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9781561011513

In Praise of Congregations

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  • ISBN13:

    9781561011513

  • ISBN10:

    1561011517

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-12-01
  • Publisher: Cowley Pubns
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Summary

This insight has given rise to congregational studies, which is the discipline of observing and understanding congregations for their own sake. It draws on the insights of social sciences like anthropology and psychology as well as on theology, spirituality, and ecclesiology. Charles Bennison's In Praise of Congregations, which he has written collaboratively with Kortright Davis, Adair Lummis, and Paula Nesbitt, opens this discipline and its insights to clergy, church leaders, and churchgoers of all denominations endeavoring to understand, inspire, and lead the local church.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: IN PRAISE OF CONGREGATIONS 1(8)
The Discipline of Congregational Studies 5(4)
1. WHY WE STUDY CONGREGATIONS
9(14)
2. THE NATURE OF CONGREGATIONS
23(21)
Theological Aspects of Congregations
25(6)
Sociological Aspects of Congregations
31(5)
The Congregation and Its Liturgy
36(2)
The Evolution of the Congregation
38(6)
3. THE CONTEXT OF TODAY'S CONGREGATIONS
44(18)
The Cultural and Global Context
45(2)
The Postmodern Context
47(5)
The Institutional Context
52(5)
The Rise of Congregationalism
57(5)
4. UNDERSTANDING CONGREGATIONS AS CULTURES
62(25)
Defining a Congregation's Culture
65(16)
Historical Aspects
67(2)
Mission Aspects
69(2)
Worship Aspects
71(2)
Stewardship Aspects
73(1)
Educational Aspects
74(2)
Aspects of Race and Gender in Leadership
76(3)
Demographic Aspects
79(2)
Congregations and Cultural Health
81(6)
5. LEADING REQUIRES READING
87(20)
Reading Between the Lines
93(4)
Readers and Critics
97(7)
Critics Within the Congregation
104(3)
6. ECCLESIOLOGICAL LENSES FOR READING CONGREGATIONS
107(15)
Bauer and Koester: Christological Models
110(1)
Fowler: Stages of Faith
111(2)
Dudley and Johnson: Image and Typology
113(1)
Dulles: Ecclesiological Models
114(4)
Institution
115(1)
Mystical Communion
115(1)
Sacrament
116(1)
Witness or Herald
117(1)
Servant
117(1)
Hestenes: Institutional versus Relational
118(1)
Franklin: Political Action Models
119(1)
Warner: Liberal and Evangelical
120(2)
7. SOCIOLOGICAL LENSES FOR READING CONGREGATIONS
122(26)
Hargrove and Nesbitt: Social Analysis Model
124(3)
Niebuhr: Christ and Culture
127(1)
Roozen, McKinney, and Carroll: Varieties of Religious Presence
128(1)
Hadaway, Roozen, Hoge, Johnson, and Luidens: Regionalism
129(2)
Douglas: "Group" and "Grid"
131(2)
Sample: Socioeconomic and Cultural Background
133(2)
Anderson and Jones: Geographic Locale
135(1)
Hartman: Audience
136(2)
Grierson: How Many Resources Do They Have?
138(1)
Rothauge: Membership Size
139(1)
Dudley: What Roles Do They Play?
139(1)
Saarinen, Hershey, and Tuckman: Congregational Life-Cycles
140(2)
Argyris and Schoen: Learning For the Future
142(1)
Blake, Mouton, Bolman, and Deal: Presenting Issues
142(1)
Strauss, Howe, Mahedy, Bernardi, Putnam, Roof, and Gillespie: Generational Values
143(3)
Cultural Sensitivities
146(2)
8. PSYCHOLOGICAL LENSES FOR READING CONGREGATIONS
148(12)
Kohut and Randall: Meeting People's Needs
149(2)
Myers-Briggs: How Do They Play Their Roles?
151(2)
Hopewell: Narrative Structure
153(2)
Bion: Basic Assumption Groups
155(2)
Bowen, Friedman, and Steinke: Congregations as Family Systems
157(3)
9. BLACK ANGLICAN CONGREGATIONS
160(28)
The Black Church in America
161(3)
Black Anglicans
164(5)
St. Thomas' Church, Philadelphia
169(4)
St. James' Church, Baltimore
173(6)
St. Savior's-in-the-Sun, New Paradise
179(5)
The Witness of Afro-Anglicanism
184(4)
10. LEADERSHIP, MYTH, AND MEMORY
188(10)
The Role of Memory
189(3)
Congregations as Myth-Making Communities
192(6)
11. LEADERSHIP AMIDST CONFLICT AND CHANGE
198(16)
Cosmopolitan and Catholic
200(3)
Traditions and Their Breakdown
203(3)
Leadership and the Traditio
206(1)
The Need for Change
207(5)
The Inviolable Traditum
212(2)
12. THE SPIRITUALITY OF PASTORAL LEADERSHIP
214(26)
The Leadership of the Baptized
215(4)
The Need for Prophetic Leadership
219(5)
Self-Knowledge and Self-Differentiation
224(1)
The Indispensability of Spiritual Discipline
225(3)
Transformative Leadership for Adaptive Work
228(5)
Qualities for Congregational Leadership
233(7)
POSTSCRIPT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF CONGREGATIONAL STUDIES 240(9)
ENDNOTES 249

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