Building Teams That Last: How to Cultivate Healthy Culture, Purpose, and Performance in Your Ministry

At the heart of any thriving ministry is a high-performing, synergetic team. But teams like these don't just happen by accident. They are built with vision, strategy, and intentional action.

Building Teams That Last gives Christian ministry leaders a clear, 40-step roadmap across eight intentional movements to help their teams flourish. Grounded in research and refined through decades of real-world ministry experience, this book blends proven principles with on-the-ground strategies that teams can implement immediately. The authors equip you to build a ministry team with clear missional purpose, healthy culture, and committed performance.

Here’s what you’ll find in this book to support your journey:

• A practical roadmap through every critical stage of team development, from prayer and assessment to reproducing your impact.
• Actionable exercises included with each movement great for teams to work through together.
• The practical "how to" that turns the "why" of Hartwig and Bird's first book Teams That Thrive into real results.
• Expert insights from authors with decades of combined experience in team building across churches and organizations.

Building Teams That Last is an essential guide for pastors, church leaders, and ministry team members, especially those navigating change, transition, or the challenge of building something that outlasts any one person's tenure. This book delivers the practical, actionable roadmap to take your team to the next level.

Instead of maintaining the status quo, build a ministry team that is healthy, missionally aligned, and committed to excellence so that it endures through every season. Be empowered to lead in new directions that you haven't yet imagined when your team is built to last.