Church administration : Programs, process, purpose /

"While leadership books abound, practical advice on administering and nurturing a congregation or other church-related institution - its programs, finances, staff, and assets - is rare. This comprehensive guide, from two experienced and thoughtful churchmen, treats each aspect of congregational... Full description

Main Author:	Bacher, Robert.
Other Authors:	Cooper-White, Michael L.
Published:	Minneapolis, Minnesota : Fortress Press, 2007
Subjects:	CHURCH MANAGEMENT.
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020		\|a 9780800637422
082		\|a 254 \|b BAC
100		\|a Bacher, Robert.
245		\|a Church administration : \|b Programs, process, purpose / \|c Robert Bacher and Michael L. Cooper-White.
260		\|a Minneapolis, Minnesota : \|b Fortress Press, \|c 2007.
300		\|a 339p.
500		\|a Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
505		\|a Preface: Riding time to the end! -- Administration's biography: a holy history -- Godly governance -- Boards: blessed balladeers -- Planning with passion -- Budgets and balance sheets: deeply doctrinal documents -- Raising the resources: theology talks and money matters! -- Oversight (being CEO) is a worthy calling -- Communication: ministry means messaging -- Ministry teams: teeming with talent -- External relationships: loving thy institutional neighbor -- When conflict comes calling -- Life under law: navigating legal issues in ministry -- Afterword: the church administrator as person.
520		\|a "While leadership books abound, practical advice on administering and nurturing a congregation or other church-related institution - its programs, finances, staff, and assets - is rare. This comprehensive guide, from two experienced and thoughtful churchmen, treats each aspect of congregational governance not as a bad imitation of business techniques but as a sacred calling with an overriding religious mission."--BOOK JACKET.
650		\|a CHURCH MANAGEMENT.
700		\|a Cooper-White, Michael L.
900		\|a 34504
949		\|a RTC Library \|b Non Fiction \|h 254 BAC \|p R359043220 \|s Books

Church administration : Programs, process, purpose /

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