Spiritual leadership in the small membership church : ministry in the small membership church/ David Canada.
By: Canada, David.
Material type: BookPublisher: Nashville, TN : Abingdon Press, c2005Description: xvi, 101 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0687494826 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Christian leadership | Small churchesDDC classification: 253 Online resources: Table of contentsItem type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Introduction: the journey -- The challenge for the pastor -- The challenge for the church -- Endings -- What is spiritual leadership? -- Spiritual formation -- Stages of spiritual growth -- Instincts -- Insights -- Initiative -- Integrity -- Inclusion -- Spiritual leadership as shared responsibility -- The pastor as spiritually forming leader -- The setting -- The process -- The parable, a garden -- The spiritual life of the pastor, preparing the sower -- Experiencing God's presence in time and space -- Pastoring as the desire to bless -- Moving beyond desire -- The small membership church as spiritually forming community -- The setting -- The challenge -- The journey -- The parable, a garden -- Preparing the soil, means of grace -- Worship -- Holy communion -- Bible study -- Prayer -- Spiritual friendship -- Deeds of kindness and mercy -- The desire to bless -- Moving beyond desire -- Roadblocks to the journey -- Inner conflict -- Intra-family conflict -- Inter-family conflict -- Cultural and racial conflict -- Fear -- Moving beyond the roadblocks -- The role of pastoral care -- Moving beyond roadblocks by setting the environment -- Moving beyond roadblocks through the use of symbols -- Moving beyond roadblocks through means of grace -- Arriving at inclusion -- Attitudes of inclusion and hospitality -- Gratitude -- Humility -- Acceptance -- Detachment -- Anticipation -- Assurance -- Attributes -- Strategies for inclusion and hospitality -- Sowing faith -- Sowing hope -- Sowing love.
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