LibGuides: LDR3012/3 Guidelines for Leadership: Web Articles

Web Articles

Biblical Requirements for Church Leaders

Biblical Qualifications for Church Leaders Text and Scripture verses presenting the Biblical qualifications.
Biblical Qualifications for Leadership "As we consider leaders, may we carefully consider their lives and compare them to God’s Word. To be considered for leadership, the leader must already be holding to these qualifications."

Time Management for Leaders

Accountable Schedules. (Train Church Leaders Practicum) Read the article here and then pick one or more of the added links to articles on related subjects at the end of the article.
Time for Everything – 10 Time Management Tips for Christian Leaders / by Andy Gilbert. (Christian Leadership) "Time management is an issue for everyone but especially those whose heart is to show God’s love to those in spiritual or practical need."
Time Management for Pastors / by Dr. Richard J. Krejcir "Pastors need a time managementsystem to keep us on track to manage the church effectively. To do this effectively we need to have a schedule! Why? Just to see all that is on your plate in ministry as well as personal life and how to juggle it, control it, and do the best for His glory! "

Leadership Styles

Leadership styles Argues that the different approaches to leadership are based on different assumptions and theories. The style that individuals use will be based on a combination of their beliefs, values and preferences as well as the organizational culture and norms.
Leadership Styles. (Preachology) Hints on discovering leadership styles.

Stewardship of Money

50 Ways to Improve Your Annual Stewardship Campaign / by Lewis Center for Christian Leaders. A detailed outline of things to do and to consider as a congregation is asked to contribute money to the church and its programs.
Stewardship Is More Than Giving Money; We are all ministers. / by JoHannah Reardon and R. Paul Stevens. R. Paul Stevens is interviewed on the subject of church stewardship.

Bible Study

Pastor Resources: Bible Study Tools Here are links to Bible study tools which are very useful for church leaders.

Prayer

9 Reasons Why Church Leaders Struggle with Prayer / by Chuck Lawless. (Christian Post) Problems some church leaders have with prayer are pointed out here.
Bible Verses About Fasting And Prayer Verses from the King James Authorized Bible on prayer and fasting.
Bible verses about fasting and prayer Bible verses and some explanation of them.
Hindrances to Prayer. (Bible.org) This gives a list of hindrances to prayer plus Bible passages to read.
Hindrances to Prayer / by John R. Rice. (Go to the Bible) Extensive article on hindrances to prayer.
Prayer: a history. (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) A explanation and history of prayer.
Prayer and Care for Pastors and Their Families / By Kim Butts. Suggestions for praying and caring for church leaders and their families.
Prayer Leadership. (Church Leadership.org) Prayer "... is the key that empowers us with His presence to proceed in His will and His plan. "

Academic Search Engines

Additional Academic Search Engines:

RefSeek Searches more than one billion documents, including web pages, books, encyclopedias, journals, and newspapers.
BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine One of the world's most voluminous search engines especially for academic open access web resources. Operated by Bielefeld University Library.

Search Terms/Keywords

Using LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) to search for resources will, more often than not, yield the most relevant results. Below are some LCSH you can use to search for topics in your Project and/or CRA. Be sure to choose the SUBJECT search field from the drop-down list (in Adanced Search) or include the search terms in quotation marks in the Basic Search box. Enter the SUBJECT search terms exactly as you see them.

You can also search by "keyword" in the All Text or Optional fields.

Suggested search terms:

LCSH	Keyword
CHRISTIAN leadership	servant leadership
LEADERS	price of leadership
LEADERSHIP--Religious aspects--Christianity	church as an organism
LEADERSHIP in the Bible	church as an organization
TRANSFORMATIONAL leadership	ministry evaluation
TIME management	leadership styles
MENTORS	leadership principles
MENTORING	leader recruitment
MENTORING in Christian education	leader retention
COMMUNICATION in management	conflict resolution
TEAMS in the workplace
MOSES (Biblical leader)
DECISION making
CONFLICT management
PROBLEM solving
CHURCH management