Inside the Large Congregation

By: Susan Beaumont

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Paperback | 25 October 2011

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For five years, Alban Institute senior consultant Susan Beaumont has been giving voice to the organizational and leadership demands of large congregations. Through her work, she has identified five basic leadership systems that need to stay in alignment for the large church to function well for its size: clergy leadership roles, staff team design and function, governance and board function, acculturation and the role of laity, and forming and executing strategy. She has also learned that these five systems operate with some important but subtle distinctions in what Beaumont calls the professional church (400-800 in worship attendance), the strategic church (800-1,200), and the matrix church (1,200-2,000). Often, she has discovered, problems in a large congregation are related to the fact that one or more of the five systems is inappropriately structured for the size of the congregation. In other words, the church isn't acting its size. Beaumont is invested in helping large congregations 'rightsize' their leadership systems to better serve their ministry context. This book articulates why size matters and how it matters in the world of large congregations. It is written for anyone who wants to better understand the leadership and organizational dynamics of the large church anyone seeking to understand the challenges of leading from inside the large congregation.

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As a pastor whose congregation has benefited from the wisdom of Alban Institute Senior Consultant Susan Beaumont, I am delighted that she has published this volume. She has intimate knowledge of the strength, challenges, and uniqueness of the large congregation, and the specific leadership and organizational needs of each size level she describes. This is a book whose wisdom will be drawn upon for years to come. -- Blair R. Monie, Senior Pastor, Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX A must-read for those called to leadership in the large congregation - pastors, staff and governing boards. With wisdom, clarity and humility, Ms. Beaumont provides an accessible overview of the distinctive characteristics of these mysterious and multi-layered communities. How I would've welcomed this resource as a senior pastor. Reading it together with one's leadership team will provide the foundation and shared framework necessary for the vital work of strategic visioning and effective ministry. -- Ann Svennungsen, Interm College Pastor, St. Olaf College

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