Murrell Leadership Runway

A Strategy for Ministry Succession, Leadership Transition, and Post-Founder Sustainability
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-9752848-8-9
Verlag: BookBaby
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

Reihe: The Leadership Runway

Pilots never want to crash a plane. Similarly, pastors never want to crash a church. But many in ministry do just that when they retire (or die) without having a succession plan or a successor. In The Leadership Runway: A Strategy for Ministry Succession, Leadership, Transition, and Post-Founder Sustainability, Steve Murrell, cofounder of Every Nation Churches & Ministries, presents proven principles to help ministry organizations and their leaders survive and thrive long after a leadership transition. Using the metaphor of an airplane runway, Steve describes the various challenges experienced leaders face as they prepare to land the plane of their current ministry assignment while at the same time preparing their up-and-coming leaders to take off and soar. From identifying emerging leaders to preparing the heart of the experienced leader to land their plane and leave their current position, Steve draws on his over thirty years of experience as a pastor, leader, and mentor to detail how leaders can finish well.

Steve Murrell is the cofounder and president of Every Nation Churches & Ministries, the founding pastor of Victory Church Manila, and a professor of Pastoral Theology at Every Nation Seminary. He earned a Doctor of Ministry from Asbury Theological Seminary and has authored six books. Steve and his wife Deborah have three sons, three daughters-in-law, and nine grandchildren. He loves two-wheel therapy on his Indian Chief Vintage motorcycle and whatever sports or arts his grandkids are doing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Murrell, Steve

Leseproben

ENDORSEMENTS

How do Christian organizations grow beyond their founding leader? Steve Murrell has written a highly accessible, well-researched book on this critical subject. The Leadership Runway emerges out of biblical principles and is informed by decades of firsthand experience. I highly recommend it.

GREGG OKESSON, PH.D.

Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs

Asbury Theological Seminary

Wilmore, Kentucky, USA

As always, Pastor Steve’s books mirror his life’s distinctions: clarity, wisdom, and courage. The Leadership Runway is an absolute gift for leaders who exist to honor God and seek the interests of others above self. He shares three non-negotiables in successful leadership transition: preparing emerging leaders, preparing the organization to be led by emerging leaders, and ensuring that experienced leaders finish well. Thank you Pastor Steve for being an exceptional leader to our Every Nation world!

RACHEL ONG

CEO, ROHEI Corporation

Member of Parliament, Singapore

Having been an emerging leader, I know how important and challenging successful ministry transitions can be. The Rev. Dr. Steve Murrell combines experience, education, spiritual maturity, and passion in The Leadership Runway with the hope of helping to facilitate godly transitions. Using real-world practical language, he helps readers avoid common pitfalls. Readers will benefit from Steve’s pastoral heart and vulnerable posture. For the sake of our ministries and churches, I encourage ministry leaders to read and share this book.

THE REV. DR. CRAIG STEPHANS

Rector of Christ Church Anglican

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Why do some churches and ministries grow stronger and larger once their founders are no longer leading, while others do not? This insightful, Scripture-rich, engaging read identifies seven essential, doable preparation points necessary for the experienced leader to finish well. Steve Murrell writes with strong credibility: he and his wife Deborah have transitioned the senior leadership of a church or ministry to other leaders six times over the past three decades. Don’t miss this book’s opportunity to strengthen your capacity to finish well!

WARREN BIRD, PH.D.

Co-author of 35 books including Next: Pastoral Succession that Works

New York, USA

Dr. Murrell focuses on an obvious, but often ignored, truth: “nobody leads forever.” You will discover The Leadership Runway is a gift for your present and future ministry. This gift includes relevant strategy, organizational leadership wisdom, and global experience. What fuels Steve’s writing is an unmatchable passion for ministry to flourish beyond its founding leader.

ELLEN L. MARMON, PH.D.

Director, Doctor of Ministry Program

Asbury Theological Seminary

Wilmore, Kentucky, USA

“No one leads forever.” What a sobering thought! There is an important leadership conversation that is needed across the church worldwide, right now. This is especially important as the baby boomer generation ages and new, younger leaders emerge. I’m grateful that my friend Steve Murrell has courageously—and with raw honesty—tackled the subject of leadership transitions, turning his academic studies into a pragmatic guide to navigate a path that we will all one day tread.

WAYNE ALCORN

Senior Pastor, Hope Centre

Brisbane, Australia

I can’t think of a better leader to help us think about one of the most challenging aspects in making great transitions. Steve Murrell is leading a worldwide ministry that impacts nations by continually raising up leaders and releasing them to greater responsibility. The Leadership Runway is a map to a better future. I highly recommend it.

