leader to effectively steward his or her ministry identity,
Bill Hybels, Living Beyond Myself: Launching A Volunteer Revolution, FirstServe™ – Willow Creek Resources Referenced in: Gift-Based Ministy, Involvement LifeandLeadership.com Summary Built upon the efforts of Willow Creek Community Church and its pastor, Bill Hybels, FirstServe™ helps uninvolved church members transform from consumers to servants by discovering where they fit in the body of Christ.
P.L.A.C.E. Ministries, Jay McSwain Referenced in: Ministry Involvement and Gift-Based Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary Developed by Jay McSwain, P.L.A.C.E. Ministries is a comprehensive exploration of one’s God-given design toward ministry involvement. It covers a five-step discovery process: Personality Discovery – discover personality style based on the DISC model. Learning Spiritual Gifts – discover spiritual gifts from
Network, Willow Creek Community Church, Bruce Bugbee Referenced in: Ministry Involvement and Gift-Based Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a long-time leading resource on member involvement, developed in partnership with the Willow Creek Association. Network is a six-session dynamic program to help Christians understand how God has uniquely made them and mobilize them to a place
Eric Rees, S.H.A.P.E.: Finding and Fulfilling Your Unique Purpose in Life. Zondervan, 2006. Referenced in: Ministry Involvement and Gift-Based Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary This resource is no longer available. S.H.A.P.E. and S.H.A.P.E. Resources, a division of Serving Central, describe the member mobilization process promoted by Purpose Driven Ministries, an extension of the ministry of Saddleback Church
Scott Thumma and Warren Bird, The Other 80 Percent: Turning Your Church’s Spectators into Active Participants (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series). Jossey-Bass, 2011. Referenced in: Gift-Based Ministry, Involvement LifeandLeadership.com Summary Some readers may be familiar with the Pareto Principle, an idea attributed to the early-20th century Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto. It was based on his research
