Mission Possible: A Simple Structure for Missional Effectiveness

by Kay Kotan, Blake Bradford

Meetings are not ministry! Let’s focus on ministry while making meetings fewer in number but larger in meaning. In this book aimed at congregational leaders, particularly United Methodists, the authors provide practical, field-tested steps to simplify your church structure and unleash more people into ministry. Too often churches try to simplify their structures by just having fewer people at the meeting table. But real simplification and accountable leadership means that meetings – and leaders – are transformed. Kay and Blake walk you through both the technical and adaptive changes to simplify your structure for missional effectiveness.

Genres: Nonfiction, Church, Leadership

Kindle Edition

Published July 4, 2019

About the 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.

Reviews

[Slkcalv · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent - loved the connection between simplified structuring and accountability.

[Kate Paparazzo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit redundant

I felt that the book should have shown more of the information in action. Quite a bit of time spent on the why, but not demonstrating the benefits with actual stories.

[Kathleenalford · Rating 4 out of 5]

As I am a member of a United Methodist church council that is structuring our church in the fashion this book describes, the book was very pertinent. I would recommend all United Methodist council members read this book to see if their church could benefit from this simplified structure.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreciated not only the logistics of the structure itself but the missions purpose for the transition

[Scott S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful

Very clear and well written. My church will be moving to the simplified model of leadership after reading this book!

[Kim Kinsey]

Good description of the One Board Model and how to make it effective.

[Kim Coffing]

Very helpful in relaying how & why Methodists (can) organize for community building & mission effectiveness.

[Andrea Hughes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read several different books on simplified structure for churches. This is the one I will present to my leadership as we work towards accountable leadership and focus on our mission.

[Ken · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think church leadership needs to take a strong look at stream lined leadership post covid. This is a book to help.