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Can our church live ? : redeveloping congregations in decline
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog3662
- Author
- Mann, Alice B., 1949-
- Publication Date
- c1999
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- U. of T. Libraries
- Call Number
- BV 652.25 M2 C3 1999
- Author
- Mann, Alice B., 1949-
- Place
- [Bethesda MD]
- Publisher
- Alban Institute
- Publication Date
- c1999
- Physical_Description
- x, 167 p. ; 23 x 15 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Alice Mann".
- "Foreword by Anthony G. Pappas".
- Includes bibliographical references, pp.[121]-126.
- "Nothing on earth lives forever -- not even congregations. ... Alice Mann explains how the natural life cycle of a congregation as well as other internal and external factors can produce a congregation that is in real trouble. She then offers hope for congregations that want to change. Practical options for congregations, leadership challenges for laity and clergy, and ways to work with denominations are detailed, and engaging discussion questions provide a basis for congregational planning". -- inside front cover.
- Contents: Foreword / Anthony G. Pappas -- Preface -- What is Redevelopment ? -- Why Your Congregation Is In Trouble Now -- Reconnecting Congregation with Context -- Assessing Your Options -- What Do We Do Next ? -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Appendix A: Trend Scan: The View from Here -- Appendix B: What Happens Between Sizes / Alice Mann -- Appendix C: Diocesan Coalition for Mission and Ministry Guidelines, Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania -- Appendix D: Expectations and Responsibilities of a New Pastor/Congregation under the Synodical Appointment Process for Redevelopment, Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod, ELCA -- Appendix E: Collaborative Development Report, Physis Associates.
- Author is a priest in the Episcopal Church.
- Series
- Alban Institute publication ; AL 217
- Added Entry
- Alban Institute
- Pappas, Anthony G.
- Subjects
- Church growth
- Church renewal
- Christian sociology
- Parishes
- Small churches - United States
- Organizational change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Congregational development - Episcopal Church
- ISBN
- 1-56699-2226-5
- Call Number
- BV 652.25 M2 C3 1999
- Location
- U. of T. Libraries
The church to which you belong
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog7202
- Author
- Morley, Fenton (William Fenton), 1912-1995
- Publication Date
- 1955
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BX 5006 M67 1955
- Place
- Westminster [London]
- Publisher
- Published for the Overseas Council of the Church Assembly by the Church Information Board
- Publication Date
- 1955
- Physical_Description
- [ii], 41 {+1] p. ; 21.8 x 14 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- Cover title.
- "[B]y Fenton Morley, Education Secretary, Overseas Council of the Church Assembly".
- "This Syllabus is based upon the main themes of the addresses and discussions at the Anglican Congress in Minneapolis and the World Council of Churches' Assembly at Evanston, the full reports of which should be studied. It is intended for use in Missionary Education and in the general field of religious education". -- p. [1].
- Contents: Membership and Mission -- Membership of the Anglican Communion -- The Mission of the Church in the Nation and Community -- The Mission of the Church in Evangelism -- The Mission and the Family -- The Mission and the Parish -- Appendix: The Minneapolis Message.
- Each section ends with "Questions for Group Discussion".
- Colophon: 1955, Published for the Overseas Council of the Church Assembly by the Church Information Board, Church House, Westminster, S.W. 1.
- Added Entry
- Church of England. Overseas Council
- Subjects
- Anglican Congress (1954 : Minneapolis, Minn.)
- World Council of Churches. Assembly (2nd : 1954 : Evanston, Ill.)
- Christian union - Anglican Communion - 20th century
- Anglican Communion - 20th century
- Mission of the church - Anglican Communion
- Nationalism - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Evangelism - Anglican Communion - 20th century
- Family - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Parishes
- Call Number
- BX 5006 M67 1955
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
A church without God
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog1144
- Author
- Harrison, Ernest Wilfrid, 1917-1996
- Publication Date
- [1966]
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BR 121.2 H37 1966
- Place
- Toronto ON
- Publisher
- McClelland and Stewart
- Publication Date
- [1966]
- Physical_Description
- [viii], 149 p. ; 20.3 x 13 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Ernest Harrison".
- "Copyright 1966 by Ernest Harrison". -- verso of t.-p.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "The original title of this book was 'Mother Church is Dead and Gone - What do the Children do Now ?' Though unsuitable, it summarized the theme with some accuracy. Mother Church is no longer a central character in the Christian drama, but the Church remains so. With the collapse of its authoritarian structure, many members are seeking new guidelines to replace those which have hitherto been provided only under 'lawful authority'. This book offers a few suggestions as to where those guidelines are being found. .... The following pages simply attempt to describe, as accurately and honestly as I can, some of the patterns of Christianity which I perceive in the present and which I think the future holds. An increasing number of Christians -- to a greater or lesser degree -- no longer accept the traditional creeds, doctrines, liturgies or moral precepts. Yet they consider themselves Christians and hope to be so received; they consider themselves loyal members of their respective denominations and hope to be so received. If this book enables them to feel more confident in their hope -- or if it enables those of a more traditional bent to welcome them -- then it will be justified". -- Preface.
