Pastoral Helmsmanship: The Pastor's Guide to Church Administration

by Jeffrey A. Klick, Rodney A. Harrison, Glenn A. Miller

Pastoral Helmsmanship is a tool that every pastor needs. Pastors carry a huge administrative load and often are ill equipped to manage it. This book will assist any pastor in every size church with the insights needed to succeed. From budgeting, working with staff, boards and volunteers, leading meetings, and taking care of the family, Pastoral Helmsmanship covers it all in practical, understandable language. Seminary presidents, denomination and church leaders, and pastors are giving this tool rave reviews -you will too after you read it.

Genres: Leadership

360 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2014

Reviews

[Christian Barrett · Rating 2 out of 5]

Is this book filled with some practical things concerning building a quality staff, creating and executing a budget, and many other important, yet easily forgotten details about running a church? Yes. However, I can’t help but think there is a better book out there. This book is outdated and the print style makes it incredibly hard to read. Maybe an update and better publishing would change my opinion on this book, but for now I’ll give it 2 stars and most likely refer back to this book when in desperate times.

[Austin Fry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Will be a helpful resource to refer back to time and again. The writing was ok, the content was very helpful. The mix of practical insight and pastoral encouragement was decent. The practical wisdom was the best thing about the book.

[Chance Dodd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great resource for pastors/ministers

This was a great resource for anyone entering the ministry, o said looking to have something on hand they can turn to for wisdom.

[Derek Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Forced me to think about topics that I would never want to think about. Engaging, and written well, but hard to be a great book on church administration. Probably the best of it's kind.

[Justin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay information, stylistically hard to read.

[Jonathan Fontenot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource for pastors

[Andrew Meredith · Rating 1 out of 5]

How to run your church like a CEO runs a corporation. Bleh.