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Title: Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach
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Manufacturer: The Alban Institute
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| Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach by The Alban Institute average |
| The material contained in this book is redundant with so many others with the focus on increasing the health (spirit and activism) of the congregation. |
| Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach by The Alban Institute Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach - Review |
| This is an excellent book for churches in all stages of growth that want to build upon the energy and Spirit that is their congregation and community. It presents a comprehensive picture and offers practical suggestions for what can go wrong and what can go right with church leadership - boards and ministers, congregations, and communities. As an added bonus, it is delivered in a concise and easy to read format. |
| Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach by The Alban Institute Must read for church leaders |
| You know a book connects when you think the author is speaking about your experiences. Steinke helped explain some of the struggles I had dealt with throughout my ministry. True of all systems thinking, it is not about shame and blame, rather thinking and acting in more productive ways. I wish I had this book to read before I started in ministry. If every pastor and church board would reflect on this book, and taking it to heart, it would help them to work better instead of harder. It is an excellent book for those who have never viewed congregations from a systems perspective. |
| Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach by The Alban Institute A Poor Approach |
| This book has a flawed approach, I assume from Steinke's credentials that he knows something about congregational conflict, but almost all his evidence for why and how things function come from the analogous relationship between a congregation and a humand body. Now the bible does make that analogy, but too think that the apostle Paul was thinking about viruses and cells and such when he was making that analogy is silly. There are some good things in this book, but nothing worth spending an hour or two to read this book. And people who are of a more Evangelical persuation will be annoyed with some aspects of this book. |
| Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach by The Alban Institute Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach |
| Peter Srteinke writes as well as he presents himself in person. I have enjoyed his seminar and found it to be most profitable. A great book for resolving congregational conflict and tragedy. |
| Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach by The Alban Institute Product Description |
| In this sequel to How Your Church Family Works, Peter Steinke takes readers into a deeper exploration of the congregation as an emotional system. He outlines the factors that put congregations at risk for anxiety and conflict. Learn ten principles of health, how congregations can adopt new ways of dealing with stress and anxiety, as well as how spiritually and emotionally healthy leaders influence the emotional system. Featuring a new preface and a fresh redesign, this book is a classic work by one of the most respected names in congregational consulting. |
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