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Redefining Congregational Identity During A Period Of Transition At Faith Lutheran Church And Faith Lutheran Church Of The Resurrection
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Book Synopsis Redefining Congregational Identity During a Period of Transition at Faith Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Church of the Resurrection by : Jeffrey L. Gainsley
Download or read book Redefining Congregational Identity During a Period of Transition at Faith Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Church of the Resurrection written by Jeffrey L. Gainsley and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Size Transitions in Congregations by : Beth Ann Gaede
Download or read book Size Transitions in Congregations written by Beth Ann Gaede and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congregations that seek growth are often frustrated at hitting a plateau-caught in a transition zone between sizes. The Alban Institute has long been recognized as a leader in size transition research and learning, and this anthology offers an in-depth collection of resources, through new articles developed for the book as well as previously published and highly regarded pieces that inform and provoke.
Book Synopsis American Doctoral Dissertations by :
Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Living Lutheran written by Dave Daubert and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kelly Fryer's book Reclaiming the L Word introduced one congregation's journey through renewal. Now Dave Daubert provides a practical how-to guide that will enable church leaders to help individual congregations walk through the process for themselves. Creative and informative, the book provides a straightforward approach that helps congregations reclaim Lutheran tradition for the 21st century. Includes questions for individual or group reflection and an additional resources section.
Book Synopsis Open the Doors and See All the People by : Norma Cook Everist
Download or read book Open the Doors and See All the People written by Norma Cook Everist and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This journey book invites the reader to go with the author on her travels to dozens of congregations all over the United States, discovering their assets and strengths as well as their struggles and fears. She was not critic, nor teacher, nor consultant, but visitor. Guest. She learned from the people of God she met, appreciated them, and gave thanks. The book was written for enjoyment; it quite possibly also will challenge. The purpose of the book is to help congregations claim their identity in the body of Christ and be strengthened for their vocation in God's public world. The key to unlocking the book is to use the questions for reflection and discussion. Stories beget stories. By focusing on issues in other contexts congregations are sometimes able to talk more easily about important questions they face in our own settings.
Book Synopsis Lutheran Identity and Political Theology by : Carl-Henric Grenholm
Download or read book Lutheran Identity and Political Theology written by Carl-Henric Grenholm and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lutheran tradition has in various ways influenced attitudes to work, the economy, the state, education, and health care. One reason that Lutheran theology has been interpreted in various ways is that it is always influenced by surrounding social andcultural contexts. In a society where the church has lost a great deal of its cultural impact and authority, and where there is a plurality of religious convictions, the question of Lutheran identity has never been more urgent. However, this question is also raised in the Global South where Lutheran churches need to find their identity in a relationship with several other religions. Here this relationship is developed from a minority perspective. Is it possible to develop a Lutheran political theology that gives adequate contributions to issues concerning social and economic justice? What is the role of women in church and society around the world? Is it possible to interpret Lutheran theology in such a way that it includes liberating perspectives? These are some of the questions and issues discussed in this book.
Book Synopsis Redefining Congregational Identity and Purpose by : John E. Denson
Download or read book Redefining Congregational Identity and Purpose written by John E. Denson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Reclaiming the '' L'' Word by : Kelly A. Fryer
Download or read book Reclaiming the '' L'' Word written by Kelly A. Fryer and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reclaiming the "L" Word is a book about renewing congregations by recognizing and living out the core teachings of the Lutheran faith. Primarily written for those who call themselves Lutheran and, specifically, those who are members of ELCA congregations, this little book helps us answer these central questions: Who are we? What DOES it mean to be a Lutheran today, anyway? And, why does it matter. Inspirational, engaging, and challenging, this book is a must-read for pastors and congregational leaders!
