Brubaker, David R.

Promise and peril : understanding and managing change and conflict in congregations / [print] David Brubaker. - Herndon, Virginia : Alban Institute, (c)2009. - xvi, 169 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Alban Institute publication ; AL382. .



More than a family system -- Overview of the study -- Structure and power -- Worship : the primary expression of a congregation's culture -- Leadership in congregations -- Change and conflict -- Where do we go from here? -- Telephone survey -- Correlations between conflict and key independent variables -- Logistic regression : full model -- Forming a reference group in congregational change or conflict transformation processes.



9781566993821

2008049480


Church controversies.
Conflict management--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BV652.B886.P766 2009 BV652