Understanding Your Congregation as a System: The Manual
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Parsons and Leas have created an important tool for congregational leaders in this application of systems theory to evaluating a congregation's life and readiness for change. Church leaders can explore the forces at work and examine the systemic implications in seven key areas: strategy, process, pastoral and lay leadership, authority, relatedness, and learning. The Manual provides an overview of systems theory, complete instructions for administering and scoring the Congregational Systems Inventory (CSI), and guidance for interpreting and explaining the inventory results using sample scores. The Congregational Systems Inventory is a survey designed to sample the perspectives of church staff, governing board, and key lay leaders. Be sure to order some packs of the CSI along with this valuable resource.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1566991188
ISBN13:9781566991186
Release Date:February 1994
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Length:152 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Understanding Your Congregation As a System: The Manual
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I was never introduced to the concepts in this book during masters or doctoral studies in seminary. A major problem of much of current theological education is that it presents church ministry in a compartmentalized and programmatic fashion. In my book "Simple Discipleship," I suggest that much of th current paradigm of theological education contributes to churches inability to make disciples. George Parsons has presented a very useful book that every pastor should read. It will help church leaders step back from the systems in the church and determine whether they are connected, purposeful, and sustainable.
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