{"product_id":"lay-leadership-for-the-care-of-souls-9781683597780","title":"Lay Leadership: For the Care of Souls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInviting others into God's good work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how to empower laity in leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand a theology of leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain practical wisdom for your own context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe church is ordered so that good can run wild. God appoints leaders to commission the laity in the church's ministry and mission. Pastors and ministry leaders serve and organize the church in such a way that people in their care can pursue their unique gifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLay Leadership: For the Care of Souls\u003c\/em\u003e, Aaron Perry empowers pastors to empower laity in leadership. Perry helps leaders recognize the challenges and pursue the opportunities in sharing vision, inviting participation, delegating roles and responsibilities, and equipping people for sustained ministry. With theological structure and practical wisdom, Perry provides a foundational theology of the laity and specific actions for leaders to apply in their own context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAaron Perry \u003c\/b\u003eis director of Wesleyan Academic Initiatives for The Wesleyan Church; adjunct professor at Wesley Seminary, Asbury Seminary, and Indiana Wesleyan University; and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eLeadership the Wesleyan Way\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarold L. Senkbeil \u003c\/b\u003eis executive director emeritus of DOXOLOGY: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel. His pastoral experience of nearly five decades includes parish ministry, the seminary classroom, and parachurch leadership. He is the author of numerous books, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Care of Souls, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChrist and Calamity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDying to Live\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lexham Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185879646482,"sku":"9781683597780","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f312d97e-22bd-4553-914d-d54f9194b995.jpg?v=1744591105","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lay-leadership-for-the-care-of-souls-9781683597780","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}