The Inviting church : a study of new member assimilation
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/catalog2246
- 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 of Publication
- 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)