MINISTRY LEADERSHIP: Developing the Blueprint of Discipleship

McCurry, Teresa S.; Foster, Dr. Juanita

ISBN 10: 1733877045 / ISBN 13: 9781733877046

Published by McCurry Ministries International, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MINISTRY LEADERSHIP: Developing the Blueprint of Discipleship
• Publisher: McCurry Ministries International
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1733877045
• ISBN 13: 9781733877046
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this inspiring teaching Dr Juanita Foster and Sr. Pastor Teresa S. McCurry expounds on ministry leadership and describes the essence of church leadership. Presented in nine amazing chapters, the authors demonstrated a profound understanding and revelation about ministry leadership.They stated leadership is a mechanism of social power that maximizes the efforts of others to achieve a goal. As a result, Leadership has little to do with power, control, and seniority. But, love, constructive influence, and modelling. They further explain the true meaning of church leadership evolves from the heart, pointing out that love is central to ministry leadership and described ministry leadership as the act of influencing/serving others out of love and Christ's interests in their lives, so they accomplish God's purposes for and through discipleship training which is also about relationship with others. Developing the blueprint of Discipleship as Relationships are developed through devotions, care, and by encouraging each other toward living with Christ-like characteristics in our everyday lives.They expounded leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality and explain that ministry leadership as a function of honesty, modesty, character, and integrity. They contrasted biblical leadership and earthly leadership and confirmed that ministry leadership focuses first on transforming the heart of the leader. Whereas, secular leadership focuses on the "What" and the "How," biblical leadership focuses on biblical precepts, while modeling and guiding others toward living righteously as followers of Jesus Christ ~ DISCIPLESHIP. The book concludes with Dr Juanita Foster and Sr. Pastor Teresa S. McCurry explains biblical leadership from creation, highlighting obedience to God as the key to sustaining divine leadership.