"The local church is to minister to persons in the community where the church is located, to provide appropriate training and nurture to all, to cooperate in ministry with other local churches, to defend God's creation and live as an ecologically responsible community, and to participate in the worldwide mission of the church." — Book of Discipline 2012 ¶202 The twenty-six Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2017-2020, one for each ministry area, cover church leadership areas, as well as areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness. The booklets are tools that get new lay leaders off to a good start and as a reference resource for all lay leaders. Each booklet includes the basic "job description" for the leader as well as practical "how-to" information important to implementing ministry effectively. Brief and to the point making it a perfect resource for the busy, but spirit-led leader. eBook Edition allows you download a digital file of all 26 Guidelines to your eReader for personal use. Include Guidelines included in Sets and sold separately are: Adult Ministries Advocates for Inclusiveness Children's Ministries Christian Education Church Council Church Historian Church & Society Communications Evangelism Family Ministries Finance Higher Education & Campus Ministry Lay Leader/Lay Member Men's Ministries Ministries With Young People Mission Nominations & Leadership Development Pastor Pastor-Parish Relations Scouting & Civil Youth-Serving Ministry Small Group Ministries Small Membership Church Stewardship Trustees Women's Ministries Worship

The Guidelines booklets, one for each ministry area, are tools that enable you to help get new lay leaders off to a good start. Each booklet includes the basic ""job description"" for the leader as well as practical ""how-to"" information important to implementing ministry effectively. Brief and to the point for the busy, but spirit-led leader, these Guidelines take some of the unknown out of leading these ministry areas. One booklet for each title makes up this set of 26 Guidelines, perfect for making them available to all church members. The twenty-six Guidelines, one for each ministry are.

The church council exists to create and supervise the strategic plan for your local congregation fulfills its mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ. This twofold function includes both leadership and management. This Guideline is designed to help equip you and your ministry team to navigate these two functions. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2017-2020 that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more.

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. This Guideline helps each pastor navigate their role a pastoral leader. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2017-2020 that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more.

The Lay Leader and Lay Member to Annual Conference are key roles in linking the vision and plan of the congregation with the ministry of the Annual conference and in nurturing cooperation and coordination of the pastor and congregation in leadership. These two roles are complementary, yet there are responsibilities unique to each role. The greatest distinction is the connections they forge with and on behalf of the congregation. The lay leader has a primary focus in linking the local church and community. The lay member of annual conference has a primary focus in linking the local church to the connectional United Methodist Church and God's worldwide church. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2017-2020 that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more.

"The twenty-six Guidelines cover church leadership areas. ... [I]ncludes a CD-ROM with searchable files of all twenty-six Guidelines as well as a workshop to introduce the Guidelines to your ministry team, oversize charts and worksheets, and more"--Booklet covers.

Whether you're an emerging leader or an experienced one, the easy-to-read, easy-to-follow content of the Guidelines provide you with the practical help you need to succeed in your ministry.The 26 Guidelines titles cover such church leadership areas as Church Council , Pastor , and Lay Leader/Lay Member ; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees ; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship , Evangelism , age-level ministries and more. Each title is available as a convenient 6 x 9 booklet or in the new downloadable Adobe eBook format.FREE with your Guidelines set, the new 8-page booklet, Guide to the Guidelines; A Workshop to Orient Leaders to the Guidelines .Individual Booklet Titles0687036690 Worship 0687001609 Scouting and Civic Youth Serving Ministry 0687002109 Pastor 0687000602 Pastor-Parish Relations 0687000408 Advocates for Inclusiveness 0687000505 Higher Education and Campus Ministry 0687001900 Church Historian 0687001501 Church and Society 0687002605 Children's Ministries 068703678x Evangelism 0687036984 Communications 0687037085 Finance 0687001706 Christian Education 0687000416 Adult Ministries 0687002702 Youth Ministries 0687002303 Mission 0687001803 Lay Leader/Lay Member 068700070x Leading Small Groups 0687036593 Small Membership Church 068703728x Leader Selection and Development 0687036992 Church Council 0687036496 Stewardship 0687002001 Trustees 0687001102 Men's Ministries 0687001404 Family Ministries 0687000807 Women's Ministries 0687001501 Church and Society 0687002605 Children's Ministries