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
Dale Galloway, Building Teams in Ministry. Beacon Hill Press, 2000. Referenced in: Congregational Ministry Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary Galloway edits a series of articles on team ministry from the faculty of Asbury Seminary’s Beason Institute for Advanced Church Leadership, including John Ed Mathison, Jim Jackson, Mike Foss, Jim Garlow, and Carl George. The book is divided
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
George Cladis, Leading the Team-Based Church: How Pastors and Church Staffs Can Grow Together into a Powerful Fellowship of Leaders. Jossey-Bass, 1999. Referenced in: Ministry Staff and Leadership Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary Directed to staff teams, but still quite valuable on the functioning of teams in the overall ministry of the church. Cladis begins with a
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
George Barna, The Power of Team Leadership: Achieving Success Through Shared Responsibility. Waterbrook Press, 2001. Referenced in: Congregational Ministry Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary Barna argues that churches often have unhealthy expectations of their leaders, but that leaders often enable this by interacting with their churches in a manner that fosters overdependence. He presents tools to move
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
