Author: Administrator
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Risk Management For Churches
This survey introduces churches to the important concept of risk management and provides an essential first step toward identifying and managing risk within the church.
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The Congregational Response To Clergy Betrayals Of Trust
When a priest, minister, or other spiritual leader betrays the trust of even one member of his or her congregation, everyone is seriously affected. A practical response to such abuse, this booklet suggests ways congregations can work through the resulting conflict and confusion to emerge as a stronger, renewed community.
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Rich Before We Were Born
The late ecumenical theologian Lukas Vischer recovers Calvin’s comprehensive appreciation for the goodness of God’s creation, and provides a timely resource for contemporary stewardship of all of life.
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Discerning Your Call And Your Gifts For Ministry
From the Foreward: In the past two decades since the Preparation for Ministry process was formalized in the Book of Order, there have been significant changes in society and in the church. We now have more women in seminary than men. More than two thirds of our inquirers and candidates are second or third career
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A Season of Discernment
Theological task force on final report of the Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church.
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Call to Worship: Year A
Volume 31, Issue #1. Features/Authors are listed, columns are not. Introduction Long, Kimberly Bracken v The Shaping of the Liturgy Trinidad, Tom 1 Reading Theology with a Preacher’s Eye Fleming, Matthew 6 On Art and Worship Miller, Patricia Lynn 13 On Media and Worship Goode, Edward 16 God’s Ever-Changing Song Dobbins, R. Craig 23 Table
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The Leadership Situation Facing American Congregations
This report contains an overview of current reports on the status of congregational leadership and outlines the challenges to developing new leadership for congregations. Click here for more information and to download the report (PDF format).
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Call to Worship: The Sacramental Word
Volume 40, Issue #4. Features/Authors of articles are listed, Columns are not. Introduction Long, Kimberly Bracken  v Shouting the Whisper Willson, Patrick J. 1 Preaching as the Presence of Christ Janowiak, Paul A. 8 Leading from Font, Table, and Pulpit Wasserman, Marney A. 15 Praying the Great Thanksgiving Byars, Ronald P. 25 The Long and
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Growing Healthy Churches
From the Introduction: Growing Healthy Churches is the fifth volume in a continuing series produced by the Board of Pensions. Like its predecessor volumes, this resource is dedicated to supporting healthy ministers and ministry across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) […] […]  This fifth volume focuses on how the church might “grow.†It is well known that since the
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Being a Welcoming Congregation
Designed to help congregations practice hospitality and become truly welcoming congregations. It has training models for “Making People Feel Welcome”, “Greeters in a Welcoming, Hospitable Congregation”, “Ushers in a Welcoming, Hospitable Congregation”, as well as ways to identify areas that need improvement.
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Understanding Effective Salary
Effective Salary is an important part of the Benefits Plan for employing organizations who pay dues and members who receive benefits. This booklet describes the various types of compensation or reimbursements most frequently paid by churches and other employing organizations and identifies those types that must be included in Effective Salary for Benefits Plan purposes.
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Extended Serving of the Communion of the Church
The 211th General Assembly (1999) confirmed the addition to the Book of Order of a section providing for the Extended Serving of the Church’s Communion to members isolated from congregational worship.