Product Description

This timely new leadership guide for the PC(USA) is written for church officers who are looking for a deepened relationship with God as they serve the church. Author Joan Gray challenges elders and deacons to see themselves as spiritual leaders and equips them to act as spiritual leaders alongside their pastors. After all, even the most dynamic and gifted pastor will be hamstrung if the congregation’s lay leaders are lethargic, conflicted, or spiritually anemic. Gray lays out a variety of leadership styles and helps leaders understand when each might be appropriate. She goes on to provide resources for dealing with interpersonal relationships in the church and identifies ways churches can create an atmosphere that is supportive of the spiritual leadership of elders and deacons. She also explores things the officers themselves can do to become more effective.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #424044 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-16
• Released on: 2009-05-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780664503055
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Joan S. Gray is Moderator of the 217th General Assembly of the PC (USA). She has been Parish Associate, First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, since 2006, and before that served numerous churches in Georgia as interim pastor, pastor/head of staff, and associate pastor. She has long been active in the PC (USA) and has been an adjunct faculty member at Columbia Theological Seminary. She is coauthor with Joyce Tucker of Presbyterian Polity for Church Officers, Third Edition.

Customer Reviews

Help and Inspiration for Church Officers
Especially for those in the Reformed branch of Christianity, this book is a fine guide for church officers. Its author, Joan Gray, says there are two kinds of congregations, those who row the boat and those who sail the boat. Spiritual Leadership for Church Officers helps leaders to discern and catch the wind (the Holy Spirit, of course) in the church's sails by making decisions on what God wants for the church, and God's will for the world. A great ancient/modern concept, very biblical. The book is both practical and inspirational -- and greatly needed. Highly recommended.