Book Review: The Church Administration Handbook

• Bruce P. Powers Ed.
• May 4, 2006
• Series: Administration

All the basics for developing and implementing effective church administration in one convenient volume.

Good administration is essential to the mission of a church and the leadership of clergy and lay leaders. A smooth-running church can concentrate on spreading the gospel, rather than on office supplies, insurance, and weeding the flowerbeds. This newly-revised edition of the Church Administration Handbook offers practical advice from a distinguished list of contributors on issues including:

Leadership and ministry skills
Basic management and organization
Office administration skills
Assessing and improving your own administrative skills
Producing church publications
Recruiting and training volunteers
Planning and budgeting
Employee Relationships

Meet the Authors:

William G. Caldwell is Professor of Administration, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, Texas, and trainer for the National Association of Church Business Administrators.

Robert D. Dale is Assistant Executive Director and Director of the Leadership Center, Baptist General Association of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Bob L. Johnson is Dean and Professor of Church Administration, Boyce Bible School, Louisville, Kentucky.

Bruce P. Powers is Associate Dean and Langston Professor of Christian Education, Campbell University Divinity School, Buies Creek, North Carolina.

Judy J. Stamey is Minister of Education and Administration, Ridgelea West Baptist Church, Ft. Worth, Texas, and trainer for the National Association of Church Business Administrators.

(Taken from the back of “The Church Administration Handbook”, Broadman & Holman: Nashville, Tenn., copyright 1997.)