- All Records
- Change - Religious aspects - Christianity
Before we can start : Congregations say that want to move forward, but when movement starts they plant their feet and refuse to budge. They have to grieve their losses before they can advance
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article19731
- Author
- Lannon-Faris, Deborah
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- PMC (Practical Ministry in Canada)
- Date
- 1995 November
- Author
- Lannon-Faris, Deborah
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Date
- 1995 November
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 4
- Page
- 18-19
- Subjects
- Congregational development
- Congregational development - Presbyterian Church in Canada
- Change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Change - Religious aspects - Presbyterian Church in Canada
- Grief - Religious aspects - Christianity
Congregational megatrends
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog2567
- Author
- Woods, C. Jeff (Charles Jeffrey), 1958-
- Publication Date
- c1996
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- Trinity College, Graham Library
- Call Number
- BV 600.2 W66 1996
- Place
- [Bethesda MD]
- Publisher
- Alban Institute
- Publication Date
- c1996
- Physical_Description
- viii, 165 p. ; 22.8 x 15.3 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] C. Jeff Woods".
- "This book is written as a resource to help pastors and laity (1) talk about the changes transpiring in congregations and (2) shape a new congregation for the future." "The seven megatrends that I see arising in our congregations are: a shift from mass evangelism to relational evangelism; a shift from tribal education to immigrant education; a shift from surrogate missions to hands-on missions; a shift from reasonable spirituality to mysterious spirituality; a shift from official leadership to gifted leadership; a shift from segmented programming to holographic programming; [and] a shift from secondary planning to primary planning". -- Intro.
- Includes bibliographical endnotes.
- Bibliography: pp. [159]-165.
- Includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter.
- Contents: Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 2: Forming the Basis for the Megatrends -- The Church is Changing -- Painting the Big Picture -- Part 2: Megatrends -- From Mass Evangelism to Relational Evangelism -- From Tribal Education to Immigrant Education -- From Surrogate Missions to Hands-On Missions -- From Reasonable Spirituality to Mysterious Spirituality -- From Official Leadership to Gifted Leadership -- From Segmented Programming to Holographic Programming -- From Secondary Planning to Primary Planning -- Notes -- Bibliography.
- Series
- Alban Institute publication ; AL 169
- Added Entry
- Alban Institute
- Subjects
- Church renewal
- Pastoral theology
- Change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Evangelism - 20th century
- Christian education - United States
- Multiculturalism - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Congregational development
- Social justice - United States
- Spirituality
- Leadership - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Mission of the church
- ISBN
- 1-56699-165-X
- Call Number
- BV 600.2 W66 1996
- Location
- Trinity College, Graham Library
Coping with change
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article16250
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1994 May
- Volume
- 120
- Issue
- 5
- Page
- 16
- Notes
- Editorial on the need for congregations to be open to change to grow.
- Subjects
- Change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Church growth - Anglican Church of Canada
- Gosse, Fred (John Frederick)
- Congregational development
- Children - Religious aspects
Culture open to gospel
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article28011
- Author
- Percy, Harold (Harold John), 1942-
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2000 December
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2000 December
- Volume
- 126
- Issue
- 10
- Page
- 14
- Notes
- Last "Sharing the Joy" column by Harold Percy.
- The churches must change how they reach out to people.
Ending with hope : a resource for closing congregations
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog8123
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 652 E54 2002
- Place
- [Bethesda MD]
- Publisher
- Alban Institute
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Physical_Description
- ix, 173 p. ; 22.8 x 15.2 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "Beth Ann Gaede, edtitor".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- This book "grows out of the understanding that although closing a congregation is in many ways about dying, it can also be about new life. Closing a congregation does not have to be about failure but can also be about redirecting resources for new ministry. Contributors represent eight denominations and include more than a dozen ... who have helped congregations through the painful closing process. Resources include models for assessing whether a congregation should close, reflections on members' and pastors' experiences during closing, case studies, guidance for deciding what to do with a building, suggestions for selecting and preserving documents and artifacts, rituals for healthy closings, a survey of historical trends regarding closings, and other helpful materials". -- inside front cover.
- Contents divided into three sections: Decisions and Dynamics in Closings -- Stories about Closings -- Resources for Leaders.
