John Briggs

Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:12:05 GMT

This Leader's Guide is the accompanying piece to DR 881 Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders – Participant's Book. It is a PDF that can be downloaded and used to support the course outlined below.

Building on the previous Lay Servant course "Does Your Church Have a Prayer?", this Participant's Book will guide Lay Servants seeking to be more empowered to lead their congregations toward vitality. Written with two distinct purposes, Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders will first define the three types of Christian transformational leadership and the four qualities of Christian transformational leaders. Then the course will focus on congregational vitality, organizational life cycles, assessing current realities, and leading transformational change. The Participant's Book is available for purchase here.

Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders

Sat, 14 May 2022 03:07:34 GMT

Building on the congregational strategic planning resource, "Does Your Church Have a Prayer?" this Participant’s Book will guide Lay Servants seeking to be more empowered to lead their congregations toward vitality. Written with two distinct purposes, Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders will first define the three disciplines of Christian transformational leadership and the four qualities of Christian transformational leaders.

The accompanying Leader's Guide is in PDF form and is also available for downloading here.

Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders

Thu, 05 May 2022 20:17:16 GMT

The accompanying Leader's Guide is in PDF form and is also available for downloading here.

Does Your Church Have a Prayer? Participant's Workbook

Thu, 05 May 2022 20:11:30 GMT

Finally! A resource that guides a congregation from settling for survival to embracing joyful service.

This Participant's Workbook consists of 6 weeks of Bible studies that lead to adopting a collaborative 24-month congregational action plan. Each week's study offers a prayer to open the time together, questions to encourage scriptural reflection, and questions to facilitate feedback as the congregation makes intentional decisions about its mission and ministry.

A Leader's Guide is also available.

Does Your Church Have a Prayer? Leader's Guide

Thu, 05 May 2022 20:09:22 GMT

Does Your Church Have a Prayer? presents a model of revitalization, transformation, and discipleship for congregations to fulfill Jesus' prayer in John 17. Your church can move from maintenance to mission, from defending current realities to living into a joyful future.

The authors provide pastors and church leaders with a step-by-step planning guide that will equip them for the task of leading the church in a scripturally grounded visioning and strategic ministry planning process.

"Every church has a prayer," they write. "Envisioning a promised land of discipleship, Jesus prayed his followers would live in joy and unity to the glory of God. …Your church has a prayer for entering the promised reality for which Jesus prayed. People in your community of faith can live a vision of faith."

This Leader's Guide begins with biblical examples of spiritual leadership. Brown, Murray, and Briggs offer important thoughts on choosing, equipping, and encouraging leaders to collaborate in discernment. By applying biblical principles, churches will move from inward focus to ministry.

The time has come for your congregation to make intentional choices about its present and future. Live your way into transformation. As one reviewer says, "Implementing the learnings from this book will take a congregation where it has never been before. The promised land awaits."

Companion resource to the 6-week study Participant's Workbook.