This book is a great asset to any person looking to strengthen their leadership skills. Malphurs did a wonderful job helping the reader identify what their core values are as a person and professional. Great read!
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What are the core values of your ministry? Can you express them in a credo or mission statement? Do you understand the difference between values and beliefs? Learn about new research in the field of leadership and discover techniques for practical implementation of these key concepts. Features end-of-chapter questions for reflection, sample credos, and inventories. A great buy!
- Josiah J.
Dallas, TX
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As a single adult pastor, I have been looking for a book that would be a guide in casting a vision for our ministry for the next 1, 3, and 5 years. Values Driven ministry does an excellent job of taking the reader back to see what drives a God-given vision--it is our biblically based values. (I strongly suggest you also read Malphurs' book: Developing a Vision for Ministry in the 21st Century--it is an incredible companion to this one). Since each of has been uniquely made in God's image we will "see" things differently and, yet, our biblically based values shape and are our basis for ministry. This is where in our uniqueness we are actually drawn together for the glory of God. The book does an excellent job of discussing in chronological order the following leadership and vision matters.
- L. Barber
Atlanta, GA
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I haven't read a book yet by Malphurs I haven't liked. Here, in the second edition of this title, he presents a road map for discovering individual and institutional core Christian values. He defines core values as those unique intangibles that drive people and ministry organizations, and highlights their critical nature in planning for future undertakings. This book elaborates upon the core values chapter found in his wider-focused title, "Advanced Strategic Planning: A New Model for Church and Ministry Leaders."
Discovering individual and institutional core values is an invaluable part of ministry planning, and this book offers a wealth of insight on the topic. This work is definitely worth the affordable price.
- D.B.
Charleston, WV
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