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Welcoming Resistance
A Path to Faithful Ministry
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2002
Summary
Resistance can be a sign of vital, high-quality, and faithful life in a congregation, and a learning opportunity for congregational leaders who recognize the value of hearing from those who resist ministry initiatives, inviting their input and listening to their response.
Hobgood proposes a "continuum of interventions" that can be made by pastors and lay leaders. He also observes that the degree of resistance will intensify as the degree of change deepens, but suggests that when we try to squelch resistance, we threaten the congregation's very existence. Congregational leaders will appreciate Hobgood's positive and pastoral approach to the resistance they encounter in their own faith communities and his concrete and practical suggestions for building more constructive relationships.
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Copyright year
2002
ISBN-Print
978-1-56699-250-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-56699-691-4
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
152
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CONTENTS No access
FIGURES No access
FOREWORD No access
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS No access
CHAPTER 1: Resistance in Congregational Life No access Pages 1 - 18
CHAPTER 2: Face to Face with Resistance No access Pages 19 - 48
CHAPTER 3: Clergy and Lay Leaders at Work No access Pages 49 - 86
CHAPTER 4: Responding to Resistance No access Pages 87 - 112
CHAPTER 5: Leaders and Power No access Pages 113 - 130
CHAPTER 6: Integrating Resistance into the Congregation's Life No access Pages 131 - 148
