Your "how to" resource book for helping churches in transition find and call a new pastor

This helpful book that I authored uses a coaching model to help a pastor search team work through meetings that will help a church find and call a new lead pastor. Sample coaching questions are provided for each step or meeting. The book's contents are based on a congregational and evangelical model of church governance. You will find this resource simple and adaptable. If your church has a search committee, get a copy for each member of your team. Contact me for group discounts.

My top three recommended resource books or blogs for leadership development and help in creating ministry champions

Resourcing is a vital part of ministry coaching and leadership development. Here are my top three recommended resources in some helpful categories as you seek to take your next steps forward in leadership development and multiplying other ministry champions.

RESOURCE BOOKS

Change

A Sense of Urgency by John P. Cotter

Leading Change by John P. Cotter

Leading Congregational Change by Jim Herrington, Mike Bonem and James H. Furr

Church Boards

Church Elders by Jeramie Rinne

High Impact Church Boards by T.J. Addington

Sticky Teams by Larry Osborne

Church Conflict

Church Conflict by Charles H. Hargrove and Dennis D. Hatfield

Every Church Needs a Little Conflict by George W. Bullard

Making Peace by Jim Van Yperen

Church DNA

Church Unique by Will Mancini

Look Before You lead by Aubrey Malphurs

Simple Church by Thom S. Rainer and Eric Geiger

Church Leadership

Building Leaders by Aubrey Malphurs

Developing the Leaders Around You by John C. Maxwell

Hero Maker by Dave Ferguson and Warren Bird

Church Planting

Global Church Planting by Craig Ott and Gene Wilson

The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting by Aubrey Malphurs

Planting Missional Churches, Second Edition by Ed Stetzer and Daniel Im

Churches in Transition

Comeback Churches by Ed Stetzer and Mike Dodson

Re:VISION by Aubrey Malphurs and Gordon Penfold

Transitioning by Dan Southerland

Coaching

Coaching 101 by Robert E. Logan and Sherilyn Carlton

Creating Ministry Champions by Charles E. Worley

Leadership Coaching by Tony Stoltzfus

Cultural Exegesis

Neighborhood Mapping by John Fuder

The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon

Tradecraft by Larry E. McCrary et. al.

Cultural Intelligence

Many Colors by Soong-Chan Rah

Serving With Eyes Wide Open by David A. Livermore

Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church by Mark Deymaz

Denominational Leadership

Churches Partnering Together by Chris Bruno and Matt Dirks

Direct Hit by Paul D. Borden

Hit the Bullseye by Paul D. Borden

Disciple-making

Discipleshift by Jim Putman and Bobby Harrington with Robert Coleman

The Disciple-making Church by Bill Hull

4 Chair Discipling by Dan Spader

Discipleship

Multiply by Francis Chan

The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert E. Coleman

What Did Jesus Really Say When He Said Follow Me by David Platt

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman

The Emotionally Healthy Church by Peter Scazzero

Interim (Transitional) Pastor

Between Pastors by Cam Taylor and Alan Simpson

The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins

Souring Between Pastors by Tom Harris and George Bullard

Mentoring

As Iron Sharpens Iron by Howard Hendricks and William Hendricks

Mentoring by Bobb Biehl

Mentoring Leaders by Carson Pue

Mission/Purpose

Developing a Dynamic Mission for Your Ministry by Aubrey Malphurs

Simple Church by Thom S. Rainer and Eric Geiger

The Purpose-Driven Church by Rick Warren

Missional Ministry

Breaking the Missional Code by Ed Stetzer and David Putman

The Missional Journey by Robert E. Logan

The Missional Leader by Allan J. Roxburgh and Fred Romanuk

Pastor Search Process

Help – We Just Lost Our Pastor by Ken Moberg

Pastor Search Checklist by Charles E. Worley

Search: The Pastoral Search Committee Handbook by William Vanderbloemen

Strategic Planning

Advanced Strategic Planning by Aubrey Malphurs

Master Planning by Bobb Biehl

Renewing Your Church Through Vision and Planning by Marshall Shelly, ed.

Teams/Teamwork

Doing Church as a Team by Wayne Cordeiro

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

The Performance Factor by Pat MacMillan

Turn-around Churches

Comeback Churches by Ed Stetzer and Mike Dodson

Leading Turnaround Churches by Gene Woods

Transformational Church by Ed Stetzer and Thom S Rainer

Vision

Captured by Vision by George W. Bullard

Visioneering by Andy Stanley

Vision for Ministry in the 21^st Century by Aubrey Malphurs

Values

A New Kind of Church by Aubrey Malphurs

Create and Celebrate Your Church’s Uniqueness by Harold J. Westing

Values-driven Leadership by Aubrey Malphurs

RESOURCE BLOGS

churchleaders.com

careynieuwhof.com

edstetzer.com

WHAT OTHER MINISTRY HELP CAN I PROVIDE TO YOU?

Need help with sermon preparation and delivery? Let's talk about what you need and how I can help. Contact me.

Need help with leadership recruitment and development? Let me know, and maybe I can help you.

Need help developing your church or ministry's mission, values, and vision? Just contact me? I can help if you contact me.

Need help with church planting or becoming a church planter? I can coach you for that.

Need help with pastor transition? I have extensive experience and wisdom that may address some of your needs. Just contact me.

Need help with planning and/or leading a retreat for your leaders? Just contact me, and we can discuss your needs and how I can help.

My ministry fees and honorariums are negotiable, and some one-time calls may be free. Just use the contact form on this website as a starting point. Since I am in a part-time co-vocational ministry, I can be very flexible. All my coaching will be about you, your situation, and your needs.