7 Habits of Highly Effective Church Members

By Mike Mazzalongo

This book uses Steven Covey's approach (7 Habits of Highly Effective People) to explore the spiritual habits that saints and leaders in the church cultivate in order to become effective in ministry.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BibleTalk.tv
• Release date: Dec 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005209186

Mike Mazzalongo

Mike Mazzalongo has been a Bible teacher and preacher since 1979. He has served as Dean of Students at Oklahoma Christian University. Mike’s first book was published in 1995 by College Press and he has written over 40 other books since that time. He presently serves as the Media Minister for the Choctaw Church of Christ located in the Oklahoma City area. Mike is married to Lise and together they have 4 children and 12 grandchildren.

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7 Habits of Highly Effective Church Members

Christians, Ministers, Elders and Deacons

Mike Mazzalongo

Copyright © 2014 by Mike Mazzalongo

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Scripture quotations taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

Table of Contents

1. Habits of Highly Effective Christians

2. Habits of Highly Effective Ministers and Elders

3. Habits of Highly Effective Deacons

1. HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE CHRISTIANS

The idea for the title and approach of this book comes from Steven Covey’s popular book entitled, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Free Press, 1989). I will talk a little more about this further on in the book but suffice to say that Mr. Covey’s research found that highly effective and thus successful people who made an impact in their various fields shared a specific set of character traits and habits which he analyzed and summarized in seven categories.

I believe that the same case can be made for the church and those who play different roles in the church. From the saints in the pew to the ministers in the pulpit, from those who have special responsibilities to those who are responsible for the overall leadership. There are characteristics and habits that distinguish those who are effective and successful in their personal walk with Jesus as Christians, as well as those who serve as preachers, deacons and elders.

As Christians, we all need to examine ourselves in order to carry out a more dynamic ministry to one another and the community. I think it is important to have a clear standard to strive for and to measure ourselves against as we serve the cause of Christ in the various roles we have been given by the Spirit.

Please know that all of you will have some of these habits developed to various degrees depending on your maturity, knowledge and commitment. Please realize also that none of us will have all of these habits perfectly developed. What I am giving you is the ideal to shoot for and a template to copy in your striving to grow as Christians at every level of maturity and responsibility.

Remember, the title of the series emphasizes the fact that Christians at every stage have certain habits that enable them to be effective and thus successful. So, if