Cordeiro - Doing Church as a Team

Doing Church as a Team is one of the most refreshing books I have read in a long time. I have made it mandatory reading for all of my pastoral staff.

SENIOR PASTOR, HARVEST ROCK CHURCH
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA

Every time I talk to Wayne Cordeiro, I am inspired and enthused about what God is doing through his church in Hawaii. Doing Church as a Team is easy to understand and easy to apply. Every church leader should read this book.

FOUNDING CHAIRMAN, LEADERSHIP NETWORK

Wayne Cordeiro is one of the spiritual giants of our time. No better book exists on the subject of building teams.

EASUM, BANDY AND ASSOCIATES

Very few young leaders at the dawn of this new millennium have Wayne Cordeiros combination of gifts, character and leadership. I am completely unreserved in recommending his work because I know him well. I trust his vision and values in both a personal and public dimension, and I believe he is being raised up by God as a voice to the larger Body at this pivotal time in the Church.

FOUNDING PASTOR, THE CHURCH ON THE WAY
CHANCELLOR, THE KINGS COLLEGE AND SEMINARY
VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA

By definition, leaders build teams, and Wayne Cordeiro is one of the best team-building leaders Ive ever known. I suggest you visit New Hope Fellowship in Hawaii and witness firsthand just how thrilling ministry can be when the right people are serving in the right places, shoulder to shoulder with others who love serving Christ together. Read this book slowly and absorb its contents fully. You will discover there is no limit to what God can do through a church that does its ministry as a team.

SENIOR PASTOR, WILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH
SOUTH BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS

A joyous book written in the breezy style of a native island song, Doing Church as a Team isnt just about mobilizing people to do the work of the church. This is about releasing people into a whole new spiritual dimension in their livesa place where they begin to understand that God created each of us for a purpose. Mahalo, Wayne!

FOUNDER, THE INJOY GROUP

Wayne Cordeiros thriving congregation is one of Americas truly great churches. Doing Church as a Team, however, is not about how to build a megachurch. Wayne is committed to building people one by one. His passion is to help every believer find his or her unique place of fruitful service in Gods house and among the lost in Gods harvest fields.

FORMER PASTOR, BEAVERTON FOURSQUARE CHURCH
BEAVERTON, OREGON

The key word in this book is team. Wayne Cordeiro is equipping people for leadership and giving them a vision of how to pull together to build the work of God. The principles in this book will work in a church of fifty as well as they do in Pastor Cordeiros megachurch in Honolulu.

DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF RELIGION, LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

There is no such thing as a formula for growing a church, but there are foundational principles underlying the growth of every one. Wayne Cordeiro has these principles in place, and he shares his secrets in this remarkable book.

CHANCELLOR, WAGNER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

2001, 2004 by Wayne Cordeiro

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Bethany House Publishers edition published 2014

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No one stands alone. In my life, dozens of people have given me input and inspiration for this book. I have been mentored by scores of wonderful people who may never win a prize or get their names in print. These are my silent heroesmen and women who have jewel-studded crowns awaiting them from the One they so willingly serve.

Thank you, wonderful New Hope family of churches all over the world. We have chosen to live life together as colaborers. You are my family. To the hundreds of volunteers who put their hands to the plow and have never looked back, thank you.

Thank you, my publishing partners at Regal, who have been so supportive in all my endeavors.

Great gratitude and love also go to my dear wife, Anna, and my children, Amy, Aaron and Abigail, from whom I have learned so much. I have so much yet to learn, but with your love and support, I will never give up! Each one of you is a gift to my life.

I have no greater joy than to team up with thousands of churches as together we make a difference. The Life Journals bring us closer to our Master, and Doing Church as a Team will bring us closer to our calling as saints on this spinning globe.

Introduction
A Prayer Answered?

Chapter 1
Reaching for Gods Best

Chapter 2
God Has a Plan

Chapter 3
Dont Forget Who You Are

Chapter 4
All Gods Chillun Got Gifts

Chapter 5
Finding Your Fit

Chapter 6
The Fastest Way to the Throne

Chapter 7
Mining Leadership Gifts in the Church

Chapter 8
Developing Servant-Leaders

Chapter 9
Setting Your Compass

Chapter 10
Alignment: The Power of Moving Together

Chapter 11
Building Teams

Chapter 12
Transitioning a Church Culture

Chapter 13
Nurturing the Team

Epilogue
A Moving Picture