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What Every Pastor Should Know: 101 Indispensable Rules of Thumb for Leading Your Church

by Gary L. McIntosh, Charles Arn. Baker Books, 2013.

Description

This toolkit lists 101 rules that can be applicable for nearly any congregation, and includes guidelines on everything from welcoming visitors to rules on managing facilities.

Features

101 rules

Recommended Audience

Clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Purchase as a book or e-book

Practical Applications

  • Use this resource as a tool to start a conversation discussing the congregation's policies in areas such as staffing and managing the building.
  • Refer to this book during periods of change to see best practices.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Tim Shapiro

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation LearnsAfter his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and MessageHe has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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