Congregation
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Congregation
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Author : James F. Hopewell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-01-17
Congregation written by James F. Hopewell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-17 with Religion categories.
After serving as a missionary in West Africa early in his career, with a training in comparative religion and especially Islamic studies, James Hopewell became interested in the nature of the local Christian congregation, its dilemmas and its strengths. He read widely on the subject, but the literature did not satisfy him, so he spent a sabbatical year in two local churches, like an anthropologist in a primitive village. As time went on he arrived at the brilliant insight which forms the heart of this book: church congregations can only be understood on the basis of the storiesmembers tell of themselves and their community as they struggle for survival and meaning. Or, to put it more technically, congregational culture is a coherent system the structural logic of which is narrative. It is when one understands the story of a congregation one can see why some changes are accepted by it, some are not; why it is strong in some areas and weak in others. Only if that basis has been discovered is it possible really to work with a local church. James Hopewell's book also contains much valuable information about how to analyse congregations. James Hopewell did not live to finish his book; he died of cancer in 1984. His own story, of coping with that cancer, is bravely and movingly woven into the stories of congregations. The result is one of the seminal books of the decade. James Hopewell was Professor of Religion and the Church at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University. His book was posthumously edited by Barbara Wheeler, President of Auburn Theological Seminary, New York. With a Foreword by John Bowden.
Inside The Large Congregation
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Author : Susan Beaumont
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2011-10-25
Inside The Large Congregation written by Susan Beaumont and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-25 with Religion categories.
For five years, Alban Institute senior consultant Susan Beaumont has been giving voice to the organizational and leadership demands of large congregations. Through her work, she has identified five basic leadership systems that need to stay in alignment for the large church to function well for its size: clergy leadership roles, staff team design and function, governance and board function, acculturation and the role of laity, and forming and executing strategy. She has also learned that these five systems operate with some important but subtle distinctions in what Beaumont calls the professional church (400-800 in worship attendance), the strategic church (800-1,200), and the matrix church (1,200-2,000). Often, she has discovered, problems in a large congregation are related to the fact that one or more of the five systems is inappropriately structured for the size of the congregation. In other words, the church isn't acting its size. Beaumont is invested in helping large congregations 'rightsize' their leadership systems to better serve their ministry context. This book articulates why size matters and how it matters in the world of large congregations. It is written for anyone who wants to better understand the leadership and organizational dynamics of the large church anyone seeking to understand the challenges of leading from inside the large congregation.
Eat What Is Set Before You
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Author : Scott Hagley
language : en
Publisher: Urban Loft Publishers
Release Date : 2019-01-20
Eat What Is Set Before You written by Scott Hagley and has been published by Urban Loft Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-20 with categories.
What does it look like for a congregation to give and receive hospitality by cultivating life-giving partnerships with people of peace and goodwill? In Eat What is Set Before You, Scott Hagley offers a vivid picture of the habits and postures necessary for congregations to join God's mission in the neighborhood. Drawing from congregational research and his own experience as a pastor and consultant, Hagley describes three different crisis moments that congregations must navigate practically and understand theologically as they learn to dwell with and within their neighborhood. In so doing, he unearths the tensions, temptations, and possibilities missional churches face in the current North American context.---Endorsements: "If your church sets out to become a life-giving presence in the neighborhood, you're in for a wild ride! It all seems simple enough, until you start doing it. That's why you need this book. It is going to give you astonishing insight into what you have been going through as a church. It is going to give you a rich practical theology for understanding how to improvise for what's coming next. And it is taken from a deeply personal and particular account of Scott Hagley's experience of participating in a neighborhood church, which makes it resonate deeply and concretely with your real experience. This is one of the most helpful guidebooks I have encountered in the past twenty years of parish ministry."- Paul SparksCo-Author of the award-winning book The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship, and Community and Co-founding Director of the Parish Collective."Finally-a book that develops a usable congregational missiology! The author presents a biblically and theologically framed, yet profoundly practical missiology for any and every congregation to take seriously its participation in God's mission within its own local context..."- Dr. Craig Van GelderEmeritus Professor of Congregational Mission, Luther Seminary ..". This is an outstanding book, which I will use in my church, my networks and the classroom. It is full of stories and a depth of wisdom about how we may encourage people in our congregations to live out the gospel in our current contexts."- Dr. Cameron RoxburghVP of Missional Initiatives for NAB, National Director of Forge Canada, and Senior Pastor of Southside Community Church..". Hagley does theology in, with, under, against, and for a local church within a deep reading of contemporary culture. Good reading for teachers of theology and local lay and clergy leaders of the practice of missional church. Bravo!"- Patrick R. SeifertProfessor Emeritus of Systematic TheologyLuther Theological SeminaryPresident and Director of ResearchChurch Innovations Institute
Joy Together
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Author : Lynne M. Baab
language : en
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Joy Together written by Lynne M. Baab and has been published by Westminster John Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Religion categories.
Guidance and examples for Christian leaders as they seek ways to involve their congregations or small groups in spiritual practices
The Congregation In Church
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Author : Trieste Publishing Pty Limited
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-08-13
The Congregation In Church written by Trieste Publishing Pty Limited and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-13 with categories.
Congregations In Conflict
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Author : Penny Edgell Becker
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-05-28
Congregations In Conflict written by Penny Edgell Becker and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-05-28 with Religion categories.
This book examines the nature of American congregations as institutions.
The Life Cycle Of A Congregation
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Author : Martin F. Saarinen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Life Cycle Of A Congregation written by Martin F. Saarinen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Christian sociology categories.
Becoming A Congregation Of Learners
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Author : Isa Aron
language : en
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
Release Date : 2000
Becoming A Congregation Of Learners written by Isa Aron and has been published by Jewish Lights Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Religion categories.
This guide presents an overview of successful congregations, explains when and how to bring about cha nge, and helps you create a Task Force in your congregation to help transform Jewish learning.
The Worshiping Congregation Classic Reprint
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Author : Lucius C. Clark
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-11
The Worshiping Congregation Classic Reprint written by Lucius C. Clark and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-11 with Religion categories.
Excerpt from The Worshiping Congregation If the scientist can make progress by sitting down and simply watching what and how nature is at work, so we can make progress in the kingdom of grace if we will sit watchfully for a time to see how grace works. No man introduces a new item into the world of nature, but rather appreciates what he finds already there, so we can not and have no desire that any new item shall be introduced into this kingdom of grace. As devout worshipers we would rather come to an appreciation of that we already have. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Ministry Of The Missional Church
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Author : Craig Van Gelder
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 2007-08-01
The Ministry Of The Missional Church written by Craig Van Gelder and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-01 with Religion categories.
In a time when churches are focusing on finding strategies and techniques to guarantee success, a movement toward the missional church is emerging. Missional churches are communities created by the Spirit with a unique nature and identity. Purpose and strategies of the church are derivative dimensions, the activities that flow naturally from the church that is focused on Spirit-led ministry. The Ministry of the Missional Church leads pastors, ministry leaders, and laypersons through three simple arguments--the church is; the church does what it is; the church organizes what it does--in order to make sense of how missional churches work. And by focusing the work of the church as the work of the Triune God, this unique book will change the way readers think about the church and the world.
