Building Effective Ministry:
Theory and Practice in the Local Church
edited by Carl Dudley
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Cover, Table of contents, Contributors, and Preface
I. A Church in Transition
Chapter 1: The Case of Wiltshire Church: A Narrative
Alice Frazer Evans and Robert A. Evans
Chapter 2: The Case of Wiltshire Church: Background
Alice Frazer Evans and Robert A. Evans
II. Basic Building Blocks: The Application of Theory
Chapter 3: The Success and Failure of a Religious Club: A Psychological Approach
H. Barry Evans and Bruce Reed
Chapter 4: The Conflict of Corporate Church and Spiritual Community: An Ethnographic Analysis
Melvin D. Williams
Chapter 5: The Jovial Church: Narrative in Local Church Life: Literary Symbolism
James F. Hopewell
Chapter 6: From the Outside In and the Inside Out: A Sociological Approach
Jackson W. Carroll, William McKinney, and Wade Clark Roof
Chapter 7: Theologian at Work: Theological Ethics
Joseph C. Hough, Jr.
Chapter 8: Professionalism, Breakdown, and Revelation: Philosophical Theology
David S. Pancini
III. From Theory to Parish: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Effective Ministry
Chapter 9: Seeking Significant Intervention
Loren B. Mead
Chapter 10: A Practitioner's Perspective: Policy Planning
Lyle E. Schaller
Chapter 11: A Framework for Understanding and Helping the Church: Organization Development
H. Newton Malony
Chapter 12: Crisis, Communication, and Courage: A Ministry Development Approach
James Desmond Anderson
IV. Overviews
Chapter 13: The Practice of Ministry
Carl S. Dudley
Chapter 14: Integrating Approaches: A Practical Theology
Don Browning
Chapter 15: Focus on the Congregation: A Look to the Future
Barbara G. Wheeler
Understanding and Activating Congregations: A Bibliography
Carl S. Dudley and James F. Hopewell
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