How Your Congregation Learns
The Learning Journey from Challenge to Achievement
1st Edition
Published on 9. June 2017
184 pages
979-8-7651-7343-5 (ISBN)
Description
Change isn't always easy or intuitive. How Your Congregation Learns introduces churches and leaders-both lay and ordained-to the process of the learning journey. By understanding learning dynamics and working to become a learning community, the congregation will be able to move more purposefully to achieve its goals.
Congregations face many kinds of challenges. Some are mundane: the roof leaks; the parking lot needs repaving; the microphones don't work well. Some tests are transcendent: How should lives be honored? What is God calling the congregation to do and be? How can generosity be taught? Throughout life people face challenges for which they are not prepared-the death of a parent, a new job offer, making a decision about where to live. So it goes that congregational leaders face challenges that are just beyond the grasp of their abilities. This book addresses the just-beyond-the-grasp challenges and shows how real congregations can learn from them.
Congregations face many kinds of challenges. Some are mundane: the roof leaks; the parking lot needs repaving; the microphones don't work well. Some tests are transcendent: How should lives be honored? What is God calling the congregation to do and be? How can generosity be taught? Throughout life people face challenges for which they are not prepared-the death of a parent, a new job offer, making a decision about where to live. So it goes that congregational leaders face challenges that are just beyond the grasp of their abilities. This book addresses the just-beyond-the-grasp challenges and shows how real congregations can learn from them.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
7 b/w illustrations; 1 table
ISBN-13
979-8-7651-7343-5 (9798765173435)
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Book
06/2017
Alban Institute, Inc
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Person
Tim Shapiro is president of the Indianapolis Center for Congregations. He is a Presbyterian Church (USA) minister who has served congregations in Indiana and Ohio. He is the co-author of Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message.
Content
Introduction: The Congregation as a Learning Community
Chapter 1: The Journey: Patterns and Behaviors
Chapter 2: Getting the Help You Deserve: Resources and Ingenuity
Chapter 3: Challenge: Articulating What You Need to Learn
Chapter 4: Exploration: Searching for Solutions
Chapter 5: Disappointment: Learning from Inevitable Setbacks
Chapter 6: Discovery: Discerning the Best Solution
Chapter 7: Taking On and Letting Go: The Tasks of Implementation
Chapter 8: Validation: Celebrating Your Accomplishments
Chapter 9: The Next Challenge: The Journey Continues
Conclusion: Life is for Learning
Chapter 1: The Journey: Patterns and Behaviors
Chapter 2: Getting the Help You Deserve: Resources and Ingenuity
Chapter 3: Challenge: Articulating What You Need to Learn
Chapter 4: Exploration: Searching for Solutions
Chapter 5: Disappointment: Learning from Inevitable Setbacks
Chapter 6: Discovery: Discerning the Best Solution
Chapter 7: Taking On and Letting Go: The Tasks of Implementation
Chapter 8: Validation: Celebrating Your Accomplishments
Chapter 9: The Next Challenge: The Journey Continues
Conclusion: Life is for Learning
