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Drawing on the resources of five other volumes in the series, Transforming Vestries creates a single source designed specifically for this governing body. The chapters will highlight the nature - and the needs - of vestry membership: stewardship, leadership, evangelism, discipleship, and vital congregational life.
Table des matières
A Note from the Publisher
Series Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Leadership as Sacramental Vocation
Katherine Tyler Scott
Chapter 2: With Open and Courageous Hearts: 47 Tools for Evangelism
David Gortner
Chapter 3: Making Disciples
Linda L. Grenz
Chapter 4: The Vital Congregation
James Lemler
Chapter 5: Suggested Routes in Stewardship
C. K. Robertson
A propos de l'auteur
James Lemler is priest-in-charge of historic Christ Episcopal Church in Greenwich, Connecticut and the former Director of Mission for the Episcopal Church. He has also served the church as a leading pastor and preacher, former dean of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and a consultant in the area of philanthropy, stewardship, and congregational development. He resides in Greenwich, Connecticut.Church Publishing Incorporated, founded in 1918, is a publisher of trade books for general readers (inspiration, leadership, financial wellness, social justice), academic works, and professional church resources, including a suite of electronic products. It publishes The Book of Common Prayer, The Hymnal 1982, and content used in the liturgy, faith formation, and mission of The Episcopal Church.
Résumé
Drawing on the resources of five other volumes in the series, Transforming Vestries creates a single source designed specifically for this governing body. The chapters highlight the nature - and the needs - of vestry membership: stewardship, leadership, evangelism, discipleship, and vital congregational life.
