Leading from the Second Chair
3/5
(38 votes)
Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realizing Your Dreams (J-B Leadership Network Series)
LEADING FROM THE SECOND CHAIR will raise awareness of the need for strong leaders in secondary positions. It will describe the value they can bring to their organization and to primary leaders when they are serving at their full potential. It will reshape the way they view their role, with an emphasis on their own responsibility as leaders.
- Format
- 208 pages, Hardcover
- First published
- September 1, 2005
- Publishers
- Jossey-Bass
- Subjects
- Religion·Christian Life·Christianity·Christian Life·General·Religion·Religion·Christian Living·Leadership·Religion·Christian Life·Christianity·Christian Life·General·Christian leadership·Religious aspects
- Language
- English
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Reviews
Awesome book and a must read for anyone on every level of leadrship.
We Love this book and Pastor Patterson. If you are in Houston drop by West University Baptist Church for an inspirational message on Sunday.
Loaded with information and has detailed explanations. It is a guide to many unanswered questions I had.
This book was recommended by the presenter of a leadership conference that I attended. I have not started reading the book as of yet but I am impressed with the appearance of the book, so I am pleased with my purchase.
This is an awesome product. The service was excellent, it did arrive before the estimated date.
The book came in a timely manner and it is a good resource for churches and seminary students. Can't complain on quality or delivery.
The authors address the complex world of the second chair. Their balanced approach was very helpful to me as I navigate the paradoxes inherent in my role as associate pastor.
This is one of the best books that I have personally read as a 2nd Chair leader at my church. I have also recommeded it to other Executive Pastors and ministry leaders, not only in my church, but to other Pastoral leaders that I know and fellowship with.
This book seemed like it was written for me. It addressed my major questions about life as an associate minister.
The content points out that the seating order is not as important as all leaders in a system understanding the strategic value that each has for the overall purpose of the congregation in which they serve. Also critical to the satisfcation of all is that communication back-and-forth between all participants at the table is a continual necessity.
The role of the minister is a interesting position in a congregation. The minister holds no office or authority in the congregation, but holds a ton of influence in the church.
It can be kind of depressing to read books on leadership if your heart is aching to lead, but your current ministry position is not that of a senior-leader. I'd say that the majority of the students in seminary are currently involved in ministry under a leader who is a little older and wiser than they.
"Leading From the Second Chair" is written by Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson, two veterans of leading congregations while serving in subordinate roles. The book is to help other church support staff (Assistant or Associate Pastors, Youth Directors, Evangelism Directors, Worship Leaders) to be effective leaders in their local congregation while also fiercely loyal followers of the Senior Pastor.
This book gave me a fresh perspective on a difficult situation. I can get away with calling myself a good leader.
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