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Notes: The author, dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Michael and All Saints, diocese of Kootenay reflects on the church's fixation on the number of people in the pews. "We work ourselves into a frenzy, coaxing people into church to fill the pews, hoping against hope that this is how we will save their souls. It doesn't help that mainline churches have witnessed the rise of the non-denominational 'box churches', hankering after their extraordinary numbers and ostensible success. Surely, size still matters ! As I move towards retirement, I realize that, indeed, size does matter, but not in the way we might think. I am attracted by remnant theology where success is not measured by quantity. The remnant church offers enormous possibilities for the growth of something new, possibilities that could sadly be missed if our focus is on the accumulation of large numbers".

Subjects: Church size; Church membership; Church membership - Anglican Church of Canada - Statistics; Christianity - 21st century - Statistics; Pastoral theology - Anglican Church of Canada; Church renewal - Anglican Church of Canada

The Inviting church : a study of new member assimilation

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Author: Oswald, Roy M.

Publication Date: 1991 c1987

Material Type: Book : Paper

Location: Trinity College (Graham Library)

Call Number: BV 652.25 O88 1987

Author: Oswald, Roy M.

Place: Washington DC

Publisher: Alaban Institute

Publication Date: 1991 c1987

Physical_Description: 113 p. ; 23 x 15.4 cm.

Material Type: Book : Paper

Notes: "[By] Roy M. Oswald and Speed B. Leas".; "Research from the Alban Institute".; Includes bibliographical references and bibliography: p. [112]-113.; "The purpose of this book is to share with you our reflections on what happens to people as they discover, explore, and then join a local congregation. Some of what we will have to say here is descriptive of our experience and what we have heard newcomers say about what befell them as they moved into a congregation. In other parts of this book you will find that what we have to say is prescriptive, that is, we will suggest some things that have been useful to leaders in developing processes to assist newcomers as they discover, explore, and then join a local congregation. We have also been surprised by some things that don't seem to help much in assimilating people into the church". -- Intro., p. 2.; Contents: Acknowledgements / Speed Leas, Roy Oswald -- Introduction -- Church Growth and Factors Outside the Control of the Congregation -- Church Growth and Factors Within the Control of the Congregation -- Church Size and Assimilation -- Attracting and Recruiting New Members -- Incorporating -- Joining -- Going Deeper -- Where Do We Go From Here -- Appendix A: All Saints Episcopal Church's Assimilation Plan / Patrick Thyne and Neil Warren -- Appendix B: Interview Questions -- Appendix C: New Member Assimilation Rating Scale -- Bibliography.; "Roy M. Oswald [is] a Lutheran pastor .... Speed B. Leas [is] a United Church of Christ minister". -- back cover.

Series: Alban Institute publication ; AL 99

Added Entry: Leas, Speed B., 1937-; Alban Institute

Subjects: Church membership; Church growth; Church growth - Episcopal Church; Congregational development; Congregational development - Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Evangelism; Evangelistic work; Hospitality - Religious aspects - Christianity

ISBN: 1-56699-020-3

Call Number: BV 652.25 O88 1987

Location: Trinity College (Graham Library)

Shapes of the church to come

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Author: Nazir-Ali, Michael (Michael James), 1949-

Publication Date: 2001

Material Type: Book

Location: Trinity College (Graham Library)

Call Number: BX 5131.2 N3 S5 2001

Author: Nazir-Ali, Michael (Michael James), 1949-

Place: Eastbourne, Eng.

Publisher: Kingsway

Publication Date: 2001

Physical_Description: 286 p. ; 19.7 x 12.7 cm.

Material Type: Book

Notes: "[By] Michael Nazir-Ali".; Includes bibliographical references and index.; "This book is about what the church is to be and the jobs it has to do in a changing world and in cultures they delight in being 'postmodern' and 'post-Christian'. ... The church is concerned with specific (and sometimes quite small) local communities, but also, on a larger scale, with government plans for urban or rural regeneration and the implications for pastoral care and mission of these plans. Both ends of our concern receive attention here. .... Finally, I have tried to write about controversial matters that have divided Christians in the past, in such a way as to transcend past divisions and to approach the issues with fresh eyes and an open mind, relying on recent scholarship to do this." -- Pp. 11, 12.; Contents: David Hope, Archbishop of York -- An Introductory Word -- Is There a Gospel for the Twenty-First Century ? -- Is There a Future for the Church ? -- Fundamentals of Being Church -- Models of the Church -- Ways of Being Church -- What Kind of Ministry Does the Church Require ? -- One So That the World May Believe -- Rendering to Caesar -- And Finally -- A Study Guide for Groups -- Notes -- Index of Names, Places and Subjects -- Index of Biblical References..; Author is the Anglican Bishop of Rochester in England.

Series: Future church

Subjects: Christianity - Forecasting; Church of England - Forecasting; Church renewal; Church growth; Church membership; Church of England - 21st century; Church - Church of England; Church and the world - Church of England

ISBN: 0-85476-891-2

Call Number: BX 5131.2 N3 S5 2001

Location: Trinity College (Graham Library)

Your church can thrive : making connections that build healthy congregations

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Author: Percy, Harold (Harold John), 1942-

Publication Date: 2003

Material Type: Book : Paper

Location: Trinity College (Graham Library)

Call Number: BV 652.25 P467 2003

Author: Percy, Harold (Harold John), 1942-

Place: Toronto ON

Publisher: Anglican Book Centre

Publication Date: 2003

Physical_Description: 118 p. ; 21.6 x 14cm.

Material Type: Book : Paper

Notes: "[By] Harold Percy"; Includes bibliographical endnotes.; "My purpose in writing this book is to help congregations (perhaps especially congregations of the so-called mainline denominations) become more effective in connecting with people currently outside of church life and a vital Christian faith in order to influence them with the gospel. Many mainline congregations have ambivalent feelings about church growth. ... most congregations would like to grow, but at the same time they don't want to get caught up in what many refer to as `the numbers game'. I think that what they are trying to say is that they want growth with integrity. This book seeks to address this issue. Another difficulty that many congregations face is that they have no real idea of how to think about growth in a strategic way or how to focus their energies and prioritize their activities and resources so that they might be able to grow. In this book I identify four distinct categories of people whom a typical church can influence and offer some thoughts on what a church might do in order to be able to connect with people in each of these categories". -- Intro., p. 13.; Contents: Foreword / Thomas G. Bandy -- Introduction -- Thinking About Growth -- Those in the Pews -- Those Who Walk In -- Friends and Family of Members -- Those Who Live in the Neighbourhood -- Postscript -- Appendix 1: The Harvest Bible Study -- Appendix 2: Becoming a Vital Congregation -- Appendix 3: Helping Your Congregation Thrive -- Notes.; Author is an Anglican priest, rector of Trinity Anglican Church, Streetsville, in the diocese of Toronto.

Subjects: Church growth; Church membership; Church growth - Anglican Church of Canada; Church membership - Anglican Church of Canada; Christian life - Anglican authors; Evangelism - Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Evangelism - Anglican Church of Canada; Congregational development - Anglican Church of Canada; Hospitality - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Non church-affiliated people - Canada

ISBN: 1-55126-408-0

Call Number: BV 652.25 P467 2003

Location: Trinity College (Graham Library)

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A church in transition

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How does size matter ?

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The Inviting church : a study of new member assimilation

http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog2246

Shapes of the church to come

http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog4164

Your church can thrive : making connections that build healthy congregations

http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog4645