Why take the time to attend address the topic of management?
Because managing the business of the church can be the difference between pastoral effectiveness and ineffectiveness.
The biblical case for the pastoral Church management
God is a God of order (1 Corinthians 14:40)
God is to be glorified in everything we do (1 Corinthians 10:31)
God has given the responsibility of church management to the Pastor (1 Timothy 3:1; 1 Peter 5:2)
The ____, _____, _____, and ______ of effective church management.
Leader, challenges, rewards, and tools
Leaders need:
Discernment,
vision and understanding
To know how to bring people and resources together
Challenges
Time - pastors work 50 hours a week
Obscurity - management is often
Tedious - requires attention to details
Competing demands - urgency and importance
Detachment - more time administrating than with people
Exploitation - fear of using people versus giving them opportunity to serve
Rewards
Set purpose and direction
Make discourse corrections
Increased effectiveness
Increased the scope
Tools
Time saving measures
Organizational structure
Trust people to do job
Utilize technology
Leaders are readers (continuously)
