Can our church live ? : redeveloping congregations in decline
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/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 of Publication
- [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