Reclaiming Power In Congregational And Community Ministry
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Reclaiming Power In Congregational And Community Ministry
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Author : Fritz Ritsch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-11-14
Reclaiming Power In Congregational And Community Ministry written by Fritz Ritsch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-14 with Religion categories.
Partisan religious interests have highjacked faith in America for political power, in the process dividing our nation and giving religion a bad name. Faith groups who want to build unity, in contrast, feel powerless to attain their goals. Congregations who can adapt to a more democratic approach to ministry, in which power is shared by both staff and congregants, can dramatically strengthen their congregations and serve their neighbors more effectively. Shared power strengthens individuals, congregations, and community efforts, enabling us to work with others, build community, and recognize and overcome negative power dynamics so that people can work together to build healthier congregations and communities. It also burnishes religion’s tarnished image by demonstrating faithful, cooperative, and positive civic engagement for the community’s good. This book also addresses the inevitable power dynamics in any congregation, allowing leaders to recognize unhealthy dynamics, foster healthy ones, and discover and cultivate the hidden power in each parishioner, so that individually they can live more fully into God’s intention for them, and together the congregation can become the outpost of God’s reign that it is meant to be.
Reclaiming Power In Congregational And Community Ministry
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Author : Fritz Ritsch
language : en
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2023-11-14
Reclaiming Power In Congregational And Community Ministry written by Fritz Ritsch and has been published by Wipf & Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-14 with categories.
Partisan religious interests have highjacked faith in America for political power, in the process dividing our nation and giving religion a bad name. Faith groups who want to build unity, in contrast, feel powerless to attain their goals. Congregations who can adapt to a more democratic approach to ministry, in which power is shared by both staff and congregants, can dramatically strengthen their congregations and serve their neighbors more effectively. Shared power strengthens individuals, congregations, and community efforts, enabling us to work with others, build community, and recognize and overcome negative power dynamics so that people can work together to build healthier congregations and communities. It also burnishes religion's tarnished image by demonstrating faithful, cooperative, and positive civic engagement for the community's good. This book also addresses the inevitable power dynamics in any congregation, allowing leaders to recognize unhealthy dynamics, foster healthy ones, and discover and cultivate the hidden power in each parishioner, so that individually they can live more fully into God's intention for them, and together the congregation can become the outpost of God's reign that it is meant to be.
Reclaiming Power In Congregational And Community Ministry
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Author : Fritz Ritsch
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2023-11-14
Reclaiming Power In Congregational And Community Ministry written by Fritz Ritsch and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-14 with Religion categories.
Partisan religious interests have highjacked faith in America for political power, in the process dividing our nation and giving religion a bad name. Faith groups who want to build unity, in contrast, feel powerless to attain their goals. Congregations who can adapt to a more democratic approach to ministry, in which power is shared by both staff and congregants, can dramatically strengthen their congregations and serve their neighbors more effectively. Shared power strengthens individuals, congregations, and community efforts, enabling us to work with others, build community, and recognize and overcome negative power dynamics so that people can work together to build healthier congregations and communities. It also burnishes religion's tarnished image by demonstrating faithful, cooperative, and positive civic engagement for the community's good. This book also addresses the inevitable power dynamics in any congregation, allowing leaders to recognize unhealthy dynamics, foster healthy ones, and discover and cultivate the hidden power in each parishioner, so that individually they can live more fully into God's intention for them, and together the congregation can become the outpost of God's reign that it is meant to be.
Reclaiming The Great Commission
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Author : Bishop Claude Payne
language : en
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Release Date : 2000-06-28
Reclaiming The Great Commission written by Bishop Claude Payne and has been published by Jossey-Bass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-06-28 with Religion categories.
Reclaiming the Great Commission describes a biblically based model that can restore the missionary power of first-century Christianity to twenty-first century denominations and their congregations. Based on shared vision and mission, the model can guide the members of any congregation or denomination into deeper and broader evangelism, an enhanced experience of community, and a renewed hope of personal and spiritual transformation.
Total Ministry
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Author : Stewart C. Zabriski
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1995-12-31
Total Ministry written by Stewart C. Zabriski and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-12-31 with Religion categories.
Used successfully in Episcopal dioceses and congregations, Total Ministry describes a new way for local congregations (especially small ones) and judicatories to organize their response to God's call and to provide resources, support, and encouragement for ministry-a way that is not dependent only on full-time, seminary-trained, ordained leaders.
