Pastoral ministry is challenging work, especially when a pastor ignores the church\'s "congregational culture" when seeking to minister to Church members or implement changes.
He engages in Church consulting and training and is the author of more than twenty ministry resource books..
About the Author: Aubrey Malphurs (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is professor of pastoral ministries and leadership at Dallas Theological Seminary and president of the Malphurs Group.
This unique resource approaches leadership and discernment from a solid, biblical perspective and includes a number of helpful appendixes, such as a behavior, belief, and a values audit, that are key to reading and understanding the culture.
In Look Before You Lead , trusted Church leadership expert Aubrey Malphurs shows pastors how to read their church\'s unique local culture, how to change or revitalize it, and even how to combine two cultures when one Church adopts another.
Just as a pastor studies to interpret the Scriptures in order to understand and preach the Bible, he or she must interpret the local Church Culture to better understand and move it toward accomplishing its mission and vision.
Pastoral ministry is challenging work, especially when a pastor ignores the church\'s "congregational culture" when seeking to minister to Church members or implement changes
