Ending with hope : a resource for closing congregations / Beth Ann Gaede, editor.
Contributor(s): Gaede, Beth Ann
Material type: TextPublisher: Bethesda, Md. : Alban Institute, [2002]Copyright date: ©2002Description: ix, 173 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 156699263XSubject(s): Church attendance | Small churches | Church managementLOC classification: BV652.5 | .E54 2002Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references.
Preface / Beth Ann Gaede -- Pt. 1. Decisions and dynamics in closings -- Discerning God's calling / Ellen Morseth -- Assessing congregational viability / Keith Spencer -- Closing churches in the light of American religious history / Gilson A.C. Waldkoenig -- The members' experience / Tanya Stormo Rasmussen -- The pastor's experience / N. Nelson Granade, Jr.-- Merger as a new beginning / Terry E. Foland -- A judicatory perspective / William Chris Hobgood -- Pt. 2. Stories about closings -- A tale of two closings / Lindsay Louise Biddle -- Closing rural congregations / Len Eberhart -- A struggle to the end / Cynthia Marie Chapa -- Ending with strength / Lowell L. Hesterman -- Pt. 3. Resources for leaders -- The value of ritual: making meaning, forging hope / Lucy Kolin -- Congregational records and artifacts / Paul Daniels -- Deciding what to do with the building / Jennifer Lynn Baskerville -- Guidance for decision makers / Partners for Sacred Places.