"Paul and His Team" Book Media Kit)
"Paul and His Team" Book Media Kit)
"Paul and His Team" Book Media Kit)
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These are the questions that inspired Ryan Lokkesmoe, PhD, to write Paul and His Team. Like a church-
ministry version of Team of Rivals, it reveals important principles about leadership and influence by
showing how this early ministry team:
Lets learn from the men and women God used to build
the church, letting them shape our leadership and
influence as we continue their work. Includes group discussion questions at the end of each chapter,
making this book ideal for a church staff or small group study.
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2. Thousands of books have been written about Paul. Why write another? What makes it unique?
3. As you researched and wrote this book, what did you find most surprising about Paul's team?
4. You make a distinction in the subtitle between leadership and influence. Can you explain the
difference between these two things, as you perceive them?
5. How would you describe the culture of Christian leadership in America right now, and does this
book affirm or challenge that culture? How?
6. Who did you write this book for? It seems to be relevant for pastors and church leaders, but who
else do you envision reading and learning from the book?
7. In the first chapter you discuss a quest for common ground and you present Pauls idea of
servanthood. Can you develop that idea for us just a little bit?
9. Conflict is inevitable, but you present a coping mechanism for dealing with unnecessary conflict. Tell
us about that.
10. Your presentation of Paul and his Team has been compared to Doris Kearns Goodwins Team of
Rivals, which is about the group of disparate individuals that surrounded Abraham Lincoln and together
changed their world. Do you believe that is a valid comparison - and why or why not?
11. Entrusting ministry leadership to someone elsesuch as a new believer - can be a risk. How can
you know when it is a risk worth taking?
13. Were familiar with the term stewardship as it applies to time, talents and money. You write about
Pauls stewardship of relationships. Explain that.
14. How can we use modern technology to steward relationships (text, email, social media etc.)?
15. If there is one key takeaway for readers from Paul and his Team, what is it?