Winning on purpose
Subtitle: how to organize congregations to succeed in their mission
By: John Edmund Kaiser.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Nashville, TN
Language: eng
Subjects: Christian leadership.; Missions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one: Do we really want to win?; title: Playing to win beats playing around; title: A reason to exist - the kind of leadership we need- attracting and keeping leaders - a strategy for getting it done; title: The first step is to stop defeating ourselves; title: Problems of inward focus - problems of anarchy - problems of democracy - problems of oligarchy - problems of hierarchy; title: Three basics make a game worth playing; title: The object of the game - the rules of the game - how to keep score - the accountable leadership strategy; title: Part two: Do we understand the game?; title: The object of the game defines responsibility; title: The source of our objective -Jesus's final word on the matter- Jesus's earlier mission statements - the acts of the (commissioned) apostles - winning at the object of the game; title: The rules of the game create authority; title: A word of warning about rules - how boundaries work - fair game - breaking the rules - changing the rules; title: Accountability is how we keep score; title: Safe and effective organization - when goals are reached - statistics vs. wins - interpretation and application - win, lose, or draw; title: Part three: Do we know what position to play?; title: Ministry is a team sport; title: Diversity on the team - captain of the team - training and coaching for the team; title: The congregation plays ministry; title: Control vs. trust - moving the world - accountability-official and otherwise; title: The pastor plays leadership; title: The case for a primary leader - character of the pastor as leader - modes of leading for three arenas - limitations of accountable leadership; title: The board plays governance; title: The governance distinctive - trustees for whom? - defining the guiding principles - keeping score and calling penalties - supporting pastoral leadership - keeping the board on track; title: The staff plays management; title: Excellence of execution - a comprehensive staff - the pastor's team - two degrees of separation - investment, not expense; title: Part four: Do we have the right equipment?; title: Organizational documents set up the game; title: Creating a corporate "pair o' docs" - clarity about the bylaws - what the bylaws need to cover - how the bylaws need to be changed - how guiding principles authorize the pastor - constructing the guiding principles - mission principles, boundary principles - accountability principles; title: Schedules keep the game in play; title: The influence of the annual calendar - proportions of the meeting agenda - process for training and selection - the wisdom of a transition plan; title: Affiliations relate the team to its league; title: Winning in the congregational leagues - winning in the presbyterian leagues - winning in the episcopal leagues - winning in the emerging leagues.