Leveling the Church: Multiplying Your Ministry by Giving It Away - Softcover

Micah Fries

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802418775 ISBN 13: 9780802418777

Publisher: Moody Press,U.S., 2020

Synopsis

What if the secret to pastoral success is to do less ministry?

Or maybe it's more like a two-part secret: do less ministry, develop more people. The typical pastor takes on far too much. Who visits the hospital? Who counsels couples? Who teaches and preaches and disciples? Usually, the pastor. But according to Ephesians 4, a pastor's true goal should be to equip the so-called ordinary members of their church to take on these pastoral tasks. Micah Fries and Jeremy Maxfield will show you how by:

• exposing the dangerous undercurrents that may be holding back your church culture
• teaching you how to narrow your focus in order to multiply your ministry
• walking you through how to delegate, develop leaders, and deploy your members.

Yes, the people in those pews expect a lot from you, but learn how you can manage expectations, lead well, and pastor biblically. Not only does this approach drastically reduce the pressure on you, the pastor, it multiplies the effectiveness of your ministry 10, 20, even 100-fold!

About this title

About the Author

MICAH FRIES is the Senior Pastor of Brainerd Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN. Micah is married to Tracy and they have two daughters, Grace and Kessed, and a son, Haddon. Prior to serving at Brainerd, he worked for LifeWay Christian Resources, served as a Senior Pastor in Missouri, as an international church planter in Burkina Faso, West Africa, and as a Youth Director in Dothan, AL. He holds a Master of Divinity, a Bachelor of Arts, and is currently a Ph.D. student, studying North American Missiology. He is the author of a commentary on Haggai and Zephaniah in the Christ-Centered Commentary Series. Micah, along with Dr. Keith Whitfield, contributed and co-edited Islam and North America.

JEREMY MAXFIELD is a writer and consultant living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with his wife, three daughters, and chocolate lab. After earning degrees from the University of Georgia and Beeson Divinity School he found a unique niche for serving churches, universities, and organizations through developing books, curriculum, marketing, and other content. In addition to his freelance work, Jeremy enjoyed a decade in full-time publishing with LifeWay, NavPress, and Student Life where he developed resources for some of the nation's top pastors, thought leaders, and best-selling authors. In his own pastoral ministry, Jeremy has served in a variety of contexts -- from young church plants and bi-vocational roles to lead team oversight of multi-campus megachurch ministries. His most recent work includes co-authoring Leveling the Church with Micah Fries (2020), Defined Bible Study with Stephen and Alex Kendrick (2010), James (2018), and The Apostles' Creed (2017) Bible Studies with Matt Chandler.

From the Back Cover

What if the secret to pastoral success is to do less ministry?

Or maybe it's more like a two-part secret: do less ministry, develop more people. The typical pastor takes on far too much. Who visits the hospital? Who counsels couples? Who teaches and preaches and disciples? Usually, the pastor. But according to Ephesians 4, a pastor's true goal should be to equip the so-called ordinary members of their church to take on these pastoral tasks. Micah Fries and Jeremy Maxfield will show you how by:

• exposing the dangerous undercurrents that may be holding back your church culture
• teaching you how to narrow your focus in order to multiply your ministry
• walking you through how to delegate, develop leaders, and deploy your members.

Yes, the people in those pews expect a lot from you, but learn how you can manage expectations, lead well, and pastor biblically. Not only does this approach drastically reduce the pressure on you, the pastor, it multiplies the effectiveness of your ministry 10, 20, even 100-fold!

Edition details

• Publisher: Moody Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802418775
• ISBN 13: 9780802418777
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192