- Contents: Preface / Ernest Harrison -- Acknowledgements -- The New Freedom -- A Many-Splendoured Society -- So There is No God -- Did Jesus Believe in God ? -- Did Jesus Rise from the Dead ? -- A New Book Called the Bible -- The New Morality -- The New Parish.
- Author is a priest in the Anglican Church of Canada.
- Subjects
- Christianity - 20th century
- Postmodernism - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada - 20th century
- Anglican Church of Canada - Controversial literature
- God - Anglican Church of Canada
- Jesus Christ
- Bible - Criticism, interpretation, etc. - Anglican Church of Canada
- Sexual ethics - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Parishes
- Congregational development - Anglican Church of Canada
- Call Number
- BR 121.2 H37 1966
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Community ministry : new challenges, proven steps to faith-based initiatives
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog4157
- Author
- Dudley, Carl S. (Carl Safford), 1932-2009
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 600.3 D74 2002
- Place
- [Bethesda MD]
- Publisher
- Alban Institute
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Physical_Description
- xii, 205 p. ; 23 x 15.2 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] Carl S. Dudley".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "In this era of 'faith-based intiatives', congregations increasingly find themselves in the business of establishing and supporting community ministries -- daycare for infants and toddlers, respite care for elders, and programs for housing rehab and home repair, tutoring, and social justice advocacy. In this volume, Carl S. Dudley revises and updates his earlier book, 'Basic Steps toward Community Ministry', which Loren Mead called `the most valuable book on parish ministry I've seen in a decade'." -- inside front cover.
- Contents: Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword / James P. Wind, President, The Alban Institute -- Introduction: Faith-Based Community Ministries in a 9/11 World -- Part I: Social Context -- Part II: Congregational Identity -- Part III: Organizing for Social Ministry -- Part IV: Big Steps toward Social Ministry -- Postscript: Mobilizing Your Ministry -- Notes -- Topical Index of Published Resources -- Appendix A: Brief Descriptions of Congregations and Faith-Based Ministries -- Appendix B: Web Links for Community Ministries / Dirk J. Hart -- Appendix C: Summary Questions for Social Context -- Appendix D: Gleanings from Years with Community Ministry.
- Series
- Alban Institute publication ; AL 246
- Added Entry
- Hart, Dirk J.
- Alban Institute
- Subjects
- Church renewal - Case studies
- Churches and social problems
- Parishes
- Ministry
- Church and social problems - United States
- Community development - Religious aspects - Christianity
- ISBN
- 1-56699-256-7
- Call Number
- BV 600.3 D74 2002
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Congregations as learning communities : tools for shaping your future
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog3683
- Author
- Campbell, Dennis G. (Dennis Gail), 1956-
- Publication Date
- c2000
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 700 C36 2000
- Place
- [Bethesda MD]
- Publisher
- Alban Institute
- Publication Date
- c2000
- Physical_Description
- [vi], 64 p. ; 23 x 15.7 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] Dennis G. Campbell".
- Includes bibliographical references, pp. [63]-64.
- "In our rapidly evolving religious scene, congregations that are open to continuous learning and willing to respond to external and internal change will be the ones that achieve new vitality and health. Dennis Campbell describes what those congregations will look like and provides four tools to help a congregation shape its community into what God would have it be. Systems thinking, congregational culture, appreciative inquiry, and scenario planning are explained and illustrated, and readers will be shown how to apply the principles to their setting". -- inside front cover.
- Contents: Acknowledgements -- Learning Communities and Oversight -- Tools for Systems Thinking -- Appreciative Inquiry -- Congregational Culture Analysis -- Scenario Planning -- Notes.
- Author is an Episcopal priest.
- Series
- Alban Institute publication ; AL 228
- Added Entry
- Alban Institute
- Subjects
- Clergy
- Parishes
- Church renewal
- Christian leadership
- Organizational change - Religious aspects
- Organizational learning - Religious aspects
- Strategic planning - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Appreciative Inquiry (AI)
- Evaluation - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Organizational change - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Strategic planning - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
- System theory - Religious aspects - Christianity
- ISBN
- 1-56699-237-0
- Call Number
- BV 700 C36 2000
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Cooperating congregations : portraits of mission strategies
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog3661
- Author
- Waldkoenig, Gilson A.C.