- Contents: Discerning God's Calling / Ellen Morseth -- Assessing Congregational Viability / Keith Spencer -- Closing Churches in the Light of American Religious History / Gilson A.C. Waldkoenig -- The Members' Experience / Tanya Stormo Rasmussen -- The Pastor's Experience / N. Nelson Granade, Jr. -- Merger as a New Beginning / Terry E. Foland -- A Judicatory Perspective / William Chris Hobgood -- A Tale of Two Closings / Lindsay Louise Biddle -- Closing Rural Congregations / Len Eberhart -- A Struggle to the End / Cynthia Marie Chapa -- Ending with Strength / Lowell L. Hesterman -- The Value of Ritual : Making Meaning, Forging Hope / Lucy Kolin -- Congregational Records and Artifacts / Paul Daniels -- Deciding What to Do with the Building / Jennifer Lynn Baskerville -- Guidance for Decision Makers / Partners for Sacred Places.
- Series
- Alban Institute publication ; AL 253
- Added Entry
- Gaede, Beth Ann
- Baskerville-Burrows, Jennifer Lynn, 1966-
- Biddle, Lindsay Louise
- Chapa, Cynthia Marie
- Daniels, Paul
- Eberhart, Len
- Foland, Terry E.
- Granade, Nelson (N. Nelson)
- Hesterman, Lowell H.
- Hobgood, Chris
- Kolin, Lucy
- Morseth, Ellen
- Partners for Sacred Places
- Rasmussen, Tanya Stormo
- Spencer, Keith
- Waldkoening, Gilson A.C.
- Alban Institute
- Subjects
- Church management
- Small churches
- Parishes
- Church closures - United States
- Parishes - Psychology
- Pastoral theology
- Change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Church buildings
- ISBN
- 1-56699-263-X
- Call Number
- BV 652 E54 2002
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Ending with hope : a resource for closing congregations
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog4197
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- OTCH
- Call Number
- BV 652 E54 2002
- Place
- [Bethesda MD]
- Publisher
- Alban Institute
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Physical_Description
- ix, 173 p. ; 22.8 x 15.2 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "Beth Ann Gaede, edtitor".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- This book "grows out of the understanding that although closing a congregation is in many ways about dying, it can also be about new life. Closing a congregation does not have to be about failure but can also be about redirecting resources for new ministry. Contributors represent eight denominations and include more than a dozen ... who have helped congregations through the painful closing process. Resources include models for assessing whether a congregation should close, reflections on members' and pastors' experiences during closing, case studies, guidance for deciding what to do with a building, suggestions for selecting and preserving documents and artifacts, rituals for healthy closings, a survey of historical trends regarding closings, and other helpful materials". -- inside front cover.
- Contents divided into three sections: Decisions and Dynamics in Closings -- Stories about Closings -- Resources for Leaders.
- Contents: Discerning God's Calling / Ellen Morseth -- Assessing Congregational Viability / Keith Spencer -- Closing Churches in the Light of American Religious History / Gilson A.C. Waldkoenig -- The Members' Experience / Tanya Stormo Rasmussen -- The Pastor's Experience / N. Nelson Granade, Jr. -- Merger as a New Beginning / Terry E. Foland -- A Judicatory Perspective / William Chris Hobgood -- A Tale of Two Closings / Lindsay Louise Biddle -- Closing Rural Congregations / Len Eberhart -- A Struggle to the End / Cynthia Marie Chapa -- Ending with Strength / Lowell L. Hesterman -- The Value of Ritual : Making Meaning, Forging Hope / Lucy Kolin -- Congregational Records and Artifacts / Paul Daniels -- Deciding What to Do with the Building / Jennifer Lynn Baskerville -- Guidance for Decision Makers / Partners for Sacred Places.
- Series
- Alban Institute publication ; AL 253
- Added Entry
- Gaede, Beth Ann, 1960-
- Baskerville-Burrows, Jennifer Lynn, 1966-
- Biddle, Lindsay Louise
- Chapa, Cynthia Marie
- Daniels, Paul
- Eberhart, Len
- Foland, Terry E.
- Granade, Nelson (N. Nelson)
- Hesterman, Lowell H.
- Hobgood, Chris
- Kolin, Lucy
- Morseth, Ellen
- Partners for Sacred Places
- Rasmussen, Tanya Stormo
- Spencer, Keith
- Waldkoening, Gilson A.C.
