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Understanding Your Congregation as a System
The Manual
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1994
Summary
Parsons and Leas have created an important tool for congregational leaders in this application of systems theory to evaluating a congregation’s life and readiness for change. Church leaders can explore the forces at work and examine the systemic implications in seven key areas: strategy, process, pastoral and lay leadership, authority, relatedness, and learning. The Manual provides an overview of systems theory, complete instructions for administering and scoring the Congregational Systems Inventory (CSI), and guidance for interpreting and explaining the inventory results using sample scores. The Congregational Systems Inventory is a survey designed to sample the perspectives of church staff, governing board, and key lay leaders. Be sure to order some packs of the CSI along with this valuable resource.
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Copyright Year
1994
ISBN-Print
978-1-56699-118-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-56699-687-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
142
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
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CONTENTS No access
PREFACE No access
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS No access
CHAPTER I: Congregational Systems Inventory Introduction: The Tyranny of Successful Habits No access Pages 1 - 3
CHAPTER II: Congregations as Systems No access Pages 4 - 20
CHAPTER III: Creative Tension No access Pages 21 - 24
CHAPTER IV: Systems Dimensions No access Pages 25 - 55
CHAPTER V: Analyzing the Profile No access Pages 56 - 64
