Giving the Ministry Away

"I was shocked when my pastor asked me to be a leader in our single adult ministry. I couldn't imagine what I could offer a group that was more spiritually mature than myself." "I'll always be grateful to our singles leader for seeing something in me that I couldn't see in myself." "I never saw myself as a leader until I learned that leadership has more to do with ownership and less to do with charisma or being a spiritual giant." These are kinds of comments you hear from single adults who have been involved in a healthy ministry. They're confident, satisfied, and most importantly, involved. All because someone was willing to "give the ministry away." Giving the Ministry Away presents a whole new way of doing single adult ministry--one that's based on team ownership rather than the lone ranger approach. Practical and biblical, it will help Reduce turnover among participants Gain greater commitment from your leadership team Prevent yourself from burning out Invest in people over programs Empower and mobilize leaders to meet the needs of single adults Giving the Ministry Away includes a ready-to-use plan for a leadership training retreat, leadership recruiting tools, and suggestions on how to develop a ministry strategy with your leadership team. So if you want your singles ministry to be truly successful--measured more by the quality and power of relationships that the number of people, programs, or activities--you can start building it now by learning how to give it away. "If I could give one book on leadership to every pastor in the country, this would be the book. It's biblical, it's practical, and it's brilliant." --Dr. Bruce Larson Co-pastor, The Crystal Cathedral Garden Grove, CA "In single adult ministry, you ultimately reach a do you maintain a program or build people? Giving the Ministry Away puts the crossroad right smack in your path. I found myself challenged by this fresh, creative approach to leadership." --Dr. Harold Ivan Smith Speaker and author of 24 books; including Fortysomething and Single and Singular Devotion "This is the best book I've seen on how to effectively envision, encourage, and equip single adult ministry. I'm convinced that in order to carry out the ministry with vision, we need to implement the strategies in this book." --Richard Schmidt Singles Pastor Willow Creek Community Church South Barrington, IL