Membership Matters: Insights from Effective Churches on New Member Classes and Assimilation

Lawless, Chuck

ISBN 10: 0310262860 / ISBN 13: 9780310262862

Published by Zondervan, 2005

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Synopsis:

Insights from Effective Churches on New Member Classes and Assimilation Findings from a national study to improve membership classes and to motivate current members into active ministry How do churches move members—both old and new— into ministry? Many church staff and lay leaders know they need to start new member classes as a point of entry into their churches but don’t know how. This book is based on a national study of effective churches and shows how growing churches implement new member classes and motivate their members into ministry. Membership Matters is designed to be a guide for church leaders wanting to start or improve a membership class. It includes models for classes and examples of resources such as church covenants, class schedules, and lesson outlines. It also gives direction on motivating uninvolved members to participate in ministry. One chapter chronicles an ongoing discussion among pastors of growing churches that are effectively motivating members to do ministry.

From the Back Cover: Insights from Effective Churches on New Member Classes and Assimilation
Findings from a national study to improve membership
classes and to motivate current members into active
ministry
How do churches move members--both old and new--
into ministry? Many church staff and lay leaders know
they need to start new member classes as a point of entry
into their churches but don't know how. This book is
based on a national study of effective churches and
shows how growing churches implement new member
classes and motivate their members into ministry.
Membership Matters is designed to be a guide for
church leaders wanting to start or improve a membership
class. It includes models for classes and examples
of resources such as church covenants, class schedules,
and lesson outlines. It also gives direction on motivating
uninvolved members to participate in ministry. One
chapter chronicles an ongoing discussion among pastors
of growing churches that are effectively motivating
members to do ministry.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Membership Matters: Insights from Effective ...
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good