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Hudson, Jill

 
9781566992893: When Better Isn't Enough: Evaluation Tools For The 21St-Century Church
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ISBN 10 : 1566992893 ISBN 13 : 9781566992893
Editeur : Alban Books, 2004

Synopsis

Many sociologists and a growing number of church scholars have noted that we live in a time of transition—from the modern era to the postmodern. Whenever a shift of this magnitude occurs, it leaves all of life, including the church, in flux. We instinctively strive to stabilize the situation by re-establishing what has worked in the past. Increasingly, however, congregations are finding that the same old things done harder or better dont seem to make a difference. Author Jill Hudson argues, We must identify new criteria for success, and perhaps even for faithfulness, and hold ourselves accountable to them. Approaching the postmodern era as a tremendous opportunity, Hudson identifies 12 characteristics by which we can measure effective ministry for the early 21st century. Based on those 12 criteria, Hudson has created evaluation tools, an early measuring stick, to help congregations evaluate their work in this new era. Not everything of the past is ineffective and best discarded, she says, nor will everything we try in the future be successful. But by faithfully listening for Gods guidance and carefully evaluating progress using Hudsons tools, looking at the ministry of the whole people of God as well as that of the professional staff, congregations can improve their ministry, help members and staff grow in effectiveness, deepen a sense of partnership, and add new richness to the dialogue about the congregations future.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jill M. Hudson is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and most recently served as Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Whitewater Valley in Indianapolis. Her other Alban Institute books include Evaluating Ministry and Congregational Trauma.

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Éditeur
Alban Books
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1566992893
ISBN 13 
9781566992893
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
182
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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