03855cam a22003134a 4500 14191555 OSt 20170604020004.0 051207s2006 tnua b 001 0 eng 2005035551 0687495024 (alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocm62732576 DLC DLC YDX BAKER DLC pcc BV652.1 .K35 2006 253 22 Kaiser, John Edmund. 28997 Winning on purpose : how to organize congregations to succeed in their mission / John Edmund Kaiser. Nashville : Abingdon Press, c2006. 184 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-177) and indexes. Part one: Do we really want to win? -- Playing to win beats playing around -- A reason to exist - the kind of leadership we need- attracting and keeping leaders - a strategy for getting it done -- The first step is to stop defeating ourselves -- Problems of inward focus - problems of anarchy - problems of democracy - problems of oligarchy - problems of hierarchy -- Three basics make a game worth playing -- The object of the game - the rules of the game - how to keep score - the accountable leadership strategy -- Part two: Do we understand the game? -- The object of the game defines responsibility -- The source of our objective -Jesus's final word on the matter- Jesus's earlier mission statements - the acts of the (commissioned) apostles - winning at the object of the game -- The rules of the game create authority -- A word of warning about rules - how boundaries work - fair game - breaking the rules - changing the rules -- Accountability is how we keep score -- Safe and effective organization - when goals are reached - statistics vs. wins - interpretation and application - win, lose, or draw -- Part three: Do we know what position to play? -- Ministry is a team sport -- Diversity on the team - captain of the team - training and coaching for the team -- The congregation plays ministry -- Control vs. trust - moving the world - accountability-- official and otherwise -- The pastor plays leadership -- The case for a primary leader - character of the pastor as leader - modes of leading for three arenas - limitations of accountable leadership -- The board plays governance -- The governance distinctive - trustees for whom? - defining the guiding principles - keeping score and calling penalties - supporting pastoral leadership - keeping the board on track -- The staff plays management -- Excellence of execution - a comprehensive staff - the pastor's team - two degrees of separation - investment, not expense -- Part four: Do we have the right equipment? -- Organizational documents set up the game -- Creating a corporate "pair o' docs" - clarity about the bylaws - what the bylaws need to cover - how the bylaws need to be changed - how guiding principles authorize the pastor - constructing the guiding principles - mission principles, boundary principles - accountability principles -- Schedules keep the game in play -- The influence of the annual calendar - proportions of the meeting agenda - process for training and selection - the wisdom of a transition plan -- Affiliations relate the team to its league -- Winning in the congregational leagues - winning in the presbyterian leagues - winning in the episcopal leagues - winning in the emerging leagues. Christian leadership. 28998 Missions. 28999 Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005035551.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 4 59565 59539 0 0 lcc 0 0 GEN CPL CPL GEN 2014-07-21 Through TBN 16.00 13 1 BV 652.1.K35 2006 R29755F3232 2026-03-17 11:12:45 2026-02-23 1 2014-07-21 BK