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
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
Marlene Wilson, Group Publishing’s Volunteer Leadership Series Referenced in: Managing Volunteers LifeandLeadership.com Summary This series is by Marlene Wilson who has written and trained on volunteer issues for 35 years. More than 250,000 people from churches and volunteer organizations have attended Marlene’s workshops in the United States, Canada, and Europe. These four volumes are part
Tony Morgan and Tim Stevens, Simply Strategic Volunteers: Empowering People for Ministry. Group Publishing, 2005. Referenced in: Managing Volunteers LifeandLeadership.com Summary An excellent anthology of short, well-written, field-tested articles presenting 99 ideas on how to lead volunteers. Sets forth this philosophy: “The focus isn’t on the ministry role; it’s on the person who’s interested in
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.
John C. Maxwell, Equipping 101. Thomas Nelson, 2004. Referenced in: 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 categories: Inspiring Leadership – Maxwell
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
