Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Alban Books
Pages: 190
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-56699-435-4 • Paperback • April 2013 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
978-1-56699-591-7 • eBook • April 2013 • $30.00 • (£25.00)
Judith A. Urban has been a consultant for fifteen years, working with congregations on volunteer issues. She served on the education committee of the Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration, is the past chair of the Association of Directors of Church Volunteer Ministries in Minnesota, and has six years hands-on experience building a shared ministry system for a growing congregation.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: What Is Shared Ministry Anyway?
Chapter 2: Why Shared Ministry?
Chapter 3: Working with Staff
Chapter 4: Creating a Base of Support
Chapter 5: Taking the First Steps
Chapter 6: Doing a Churchwide Recruitment Drive
Chapter 7: Celebrating Ministry, Expressing Gratitude
Chapter 8: Keeping Everybody Safe
Chapter 9: Understanding the Place of Gifts in Shared Ministry
Chapter 10: Putting the Pieces Together
Conclusion
Suggested Resources
Notes
The new life that comes from a respectful and healthy shared ministry system is felt by all: the congregation, the individual, the ministries, and those they serve. Through this book you get the insight of someone who has done this work.
— Jan Frederickson, Director of Shared Ministry, Nativity Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN
Judy Urban not only offers a comprehensive and thorough roadmap for growing a culture of shared ministry in your congregation, but clearly delineates the benefits of doing so.
— Sally Carlson-Bancroft, Coordinator of Volunteer Support & New Member Welcome, The Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis, MN
Church people often ask me, ‘So, just how do you get 3,000 volunteer ministers involved?’ If you read Judy Urban’s thoughtful book and work through her steps, you too will have the answer. Soon others will be asking you, ‘Just how do you get all those volunteers ministers involved?’
— Barb Orzechowski, Pastoral Associate for Shared Ministry, Church of St. John Neumann
In New Life through Shared Ministry, Judy Urban has provided congregations a masterpiece both for revitalizing their congregations and for being faithful to God’s call to all people to be ministers in the church and the world.
— Jean Morris Trumbauer, Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program, United Theological Seminary in Minnesota
Building a culture of shared ministry in a congregation is essential for engaging members as partners in the work of the church. New Life through Shared Ministry is an invaluableresource to help a congregation get started.
— Marion Clark, Director of Shared Ministry, St. Bartholomew Catholic Faith Community