The First Five: Beating the Odds and Thriving as a Ministry Leader - Case of 36
The First Five: Beating the Odds and Thriving as a Ministry Leader - Case of 36
- A practical, biblically rooted roadmap to help new ministry leaders not just survive but thrive during the first five years of leadership
- Addresses common reasons leaders leave ministry early, including burnout, lack of training, and absence of coaching
- Focuses on personal health and rhythms with actionable guidance for physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing
- Offers concrete, pastoral tools for everyday ministry tasks: handling difficult emails, building teams, planning funerals, and more
- 240-page trade paperback from B&H Books
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The First Five helps new and early-career ministry leaders move beyond survival and build a sustainable, thriving ministry. Authors Kyle Worley and Dr. Joseph Worley draw on more than sixty years of combined pastoral experience to offer a biblically rooted, practical guide for the personal, professional, and pastoral challenges leaders face in their first five years.
- Practical manual designed for new ministry leaders, seminary students considering ministry, and those who lead them
- Explains biblical principles for the call to ministry and the early seasons of leadership
- Teaches healthy personal rhythms for physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing
- Provides professional and pastoral communication guidance and real-world solutions to common situations
- Includes focused advice on topics such as responding to angry emails, building effective teams, and organizing a first funeral
- 240-page trade paperback from B&H Books; dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.52 inches
The First Five is meant to be used as a hands-on resource: read it, apply it, and return to it as you navigate the early years of ministry leadership.
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Age Level: YouthYear: 2026UPC: 9798384530169Product Category: DevotionalLanguage: EnglishFilter Product Type: PhysicalCover Type: PaperbackUnit Price Breakdown: $10.83/countPack Size: 36Condition: New
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- What is The First Five: Beating the Odds and Thriving as a Ministry Leader?
The First Five is a practical, biblically rooted guide designed to help new and early-career ministry leaders move beyond survival and build a sustainable, thriving ministry during their first five years. It is meant to be used as a hands-on resource to read, apply, and return to as issues arise.
- Who should read this book?
New and early-career ministry leaders, seminary students considering pastoral work, and pastors or supervisors who mentor and train emerging leaders.
- What practical topics and tools does the book include?
Concrete, real-world guidance on personal rhythms for physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing; professional and pastoral communication; handling difficult or angry emails; building effective teams; and organizing a first funeral, among other everyday ministry tasks and scenarios.
- Who wrote The First Five and what experience do they have?
The book is authored by Kyle Worley and Dr. Joseph Worley, who together bring more than sixty years of combined pastoral experience and ground the book's guidance in biblical principles for ministry leadership.
- What is the book's format, length, and publisher, and how should I use it?
240-page trade paperback published by B&H Books; dimensions are approximately 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.52 inches. Use it as a practical manual: read the relevant sections, apply the recommended rhythms and tools, and revisit chapters as new situations occur during your first five years of ministry leadership.
