Seven Practices of Effective Ministry

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-08-18
Publisher(s): INGRAM
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Summary

Your ministry is perfectly designed to produce the results you are currently experiencing. If you are satisfied with those results, you don't need this book. If not, it's time for a change.

Author Biography

Andy Stanley

Andy Stanley is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and the founding pastor of North Point Community Church in Atlanta , Georgia , with a youthful congregation of more than 12,000. Andy is the author of the 1998 Foreword Book of the Year finalist Visioneering, the bestsellers Like a Rock and The Next Generation Leader, and the recent How Good Is Good Enough. Andy and his wife, Sandra, have two sons and a daughter.

Lane Jones

Lane Jones is a native of Atlanta , Georgia , where he lives with his wife, Traci, and their three children, Jared, Caitlin, and Madison. He is on staff at North Point Community Church , where he loves to write and participate in the creative process. Lane holds degrees from Georgia State University and Dallas Theological Seminary.

Reggie Joiner

Reggie Joiner is the executive director of Family Ministries at North Point Community Church . He leads the staff responsible for children, student, and married adult ministries. He is also creator of FamilyWise, a nonprofit ministry aimed at helping churches and families teach kids character and faith. Reggie lives with his wife, Debbie, and his four teenagers—Reggie Paul, Hannah, Sarah, and Rebekah—in Cumming , Georgia .

Table of Contents

Preface: A New Season 9(6)
Part I Getting in the Game: Ray's Story
1 The Best-Laid Plans
15(8)
2 Throwing Strikes
23(8)
3 Keeping Score
31(4)
4 Getting on Base
35(4)
5 Staying Focused
39(4)
6 Teaching the Fundamentals
43(6)
7 The Roar of the Crowd
49(4)
8 eveloping New Talent
53(4)
9 Managing Your Way to Victory
57
Part II Putting the 7 Practices to Work
Introduction: A Dilemma
63(6)
10 PRACTICE #1: Clarify the Win
69(18)
Define what is important at every level of the organization
11 PRACTICE #2: Think Steps, Not Programs
87(12)
Before you start anything, make sure it takes you where you need to go
12 PRACTICE #3: Narrow the Focus
99(20)
Do fewer things in order to make a greater impact
13 PRACTICE #4: Teach Less for More
119(20)
Say only what you need to say to the people who need to hear it
14 PRACTICE #5: Listen to Outsiders
139(18)
Focus on who you're trying to reach, not who you're trying to keep
15 PRACTICE #6: Replace Yourself
157(16)
Learn to hand off what you do
16 PRACTICE #7: Work On It
173(12)
Take time to evaluate your work-and to celebrate your wins
Epilogue: A Final Challenge 185(2)
Notes 187

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