Chaos Ministry: Excellence, Professionalism, and Other Holy Bovine

Excellence in ministry - is it a noble goal or well-intentioned distraction? Life is a swirling mass of chaos, my friends. If you're a leader, throw a dash more chaos in the pot. If you're a leader in ministry, thrown in a pinch more and abandon all hope. But what if we quit fighting it? What if we stopped trying to hold back all the chaos around us, and instead accepted it as part of God's plan? What if ministry could be less business-up-front and more party-in-the-back? What would that kind of ministry look like? What if we experimented more, enjoyed the chaos more, allowed people to mess up more, and dared more? More importantly, how can we work with people when some of us enjoy the chaos and others don't? Take a few minutes, hop on the Chaos Wagon, and let's have some fun. Who knows, we might just learn to Love God and Love Others a little more before we're through. ---------------------------------- With over 100 discussion questions, this book is an engaging study for small groups, and a must-have for any church leadership team. And since we have a few characters to spare on the Amazon description, why not include some of the outlines of Chaos Ministry? #1 – Minimize the time spent planning or strategizing, and focus on actually being with people. #2 – Avoid the temptation to control every aspect of your ministry, and learn to accept and even appreciate the chaos that ministry inherently contains. #3 – Be careful about basing your church model on a business model – they are different structures with different goals. #4 – Stop trying to be a “good” minister by doing the right things, and focus on being the right person, especially your relationship with Christ. #5 – Hold loosely to ideas about yourself, ministry, and life in general. God can and does change things, including ourselves, in unexpected ways. --------------------------