- Alban Institute
- Subjects
- Church management
- Small churches
- Parishes
- Church closures - United States
- Parishes - Psychology
- Pastoral theology
- Change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Church buildings
- ISBN
- 1-56699-263-X
- Call Number
- BV 652 E54 2002
- Location
- OTCH
The frog in the kettle : what Christians need to know about life in the 21st century
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog8375
- Author
- Barna, George
- Publication Date
- c1990
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- St Paul's-Ottawa
- Call Number
- BR 526 B36 1990
- Author
- Barna, George
- Place
- Ventura CA
- Publisher
- Regal Books, a division of Gospel Light
- Publication Date
- c1990
- Physical_Description
- 235 p. : ill. (maps and charts) ; 23 x 15.3 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] George Barna, Author of The Power of Vision".
- Title in CIP cataloging: The frog in the kettle : what Christians need to know about life in the year 2000.
- "Where will our society be in 10 years ? In 'The Frog in the Kettle', you'll get a definitive picture of what life will be like in the 21st century -- and the changes Christians will need to make in order to bring the gospel to a fragmented society". -- back cover.
- Contents: Acknowledgements -- Prologue: A Day in the Life of Jill: May 17, 2000 -- Part I: Shaping Tomorrow Today -- The Importance of Anticipating the Future -- Part II: Changes in Behavior and Life-style -- Demands that Will Affect Our Values -- New Ways of Sharing What We Know -- The Shape of Our Families and Friends -- The Good Times: America at Play -- The Bottom Line: Jobs, Spending and Trade -- Part III: Changes in Patterns of Faith -- Religious Belief and Involvement -- Body Life: The Church and Spirituality -- Part IV: Changes in Attitude and Perceptions -- Attitudes Toward Self and Others -- New Stress on Institutions and Processes -- Part V: Who and Where and How Well Off We'll Be -- The Head Count: Population Growth and Distribution -- Redefining "Old": The Aging of America -- Books and Bucks: Education and Wealth -- Part VI: A Christian Response to Change -- Wanted: Creative Response to a Changing World -- Epilogue: An Alternative Day in the Life of Jill: May 17, 2000.
- Subjects
- Christianity - United States
- Twenty-first century - Forecasts
- United States - Church history
- Future - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- ISBN
- 0-8307-1427-8
- Call Number
- BR 526 B36 1990
- Location
- St Paul's-Ottawa
The frog in the kettle : what Christians need to know about life in the 21st century
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog2419
- Author
- Barna, George, 1954-
- Publication Date
- c1990
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BR 526 B36 1990
- Author
- Barna, George, 1954-
- Place
- Ventura CA
- Publisher
- Regal Books, a division of Gospel Light
- Publication Date
- c1990
- Physical_Description
- 235 p. : ill. (maps and charts) ; 23 x 15.3 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] George Barna, Author of The Power of Vision".
- Title in CIP cataloging: The frog in the kettle : what Christians need to know about life in the year 2000.
- "Where will our society be in 10 years ? In 'The Frog in the Kettle', you'll get a definitive picture of what life will be like in the 21st century -- and the changes Christians will need to make in order to bring the gospel to a fragmented society". -- back cover.
- Contents: Acknowledgements -- Prologue: A Day in the Life of Jill: May 17, 2000 -- Part I: Shaping Tomorrow Today -- The Importance of Anticipating the Future -- Part II: Changes in Behavior and Life-style -- Demands that Will Affect Our Values -- New Ways of Sharing What We Know -- The Shape of Our Families and Friends -- The Good Times: America at Play -- The Bottom Line: Jobs, Spending and Trade -- Part III: Changes in Patterns of Faith -- Religious Belief and Involvement -- Body Life: The Church and Spirituality -- Part IV: Changes in Attitude and Perceptions -- Attitudes Toward Self and Others -- New Stress on Institutions and Processes -- Part V: Who and Where and How Well Off We'll Be -- The Head Count: Population Growth and Distribution -- Redefining "Old": The Aging of America -- Books and Bucks: Education and Wealth -- Part VI: A Christian Response to Change -- Wanted: Creative Response to a Changing World -- Epilogue: An Alternative Day in the Life of Jill: May 17, 2000.
