Church administration : programs, process, purpose /
Robert N. Bacher, Michael L. Cooper-White.
- Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2007.
- xi, 339 p. : ill., forms ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface: Riding time to the end! -- Administration's biography: a holy history -- Godly governance -- Boards: blessed balladeers -- Planning with passion -- Budgets and balance sheets: deeply doctrinal documents -- Raising the resources: theology talks and money matters! -- Oversight (being CEO) is a worthy calling -- Communication: ministry means messaging -- Ministry teams: teeming with talent -- External relationships: loving thy institutional neighbor -- When conflict comes calling -- Life under law: navigating legal issues in ministry -- Afterword: the church administrator as person.