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Make or Break Your Church in 365 Days A Daily Guide to Leading Effective Change

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ISBN-10: 1426745028

ISBN-13: 9781426745027

Edition: 2012

Authors: Paul D. Borden

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The joy of ministry is lost in the terror of being ill equipped for daily tasks. This book leads the way, providing clear plans for the daily tasks of effectively leading a congregation.Make or Break Your Church in 365 Days helps pastors develop competency in the daily task of leading congregations by answering two fundamental questions:• What must be done in the first 365 days of a pastor’s tenure?• What is the optimal way to structure a daily work life to affect change in the first year and beyond?These very specific tasks are the behaviors that demonstrate competency and lead to growing, effective churches.  
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Book details

List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication date: 4/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Asan international consultant, judicatory leader, former large church pastor, andprofessor of homiletics, Dr. Paul Borden knows both what is required totransform congregations and judicatories and how to do it. Borden is Executive Minister of Growing HealthyChurches. He is in demand nationally as a church consultant, who helpedinitiate the "teaching church" movement, in which congregations learnfrom other congregations about excellence. His book Hit the Bullseye (Abingdon, 2006) has been used by over 50 denominations in leading change. nbsp; Previousassignments include Director of Church Consulting for the Evangelical FreeChurch of America and Academic Dean of Western Bible College. Paul…    

Introduction
Leadership: Credibility and Competence
Purpose
Assumptions
Parameters: You Must Start Somewhere
The Template: Getting from Here to There
Conclusion
Is Mission Possible Really Mission Impossible?
The Fundamental Question
A Rest and Recuperation Church
A Missional Church
Conclusion
365 Days and Counting
Conclusion
Monday: Transition Day
Introduction
Before the Office Opens: Beginning Ministry at Breakfast
Monday Morning: Finishing Up Sunday's Work
Monday Afternoon: Organization and Planning
Monday Evening
Conclusion
Tuesday: Preparation Day
Introduction
Assumptions
Tuesday Morning: Study
Tuesday Lunch: Civic Connections
Tuesday Afternoon: Preparation
Tuesday Evening
Conclusion
Wednesday: Community Day
Introduction
Wednesday Morning: Six Months of Preparation for Wednesdays
A Special Lunch
Wednesday Afternoon
A Major Warning
Conclusion
Thursday: Finalization Day
Introduction
The Use of Narrative in Preaching Inductively
Thursday Morning: Seven a.m. until Lunch
Thursday Afternoon
Conclusion
Friday: Boundary Day
The Nature of This Chapter
Establishing Boundaries before You Arrive
The Pastor's Boundaries
Recreating
Family Life
Smaller Congregations and Younger Families
Partnerships, Not Team
Friendships
Self-Learning
Being in the Community
Conclusion
Saturday: Anticipation Day
Six Thirty to Eight Thirty a.m.
Nine to Eleven a.m.
Eleven a.m. to Twelve Thirty p.m.
Twelve Thirty to Three p.m.
Three to Five Thirty p.m.
The Rest of the Day
Conclusion
Sunday: Celebration Day
Early Morning
Midmorning
The Worship Service (Before the Sermon)
The Sermon
Lunch Meeting after the Worship Service
Sunday Afternoon
Late Afternoon and Evening
Conclusion
Common Leadership Issues
Meal Meetings, Money, and Waistlines