How Your Congregation Learns: The Learning Journey from Challenge to Achievement

Shapiro, Tim

ISBN 10: 1566997763 / ISBN 13: 9781566997768

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Your Congregation Learns: The Learning Journey from Challenge to Achievement
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566997763
• ISBN 13: 9781566997768
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Change isn't always easy or intuitive. How Your Congregation Learns introduces churches and leaders-both lay and ordained-to the process of the learning journey. By understanding learning dynamics and working to become a learning community, the congregation will be able to move more purposefully to achieve its goals. Congregations face many kinds of challenges. Some are mundane: the roof leaks; the parking lot needs repaving; the microphones don't work well. Some tests are transcendent: How should lives be honored? What is God calling the congregation to do and be? How can generosity be taught? Throughout life people face challenges for which they are not prepared-the death of a parent, a new job offer, making a decision about where to live. So it goes that congregational leaders face challenges that are just beyond the grasp of their abilities. This book addresses the just-beyond-the-grasp challenges and shows how real congregations can learn from them.

About the Author

Tim Shapiro is president of the Indianapolis Center for Congregations. He is a Presbyterian Church (USA) minister who has served congregations in Indiana and Ohio. He is the co-author of Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message.