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Church is a Team Sport: A Championship Strategy for Doing Ministry Together |  | Author: Jim Putman
Publisher: Baker Books
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 248
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0801072085
Dewey Decimal Number: 254
EAN: 9780801072086
ASIN: 0801072085
Publication Date: August 1, 2009
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Now available in trade paper, Church Is a Team Sport shows proven ways to push believers, new and mature, toward growth as both Christians--and leaders. Through this powerful, thought-provoking volume, ministers both in the congregation and on staff will discover how to expand the church one soul at a time. Making disciples is the crux of pastor Jim Putman's message. The plan works. Caring for people, following up on stray sheep, and teaching what it means to love God and obey him. That's how Church Is a Team Sport transforms Christians from Monday-morning quarterbacks into dynamic players.
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An Honest Depiction February 19, 2008
abe (Idaho)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am a member of Real Life Ministries (RLM) and get to see Pastor Jim preach every week. Part of what drew me to the church was its leadership's willingness to be humble and honest about their lives--after all, the church's motto is "where Jesus and real life meet." I was very excited to read this book and see if the message I hear in church is the same message I would find in its pages. 100%--it was. RLM has made an incredible difference in the life of my family and in this community in which I have lived most of my life. This book is the story of an inspiring church that God is truly using to reach the world one person at a time, so that not a single soul should be lost. It is the kind of place where you find yourself asking, what can I do to help? Where all of us, without feeling how big of a group we are, have learned that "Church Is A Team Sport!--" And we would not have it any other way!
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Ministry Is A Team Sport January 28, 2009
Luwayne S. Demoranville
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
great book! Got it for my husband who is preaching a sermon series in our church with it now!
Excellent Resource for Church Leaders September 11, 2009
Evan M. Stewart (Colstrip, MT)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book simply and excellently explains the role leaders within a Christian church should take; coach not star. Jim Putman does not offer a "new" church growth method. Using the analogy of sports, he offers what has been available for 2,000 years; the model of leadership exemplified by Jesus.
The message is simple, every Christian is to be used and involved in Christian ministry. The pastor or paid staff are not the only players of the game. Everyone is to be a player operating in the areas of their giftedness. The pastor and leaders lead the Church and do not do everything for the Church. Jim Putman makes a clear call to Biblical discipleship and illustrates how this vital model has been overlooked and/or ignored by the majority of the Christian Church.
If you want to learn how to organize and motivate your congregation to live like Jesus lived, read this book.
Be Part of the Team! March 26, 2008
BookBargainsandPreviews.com (New York)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is the inspiring story of a church that God is using to reach the world one person at a time. Author Jim Putman, pastor of Real Life Ministries, uses his knowledge as a former wrestling coach to demonstrate strategies that work in revitalizing a church. The fact that they work is evident in the growth of his own church.
Pastor Jim takes the responsibility for the nurturing of the church off the staff and lays it at the feet of the congregation. Whether you are a church leader or new to the faith, after reading this book, I guarantee you won't want to sit on the sidelines anymore!
I recommend that you not only read this book, but get it into the hands of your own pastor or church staff.
Excellent, Relevant, and Easily Applicable July 2, 2010
Kristopher Browning (Lima, OH)
Simply put, this is one of the most effective books for ministry I've ever read. It comes from an author who has actually done what he is writing about, and offers several excellent strategies for shifting a church to a "team" mentality. His writing it to the point, but is still an excellent read.
Where Putman's book shines, however, is simply immersing the reader in the team mentality. Pastor as coach, congregation as team. Unlike many ministry leadership books, Putman does not suggest that the pastor ignore his extensive training. Instead he uses it to disciple those around him into leaders.
My one great critique is that not enough time is spent on transitioning a rooted congregation to this mindset. Real Life Ministries (Putman's church) was a plant which instilled this early. Short of giving up and starting over, how do we make this happen?
This book offers an entire philosophy change. If you're a layperson, read it and ask your pastor how you can be a part of his team. If you are a pastor, read it and then give it to your elders. You may not see this title in the ivory towers of academia anytime soon, but you'd better see it on your pastor's bookshelf.
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