LEADER 03310nam 2200565 450 001 9910792279403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-56699-561-2 035 $a(CKB)2560000000148239 035 $a(EBL)1674095 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001182877 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12434856 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001182877 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11191801 035 $a(PQKB)10103161 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1674095 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11024283 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL682719 035 $a(OCoLC)881165388 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1674095 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000148239 100 $a20150306d2014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInside the large congregation /$fSusan Beaumont 205 $aFirst Rowman & Littlefield paperback edition. 210 1$aLanham [Maryland] :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (385 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-51437-2 311 $a1-56699-419-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tWhy size matters : the large church in context --$tHow size changes things --$tLiving large : exploring large church size categories --$tClergy leadership roles --$tStaff team design and function --$tGovernance and board function --$tAcculturation and engagement of the laity --$tForming and executing strategy. 330 $a"For five years, Alban Institute senior consultant Susan Beaumont has been giving voice to the organizational and leadership demands of large congregations. Through her work, she has identified five basic leadership systems that need to stay in alignment for the large church to function well for its size: clergy leadership roles, staff team design and function, governance and board function, acculturation and the role of laity, and forming and executing strategy. She has also learned that these five systems operate with some important but subtle distinctions in what Beaumont calls the professional church (400-800 in worship attendance), the strategic church (800-1,200), and the matrix church (1,200-2,000). Often, she has discovered, problems in a large congregation are related to the fact that one or more of the five systems is inappropriately structured for the size of the congregation. In other words, the church isn't acting its size. Beaumont is invested in helping large congregations 'rightsize' their leadership systems to better serve their ministry context. This book articulates why size matters and how it matters in the world of large congregations. It is written for anyone who wants to better understand the leadership and organizational dynamics of the large church--anyone seeking to understand the challenges of leading from inside the large congregation"--Provided by publisher. 606 $aBig churches 606 $aChurch management 615 0$aBig churches. 615 0$aChurch management. 676 $a250 700 $aBeaumont$b Susan$01575066 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792279403321 996 $aInside the large congregation$93851747 997 $aUNINA