Church Administration category: 339 books

Church leadership is a demanding and challenging role. There are many responsibilities involved in leading a church, which can be difficult to maneuver without the proper tools and resources.Written with Biblebased truths and helpful insights, Foundations of Church Administration is both an exploration...

Dr. Driver is an experienced academic scholar, retired naval officer, entrepreneur, trainer, evangelist, and consultant. He holds a PhD in administration and management from Walden University and a doctorate of ministry (DMin) from Trinity Theological Seminary. His commitment to training church leadership...

Dr. Driver is an experienced academic scholar, retired naval officer, entrepreneur, trainer, evangelist, and consultant. He holds a PhD in administration and management from Walden University and a doctorate of ministry (DMin) from Trinity Theological Seminary. His commitment to training church leadership...

These 544 pages of field-tested solutions deliver proven procedures, planning models, and copier-friendly forms for all aspects of local church administration. Packed with excellent guidelines and tools for assessing and improving parish management." A wealth of information on parish administration." -- The Living Church

For churches and religious nonprofit operations, the business of business is not business - it is ministry. Still, such institutions have to make plans. Because skilled organization is needed to accomplish specific tasks, a leader must train and motivate workers in progress and effectiveness. This...

This book...contains fourteen chapters concerning the importance of the administration of the church and the ministry of the word and the problems arising in them, the building of the church, and the practice of the recovery of the ground of the church.

The relevance of this book is in the fact that the Church should be offered sound leadership in terms of management. The kernel of discourse is the principles and practice of Church management. In doing this, the materials have been carefully organized into eight sections consisting of well-articulated...

What’s new about this third edition of the long respected and often used Church Administration Handbook? In addition to time and technological-sensitive updates to the basic organizational details, editor Bruce Powers writes: “The needs of people and churches have continued to change, with...

A guide for pastors to become highly effective in leadership and administration. The role of the minister and your personal enjoyment of your vocation requires skills to develop vision, provide hope, tend to church leaders, build a staff team, deal with conflict, manage time, plan strategically, craft...

Many pastors—just like the rest of the population--lack a basic understanding of financial and administrative matters. Most of us feel unprepared in matters of personal budgeting, health insurance, retirement savings and taxes. Finance and administration are often considered tedious, un-compelling,...

Can the church congregation fire the pastor when appropriate? How much authority does the pastor have over the church? This is a live question for many churches today, and it raises a host of other crucial questions: how much authority the church board has over the pastor? Is there any limitation...

The Church is not a business, but it does have a stewardship responsibility to ensure that all of its resources are used as effectively as possible to carry out God's work on earth. In the case of human resource assets, good stewardship involves assisting those engaged in ministry (whether clerical...

The perception about Church administration and management revolves around managing various weekly activities of the Church. Some Churches have problems and opportunities that present fundamental dilemma in corporate, management and decisions. For example, managing a Church Department or the Church...

There are several other books on the topic of conflict in the local congregation. They all make their contribution towards solutions to this problem. However, this brief work zeros in on specific happenings, how they affected the congregation and/or the minister, and are then followed by a denouement...