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100 1 _aCanada, David,
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245 1 0 _aSpiritual leadership in the small membership church :
_bministry in the small membership church/
_cDavid Canada.
260 _aNashville, TN :
_bAbingdon Press,
_cc2005.
300 _axvi, 101 p. ;
_c22 cm.
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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.
650 0 _aChristian leadership.
650 0 _aSmall churches.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005015021.html
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