A Fitting and Orderly Way
How Project Management Can Lead to Better Ministry
by Dale Edwin Loewen

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In this book, author and professional engineer Dale Edwin Loewen combines over three decades of project management experience with biblical wisdom to teach Christian faith-based non-profit organizations how to manage projects effectively. Through practical insights and real-life examples, Dale explores how the concept of “project” applies to ministry work and provides step-by-step direction on how to apply proven project management principles in a way that honours God and serves others. From the importance of leading people with care to the necessity of thorough project planning, Dale offers clear strategies for navigating the unique challenges faced by Christian organizations. With practical tools for executing, controlling, and completing projects, this book is an essential resource for faith-based leaders who are seeking to maximize their impact and faithfully manage their resources.

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"I’ve urged Dale Loewen for several years to finish this book, all for selfish reasons: I need it. But now that I see it in finished form, my altruism has awakened: you need it, too. Every church and non-profit I know needs it. Dale’s clear, wise, practical, comprehensive guide to managing any project, large or small, start to finish, is like having a top-drawer consultant at your beck and call (and all for the price of a medium pizza). But Dale also brings to the task his considerable skills as storyteller and Bible teacher. The result is a book to be savored as much for its spiritual richness as for its wealth of practical wisdom." —Mark Buchanan, author of The David Trilogy "Dale Loewen brilliantly translates the tested principles of effective project management and skillfully applies them to the Church and ministry contexts. If you are a Church leader, this book will equip you with the project management skills needed to help your church or organization achieve its mission." —Bryce Ashlin-Mayo, Dean of Theology at Ambrose University and author of “Digital Mission: A Practical Guide for Ministry Online.”

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Dale Edwin Loewen has spent most of his career in consulting engineering, the majority of that time with Alberta-based Associated Engineering, and began managing projects in the early 1990s. In 2000 he began training others in project management, gaining his Project Management Professional (PMP) designation from the Project Management Institute (PMI) in 2003. Over the last several years of his career, Dale helped lead the development of the Project Management Competency Program at Associated Engineering. He continues to coach and mentor people in the principles, processes, and tools of project management. Dale and his wife Kim live in Kelowna, British Columbia.

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