Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page - Softcover

Osborne, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310324645 ISBN 13: 9780310324645

Publisher: Zondervan, 2010

Synopsis

Serving as a church leader can be a tough assignment. Whatever your role, odds are you’ve known your share of the frustration, conflict, and disillusionment that comes with silly turf battles, conflicting vision, and marathon meetings. No doubt, you’ve asked yourself, “How did it get this way?” With practical and accessible wisdom, Larry Osborne explains how it got this way. He exposes the hidden roadblocks, structures, and goofy thinking that sabotage even the best intentioned teams. Then with time-tested and proven strategies he shows what it takes to get (and keep) a board, staff, and congregation on the same page. Whatever your situation; from start-up phase, to mid-sized, to megachurch, Osborne has been there. As the pastor of North Coast Church he’s walked his board, staff, and congregation through the process. Now with warm encouragement and penetrating insights he shares his secrets to building and maintaining a healthy and unified ministry team that sticks together for the long haul.

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From the Publisher

This is the stuff we thought they'd teach us in seminary; Sticky Teams is going on my must read list for pastors. - Geoff Surratt, Author and Pastor, Seacoast Church, Charleston, SC

Larry has a gift to take the profound and make it simpler to understand. As a pastor, I need that. As I read through STICKY TEAMS, again and again I would reflect on situations that I've encountered wishing that I'd have thought of the profoundly simple advice that he gives. If you relate to boards, lead a staff, or are thinking about starting a church this ought to be one of the first books you consider purchasing. - Greg Surratt, Lead Pastor, Seacoast Church

Sticky Teams is a brilliant book that every ministry leader should be required to read before accepting an appointment on a board, a staff or as a pastor. Osborne identifies the characteristics of a unified body of people working toward health and long-term effectiveness. - Scott Thomas, Acts 29 Director | Executive Leadership Team of Mars Hill Church in Seattle

Frustrated about what you didn't learn early in your ministry? It seems like All the young leaders I engage want Larry Osborne as their mentor. Sticky Teams contains the best thinking about practical church leadership that you will find today. - Dave Travis, Leadership Network, Dallas, Tx

Scan through the titles of each chapter and you'll quickly see how valuable Sticky Teams is for anyone who wants a healthy, functional church. It's full of the seasoned wisdom and real-life examples. Thanks to Larry's characteristic transparency; leaders can trade in the high price of hard knocks for the price of this book. What a deal! - Ken Werlein, Founding pastor of Faithbridge Church, Houston, TX

From the Inside Flap

Larry Osborne is a genius at bringing straightforward answers and simple solutions to even the most challenging and complex issues.If God is calling your team towards greater health and increasing effectiveness, Sticky Teams is a must-read! - Scott Chapman, Senior Pastor, The Chapel, Grayslake, IL

Larry Osborne is a rare, wise, sage whose leadership insights read like fresh air in an otherwise saturated market. Sticky Teams, should be required reading for local church pastors, planters and those preparing in seminaries for future ministry. Chapter Four alone is worth the purchase price! - Mark DeYmaz, Founding Pastor/Directional Leader, Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas

You'll find yourself saying, "That's so true, how come I've never heard anyone say that before." Building a team is one thing; keeping that team on the same page is quite another matter. This is a book that will help you do both. - Chris Dolson, Sr. Pastor, Blackhawk Church, Madison, Wisconsin

Sticky Teams is the book I needed when I landed in the jungles of my first pastorate. Pushing theory aside, Larry boldly offers the advice of an experienced practitioner. Destined to be a standard. - Mark Forman, Pastor, North Coast Calvary Chapel, Carlsbad, CA

Advice can come from the ivory tower of speculation or it can come from the trenches of experience. Larry Osborne addresses issues that are often avoided, from setting salaries to handling a church board to firing underperforming staff. You'll want one for your church. - Ron Forseth, General Editor, SermonCentral.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0310324645
• ISBN 13: 9780310324645
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224