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Energizing the Congregation: Images That Shape Your Church's Ministry
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.
132 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1993
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January 15, 2015
Discussing images such as:
a pilgrim church - seeing people as extended family and sustaining them on their faith journey,
a survivor church - having weathered storms of denominational turmoil (p4-7, 25, 41.)
a servant church - reaching out to help the community in need. (p73)
Carl S. Dudley and Sally A. Johnson, Energizing the Congregation: Images That Shape Your Church's Ministry (Louisville, KY: Westminster / John Knox, 1993),
a pilgrim church - seeing people as extended family and sustaining them on their faith journey,
a survivor church - having weathered storms of denominational turmoil (p4-7, 25, 41.)
a servant church - reaching out to help the community in need. (p73)
Carl S. Dudley and Sally A. Johnson, Energizing the Congregation: Images That Shape Your Church's Ministry (Louisville, KY: Westminster / John Knox, 1993),
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