- Publication Date
- c1999
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 637.8 W5C6 1999
- Author
- Waldkoenig, Gilson A.C.
- Place
- [Bethesda MD]
- Publisher
- Alban Institute
- Publication Date
- c1999
- Physical_Description
- xi, 210 p. : charts ; 23 x 15 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Gilson A.C. Waldkoenig and William O. Avery".
- "Foreword by James W. Lewis".
- Includes bibliographical references, pp. [205]-210.
- "This short book undertakes three large tasks. At one level [it] describes a distinctive and little-known organizational structure -- the cooperative parish. Second, it tells stories of creative congregational adaptation. Third, in light of both structure and stories, it evokes a lively hope that even hard-pressed outposts of Christian life in the United States can both survive and live faithfully in these times". -- Foreword, p. [ix].
- "Based on an intensive study of five cooperative ministry ventures, this thought-provoking book looks at how each takes a unique approach in addressing its own mission context. From rural ministries in North Dakota and West Virginia, to ambitious community development projects in Alabama and Maine, to intensive urban mission in Milwaukee, these engaging stories will stimulate readers to take a fresh look and new approaches to parish and community issues". -- inside front cover.
- One of the five case studies presented is "The North Central Cluster" part of the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia, composed of four Episcopal congregations.
- Contents: Acknowledgements / William O. Avery [and] Gilson A.C. Waldkoenig -- Foreword / James W. Lewis -- Introduction -- Tri-County Ministry, North Dakota -- North Central Cluster, West Virginia -- Upper Sand Mountain Parish, Alabama -- Milwaukee Strategy, Wisconsin -- Mission at the Eastward, Maine -- Conclusion: Key Features of Cooperative Ministry -- Appendix: Guidance for Beginning a Cooperative -- Notes.
- Series
- Alban Institute publication ; AL 216
- Added Entry
- Avery, William O., 1943-
- Alban Institute
- Subjects
- Christian sociology
- Parishes
- Rural churches
- Small churches - United States - Case studies
- Cooperative ministry
- ISBN
- 1-56699-225-7
- Call Number
- BV 637.8 W5C6 1999
- 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
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)
Five challenges for the Once and future church
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog8094
- Author
- Mead, Loren B. (Loren Benjamin), 1930-
- Publication Date
- c1996
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- St Paul's-Ottawa
- Call Number
- BV 601.8 M42 1996
- Place
- [Bethesda MD]
- Publisher
- Alban Institute
- Publication Date
- c1996
- Physical_Description
- xi, 100 p. ; 23 x 15.3 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] Loren B. Mead".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Mead explores the challenges and opportunities presented by the issues of: clericalism (who owns the church ?); community (should the congregation become a basic center of human community ?); institutional framework (they're not working; what should be changed ?); passionate faith (the rational framework of the Age of Enlightenment has resulted in the abandonment of the emotional side of faith for many); choosing an apostolic mission versus a mission of personal, passive nurture" -- inside front cover.
- Contents: Introduction -- Challenge 1: To Transfer the Ownership of the Church -- Challenge 2: To Find New Structures to Carry Our Faith -- Challenge 3: To Discover a Passionate Spirituality -- Challenge 4: To Feed the World's Need for Community -- Challenge 5: To Become and Apostolic People -- Can These Bones Live ? -- Postlude: Author's Note -- Notes.
- Author is an Episcopal priest.
- Series
- Alban Institute publication ; AL 177
- Once and future church series
- Added Entry
- Alban Institute
- Subjects
- Mission of the church
- Parishes
- Church renewal
- Christianity - 20th century
- Christianity - United States - 20th century
- Future - Religious aspects - Christianity
- ISBN
- 1-56699-175-7
- Call Number
- BV 601.8 M42 1996
- Location
- St Paul's-Ottawa
Getting the word out through a parish newsletter
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article26142
- Author
- Zabriskie, Marek P. (Marek Powell), 1960-
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Ministry Matters
- Date
- 1997 Fall
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Ministry Matters
- Date
- 1997 Fall
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 3
- Page
- 14-16
- Notes
- Article by an Episcopal cleric who was a newspaper reporter before ordination and who comments "I am amazed at how poorly we communicate what most of our parishes have to offer. Good parish publications can contribute significantly to church growth." "The goal of all our publications is to create uplifting, tasteful and inviting pieces of information that draw people into the life of the church family and mirror what the kingdom of God is all about."
- Reprinted with permission from the Living Church.
- Subjects
- Religious newspapers and periodicals - Anglican Church of Canada
- Religious newspapers and periodicals - Episcopal Church
- Parishes
- Communication - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Evangelism