Leading a Department: Developing the Character and Competency to Lead a Ministry

by Mac Lake

GREAT LEADERS COMBINE HIGH LEVELS OF COMPETENCY WITH MATURE CHARACTER TO MOBILIZE THOSE THEY LEAD FOR MAXIMUM KINGDOM IMPACT. In this insightful training guide, Mac Lake brings over thirty years’ experience of coaching church and organizational leaders. Biblically grounded and loaded with practical examples and questions to spark thought, discussion, and application, Leading a Department will help leaders to personally grow in their relationship with Christ and enable them to develop the skills required to lead a ministry, such as a children’s, student, worship, or outreach ministry. Designed not just to impart information but to bring transformation, this book covers six key areas essential for effective, higher-level leadership. An ideal resource for churches that want to help develop leaders of departments, this training guide equips people with the character and the competencies to step into the next stage of leadership.

Genres: Leadership

275 pages, Paperback

Published January 31, 2022

Reviews

[Christine Weber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Parts of this book were helpful, but other parts not so much. Mac Lake writes for a church who has endless staff members, volunteers, and income. Some of the stuff in here is not at all feasible if you're running a ministry as a volunteer. My church is SBC and will be having its 20 year anniversary this coming weekend. We still do not have the resources we'd ideally need to achieve the goals in this book.
Also I'm a little annoyed that there are "free" downloads mentioned in this book with a URL that just takes you to his multiply group page and no downloads. Would love that goal setting template but 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Becky Schommer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of great practical stuff here. Not too deep but also not incredibly detailed. The real challenge is putting the material to work. Every bit continues to sharpen how I do what I do. I’m thankful for that.