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9781566992633

Ending with Hope A Resource for Closing Congregations

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  • ISBN13:

    9781566992633

  • ISBN10:

    156699263X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-06-01
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Table of Contents

Preface v
Beth Ann Gaede
Part 1: Decisions and Dynamics in Closings
1(88)
Discerning God's Calling
3(13)
Ellen Morseth
Assessing Congregational Viability
16(14)
Keith Spencer
Closing Churches in the Light of American Religious History
30(13)
Gilson A. C. Waldkoenig
The Members' Experience
43(12)
Tanya Stormo Rasmussen
The Pastor's Experience
55(9)
N. Nelson Granade, Jr.
Merger as a New Beginning
64(13)
Terry E. Foland
A Judicatory Perspective
77(12)
William Chris Hobgood
Part 2: Stories about Closings
89(44)
A Tale of Two Closings
91(10)
Lindsay Louise Biddle
Closing Rural Congregations
101(11)
Len Eberhart
A Struggle to the End
112(9)
Cynthia Marie Chapa
Ending with Strength
121(12)
Lowell L. Hesterman
Part 3: Resources for Leaders
133(38)
The Value of Ritual: Making Meaning, Forging Hope
135(13)
Lucy Kolin
Congregational Records and Artifacts
148(9)
Paul Daniels
Deciding What to Do with the Building
157(10)
Jennifer Lynn Baskerville
Guidance for Decision Makers Partners for Sacred Places
167(4)
Contributors 171

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