Leadership
Development
Diocese of Eastern Michigan
Ministries
Resource Center Directory (A
Lending Library)
Subject:
Congregational/Leadership Development
Topic: Ministry of the Baptized
Ministry of the Baptized
Helpful Links:
Alban Institute: www.alban.org
Group Public (leadership resources from Group Publishing) www.onlinerev.com
Leadership Network: www.leadnet.org
Continuing Education (opportunities for clergy and lay): www.faithandwisdom.org
Leadership
The
following items are located at the Diocesan Center, Saginaw:
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Ministries Resource Center Home Congregational/
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New Series: ….in the Small Membership Church, Abingdon Press,
Nashville TN This series of book is aimed primarily at the lay and locally trained
clergy in congregations that have less than 100 members. The series includes Administration, Evangelism, Pastoral Care,
Preaching, Spiritual Leadership, Worshiping, and Christian Education in the Small Membership Church. They have a
variety of authors so each topic may be approached a bit differently, but it
appears to be a very useful series for those in congregations with Ministry
Teams, lay leadership, or locally trained Sacramentalists. Currently
available: Christian Education in the
Small Membership Church – [Located in Christian Formation
Theory] Spiritual Leadership in the Small
Membership Church Worshiping in the
Small Membership Church – [located
in Liturgical Planning] Leadership
that Works – Leith Anderson, Bethany House Publishers; 1999 Leaders on
Leadership – George Barna, ed, Regal Books, Ventura CA; 1997 Easum and Bandy Workbooks [Located in “oversize
material”] Vision
Discernment – Thomas G Bandy Disciple
Making Leaders - William A
Easum, Easum-Bandy Assoc. Port Arkansas TX; 1998 Leadership in
the 21st Century – Easum-Bandy Associates; 2000 (Video) Leadership on the Other Side – Easum-Bandy Associates; 2000 Ministry in
Daily Life: A Guide to Living the Baptismal Covenant - ECC, New York NY; 1996 Articles and
discussion guides to ways we can live our baptismal promises Cornerstone; a
Ministry of the Episcopal Church – The Episcopal Church Foundation, Memphis TN [Located in “oversize
material”] A folder
outlining the purposes & programs of Cornerstone, includes sample copies
of Bearing Fruit, The Vestry Resource Guide, and Vestry
Papers The Vestry Resource Guide – Episcopal Church Foundation, New York
NY; 2007 This document has
three purposes: to help vestry members understand their role; to help them
understand some of the universal issues that face leaders; and to help them
know there are resources and educational tools available to help. Included in
the guide are prayers and other simple helps to make the job smoother and more
visible to the congregation. Bringing Home a Conference – Episcopal Diocese of Olympia An excellent resource for someone leaving to go to a conference; it
includes ideas for getting ready, things to do at the conference, and ways to
reflect on & share what was learned back home. 3 copies The Thin Book
of Appreciative Inquiry – Sue
Annis Hammond, Thin Book Publishing, Plano TX Appreciative
Inquiry is a process to help a group build goals and objectives based on what
works. The book gives an introduction to the process and tells where you can
find follow up information. Training in this process can be acquired from the
Episcopal Church Center/Children’s Ministries Group. (3 copies) From Survival
to Celebration – Howard Hanchey, Cowley Publishing, Cambridge MA; 1994 Loving God
with All Your Mind – Thomas R. Hawkins, Discipleship Resources; 2004 This book looks at ways we think: how our minds grow, change, and
develop; how creativity is developed; how this can help us in our teaching,
etc. It’s excellent theory about using our minds to love & serve God. The Church Newsletter Handbook – Clayton A. Lord Jr, Judson Press, Valley
Forge PA; 1997 [Located in “oversize
material”] While most
outreach resources are concerned with giving help to the oppressed, this one
is concerned with reaching those in the congregation and any who see the
newsletter; it is designed to help you write a newsletter that will be read
and remembered. Caring for Inactive Members – Tebunah Ministries, St Louis MO; 1990 [Located in “oversize
material”] A 10 session resource that helps clergy and
lay leaders encourage and welcome inactive members Sharing the Ministry – Jean Morris Trumbauer, Augsburg
Fortress, Minneapolis MN; 1995 This is a program
to help members of the parish find and participate in their ministries; it
looks at some of the old assumptions about ministry, and then shows how to
help discern gifts, be matched with ministries, and be trained for these
ministries; it is designed for current leaders to help them call others into
ministry How to
Mobilize Church Volunteers - Marlene Wilson; Augsburg Press, Minneapolis MN (2 copies); This book points out common problems, establishes management principles, and answers questions; includes 6 chapters of discussion and variety of forms to help meet the challenge of volunteers Mutual
Ministry: Mutual
Ministry – James C.
Fenhagen, The Seabury Press, New York NY; 1977 This is one of
the classics in discussing the “ministry of the baptized” and the development
of mutual ministry or total ministry teams in small churches. I Have Called You Friends… - Kevin Thew Forrester; Church
Publishing, New York NY; 2003 Forrester draws
on his experience of working with mutual ministry in the Diocese of Northern
Michigan to express how each baptized member of a congregation is called to
ministry. Total Ministry
- by Stewart C.
Zabriskie, The Alban Institute A discussion of
the "total" or "mutual" ministry process as it was
experienced in the Diocese of Nevada, includes notes and questions in the
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For more information or to borrow a
particular item, contact Marnie Bash,
Coordinator,