The starting point in a search for resources about our church purpose might be determining what our purpose is and learning how to reach it.
Resources to Determine & Learn About our Church Purpose
The two resources in the Church Purpose Bundle help leaders think through how the Lord’s priorities to love God with all of who we are and to love people affects the way they lead. Each item can be ordered separately or together. Each item, as well as the bundle, can also be ordered in a quantity of up to 25 at a great saving to use with your leadership team. You’ll find all these variations listed at: Church Leadership Training Resources
If, as the above resources suggest, we view Jesus’ top priorities to love God and others (Matt. 22:37-40) as our church purpose, then we look for resources to help us in that.
Resources Specifically Geared to Following God’s Purposes to Love
Articles:
- 10 Commandments Teach How to Love God
- 10 Commandments Teach How to Love People
- Compelled by Love?
- Fulfilling God’s Purpose to Love
- Keeping the Right Priorities Takes Perspective
- Keeping the Right Priorities Takes Divine Power
- Love One Another
- Loving God the Top Priority in Your Church?
- Loving People a Priority in Your Church?
- To Love More & More
Books: (links below go to an affiliate store)
- Life Changing Love: Moving God’s Love from Your Head to Your Heart by John Ortberg
- Love One Another: Becoming the Church Jesus Longs For by Jerry Sittser
- The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
- The Great Commandment Principle by David Ferguson
Curriculum & Bible Studies:
- A Walk Thru Love: Loving God, Loving Others in Walk Thru the Bible Series
- Living Life with Purpose Adult Curriculum by Ministry Tools Resource Center
Practical Outworking of This Church Purpose in Leadership Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Assessments: The Right Standard for Assessments
- Assessments: Using Assessment Results in Ways that Line Up
- Boards, Committees, Ministry Teams: Purpose in Boards, Committees & Ministry Teams
- Budgeting & Finances: Budget Fit Your Church Purpose?
- Change Management: Managing Change According to Church Purpose?
- Church Discipline: Church Discipline Because of Church Purpose
- Church Discipline: Lack of Church Discipline Against God’s Purposes
- Church Discipline: Church Discipline Must Exemplify God’s Purposes
- Church Growth: Church Purpose That Leads to Church Growth
- Church Growth: Church Growth Outgrowth of Church Purpose
- Communication: Communication with God Essential to Your Purpose
- Communication: Communication in Step with Your Purpose
- Conflict Management: Reason Conflict Management is an Important Skill for Leaders
- Conflict Management: Not All Conflict is Bad
- Conflict Management: A Litmus Test for Conflict
- Coordination: Motivation for Coordination
- Coordination: Means of Coordination
- Decision-Making: Making Decisions That Line Up
- Decision-Making: Decision-Making Questions for Lining Up
- Delegation: What Does Delegation Have to do with Love?
- Delegation: Delegation Done Purposefully
- Facilities: Church Facilities: Keep Footing
- Facilities: Church Facilities: Keep Focus
- Job Description: Church Job Descriptions Reflect Purpose?
- Listening: Start by Listening to God
- Listening: Getting Others On Board Starts by Listening
- Organization: Organization Following God’s Purposes?
- Organization: The Cause and Effect Factor of Organization
- Organization: The Need for Fluidity in Organization
- Policy Making: Policy Making Objectives
- Records & Reporting: Record Keeping & Reporting: Measure Your Objectives
- Safety Issues: Safety Because Love Always Protects
- Scheduling: Purposeful Scheduling
- Staff Evaluations: Staff Evaluations: Yikes?
- Staffing: Church Staff: Expect Alignment with Church Purpose
- Strategic Planning: At the Core of Strategic Planning
- Team Building: Team Building by Aligning with God’s Purposes
- Time Management: Prioritized Schedules: The Number One Priority
- Time Management: Prioritized Schedules: The Second Priority
- Vision: Have a Vision that Expresses Your Purpose?
- Vision: Have a Vision That Clarifies Your Purpose?
- Vision: Have a Vision Challenging Enough to Reach Your Purpose?