Ushers, God's front line Commanders

This book is a masterpiece on ushers as God''s frontline commanders. It deals with the change in God''s battle plans in conquering the hearts of man and how he has strategically positioned the ushers as a force to be reckoned with by the enemy who tries to infiltrate the church with the aim of causing harm to the work and people of God. This work depicts the spiritual struggle that takes place whenever the saints of God gather and how the ushers are caught in the middle of this battle. It establishes who should serve as ushers, their secret weapons, and their general responsibilities in the local church. In addition, it deals with other issues such as: ushers and etiquette, ushers taboos, what ushers need to know about the local church, ushers relationship with the pastor(s), different kinds of emergencies that occur in the local church and how to handle them, the role of the head usher, usher''''s rewards, visitor''s expectations, tips for ushering, ushering as a spiritual gift, and many more. In other words, this book scrutinizes the ministry of ushering from an interdenominational and biblical perspective in a way that has never been done in Christendom.

JosefA. Howard is a Ph.D. student in Missiology withemphasis in leadership development at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana.¿¿ He holds aMaster of Divinity in Pastoral Care from Bethel Theological Seminary in Minnesota; a Diploma in Intercultural Studies from Bethany College in Bloomington, Minnesota; and a B.S. in French Studies from Universite Nationale de Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa.¿ He also studied Business Administration andEconomics at the University of Liberia, West Africa and did a three yearsprogram in Biblical Studies at Monrovia Bible Training Center in Liberia, WestAfrica, an affiliate of Living Water Ministries. Rev.Howard is an Ordained minister with the Bethel WorldOutreach Ministries, International.¿ Hecurrently serves as the Associate Pastor of Bethel World Outreach Church in Minnesota and District Secretary of Bethel World OutreachMinistries International, U.S.A. District.¿Rev. Howard is also an affiliate minister of NormandaleHylands UMC, Bloomington, Minnesota.¿ He is a WestAfrican missionary to the U.S. called to help churches understand the richness foundin multiculturalism and to explain how churches can overcome the challengesfound therein. He is currently writing his Ph.D. dissertation entitled: "Challengesa non-westerner faces in establishing a multicultural church in the United States."Arenowned preacher, conference speaker, Chaplain and trainer on churchleadership, Church ushering, multiculturalism, church growth, spiritualcare-giving and spiritual warfare, Rev. Howard sets out in this book to explorethe role of the ushers...God's frontline commanders in the local church.