Meetings That Work : A Guide to Effective Elders' Meetings

by Strauch, Alexander

• ISBN13: 9780936083179
• ISBN10: 0936083174
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Lewis & Roth Pub

Summary

Many elders are tired of tedious, aimless, unproductive meetings. This guide is written to first, explain the great importance of the meeting of the leadership to prayerfully address the needs of the fellowship. Secondly, there is valuable suggestions to help elders, deacons or others in committees to achieve effective, quality meetings.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Importance of Elders' Meetings	p. 5
Meetings Affect the Spiritual Health of the Flock	p. 7
Meetings Build Character	p. 9
Meetings Develop Leadership Skills and Godly Wisdom	p. 10
Meetings Enhance Group Morale and Accountability	p. 11
Meetings Train Future Elders	p. 13
Helps for Achieving Effective Elders' Meetings	p. 17
Biblically Qualified Participants	p. 18
Biblical Ground Rules of Conduct for Meetings	p. 19
Conduct Yourself with a Christlike Attitude	p. 20
Conduct Yourself with Christlike Love	p. 21
Conduct Yourself as a Christlike Servant	p. 22
Principles of Personal Participation in Meetings	p. 24
Be an Active, Responsible Participant	p. 24
Be a Faithful Attender	p. 25
Be a Peacemaker and Unity Builder	p. 26
Be a Person of Integrity, not a Manipulator	p. 28
Be Fair; Refrain from Making Judgments without the Facts	p. 29
Be Trustworthy with Confidential Information	p. 30
Be Self-Controlled, Not Angry	p. 31
Principles of Effective Communication	p. 33
Principles of Communication from Proverbs	p. 34
Principles of Communication for Leaders	p. 36
Principles of Good Meeting Management	p. 40
Keep Priorities Straight	p. 42
People	p. 42
Prayer	p. 44
The Word of God	p. 47
Determine Frequency of Meetings	p. 49
Start on Time, End on Time	p. 51
Establish a Conducive Meeting Place	p. 52
Develop an Agenda	p. 53
Identify the Role of the Facilitator	p. 57
Keep Minutes and Records	p. 60
Delegate, Delegate, Delegate	p. 61
Practice Self-Evaluation	p. 63
Questions and Assignments	p. 65
Equality and Diversity within the Eldership	p. 69
Sample Prayer Guide	p. 73
Sample Agenda	p. 75
Endnotes	p. 77
General Index	p. 79
Scripture Index	p. 81
Points to Remember before a Meeting	p. 83
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