“Christendom” means the dominion or sovereignty of the Christian religion. The Christendom phase of the Christian movement is drawing to a decisive close. The question is: Can we get over regarding this as a catastrophe and begin to experience it as a doorway into a...
A CHURCH WITHOUT WALLS
Presbytery of Irvine and Kilmarnock This is the introductory speech given to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in May, 2001 by the Convener of the Special Commission anent Review and Reform, the Rev Peter Neilson. This is also available at...
The Innovating Missional Leader and Change – Pat Kiefert
Patrick R. KeifertProfessor of Systematic TheologyLuther SeminaryPresident and Director of ResearchChurch Innovations InstituteSaint Paul, Minnesota USADwelling in the WordLuke 10: 1-12Basic DefinitionsInnovating is a process of failure emerging from a Christian...
PMC Research Approaches and Ethnography – Pat Ellison
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PMC Congregational Discovery Report
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Looking and Listening booklet – Pat Ellison
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Glossary
Partnership for Congregational RenewalAFTER CHRISTENDOM:A description of the present period in western culture wherein the environment within which congregations live no longer provides the primary resources and support for making disciples of Jesus Christ. ...
INTSHAYELELO NGEZIKHOKELO ZAMABANDLA ATHUNYIWEYO – Xhosa Introduction to Eight Patterns
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The Diffusion of Innovations Model and Outreach from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine to Native American Communities
Everett M. Rogers and Karyn L. ScottDepartment of Communication and JournalismUniversity of New MexicoAlbuquerque, New Mexico 87131-1171(505) 277-7569FAX: (505) 277-4206erogers@unm.edu, kscott@unm.eduDraft paper prepared for the National Network of Libraries of...
It’s the system: the 85-15 principle
It’s the system not the individual most of the time that determines the ability to get things done in a church staff. The system of relationships, the dynamics of those relationships, their engagement with the missional vocation of the congregation, overwhelmingly...