Kay Kotan – författare

Be the Church Jesus calls us to be.Bob Farr asserts that to change the world, we must first change the Church. As Adam Hamilton says in the Foreword, “Read [this book] carefully with other leaders in your church…You’ll soon discover both a desire to renovate your church and the tools to effectively lead your church forward.”  If we want to join Robert Schnase and claim radical hospitality, passionate worship, intentional faith development, risk-taking mission and service, and extravagant generosity, we must also engage pastors and motivate churches. We must renovate and overhaul our churches and not merely redecorate and tinker with our church structure.With straight forward language and practical tips, this book will inspire and help you organize your church for new life on the mission field. Learn how to grow your church and discover the commitments that denominational leaders must make to guarantee the fruitfulness of local congregations.

Change your church culture. Create an outwardly focused environment where hospitality and invitation happen Sunday and every day of the week. This book offers five steps to help congregations go public with their faith—from service projects to sharing the faith with persons who want to know more about Christ and thw church. This book offers tactics to increase individual and church competency with relational evangelism with friends, neighbors, and even strangers. Learn how to start up a conversation, follow up with contacts, and navigate unfamiliar settings. Learn what works and what doesn’t.We may think that just because we invite someone on our church property, they’ll come back. Often we don’t reach out to help people cross the faith line, because we’re uncomfortable with “evangelism” or just plain scared. Gain the confidence to share the good news boldly. After all, we know the name of the One who loves us all and who holds all power over heaven and earth.

Conventional wisdom is that leaders are born, not made. In reality, that is one small piece of the leadership puzzle. The fact is, approximately 10% of church leaders are naturally-gifted leaders who actually don’t need any help. Another 10% of church leaders do not have the capacity to lead nor learn to lead with the skill set needed for the 21st century church. This means approximately 80% of church leaders have the possibility of becoming a more effective church leader. This book is for them.The Necessary Nine contains nine simple axioms for effective pastoral and lay leadership for the church. These axioms have the greatest potential for fruitful ministry. These strategies are straightforward and easy to use. The reader will have “that’s true” moments and learn to put those insights into regular practice. It will help the reader with the simple leadership strategies that, if practiced over and over and over, will change the effectiveness of their leadership, impacting the church and the world."Bob Farr and Kay Kotan have captured some of the essential qualities of effective pastoral leadership. This book offers something practical and helpful for pastors at every age and stage of ministry. I heartily recommend it." -- Clayton Oliphint, Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Richardson, TX

The Coordinator’s Guide is twofold, helping the pastor (or otherleader) to implement worship/sermons, and a congregational studyexperience. It contains worship helps for each week of the series,including sermon plans and instructions for using the videoillustrations. It also includes instructions for implementing theall-congregation study, along with tips for next steps—ways to follow upafter the month-long experience has ended. Church leaders and members should all read the original Get Their Name book during the month of this church-wide experience.

The Participant Guide is a workbook to facilitate the layperson’s experience as the church studies Get Their Name. It includes group and individual activities, and personal devotional material.Church leaders and members should all read the original Get Their Name book during the month of this church-wide experience.

In Gear Up!, Kay Kotan outlines nine areas of ministry wherecongregations must intentionally design a process. It is not enough todecide, “We are going to refocus in this direction.” Leaders must decidehow and what steps they will take. Who will do what, and when? Thisconcise and exceedingly practical new book can help. “Kay Kotanhas long enjoyed a well-deserved reputation among both laity and clergyas a passionate, positive change agent. In her new book, readers willfind a rich synthesis of her time-tested insights and hands-on work withlocal churches of all sizes and circumstances. If your church hasslipped into reverse or is stuck in neutral, Gear Up! can help get itdriving forward!” —Jim Ozier, Director of New Church Development, NorthTexas Conference, UMC; author of Clip In and The Changeover Zone fromAbingdon Press“Gear Up! is packed with practical information andchecklists designed to empower leaders and teams. This book should behanded to every church leader and board member so that they willunderstand the essential hows and whys of effective ministry in today’scomplex world.” —Blake Bradford, Assistant Director for ClergyDevelopment, Center for Vitality, Arkansas Conference, UMC“Thisis a tactical, practical, nitty-gritty, boots-on-the-ground,systems-oriented book. It gives you a series of diagnostics to run onyour church so that you can get on the road to faithful discipling.”—Cynthia Fierro Harvey, Bishop, Louisiana Conference, UMC“Healthysystems lead to healthy churches. Gear Up! is a systems manual to helpour churches be healthy so that we can fulfill our mission of makingdisciples who transform their community and the world.” —Kelly P. Brown,Director for Congregational Vitality, East Ohio Conference, UMC“KayKotan understands that sustained growth depends on healthy systems.Gear Up! provides helpful insights and checklists to diagnose the stateof your systems so that your church can ‘gear up’ for the long run.”—Phil Schroeder, Director of Congregational Development, North GeorgiaConference, UMC

Ten Prescriptions for a Healthy Churchoffers prescriptions for the top ten issues seen during churchconsultations. Bob Farr and Kay Kotan share their expertise from workingwith churches across the country, detailing the most common concernsand obstacles, and then go straight to the point: What to change, andhow, for positive results. They offer a helpful approach to fixingcommon problems, and strategies to help congregations achieve success inspecific areas of ministry. Proven success stories offer practicalapplication, inspiration, and hope.

Ilove the way this book addresses issues of mission, vision, worship,hospitality, outreach, and other important matters and offers concrete,pragmatic practices to fulfill these without compromising the gospel.This is a refreshing new guide for pastors and laity. --Tex Sample,Robert B. and Kathleen Rogers Professor Emeritus of Church and Society,Saint Paul School of Theology

Boband Kay have so much experience. They get it: the types of changes mostchurches need are not new. The pathway to health is not flashy. Basic,steady, strong: That is what you find in this very useful material. --Cathy Townley, Worship and Church Planting Consultant and Coach,Minnesota Annual Conference, UMC

BobFarr is a powerhouse of a leader who has a great grasp on what it takesfor a congregation to discover the path toward vitality and health. Asyou read the prescriptions in this amazing book, you will see a catalystfor Jesus Christ. --Bob Crossman, New Church Strategist; author, Committed to Christ: Six Steps to a Generous Life

Nobodyis better than Bob and Kay at explaining the concept -- and thespecifics -- of  ‘Prescriptions’ than can improve local church health.Very few people have spent more hours in church basements, parlors andsanctuaries across the country helping churches diagnose – andovercome—the real life problems they face.  Leveraging years ofexperience and insights, this book is an easy-to-use, instrumental toolfor clergy and laity in churches that are willing to take definitivesteps toward a new future. --Jim Ozier, Church Consultant, Coach,Speaker; author, Clip In: Risking Hospitality in Your Church