Saving Your Church from Itself, Chris Sonksen
Saving Your Church from Itself, Chris Sonksen
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Saving Your Church from Itself
Six Subtle Behaviors That Tear Teams Apart and How to Stop Them

Author: Chris Sonksen

Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Unabridged: 4 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/09/2022


Synopsis

As a coach and mentor to hundreds of pastors, Chris Sonksen has had a front-row seat to the unfortunate outcomes when a team member begins to drift from the vision of the church and the leader they serve. But the good news is, these situations never come out of left field. There are always warning signs that, if heeded, allow church leaders to rise to the challenge of keeping their team healthy, unified, and moving forward together.

In this powerfully practical book, Sonksen unpacks six subtle behaviors that undermine team unity and lead to problems that can derail your ministry and even split your church, including pride, artificial harmony, isolation, a critical spirit, divisiveness, and disrespect.

Beyond merely identifying the problems, this book offers you a blueprint for what to do when you see or feel evidence of these behaviors creeping into team dynamics.

Alignment of vision and purpose doesn't happen by accident, and it isn't maintained without careful attention and proactive strategies. But with Chris Sonksen's help, you can save your church from itself.

About Chris Sonksen

Chris Sonksen is the author of When Your Church Feels Stuck, Quit Church, and Indispensable Church. His personal experience comes from his own success in pioneering South Hills Church, a multicampus church that has been widely recognized for its unprecedented growth and strategic approaches to doing ministry. He is also the founder of Church BOOM, an organization that has provided personal coaching to hundreds of churches and impacted thousands of leaders. Chris and his wife, Laura, have two children and live in Southern California.


Reviews

In early 1993, my pastor all but fired me … and I deserved it. He had planted a church in 1989. I interned with him in 1990, then joined the staff in 1991, while also attending seminary. Like many church planters in the 1990s, he had adopted a seeker-sensitive ministry methodology. This annoyed every......more

Highly recommend this book for everyone! Even if you don't work in a church, it gave so much good information on having good relationships with people, how to deal with conflicts, how different people think, self awareness, etc. SO GOOD. So grab a highlighter and pick up this book!......more

Goodreads review by Chelsey

A good book to read if you are a leader, worker, or volunteer at a church. Talks about behavior and thoughts we shouldn’t have, and how we can solve problems before they get worse. A good book to read if you want a healthy, safe environment for your church.......more