Book Synopsis Venture in Faith by : Katherine P. Keller
Download or read book Venture in Faith written by Katherine P. Keller and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Signs of Belonging by : Mary E. Hinkle
Download or read book Signs of Belonging written by Mary E. Hinkle and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Signs of Belonging: Luther's Marks of the Church and the Christian Life explores Luther's teaching on the seven marks of the church: possession of the Word, Baptism, Sacrament of the Altar, Office of the Keys, Office of Ministry, Discipleship, and the cross (suffering on account of one's faith). How do these "marks" define the corporate body of Christ and connect with the lives of individual Christians?
Book Synopsis Who Is Our Church? by : Janet R. Cawley
Download or read book Who Is Our Church? written by Janet R. Cawley and published by Alban Institute, Incorporated. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After congregations have considered their history, added up all the statistics, and tried to be honest about their core values, the question still remains: "Who are we, really?" Author Janet Cawley offers a creative, engaging, and faithful way to answer just that question. Cawley demonstrates how to use a congregation's knowledge of itself to construct a metaphor of the congregation as a person and then draw on theat metaphor to generate options for future mission. Cawley makes the case that congregations with a clear, well-articulated identity—those that know, accept, and love who they are—can be flexible and respond to change and new initiatives from the Holy Spirit with boldness because their basic sense of themselves is affirmed rather than threatened. They can make faithful and appropriate choices about what they should do. Congregations will find this intuitive, imaginative approach is useful, accurate, and lots of fun!
Book Synopsis Exploration in Faith by : William Henry Lazareth
Download or read book Exploration in Faith written by William Henry Lazareth and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hallmarks of Lutheran Identity by : Alvin J. Schmidt
Download or read book Hallmarks of Lutheran Identity written by Alvin J. Schmidt and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do we Lutherans believe, and how do our beliefs differ from other Protestant denominations? Many Lutherans do not know how to answer these questions. As generic Protestantism has infiltrated the Lutheran Church, many Lutherans have come to believe false concepts of faith. Some think that it makes no difference whether they are specifically Lutheran versus another Protestant denomination.
Book Synopsis Changing Churches by : Mickey L. Mattox
Download or read book Changing Churches written by Mickey L. Mattox and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-27 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharp controversies -- about biblical authority, the ordination of women, evangelical "worship styles," and the struggle for homosexual "inclusion" -- have rocked the Lutheran church in recent decades. In Changing Churches two men who once communed at the same Lutheran Eucharistic table explain their similar but different decisions to leave the Lutheran faith tradition -- one for Orthodoxy, the other for Roman Catholicism. Here Mickey L. Mattox and A. G. Roeber address the most difficult questions Protestants face when considering such a conversion, including views on justification, grace, divinization, the church and its authority, women and ministry, papal infallibility, the role of Mary, and homosexuality. They also discuss the long-standing ecumenical division between Rome and the Orthodox patriarchates, acknowledging the difficult issues that still confront those traditions from within and divide them from one another.
Book Synopsis Congregations in Transition by : Carl S. Dudley
Download or read book Congregations in Transition written by Carl S. Dudley and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2002-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hands-on guide helps congregations meet the reality and challenges of today's constantly changing urban and suburban church communities. Congregations in Transition, written in an easy-to-follow workbook format, is designed to help communities of faith focus on the changing needs of their members and explore the opportunities and options open to them.
Download or read book Authority Vested written by Mary Todd and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Leading on Purpose by : Eric Burtness
Download or read book Leading on Purpose written by Eric Burtness and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lutheran Voices provides quality, accessible books by Lutheran authors that inform, teach, inspire, and renew. Grounded in Lutheran theology and practice, the books cover a wide range of subjects and themes of interest to members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the wider Christian community. Exploring the Purpose-Driven Church phenomenon, Eric Burtness provides pastors and church leaders with a Lutheran view of what it means to lead on purpose and integrates the Purpose-Driven philosophy into the context of Lutheran congregational life. He tells the stories of numerous Lutheran congregations, large and small, rural and urban, that have used this structure and ministry emphasis for health, growth, and revitalization.
