Extraordinary Leaders in Extraordinary Times: Unadorned clay pot messengers, Volume 1H. Stanley Wood This book observes distinguishing traits of twenty-first-century clergy who have of established churches that successfully reach unchurched people. It distills the results of a large-scale research project focused on successful pastors of newly-developed churches in seven mainline denominations across the U. S. Drawn from clergy focus groups and a survey of more than 700 effective pastors, this study elucidates key leadership qualities that transcend denominational differences. Four experts -- H. Stanley Wood, Carl S. Dudley, Darrell L. Guder, and Robert S. Hoyt -- interpret the data, placing the findings in the context of church history, current religious demographics, theories of leadership, and comparison with the FACT study (the largest study of worshipping communities ever undertaken). An extensive addendum provides profiles of successful new churches and denominational differences. |
Contents
Leadership in New Congregations NewChurch Development from the Perspective of Missional Theology | 1 |
The TierOne Characteristics of an Extraordinary NewChurchDevelopment Pastor | 30 |
The TierTwo Characteristics of an Effective NewChurchDevelopment Pastor | 63 |
What Makes a Difference in FACT? | 98 |
Guiding Insights from the Research Project | 133 |
Conclusion | 154 |
Who These Extraordinary Leaders Are NCD Pastors Responses | 161 |
Additional Challenges for Women Developers Female Pastors Respond | 176 |
NewChurch Developers and Their Connection to Middle Judicatories and National Denominations | 178 |
Annotated Bibliography Based on Chapter Themes | 183 |
Contributors | 187 |
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adapt building catalytic innovator challenge chapter Christ Christendom Christian church developers church pastors Columbia Theological Seminary commitment community of faith context cultural Darrell L effective NCD pastors Electronic Keyboard emphasized evangelism experience FACT faith communities faith-sharing flexible focus groups focused formation formerly unchurched founding pastors God's going gospel Grand Rapids growing congregations Guder inspiring preaching Jesus judicatory larger churches larger-membership largest and growing lead leadership styles Lesslie Newbigin membership ment Middle Judicatories ministry missiology missional theology NCD leaders NCD study new-church development nurture outreach participating passion Percent of Congregations post-focus-group prayer preaching and worship Presbyterian Church USA priority profile points profile traits programs questions relational health relationship Resources responses Rick Warren risk-taking Self-starter seminary shared skills spiritual gifts staff Stanley Wood Survey theological thing Tier tion top developers vision Vision-casting witness