A place where everybody matters : life and ministry in a small church /
Risley, Jean F., 1945-
A place where everybody matters : life and ministry in a small church / [print] Jean F. Risley. - Eugene, Oregon : Wipf and Stock Publishers, (c)2010. - x, 141 pages ; 23 cm. - House of Prisca & Aquila Series . - House of Prisca & Aquila Series. .
PennsylvaniaRT I: THE SMALL-CHURCH ENVIRONMENT -- Introduction -- What life is like in the small church -- Worship is at the center of a small church -- In a small church, everybody does ministry PennsylvaniaRT II: WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF THE SMALL CHURCH -- What small churches do uniquely well -- Finding the congregation's priorities -- Welcoming and integrating newcomers -- Conflict is a growth opportunity -- Overcoming smallness through shared ministries -- Making opportunities for children and youth -- Technological tools in the small church PART III - THE PennsylvaniaSTORAL ROLE Indiana THE SMALL CHURCH -- What small churches need from their pastors -- What life is like for a small-church pastor -- Pastoral care as facilitation -- Discipling through personal relations -- Living as an example: life is a fishbowl -- Coping in a church that can't afford its pastor -- Small churches are worth loving
Small churches need the work of all of their people to survive, and this means that there's a productive place in the church family for every person, no matter how gifted or challenged. Small churches are uniquely personal, and they provide an unparalleled opportunity for Christians to learn, grow, and live out their faith consciously, every day. Small churches become a family, children of God, and brothers and sisters of Jesus together. There's no place to hide in a small church. The normal human dramas of good and evil, sin and repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation all happen in our relationships in the family. A small church is a place where people can serve an apprenticeship in faith, learning from those before them and passing on their experience to those around them. In a small church the pastor provides context by preaching and teaching, serves as a role model in encouraging the ministry of others, and, by loving the people, helps them see themselves through God's eyes. The rest is up to the people themselves and to God.
9781608993062
Small churches.
Church management.
Pastoral theology.
BV637.R595.P533 2010 BV637
A place where everybody matters : life and ministry in a small church / [print] Jean F. Risley. - Eugene, Oregon : Wipf and Stock Publishers, (c)2010. - x, 141 pages ; 23 cm. - House of Prisca & Aquila Series . - House of Prisca & Aquila Series. .
PennsylvaniaRT I: THE SMALL-CHURCH ENVIRONMENT -- Introduction -- What life is like in the small church -- Worship is at the center of a small church -- In a small church, everybody does ministry PennsylvaniaRT II: WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF THE SMALL CHURCH -- What small churches do uniquely well -- Finding the congregation's priorities -- Welcoming and integrating newcomers -- Conflict is a growth opportunity -- Overcoming smallness through shared ministries -- Making opportunities for children and youth -- Technological tools in the small church PART III - THE PennsylvaniaSTORAL ROLE Indiana THE SMALL CHURCH -- What small churches need from their pastors -- What life is like for a small-church pastor -- Pastoral care as facilitation -- Discipling through personal relations -- Living as an example: life is a fishbowl -- Coping in a church that can't afford its pastor -- Small churches are worth loving
Small churches need the work of all of their people to survive, and this means that there's a productive place in the church family for every person, no matter how gifted or challenged. Small churches are uniquely personal, and they provide an unparalleled opportunity for Christians to learn, grow, and live out their faith consciously, every day. Small churches become a family, children of God, and brothers and sisters of Jesus together. There's no place to hide in a small church. The normal human dramas of good and evil, sin and repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation all happen in our relationships in the family. A small church is a place where people can serve an apprenticeship in faith, learning from those before them and passing on their experience to those around them. In a small church the pastor provides context by preaching and teaching, serves as a role model in encouraging the ministry of others, and, by loving the people, helps them see themselves through God's eyes. The rest is up to the people themselves and to God.
9781608993062
Small churches.
Church management.
Pastoral theology.
BV637.R595.P533 2010 BV637