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" What have we learned? : "
Lyle E. Schaller.
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BL
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1016404
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b770774
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Schaller, Lyle E.
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What have we learned? : : lessons for the church in the twenty-first century /\ Lyle E. Schaller.
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Nashville :: Abingdon Press,, ©2001.
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218 pages ;; 22 cm
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0687045401
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: 9780687045402
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218).
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| Contents
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What happened? -- Uniformity or diversity? -- What will they want next? -- Subculture or needs? -- Why two commandments? -- From law to grace -- From obligation to adventure and excitement -- It is a more competitive world! -- Income or wealth? -- Send money or people? -- Renew the old or create the new? -- From 70 to 52 -- What is the role of music? -- What will the world wide web bring? -- From the wedding business to a marriage ministry? -- How do you classify churches? -- Who resources whom? -- Which road to multiculturalism?
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Declaring himself an unabashed optimist, Lyle E. Schaller looks back at four decades of observing religious life in North America and concludes that the church has far more reason for hope than for worry as it charts its course into the next forty years. Acknowledging that the roles of parish pastors and leaders have become increasingly complex, he also points out that these leaders can be far better equipped to contribute to congregational vitality and growth than were their predecessors a generation ago. Schaller draws on his own work, as well as that of others, to point to crucial lessons learned in evangelism, multiculturalism, stewardship, worship, communication, and other areas. He concludes that, armed with these tools, the lay and clergy leaders of congregations can be more faithful and more effective in leading their churches in the path God has chosen.--From publisher's description.
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Pastoral theology.
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Pastoral theology.
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253
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BV4011.3.S37 2001
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