Chapter 1 That Critical First Year
Choices for that first year
Where does the time go?
Building that list
Who creates that vision?
What is realistic?

Chapter 2 Rebuilding the Staff
The deference pyramid
What about a co-pastorate?
Hierarchy or hub and spoke?
One big family?
The mentor-student relationship
The boss-subordinate model
What is the issue?
Other models
Will it be different?
Positions or roles?
Filling out the staff
The growing numbers of lay professionals
What will it cost?
Basic generalizations
Where does the buck stop?
The staff retreat

Chapter 3 Facing the Music
Nothing is free except grace
One-to-one or groups?
Staffing the ministry of music
Creative artist or staff member?
What is the problem?
The power of music

Chapter 4 Buildings, Money, and self-esteem
Was that a wise step?
Broadening the financial base

Chapter 5 The women's organization and the church school
The roads to becoming a senior minister
Three views of the women's organization
The Sunday church school
The pastor's class
Guiding principles

Chapter 6 Sunday Morning
The schedule
Expanding the range of choices
Sunday morning Fellowship

Chapter 7 Frustrations and Questions