Church Growth Through The Bus Ministry

About This Book

In this book, Dr. Fugate shares with you the lessons learned from decades of successful bus ministry. You will find ways to avoid pitfalls that have damaged bus ministries, and there is also help on how to recover if these pitfalls have already been experienced. Strategies that have been proven successful and fruitful are laid out so that any size church can start or build their outreach for souls and experience Church Growth Through the Bus Ministry.

 

Author: Jeff Fugate  | Pages: 281  | Chapters: 62 | Format: Paperback

 

Chapter Titles

1. My Burden for the Bus Ministry
2. I’ll Take the Bus Kids
3. The Benefits to a Church of Having a Bus Ministry
4. What’s in It for Me? The Church Members and the Bus Ministry
5. Leading Your Church to Support the Bus Ministry
6. When Should You Start a Bus Ministry?
7. Short-Term Challenges Versus Long-Term Results
8. Overcoming Hindrances to Growth
9. The Workers on a Bus Route
10. The Right Timing in Getting a Bus Director
11. Responsibilities of a Bus Director
12. Important Qualities of a Bus Director
13. The Bus Director, Motivator
14. Suggestions for a New Bus Director
15. The Ministry of the Bus Captain
16. Pastor’s Role in Getting More People Involved
17. Bus Director’s Role in Getting More People Involved
18. Involving Workers in Recruiting
19. Involving Teens in the Bus Ministry
20. Organizing Workers for Growth
21. Man Behind the Wheel, the Bus Driver
22. Should I Be a Bus Worker?
23. Training a New Bus Worker
24. A Bus Worker’s Walk With God
25. Is It a Job or a Calling?
26. Worker, Don’t Quit!
27. Patience, a Necessary Quality for Bus Workers
28. Avoiding and Overcoming Discouragement
29. Maintaining a Good Spirit
30. The Bus Ride to Church
31. The Power of Being Proactive
32. Working With Bus Teens
33. Mistakes to Avoid
34. Reaching the Parents of Your Bus Riders
35. Safety on the Bus
36. Teaching Children the Word of God
37. Finances and the Bus Ministry
38. How to Finance the Bus Ministry
39. Discipline on the Bus
40. Faith Pleases God
41. Taking It to the Next Level
42. Starting a New Bus Route
43. Music on the Bus
44. The Buses
45. Forms and Record Keeping
46. The Forms and Records
47. Maintaining Your Bus
48. The Importance of a Good Example
49. The Heart of a Child
50. Goal Setting, Fulfilling God’s Purpose
51. Jump-Starting Your Bus Ministry
52. Ways to Increase Your Bus Attendance
53. A Jump-Start in Spring
54. Fall Attendance Campaigns
55. A Few Good Ideas for Bus Promotions
56. Preparing for Successful Attendance Campaigns
57. Visiting the Bus Route
58. Visitation Checklist
59. Visitation Instructions for Bus Captains
60. Visitation to Keep Your Route Alive
61. Take Bus Riders Visiting With You
62. A Growing Route