Frank Damazio, D.Min.

Chairman, Ministers Fellowship International (MFI)

Author, Mentor, Coach and Leadership Consultant.

Portland, Oregon, USA

Steve Murrell has always led, intending to leave someone else in charge. I have seen that first-hand in more than twenty-five years of working with him. This book contains not just an easy-to-read version of his dissertation but actual lessons from living what he is writing about. He shares both his failures and successes. Every ministry and every leader needs to have a clear transition and succession plan, and this book is your guide to preparing one.

PINKY C. KATIPUNAN

Lead Pastor, Victory Ortigas

Manila, Philippines

When Steve and I first met to explore his doctoral study, he was wrestling with one urgent fact: one day, a new chapter would unfold in the multinational organization he co-founded. If you take missional legacy seriously, if you are more concerned about the long-term success of those served through your mission than your own reputation, then you have been looking for Dr. Murrell’s text.

RUSSELL W. WEST, PH.D.

C-Suite Coach

Non-Profit Effectiveness Strategist

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Steve Murrell, an outstanding Christian leader, has significantly impacted my life, family, and ministry. By teaching on and writing about the principles he’s practiced for decades, he exemplifies what it looks like to be a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. This book will empower success, stability, and perpetuity in the great task of leadership transition and succession.

SAM AIYEDOGBON

Senior Apostolic Leader, Realm of Glory International Churches

President, Global Peace and Social Justice Initiative

Lagos, Nigeria

It was once said, “The younger generation needs our shoulders, the older generation needs their eyes.” Our values, their vision. The next five to ten years could bring the largest ministry transition in history. Experienced leaders will always have ministry options, but upcoming leaders will only come into their own when brought on by their elders. Be sensitive to the lifting of grace for your current ministry. Be willing to identify your successor. Thank you, Steve, for a lifetime of multiplication and transfer.

LARRY STOCKSTILL

Pastor, missionary, author, global church planter

Bethany Church

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Nations that were once thriving Christian communities now have church buildings that are empty and forgotten, largely due to the failure of churches, denominations, and pastors to transfer leadership to the next generation. As a third-generation pastor of a local church founded by my grandfather, I understand the importance of passing the baton of leadership in the right way. In The Leadership Runway, readers will find a Godsend that provides practical guidance for those seeking to do this well.

JONATHAN STOCKSTILL

Lead Pastor, Bethany Church

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Steve Murrell has written an important book on an incredibly important subject: healthy transitions. The Leadership Runway provides a practical and thoughtful paradigm for thinking through all aspects of the inevitable baton pass that every leader and ministry faces. I encourage every leader and leadership team to read and apply the wisdom offered in these pages.

LARRY OSBORNE, PH.D.

Pastor, author, mentor, leadership consultant

North Coast Church

Vista, California, USA

Strategic leaders seamlessly and masterfully transition their leadership to the next generation at an epic juncture of their profession and calling. Steve Murrell created a hallmark of how success in ministry ensues from a commitment to an effective succession plan. Steve’s insights, wisdom, and experience blend remarkably to deliver a brilliant blueprint for sustaining and scaling highly effective teams, organizations, and movements.

FARES ABRAHAM, DSL

Founder & CEO of Levant Ministries, USA

NEXTGEN Global Leader, Middle East and North Africa

Lake Mary, Florida, USA

In The Leadership Runway, Dr. Murrell offers invaluable insights on preparing emerging leaders, organizations, and experienced leaders for a successful handoff. Having served as both a senior pastor and ministry founder, I wish I had this resource when I prepared to pass my leadership baton years ago. If you’re a CEO, pastor, or community leader, this book is a must-read to ensure a smooth transition and lasting success for your organization.

WAYNE HILSDEN, D.MIN.

Co-Founder King of Kings Community, Jerusalem

Co-Founder of FIRM: Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries

Jerusalem, Israel

Steve Murrell is an apostle of discipleship, whose strategies for leaders to secure a legacy cannot be underestimated. Drawing from his copious personal experience, leaders will glean so much from not only his teaching in this book, but also his life. Steve gives us all a clear pathway into the future.

PHIL PRINGLE

Pastor, author, artist

Founder, C3 Church Global

Sydney, Australia

All who build something of substance intend it to prosper and last, but last how long? If built well, the endurance of the architecture should last beyond the architect. Dr. Steve Murrell has penned a seminal work on succession planning and...