- Subjects
- Christianity - United States
- Twenty-first century - Forecasts
- United States - Church history
- Future - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- ISBN
- 0-8307-1427-8
- Call Number
- BR 526 B36 1990
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
God has a dream : a vision of hope for our time
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog4644
- Author
- Tutu, Desmond M. (Desmond Mpilo), 1931-2021
- Publication Date
- 2004
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- OTCH
- Call Number
- BX 5700.6 Z8 T8747 2004
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place
- New York NY
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Publication Date
- 2004
- Physical_Description
- ix, 134 p. ; 21.5 x 14.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Desmond Tutu with Douglas Abrams".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "Dear Child of God, I write these words because we all experience sadness, we all come at times to despair, and we all lose hope that the suffering in our lives and in our world will ever end. I want to share with you my faith and my understanding that this suffering can be transformed and redeemed. There is no such thing as a totally hopeless cause. Our God is an expert at dealing with chaos, with brokenness, with all the worst that we can imagine. God created order out of disorder, cosmos out of chaos, and God can do so always, can do so now -- in our personal lives and in our lives as nations. The most unlikely person, the most improbable situation -- these are all 'transfigurable' -- they can be turned into their glorious opposites. Indeed, God is transforming the world now -- through us -- because God loves us". -- Intro., pp. vii-viii.
- Contents: Introduction -- God Believes in Us -- God's Dream -- God Loves You As You Are -- God Loves Your Enemies -- God Only Has Us -- Seeing With the Eyes of the Heart -- Stillness: Hearing God's Voice -- In the Fullness of Time -- Postscript: Your Part of God's Dream -- Acknowledgements.
- Added Entry
- Abrams, Douglas
- Subjects
- Hope
- South Africa - Social conditions
- South Africa - Politics and government
- Hope - Religious aspects - Church of the Province of Southern Africa
- Hope - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Love - Religious aspects - Church of the Province of Southern Africa
- Love - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Suffering - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Social change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Social justice - Church of the Province of Southern Africa
- Apartheid - Religious aspects - Church of the Province of Southern Africa
- ISBN
- 0-385-47784-8
- Call Number
- BX 5700.6 Z8 T8747 2004
- Location
- OTCH
The Habit of hope : in a changing and uncertain world
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog3785
- Author
- Hockin, William J. (William Joseph), 1938-
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- St Paul's-Ottawa
- Call Number
- BV 4501.2 H57 2001
- Place
- Toronto ON
- Publisher
- Path Books
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Physical_Description
- 92 p. ; 21.5 x 13.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "Path Books an imprint of ABC Publishing, Anglican Book Centre". -- verso of t-.p.
- "[By] William Hockin".
- "This book is written as a humble, yet serious, attempt to counter these negative pulls in our lives and in the church. It is written in the conviction that God is calling us forward. Both in the church and in our personal lives, God is to be found not only in the status quo but also on the edge of positive redemptive change. It is my hope that these chapters will illustrate for you the fact that hope is not just a personality trait given to some but, rather, a habit of life. Like all habits, we can choose to cultivate it. The biblical characters and others whom I describe made a habit of hope in their lives. Hope was something they "did" every day". -- Preface, p. 10.
- Each of the 12 stories includes a passage from scripture, reflection, question for reflection and concluding prayer.
- Contents: Preface -- When Life Gets a Little Crazy [Jeremiah 18: 1-3] -- The Agony and Ecstasy [2 Corinthians 12] -- When You Want to Run Away [Luke 24] -- Dealing with Our Demons [Mark 1: 23-25] -- When It's Hard to Forgive and Forget [Genesis 45: 4-5] -- A Magnificent Defeat [Genesis 32: 24] -- Finding God in the Wilderness [Isaiah 35] -- Finding a Story to Live By [Genesis 1: 27] -- Do You Have to Walk on Water to be a Christian ? [Matthew 14: 24-27] -- The Spiritual Habits of Highly Effective People [Matthew 5: 13] -- Finding the Spiritual Thermals [Mark 1:35] -- What is Heaven ? [John 14: 2-3].
- Series
- Path Books
- Subjects
- Spiritual life
- Hope - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Spiritual life - Anglican authors
- Bible - Meditations
- Hope - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- ISBN
- 1-55126-325-4
- Call Number
- BV 4501.2 H57 2001
- Location
- St Paul's-Ottawa