Seven Practices of Effective Ministry

by Stanley, Andy; Jones, Lane; Joiner, Reggie

• ISBN13: 9781590523735
• ISBN10: 1590523733
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-08-18
• Publisher: INGRAM

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