Energizing the Congregation

Name: Energizing the Congregation
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ISBN: 9780664253592

By: Carl Dudley, Sally Johnson

Westminster John Knox Press / 1993 / Paperback

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ENERGIZING THE CONGREGATION, images that shape your church's ministry. This study suggests that there are many appropriate ways for congregations to be in mission. The authors conclude that churches are revitalized by claiming the symbols that best articulate self-identity. Thus, churches gain the knowledge to build on their strengths and address their weaknesses. Dudley and Johnson describe five images of churches relationships to their communities over time: the survivor, prophet, pillar, pilgrim and servant styles, which are found in a wide variety of congregations and situations.

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Title: Energizing the Congregation
By: Carl Dudley, Sally Johnson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 144
Vendor: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 1993

Dimensions: 5 1/2 X 8 (inches)
Weight: 6 ounces
ISBN: 0664253598
ISBN-13: 9780664253592
Text Color: Black Letter
Stock No: WW25359

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According to Carl Dudley and Sally Johnson, the discovery of strong and compelling congregational self-images binds church members together and energizes ministry. They describe five images of churches' relationships to their communities over time--the Survivor, Prophet, Pillar, Pilgrim, and Servant styles--thus allowing churches to gain the knowledge necessary to build on their strengths and address their weaknesses.

Author Bio

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Carl S. Dudley was Professor of Church and Community at Hartford Seminary and co-Director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research in Hartford, Connecticut. Dudley was nationally known for his work in mobilizing local churches for community ministries, and is recognized for his long history of working for such causes as the peace movement, civil rights for the incarcerated, and housing reform. He is the author, co-author, or editor of sixteen books, including, Basic Steps Toward Community Ministry and Carriers of Faith: Lessons from Congregational Studies. Sally A. Johnson is an associate of the Center for Church and Community Ministries in Chicago and a consulting staff member of the metropolitan Chicago affiliate of Habitat for Humanity.