Christian Leadership Tools
Be inspired and seek direction in all aspects of your ministry by utilizing tools created specifically for you as a leader. From the basics of knowing your role as a leader to dealing with tough issues leaders often face, you can find encouragement in books and blogs written by leaders just like you. You can gain message inspiration and ready-to-go bible study series for your church from Christian-based websites and get creative materials, including song tracks, short videos, images, and software from Christian-based media websites.
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Websites
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Seek direction from other Christian leaders who can offer wisdom and insight. The Building Church Leaders website offers training packets dealing specifically with management, vision and planning, conflict and change, teaching, raising up new leaders and ministry skills. Try having the leaders within your church complete packets, such as these, as a group. For personal training and encouragement, try reading through the list of recommended books put together by the Christian Leadership Alliance website.
The Bible
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Dig into the Word for message ideas; what better way to gain inspiration but by reading the Bible itself. For direction, try sticking to the "Daily Reading Calendar" put together by the Charisma Mag web site or the "Encouraging Word" of the day by the Klove website. In addition, purchase Bible studies and daily devotionals at your local bookstore or read studies for free online. Perhaps you would like to take your congregation through an entire book or maybe you will find inspiration in one simple sentence of your study.
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The Media
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Constantly keep your media efforts fresh and contemporary with innovative and creative tools provided by websites such as Worshiphouse Media or Shift Worship. Buy short introduction or topic videos, still images and mini movies. In addition, find software that may serve as an aid for worship, presentations, countdowns and stage-timing, a tool used to precisely time your allotted space in a service.
Praise Music
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Find the lyrics and sheet music to that song that had you singing in the car yesterday at websites such as Igniter Media, Worshiphouse Media or Praise Charts and be ready to play that song next Sunday. Buy a single or buy an entire library of worship hits. Albums range from traditional to contemporary music, so choose your songs accordingly. In addition, know that some libraries, albums or singles may or may not include slides with lyrics. If not included, slides with lyrics may be able to be purchased separately. Use these as a tool to get everyone to join in and sing along.
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