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by Jim Putman

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Jim Putman

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978-0801013027

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080101302X

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English

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Baker Books (January 1, 2008)

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Churches & Church Leadership

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I enjoyed reading Jim Putman's book Church Is a Team Sport. Truly we should be doing church together and Jim Putman describes how a Church following the Paul's teaching in Ephesians Chapter 4 would look like in practical reality

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Church Is a Team Sport: A Championship Strategy for Doing Ministry Together

Church Is a Team Sport: A Championship Strategy for Doing Ministry Together. by Jim Putman and Avery Willis. A book for pastors and people (coaches and players) who want to build a church that, year after year, will honor God, reach the lost, equip the saints, impact society, and result in changed lives for eternity. God always meant for His church to win. In this new book, Jim Putman shows us how. -Barry L. Cameron, senior pastor, Crossroads Christian Church, Grand Prairie, Texas; author, The ABC’s of Financial Success. and Contagious Generosity.

256 pages, softcover from Baker. Making disciples is the crux of pastor Jim Putman's message. Church Is a Team Sport: A Championship Strategy for Doing Ministry Together (9780801072086) by Jim Putman. Caring for people, following up on stray sheep, and teaching what it means to love God and obey him. That's how Church Is a Team Sport transforms Christians from Monday-morning quarterbacks into dynamic players. Author Bio. ▼▲. Jim Putman is the senior pastor of Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho, one of the most influential churches in America.

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Jim Putman does not offer a "new" church growth method. Ministry Is A Team Sport. com User, January 28, 2009. great book! Got it for my husband who is preaching a sermon series in our church with it now! 0. Report. Be Part of the Team! By Thriftbooks. com User, March 26, 2008. This book is the inspiring story of a church that God is using to reach the world one person at a time.

Making disciples is the crux of pastor Jim Putman's message. Baker Publishing Group.

Written by Jim Putman, Audiobook narrated by Thomas Stewart. Church Is a Team Sport. A Championship Strategy for Doing Ministry Together. Narrated by: Thomas Stewart. Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins.

Church Is a Team Sport: A Championship Strategy for Doing Ministry Together (Epub & Mobi). Real-Life Discipleship: Building Churches That Make Disciples (Epub & Mobi). 714 Kb. 9 Mb. Real-Life Discipleship Training Manual Equipping Disciples Who Make Disciples (Epub & Mobi).

Church Is a Team Sport shows proven ways to push believers, new and mature, toward growth as both Christians--and leaders. Through this powerful, thought-provoking volume, ministers both in the congregation and on staff will discover how to expand the church one soul at a time. Making disciples is the crux of the Church Is a Team Sport message. The plan works. Caring for people, following up on stray sheep, and teaching what it means to love God and obey him. That's how Church Is a Team Sport transforms Christians from Monday-morning quarterbacks into dynamic players.

Nilabor

I enjoyed reading Jim Putman's book Church Is a Team Sport. It is the third book in the series of books from Jim Putman and the team at Real Life church. This book traces the background of Jim Putman and how he ended up being a pastor and eventually a church planter in Idaho. I found it fascinating to hear about how God made the church plant happen and how they established the system of discipleship that is biblical and sustains rapid growth in the church. I believe that the structure that they have designed is very biblical and common sense. The modern church has adopted an entertainment model that is not really making disciples like Jesus commanded us. I am looking forward to reading all of the Real Life series of books and implementing these practices in my life and church. I must say that this has inspired me to get out of my rut and be intentional about formalizing my own discipleship and forming relationships for the purpose of making other disciples of Jesus. Lets get on with Jesus' mission!

Vuzahn

Summary: Putman address the entire concept of church leadership through the lens of a sports oriented person. With experience coaching, numerous real life sports coaching examples are used to illustrate the real tactics used on the playing field in comparison to what is used in the church. The book also closely fallows Putman’s own life as an example of the struggles that he faced, and how he overcame them.
The book covers five major sections. 1. Putman’s journey into the church, and the dysfunction he experienced once there. 2. What makes for the best type of leader in any given situation and what are the Biblical examples to follow? 3. The development of a system that properly identifies potential leaders, trains them, and releases them to be utilized by the church to their fullest potential. 4. How to ensure a unified vision and how to keep the entire team on that vision. 5. Keeping the focus on God and how to realign your team back on that focus despite speed bumps such as new people or difficult situations.

Critique: There is a delicate balance that authors must keep between being entertaining with a book, and being informative. Putman regularly goes into an autobiographical style of writing that is entertaining, but not always as applicable for the general reader. This could potentially help people relate better to Putman, and therefore take the council in this book more seriously. I would consider the book to be lightly strewn with excellent ministry team tips, instead of saying it’s a book solely focused on providing as much useful material as possible.

Contribution: This is an excellent example of the importance of leadership working as a team. Practicality and directly applicable messages are well highlighted in an entertaining manner that brings this book well above the average for the field of inspirational instruction manuals.

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In the book, Putman explains the strategy and elements needed for a successful church. Based on his personal experience as a coach, Putman defines church as a team sport. He stresses the importance of dealing with real life and follow it up by working on discipleship in everyday relationship.
I appreciate the idea of developing a way to track people’s attendance in the services and small groups. Putman introduces the CARE (caring for all, reaching everyone) tool to help minister the people, which contributes to a healthy discipleship.
Putman also points out that in American culture, Christians tend to have an individualistic kind of relationship with God rather than fellowship with other Christian brothers and sisters. What a reminder! I come from a collective culture, and Christians back in my country are well connected with each other, so are the pastors in different churches. I would also encourage pastors from different dominations in American should connect with each other as opposed to not communicating with each other at all.
One critique as I read is that we, as readers, should be careful about Putman’s couching mentality leadership. The book doesn’t value much about a family success for the kingdom of God. For example, in the last part, Putman mentions that the leader should sticking to the mission no matter what. I would argue that as leaders, or Christians workers in the church, we need to keep a good balance of our family and work. It’s very important to be a role model for kids as fathers when we serve in the church. It would be better if Putman introduce more about the ways to keep a balanced life with family, friends, and church things in his coaching system.
Other than that, Putman gives us great tips and thoughtful reminders regarding discipleship as we become champions for Christ.

Moronydit

I have a read a lot of books about the church and what we can do to fix the church or make run better or have it be more focused. While many of these books were very helpful to me none were so helpful as Church is a Team Sport. So much of what is written was applicable to my own church experience sometimes it seemed like Jim Putman had actually spent time in my church listening to people speak. It was amazing. The suggestions that Jim Putman make for the church are exactly the things that I thought would make our churches the kind of places that really glorified Christ.

I was especially moved by the story of how he made his sermon preparation about disciple making as much as it was about creating a great sermon. I love how Jim Putman stays focused on making the church work as a team and support each no matter what the ministry or mission the church is pursuing. Truly we should be doing church together and Jim Putman describes how a Church following the Paul's teaching in Ephesians Chapter 4 would look like in practical reality. If you care about the church and how it works and functions read this book.

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