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050 00 $aBV637.8$b.S32 2003
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100 1 $aSchaller, Lyle E.
245 10 $aSmall congregation, big potential :$bministry in the small membership church /$cLyle E. Schaller.
260 $aNashville :$bAbingdon Press,$c©2003.
300 $a215 pages ;$c22 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 211-215).
505 0 $aHow do you define small -- That's not a category! -- Why so many? -- The 21st-century context -- Empower the laity! -- The affiliate relationship -- Carve out a niche -- Questions on sharing resources -- The endowed church -- The big reason -- Is numerical growth a goal? -- What about those ninth-graders? -- Should we merge? -- Three technological scenarios -- A dozen really hard cases -- A denominational perspective -- What will tomorrow bring?
520 $a"There are many questions that leaders of small-membership congregations as themselves about their church's future. Lyle Schaller suggests that two in particular should rise to the top of the list. What is the right size of a church and should these congregations make their plans on the basis of few resources and fewer options. If you are believe that believes that small-membership churches are distinctive places of Christian witness and service, then this book is for you.
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