Signs of Hope and Health in Mainline Churches
eBook - ePub

Signs of Hope and Health in Mainline Churches

Guidelines for Creating Hopeful and Healthy Congregations

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eBook - ePub

Signs of Hope and Health in Mainline Churches

Guidelines for Creating Hopeful and Healthy Congregations

About this book

This book features findings from a new research project with this surprising conclusion: It's time to replace lament over problems facing twenty-first-century mainline churches with aspirations of hope and possibilities for health. Core beliefs about hope and guidelines for making hope happen are introduced. Eighteen models of healthy congregations over four decades are highlighted--some research-based, others denomination-based or book-based. Markers of flourishing congregations are derived from these models. A new 4 C's relational approach to congregational health is offered centered in community, communication, character, and collaboration. Twenty-four practical ways these four signs of health are exemplified are drawn from the latest social and relationship science research. The research project tests the validity and usefulness of the core beliefs about hope, the markers of flourishing congregations, and the new relational approach to congregational health. You'll also find guidelines for creating more hope-filled and healthy futures for mainline churches.

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Information

Publisher
Wipf and Stock
Year
2025
Print ISBN
9798385236237
9798385236244
eBook ISBN
9798385236251
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Church

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1: Signs of Hope in the Church
  5. Chapter 2: Models for Creating Healthy Congregations
  6. Chapter 3: Signs of Healthy Congregations
  7. Chapter 4: Research Project
  8. Chapter 5: Where Do We Go from Here?
  9. About the Author
  10. Appendix 1: Research Design
  11. Appendix 2: Emails to Denominational Leaders
  12. Appendix 3: Denominational Leader Recurring Themes
  13. Appendix 4: Pastor Recurring Themes
  14. Appendix 5: Denominational Leader Questionnaire Responses
  15. Appendix 6: Pastor Questionnaires Responses
  16. Appendix 7: 4 C’s Questionnaires Responses
  17. Appendix 8: Case Study—Chapel by the Sea
  18. Appendix 9: Case Study—First Presbyterian Church
  19. Bibliography

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