Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Pastor

Providing Spiritual Leadership for the Church in Mission

• Author(s): Susan Ruach,
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Pages: 38
• ISBN_10: 1426736274
  ISBN_13: 9781426736278
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Religion / Christianity / Methodist ,

Description:... The pastoral leader is the primary spiritual leader of the congregation. The pastor carries the responsibility for a number of different ministry tasks, which are condensed into seven categories. Effective pastors will also take intentional time for their own spiritual growth and restoration to maintain a vital ministry. The guideline helps each pastor navigate their role a pastoral leader. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused.