Church Administration and Management
The Pastor as Leader, Manager and Administrator:
“Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens….Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.” –Exodus 18:21-23.
MODULE 1: Overview of Church Administration and Management
Pastors generally feel equipped to handle worship responsibilities, preaching, and pastoral care. But when it comes to finances and budgets, personnel matters, care of facilities and practical management of the local church, many church leaders are at a loss.
Church Administration and Management module helps leaders to press the right button by providing them with basic principles of effective church management.
The module is the “one-stop shop” that offers year-round guidance for anyone with administrative responsibilities in the local church. It saves enormous amount of time as it offers a number of practical suggestions for the actual day-to-day practice of ministry, including sample forms, job descriptions, sample budgets, policies and procedures, worksheets, schedules, to-do lists, supply resources, and many more.
Approach to the Church Administration and Management Module: The module is discussed from the following four areas:
MODULE 2: Church Dynamics
Overarching Question: What is the Church supposed to be and do?
The core purpose of Church Dynamics is to: Explore ideas and develop convictions about the nature, mission, ministry, and maturity of Christ’s Church.
Church Dynamics offers an ordered approach to learning by packaging key truths together. Partner churches explore ideas and develop convictions about what the Church is to be and what the Church is to do. Rather than collecting bits and pieces of information about the Church, they get an integrated, comprehensive study of the foundational aspects of the Church. The goal is to help leaders evaluate their own local church and develop an action plan for their ministry.
Church Dynamics is divided into two sections of study:
Part One: What is the Church to Be?
Leaders will discover the value, purpose, and identity of the church, then study two main images: The Body of Christ and the Family of God. Finally, they will examine church leadership.Part Two: What is the Church Supposed to Do?
Leaders will explore the Church’s ministry in worship, discipline, outreach and finances. Then they’ll consider the hallmarks of maturity. Finally, they will develop an action plan for their church.