The Power Of Real
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Author : Jr. Joseph W. Daniels
language : en
Publisher: Not Just a Curtain Puller
Release Date : 2011-09-01
The Power Of Real written by Jr. Joseph W. Daniels and has been published by Not Just a Curtain Puller this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This isn't just another how-to book. Nor is it a 7-step program. It is a genuine story about what it costs in prayer, time, decision-making, commitment, planning and people resource to become a church that is focused on reaching more and more people--no matter where or who they are--for Jesus' Church. Making Church Real gives the reader a front-row seat to the dynamics, drama and details involved in leading transformation through honest mentoring dialogues between Pastor D and Joe and their leaders. The careful weaving of reality and mercy, possibility and grace, offer those with even just a little hope the encouragement to grab hold, tie a knot, and hang on to see if something can actually happen to their church and community. The book's central insight-that the key to making church REAL ultimately is not in what we do, but in who we are in relationship to God and one another-has powerful implications not only for pastors, but for anyone seeking to make their congregation more relevant, enthusiastic, authentic and loving.
Reclaimed Church
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Author : Bill Henard
language : en
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Release Date : 2018-06-01
Reclaimed Church written by Bill Henard and has been published by B&H Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-01 with Religion categories.
It's no secret: churches are dying. Tragically, thousands of churches in the United States are shrinking, some closing their doors forever. The key to reversing these trends, argues Bill Henard, is for a local church to recognize where it is in the church life cycle. Unless churches intentionally do something about it, many of them will follow the same pattern: from birth, to plateau, and eventually, to death. But if a church learns to identify its place within the life cycle and embraces the necessary processes, it can return to growth. In a day when church membership has decreased, evangelistic zeal has cooled, and budgets are disappearing, ReClaimed Church is the tool that struggling churches need. Having previously written and taught seminary courses on church revitalization, Bill Henard uses his expertise to provide all the practical insights and instructions needed to reclaim your church.
Burning Center Porous Borders
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Author : Eleazar S. Fernandez
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2011-10-17
Burning Center Porous Borders written by Eleazar S. Fernandez and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-17 with Religion categories.
Burning Center, Porous Borders articulates what the church is and is called to be about in the world, a world now globalized to the point that the local is lived globally and the global is lived locally. The church must respond creatively and prophetically to the challenges-economic disparity, war and terrorism, diaspora, ecological threat, health crisis, religious diversity, and so on-posed by our highly globalized world. It can do so only if the church's spiritual center burns mightily. Conversely, it can burn mightily in the spirit of Christ only if its borders are porous and allows the fresh air/spirit of change to blow in and out. While there is much rhetoric about change, the most common response to change is to continue doing business as usual. This is particularly the case in the face of perceived global threats. In spite of the hoopla and euphoria of the global village, walls of division and exclusion are rising, hearts are constricting, and moral imagination shrinking. In response to this context, Burning Center, Porous Borders proposes alternative ways or images of being a church: burning center and porous borders, wall-buster and bridge-builder, translocal (glocal), mending-healer, radical hospitality, community of the earth-spirit, household of life abundant, dialogians of life, and community of hope. In Burning Center, Porous Borders congregational vitality and progressive praxis kiss and embrace!
The God Of A Second Chance
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Author : Oliver R. Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 1996-09
The God Of A Second Chance written by Oliver R. Phillips and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-09 with African American clergy categories.
Quest For Spiritual Community
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Author : Angela H. Reed
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2011-04-25
Quest For Spiritual Community written by Angela H. Reed and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-25 with Religion categories.
Many churches recognize the importance of the genuine spiritual hunger in our time and are attempting to bridge the gulf between traditional religious institutions and the contemporary spiritual quest by revitalizing and retooling ancient spiritual practices. This book suggests that it is possible to relish the spiritual quest while honoring tradition and theological inquiry through practices such as spiritual guidance. It presents a sociological analysis of contemporary spirituality, case studies of congregations with spiritual guidance ministries, and reflection on historical practices and Protestant theological roots to explore the strengths and pitfalls of nurturing the contemporary spiritual quest in the average congregation. The resulting vision for congregation-based spiritual guidance incorporates practices that attend to person, community, and mission.