Denise Locker, The Volunteer Book: A Guide for Churches and Nonprofits. Beacon Hill Press, 2010. Referenced in: Managing Volunteers LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a comprehensive guide to implementing a “volunteer program” in a church, including recruitment, training, motivating, etc. It is a good supplement to the materials on this subject by Marlene Wilson. From the
Sue Mallory, The Equipping Church: Serving Together to Transform Lives. Zondervan, 2001. Companion volume: Mallory, Smith, Wilson and Rehnborg, The Equipping Church Guidebook Referenced in: Ministry Involvement and Gift-Based Ministry Congregational Ministry Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary Mallory served as founding Executive Director of Leadership Training Network and as Directional Leader and Executive Director for Leadership Connection.
Dr. Paul Ford, Your Leadership Grip. Referenced in: Ministry Staff and Leadership Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary Dr. Ford is a leadership and teambuilding specialist associated with Church Resource Ministries and Church Smart Resources. Though geared more toward staff team-building, his resources are useful for any other leaders or ministry team members. Ford’s special focus is the
Brian Kelley Bauknight and Herb Miller, Body Building: Creating a Ministry Team Through Spiritual Gifts. Abingdon, 1996. Referenced in: Congregational Ministry Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary Among the materials on team ministry, Bauknight’s strength is how to recruit, train, and equip team leaders and members on the basis of spiritual gifts, securing a happier fit for all
Jon Katzenbach and Douglas Smith, The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization, Collins Business Essentials. Harper Paperbacks, 2003. Referenced in: Ministry Teams, General Resources LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a dense and substantive exploration of the benefits of teams. It is probably too academic for the average reader, and is not addressed specifically to ministry
Diana Whitney, Amanda Trosten-Bloom, and Jay Cherney. Appreciative Team-Building: Positive Questions to Bring Out the Best In Your Team. iUniverse, 2004. Referenced in: Ministry Staff and Leadership Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an immensely valuable volume that one is likely to return to frequently. It is not written with churches in mind, but the insights
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
Alan N. Wright, The Spiritual Dimensions of Team (TCP Leadership Series). Chalice Press, 2010. Referenced in: Ministry Staff and Leadership Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is titled well in that its focus in not so much on improving the productivity of teams toward challenging objectives and goals (though this receives attention in chapters such as “Achieving
Wayne Coideiro, Doing Church as a Team: The Miracle of Teamwork and How it Transforms Churches. Regal Books, 2009. Referenced in: Congregational Ministry Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary Wayne Coidero is a popular writer in the field of church leadership. Here he shares most of the basic principles of team building, but provides the unique value of
Stephen A. Macchia, Becoming A Healthy Team: Five Traits of Vital Leadership. Baker Books, 2005. Referenced in: Ministry Staff and Leadership Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary Stephen Macchia has written a number of highly acclaimed and widely used books on church leadership. This is one of his most recent, building on titles such as Becoming a Healthy
