Lay Leadership : For the Care of Souls

Inviting others into God's good work

· Learn how to empower laity in leadership
· Understand a theology of leadership
· Gain practical wisdom for your own context

The church is ordered so that good can run wild. God appoints leaders to commission the laity in the church's ministry and mission. Pastors and ministry leaders serve and organize the church in such a way that people in their care can pursue their unique gifts.

In Lay Leadership: For the Care of Souls, Aaron Perry empowers pastors to empower laity in leadership. Perry helps leaders recognize the challenges and pursue the opportunities in sharing vision, inviting participation, delegating roles and responsibilities, and equipping people for sustained ministry. With theological structure and practical wisdom, Perry provides a foundational theology of the laity and specific actions for leaders to apply in their own context.

Aaron Perry is director of Wesleyan Academic Initiatives for The Wesleyan Church; adjunct professor at Wesley Seminary, Asbury Seminary, and Indiana Wesleyan University; and coeditor of Leadership the Wesleyan Way. 

Harold L. Senkbeil is executive director emeritus of DOXOLOGY: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel. His pastoral experience of nearly five decades includes parish ministry, the seminary classroom, and parachurch leadership. He is the author of numerous books, including the award-winning The Care of Souls, Christ and Calamity, and Dying to Live.