Resources:
Mission Plan Development Tool (for use by congregations to establish an annual mission plan)
Christ Care Guidelines for Serving the Poor and Needy
Congregation Treasurer's Manual (2010 edition)
Congregational Constitution and Bylaws Guidelines
Employment Resource Manual
Sample Performance Appraisal Worksheets
Job Descriptions - suggested position descriptions for a variety of staff and officer positions. The following documents contain several descriptions for each category:
Clergy Staff Positions Ministry Staff Positions Congregational Officers
Administrative Staff Positions Facilities Staff Positions
Call Documents: Concordia Publishing House offers free, downloadable call documents.
Concordia Plan Services: learn about your benefits as an employee or as an LCMS congregation.
Structure Your Church for Mission is a book by Les Stroh and Kurt Bickel. Congregations today frequently ask about a good read or resource on how to best organize for mission today. You are encouraged to explore this resource to understand the concepts of aligning your governance and operations for mission, and to learn practical strategies to structure your church for mission. This resource is available through http://www.strobickan.com/
Websites:
Alban Weekly - weekly e-mail newsletter
Barna Update: A FREE research-based newsletter from the Barna team, published twice monthly.
Leadership Network
Church Leader Insights
Outreach Planning Report - Lutheran Hour Ministries provides your congregation with a special custom religious report for your community. The six-page, full-color, graphical reports engage your imagination about more effective outreach to your community - valuable resource for anyone interested in community outreach.
The Columbia Partnership - free e-mail on a variety of topics
The Paper Paper offers a variety of free resources -- Volume 34 is a good read
Christian Community Development Association
Communities First Association
Magazines:
Fast Company
Leadership Journal
Net Results
Outreach
Books:
AND (The Gathered and Scattered Church) by Hugh Halter & Matt Smay
101 Ways to Reach Your Community by Steve Sjogren
Breaking the Missional Code by Ed Stetzer & David Putman
Chasing the Wild Goose by Mark Battersen
Church Unique by Will Mancini
Community of Kindness by Steve Sjogren
Developing the Leader Within You by John Maxwell
Follow Me to Freedom by Shane Claiborne and John Perkins
Ignite by Nelson Searcy
Managing Change by William Bridges
Missional Communities by Reggie McNeal
Missional Renaissance by Reggie McNeal
Outflow by Steve Sjogren
Primal by Mark Battersen
Radical by David Platt (taking back your faith from the American dream)
Spiritual Leadership by Henry Blackaby
Sticky Church by Larry Osborne
The Externally Focused Church by Eric Rusaw and Eric Swanson
The Monkey and the Fish by Dave Gibbons
Unchristian by David Kinnaman
Winning with People by John Maxwell
Resources:
Mission Plan Development Tool (for use by congregations to establish an annual mission plan)
Christ Care Guidelines for Serving the Poor and Needy
Congregation Treasurer's Manual (2010 edition)
Congregational Constitution and Bylaws Guidelines
Employment Resource Manual
Sample Performance Appraisal Worksheets
Job Descriptions - suggested position descriptions for a variety of staff and officer positions. The following documents contain several descriptions for each category:
Clergy Staff Positions Ministry Staff Positions Congregational Officers
Administrative Staff Positions Facilities Staff Positions
Call Documents: Concordia Publishing House offers free, downloadable call documents.
Concordia Plan Services: learn about your benefits as an employee or as an LCMS congregation.
Structure Your Church for Mission is a book by Les Stroh and Kurt Bickel. Congregations today frequently ask about a good read or resource on how to best organize for mission today. You are encouraged to explore this resource to understand the concepts of aligning your governance and operations for mission, and to learn practical strategies to structure your church for mission. This resource is available through http://www.strobickan.com/
Websites:
Alban Weekly - weekly e-mail newsletter
Barna Update: A FREE research-based newsletter from the Barna team, published twice monthly.
Leadership Network
Church Leader Insights
Outreach Planning Report - Lutheran Hour Ministries provides your congregation with a special custom religious report for your community. The six-page, full-color, graphical reports engage your imagination about more effective outreach to your community - valuable resource for anyone interested in community outreach.
The Columbia Partnership - free e-mail on a variety of topics
The Paper Paper offers a variety of free resources -- Volume 34 is a good read
Christian Community Development Association
Communities First Association
Magazines:
Fast Company
Leadership Journal
Net Results
Outreach
Books:
AND (The Gathered and Scattered Church) by Hugh Halter & Matt Smay
101 Ways to Reach Your Community by Steve Sjogren
Breaking the Missional Code by Ed Stetzer & David Putman
Chasing the Wild Goose by Mark Battersen
Church Unique by Will Mancini
Community of Kindness by Steve Sjogren
Developing the Leader Within You by John Maxwell
Follow Me to Freedom by Shane Claiborne and John Perkins
Ignite by Nelson Searcy
Managing Change by William Bridges
Missional Communities by Reggie McNeal
Missional Renaissance by Reggie McNeal
Outflow by Steve Sjogren
Primal by Mark Battersen
Radical by David Platt (taking back your faith from the American dream)
Spiritual Leadership by Henry Blackaby
Sticky Church by Larry Osborne
The Externally Focused Church by Eric Rusaw and Eric Swanson
The Monkey and the Fish by Dave Gibbons
Unchristian by David Kinnaman
Winning with People by John Maxwell