Church Wake-Up Call: A Ministries Management Approach That Is Purpose-Oriented and Inter-Generational in Outreach

by William Benke, Le Etta Benke, Robert E. Stevens

Book Overview

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 approaches to ministry and different methods of communication...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789011387
• ISBN13: 9780789011381
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

DELIVERS A FRESH NEW PERSPECTIVE

"DELIVERS A FRESH NEW PERSPECTIVE for Christian organizations facing today's challenge of change. We are fortunate . . . one of the aerospace industry's top analytical problem solvers addresses the church's epic struggle to keep their ministries relevant in today's age-related cultural diversity." Reviewed by: Malcolm Stamper, Publisher and CEO, Storytellers Ink, Seattle, Washington; former President and Vice-Chairman of The Boeing Company

Offers hands-on, practical, and tested solutions. . .

"Many pastors are so close to the pew, they can't see the people. Offers hands-on, practical, and tested solutions. . . . An urgent response to the cries from the multi-generational church that are often ignored. Must reading for every pastor and ministry worker desirous of investigating effective remedies for the needs of their congregation." Reviewed by: Rev. Wilbur James Antisdale, Pastor Emeritus, Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, Washington

Good Management Tools with Bibical Principles

As a church lay leader, I have been reading church management books for many years. With a MBA background, I am also leading the strategic planning for our church. Rarely I can find a book with such a combined managerial/bibical strengths. This is the best church management book on ministry planning I came across so far. As a word of warning, this book focuses primarily on ministry planning, not leadership nor general management. This book provides a useful overview on various generation (gen-X, boomers, etc) issues in the postmodern era. It also provides a very useful, practical and easy-to-use tool for evaluating the church's existing programs to align them with the church mission. It also includes some info on trends and best practices of some sucuessful churches. If you are planning on church ministries, this is the book you should read.