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This eight session adult education program is designed to survey the book of Acts and look at how the early Church began to organize for mission and evangelism in the world.
The focus in on recognizing gifts, talents, and opportunities and using those to deepen our community's active participation in God's mission. |
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Congregational Development |
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| Stewardship Resources |
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This essay is not on how to get people to give more but on how to get them to talk more. |
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A solid presentation on stewardship transformation and possibility.
A good exercise for a parish doing an intensive stewardship drive or beginning to face difficult financial realities.
Helps to articulate and dispel spoken and unspoken assumptions about money, faith, and the life of the congregation.
A seven-session conversation about breaking the taboos around discussing money in an open and theologically rich way.
A great resource that is comprehensive in its approach to stewardship and articulates how stewardship is essential to following God. | |
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The "Freeze-Frame Mass"
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"...being an account of the Eucharistic Mysteries of the Christian Church, described historico-empirico-polemically and at enormous length, by the Rev'd Dr Richard Major" of Church of the Ascension and S Agnes in Washington, DC
I really cannot commend them enough and offer this wry pericope as revealed evidence of their overall excellence...
"And it is no fun being a fogey, which is to say normal, within the contemporary Church, where the ruling party still appeals to the spirit of the collectivist Sixties with the grim relish of the Brezhnevite apparatchiks on the eve of glastnost." from here. | |
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Perhaps a good resource for introducing Stations to a parish in an accessible way.
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Bible Explorer is an incredibly powerful engine that rapidly mines for all relevant information on the specific passage, topic or concept you're studying.
Also includes access to commentaries, dictionaries, and the like. |
 Documents of Interest |
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A good document for Roman Catholics considering joining an Anglican Church and for explaining the differences and similarities, published jointly by ECUSA and the USCCB |
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An agreed statement on Marian doctrine by the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission |
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| Some Articles on Congregational Leadership |
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"The Illusion of Congregational 'Happiness'" discusses why simply seeking to make people "happy" or address complaints may be counter-productive |
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Tools for Ministry with Senior Adults is a good resource for information regarding the diverse needs of seniors in our congregations. |
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Leading a Congregation through Change is a solid article on guiding change in the parish.
Eugene Peterson on Pastoral Ministry is a wonderful interview with a Presbyterian minister who states, " I’ve loved being a pastor, almost every minute of it.
It’s a difficult life because it’s a demanding life. But the rewards
are enormous -- the rewards of being on the front line of seeing the
gospel worked out in people’s lives. I remain convinced that if you are
called to it, being a pastor is the best life there is. But any life
can be the best life if you’re called to it." | |
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