How to Get Along With Your Church: Creating Cultural Capital for Doing Ministry - Couverture souple

Thompson Jr., George B.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1620326418 ISBN 13 : 9781620326411

Editeur : Wipf and Stock, 2013

Synopsis

By culture, George B. Thompson Jr. means not just racial, ethnic, economic, or regional culture, but also a congregation's way of doing things-its history, customs, conventions, and procedures. In order to launch and maintain a successful ministry, pastors and other church leaders must come to grasp that unique culture of their parish. They must develop a "culture capital" within their congregations, meaning that they invest themselves deeply in how their church does its work and goes about its ministries. The author presses clergy to answer such questions as "How well do I know what I'm getting into" and "Have I been adopted yet" and even "Is it time to move on" The book is ideal for pastors in solo settings, but pastors in multiple staff settings will also find the author's insights helpful.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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, Pilgrim Press) and author of Church on the Edge of Somewhere: Ministry, Marginality, and the Future (Alban Institute, 2007).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf and Stock
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1620326418
• ISBN 13: 9781620326411
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 170
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible