Futuring Your Church: Finding Your Vision and Making it Work - Softcover

Thompson Jr., George B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1498231977 ISBN 13: 9781498231978

Verlag: Wipf and Stock, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

"A vision is not a mission statement" declares George Thompson. In the throes of establishing their congregational identity, many church leaders resort to developing a mission statement which gets put in a file drawer and forgotten until the next budget review. The problem is that mission statements focus on concrete achievements; a vision, in contrast, establishes the larger picture of aim, broad purpose, and hopes. In Futuring Your Church, church leaders explore the congregation's heritage, its current context, and its theological bearings. From the insights gleaned, members can discern what God is currently calling their own church to do in this time and place. Once this vision is found, Thompson provides a simple organization model for applying the vision--for making it work. A practical, helpful tool for futuring authentic ministry.

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George B. Thompson Jr. is Professor of Leadership and Ministry Practice at The Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Thompson is the editor and coauthor of Alligators in the Swamp: Power, Ministry, and Leadership (2005), and author of Church on the Edge of Somewhere: Ministry, Marginality, and the Future (2007).

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1498231977
• ISBN 13: 9781498231978
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 150
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