Ministry Momentum: How to Get It, Keep It, and Use It in Your Church

by Wayne Schmidt

Publisher:

WPH

, 2004

Overview

When God is moving, get on board! A movement of God is stimulated by recognizing leadership principles while earnestly pursuing God's presence and purpose. As a spiritual leader, you cannot create a movement of God's Spirit, nor can you control it. But you can build an atmosphere conducive to spiritual momentum, thereby serving as a human catalyst for what God has decided to do. Leaders must constantly discern both God's part and their part. In Ministry Momentum: How to Get It, Keep It, and Use It in Your Church, Wayne Schmidt shows church leaders how to discover eight momentum builders and avoid momentum busters, in order to effectively and fruitfully build the church.

Contents

Top Highlights

“You can’t spiritualize management issues, and you can’t manage spiritual issues.’” (Page 9)

“The ‘paralysis of analysis’ has been the Achilles’ heel of many churches that fail to move forward with God’s plan.” (Pages 12–13)

“As a spiritual leader, you cannot create a movement of God’s Spirit, nor can you control it.” (Page 10)

“No amount of organizational efficiency will bring about a movement of God’s Spirit.” (Page 9)

“Like rowing a boat, we face backwards only to more effectively move forward” (Page 30)

Product Details

• Title: Ministry Momentum: How to Get It, Keep It, and Use It in Your Church
• Author: Wayne Schmidt
• Publisher: Wesleyan Publishing House
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 155

About Wayne Schmidt

Wayne Schmidt is vice president of Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, IN. Prior to that, he served more than 25 years as the senior pastor of Kentwood Community Church in Kentwood, MI, which grew to more than 2,600 average weekend attendees. He is the author of several books, including Soul Management and Power Plays.