Schaller, Lyle E. The Multiple Staff and the Large Church. Abingdon, 1980. Referenced in: Ministry Staff and Leadership Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary Lyle Schaller has been called the “dean of church consultants” and voted the most respected observer of the American church scene (LA Times national religion poll.) Church leaders who ignore Lyle Schaller usually suffer
Rendle, Gilbert and Susan Beaumont, When Moses Meets Aaron: Staffing and Supervision in Large Congregations. Alban Institute, 2007. Referenced in: Ministry Staff and Leadership Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary The name Gilbert Rendle is synonymous with thoughtful, well-designed solutions to church leadership issues. He and co-author Susan Beaumont have combined to provide a very helpful volume. Do
McIntosh, Gary, Staff Your Church for Growth: Building Team Ministry in the 21st Century. Baker Books, 2000. Referenced in: Ministry Staff and Leadership Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary If you buy only one book on multiple staffing for churches, get this one. McIntosh begins by discussing the tendency of churches as they progress through the years to
W. Byrne Herbert, Job Descriptions and Duties for Church Members and Workers. Xulon Press, 2005. Referenced in: Congregational Ministry Teams Ministry Staff and Leadership Teams Personnel, Minister Evaluation LifeandLeadership.com Summary This volume makes the inevitable task of writing job descriptions easier, quicker, and more efficient. It provides several boiler plates for role descriptions for virtually
Larry Gilbert and Cindy Spear, The Big Book of Job Descriptions for Ministry: Identifying Opportunities and Clarifying Expectations for Ministry. Gospel Light Publications, 2002. Referenced in: Congregational Ministry Teams Personnel, Minister Evaluation LifeandLeadership.com Summary Most church leaders recognize the importance of good administration, but are either untrained or uninterested in giving attention to the necessary
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) Referenced in: Leadership Development in Congregations Congregational Ministry Teams LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is the second of a trilogy on leadership by Aubrey Malphurs, this time co-authored
John C. Maxwell, Relationships 101. Thomas Nelson, 2004. Referenced in the Following Ministry Resource Guides: Leadership Development Through Life Effectiveness John Maxwell Leadership Library – Inspiring Leadership Empowering Leadership Brief Intro to Maxwell John Maxwell is perhaps the most widely-read author on leadership and life-effectiveness today. For this reason, LifeandLeadership.com cross-lists Maxwell’s writings under different
John C. Maxwell, The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player: Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants. Thomas Nelson, 2006. Maxwell, 17 Indisputable Laws of Team Work Referenced in: Ministry Teams Leadership Development Through Life Effectiveness John Maxwell Leadership Library — Inspiring Leadership Empowering Leadership Brief Intro to Maxwell John Maxwell is perhaps
John C. Maxwell, The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team. Thomas Nelson, 2001. Maxwell, 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork Workbook Maxwell, 17 Indisputable Qualities of a Team Player Referenced in: Ministry Teams Leadership Development Through Life Effectiveness John Maxwell Leadership Library —Inspiring Leadership Empowering Leadership Brief Intro to Maxwell John
Ellen Van Velsor, Cynthia D. McCauley, Marian D. Ruderman, The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of Leadership Development. Third Edition. Jossey-Bass, 2010. Referenced in: Congregational Ministry Teams Leadership Development in Congregations LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is the recognized standard for leadership training. Though not church-related, it is the most complete description on the most effective theories
