{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"ItemList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Look before you lead : how to discern and shape your church culture \/ Aubrey Malphurs.","author":"Malphurs, A.","isbn":"9780801015076","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Baker Books"},"datePublished":"2013","inLanguage":"English","description":"Part 1. The basics of congregational culture. Why leaders should read this book : the importance of culture -- What are we talking about? : the definition of culture -- What we do : the church's expression of culture -- Why we do what we do : the church's cultural values -- What we believe : the church's beliefs -- How we respond : the church's relationship to culture -- Part 2. Reading congregational culture. Reading the church : understanding its culture apple -- Reading the pastor : discovering the pastor's culture -- Part 3. Shaping congregational culture. The church planter as culture architect : creating a new church culture -- The church pastor as culture sculptor : part 1 preparation -- The church pastor as culture sculptor : part 2 personnel -- The church pastor as culture sculptor : part 3 the process -- The church pastor as culture blender : adopting established church cultures -- Appendixes. Behaviors audit -- Core values audit -- Core values statements -- Beliefs audit -- Faith statement -- The culture matrix : beliefs, values, behavior -- Spiritual maturity audit -- Character assessment for leadership -- Spiritual gifts inventory for leaders -- Temperament indicator 1 -- The personal profile : the persuader pattern -- Temperament indicator 2 -- Temperament indicator 2 : further explanation -- Implementation team worksheet. \r\n \tAbstract\t\"Before you can lead your church, you have to know your church. Pastoral ministry is challenging work. It is made even more challenging when a pastor ignores the church's 'congregational culture' when seeking to minister to members or implement changes. Just as a pastor studies to interpret the Scriptures, he or she must also interpret the local church culture to better understand and move the church toward accomplishing its mission and vision. In Look Before You Lead, trusted church leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs shows pastors how to read their church's unique local culture, how to change or revitalize it, and even how to combine two cultures when one church adopts another. This unique resource approaches leadership and discernment from a solid, biblical perspective and includes a number of helpful appendixes that are key to reading and understanding the culture.\"--Publisher description.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Participating in God : a pastoral doctrine of the Trinity \/ Paul S. Fiddes","author":"Fiddes, Paul S.","isbn":"0664223354","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Westminster John Knox Press"},"datePublished":"2000","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tIntroduction : from experience to doctrine -- A personal God and the making of community -- The triune God and questions of power and authority -- The God who acts and the point of intercessory prayer -- The vulnerable God and the problem of suffering -- The God of love and the practice of forgiveness -- The living God and the threat of death -- The Spirit of God and spiritual gifts -- The incarnate God and the sacramental life \r\n\r\nNote: Originally published: London : Darton Longman & Todd, 2000\r\nIncludes bibliographical references and index.\n\nPublished in: Louisville, Ky.\n\nPhysical description: viii, 312 pages ; 22 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Soul Winning Resources Volume 5: Discovering your spiritual gifts. \/Samuel Yao, Kwami","author":"Kwami S. Y.","isbn":"9789988864583","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"sonLife Press"},"datePublished":"2016","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: Accra, Ghana\n\nPhysical description: vi; 115pages","bookEdition":"Vol. 5","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}}]}