Does your church have more committee positions to fill than people to fill them? Does your church struggle to make timely decisions aligned with the purpose of your church? Do you have a desire to structure your church in order to be more nimble, relevant, and faithful in reaching new people? If so, you have come to the right place! Meetings are not ministry! Lets get back to doing ministry and meeting way less. In this book aimed at United Methodists, the author provides practical, field-tested steps and processes to simplify your church structure allowing more people to actually be in ministry. Too often churches simplify their structure by only having fewer people gather at the meeting table. But real simplification and accountable leadership that allows ministry to occur with complicated steps takes adaptive change. Kay walks you through both the technical and adaptive changes to simplify your structure for missional effectiveness. You will find everything you need to get you off to a solid start and through your first year including: -discerning the change -why a church may want to simplify -preparing for the change -how to structure -leadership rhythm -sample agenda -sample leadership covenant -sample guiding principles -accountability -strategic planning -communication strategies -check lists -FAQ -and so much more!
Author
Kay Kotan is the founder of You Unlimited (coaching, consulting and training company) and Impressions Unlimited (mystery worshiper company). She is also the creator of The Greatest Expedition – a collaboration of more than twenty thought leaders providing resources and insights for a congregational journey to develop new MAPS (ministry action plans) to reach new people in your community. Kay has also launched Multipliers’ Movement – a gathering of kingdom multipliers for sharing, equipping, and encouraging. She is a CoachU and Advanced CoachU Graduate, an accredited coach (PCC: Professional Certified Coach) with the ICF, International Coaching Federation, a Certified Path 1 Coach, and once served on the faculty at Coaching4Clergy. As a passionate lay person, she has a banking background and has been a business owner for more than 25 years. Kotan has served as a church developer for conferences and worked with churches, pastors, conferences, and judicatory leaders across the country for more than a decade. She is most proud to be the wife of Bob for 29 years and the mother of their adult son, Cameron.
