Renewing Your Church through Vision and Planning
Overview
Vision never comes with all the answers. Vision is, by definition, seeing beyond present possibilities. It means conceptualizing what a church could be like.
Some pastors and church leaders burn white hot with vision. Most of us, however, feel more skilled in other areas of leadership. Our training, we feel, prepares us for one hour on Sunday morning—not for the task of guiding a group of people toward a well-defined goal. Yet most of us can think in visionary terms with the right encouragement and help.
This second volume in the Library of Leadership Development shows how you can help your congregation glimpse and grow toward vitality and spiritual depth to powerfully impact their world. Now, in a never-before-collected lineup, are thirty chapters of expert advice.
Top Highlights
“Axiom: In rekindling vision, support people, not programs.” (Page 62)
“Axiom: For effective change, prioritize carefully.” (Page 63)
“Axiom: Battling for change is less productive than letting the need become obvious.” (Page 67)
“Another powerful emotion is the desire to be accepted by the members.” (Page 16)
“ It’s lazy leadership to offer people easy work. Few things in life are more insulting than to be offered an easy job.” (Page 28)
Product Details
- Title: Renewing Your Church Through Vision and Planning
- Editor: Marshall Shelley
- Publisher: Bethany
- Publication Date: 1997
Marshall Shelley is editor-in-chief of Leadership Journal and editorial vice president of Christianity Today International (CTI). Shelley studied journalism at Bethel University and earned a Master of Divinity in theology from Denver Seminary where he subsequently served as a board member for nearly a decade. He has also studied at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Wheaton College Graduate School, served as a board member for the American Tract Society, and held pastoral staff positions in his hometown of Denver, Colorado.
Marshall joined CTI after developing his journalistic skills at David C. Cook Publishing Company and The Denver Post. He is the author of several books including Well-Intentioned Dragons, several volumes in the Fresh Ideas series, the Library of Leadership Development, and the Library of Christian Leadership. He also served as general editor of The Quest Study Bible.
Shelley and his wife, Susan, live in Wheaton, Illinois, and have five children, two sons-in-law, and two grandchildren.