Church administration :

Bacher, Robert.

Church administration : programs, process, purpose / Robert N. Bacher, Michael L. Cooper-White. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2007. - xi, 339 p. : ill., forms ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: Riding time to the end! -- Administration's biography: a holy history -- Godly governance -- Boards: blessed balladeers -- Planning with passion -- Budgets and balance sheets: deeply doctrinal documents -- Raising the resources: theology talks and money matters! -- Oversight (being CEO) is a worthy calling -- Communication: ministry means messaging -- Ministry teams: teeming with talent -- External relationships: loving thy institutional neighbor -- When conflict comes calling -- Life under law: navigating legal issues in ministry -- Afterword: the church administrator as person.

0800637429 (alk. paper) 9780800637422 (alk. paper)

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GBA716454 bnb


Church management.

BV652 / .B27 2007

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