Look Before You Lead How to Discern and Shape Your Church Culture

Name: Look Before You Lead How to Discern and Shape Your Church Culture
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ISBN: 9780801015076

ISBN-10: 0801015073

ISBN-13: 9780801015076

Edition: 2013

Authors: Aubrey Malphurs

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Pastoral ministry is challenging work, especially when a pastor ignores the church's "congregational culture" when seeking to minister to church members or implement changes. Just as a pastor studies to interpret the Scriptures in order to understand and preach the Bible, he or she must interpret the local church culture to better understand and move it toward accomplishing its mission and vision.In Look Before You Lead, trusted church leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs shows pastors how to read their church's unique local culture, how to change or revitalize it, and even how to combine two cultures when one church adopts another. This unique resource approaches leadership and discernment…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Baker Books
Publication date: 2/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

Aubrey Malphursnbsp;(PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is Senior Professor of Educational Ministries and Leadership and Pastoral Ministry at Dallas Theological Seminary and President of the Malphurs Group. He engages in church consulting, training and speaking, as well as the author of more than twenty ministry resource books.



Introduction



The Basics of Congregational Culture



Why Leaders Should Read This Book: The Importance of Culture



What Are We Talking About? The Definition of Culture



What We Do: The Church's Expression of Culture



Why We Do What We Do: The Church's Cultural Values



What We Believe: The Church's Beliefs



How We Respond: The Church's Relationship to Culture



Reading Congregational Culture



Reading the Church: Understanding Its Culture Apple



Reading the Pastor: Discovering the Pastor's Culture



Shaping Congregational Culture



The Church Planter as Culture Architect: Creating a New Church Culture



The Church Pastor as Culture Sculptor: Part 1 Preparation



The Church Pastor as Culture Sculptor: Part 2 Personnel



The Church Pastor as Culture Sculptor: Part 3 The Process



The Church Pastor as Culture Blender: Adopting Established Church Cultures


Appendixes



Behaviors Audit



Core Values Audit



Core Values Statements



Beliefs Audit



Faith Statement



The Culture Matrix: Beliefs, Values, Behavior



Spiritual Maturity Audit



Character Assessment for Leadership



Spiritual Gifts Inventory for Leaders



Temperament Indicator 1



The Personal Profile: The Persuader Pattern



Temperament Indicator 2



Temperament Indicator 2: Further Explanation



Implementation Team Worksheet


Notes


Index