1st Edition
Church Wake-Up Call A Ministries Management Approach That is Purpose-Oriented and Inter-Generational in Outreach
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Is your church viable in the changing marketplace of today--and tomorrow? Today's church market is comprised of four cultural paradigms--Youth, Baby Busters (Generation X), Baby Boomers, and Pre-Boomers. Each has unique characteristics in terms of attitudes, spiritual orientation, values, emotional needs, moral perspective, and lifestyle. This implies significant changes for the church--new... Read more
Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview
- Chapter 2. The Market
- The Baby Boomers
- Generation X (Baby Busters)
- The Youth
- The Pre-Boomers
- Ministry Implications
- Chapter 3. Priorities
- Child Evangelism
- Youth Evangelism
- Adult Evangelism
- Church Size
- Community Service or Assistance
- Chapter 4. A Word About Management
- Chapter 5. Purposes
- The Ministries Matrix
- Chapter 6. Using the Ministries Matrix
- Getting Organized
- The Leadership Council
- Setting Priorities
- Recording Current Programming on the Ministries Matrix
- Evaluating the Current Ministries Plan
- Chapter 7. Developing a Ministries Strategy
- Multigenerational Centralized Strategy
- Targeted Centralized Strategy
- Small Groups Strategy
- Satellite Churches
- House Church Strategy
- Traditional and Contemporary Services Strategy
- Grace Church Strategy
- Other Follow-Up Activities
- Chapter 8. Visibility
- Evangelism Visibility
- Growth Visibility
- Discipleship Visibility
- Generational Visibility
- Chapter 9. Organization
- Organization by Function
- Organization by Age
- Ministries Oversight and Interface
- Chapter 10. The Challenge of Change
- Notes
- Recommended Reading
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
William Benke, Le Etta Benke
