Ending with Hope: A Resource for Closing Congregations

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1. Contents No access
2. Preface No access
1. Chapter 1: Discerning God's Calling No access
2. Chapter 2: Assessing Congregational Viability No access
3. Chapter 3: Closing Churches in the Light of American Religious History No access
4. Chapter 4: The Members' Experience No access
5. Chapter 5: The Pastor's Experience No access
6. Chapter 6: Merger as a New Beginning No access
7. Chapter 7: A Judicatory Perspective No access
1. Chapter 8: A Tale of Two Closings No access
2. Chapter 9: Closing Rural Congregations No access
3. Chapter 10: A Struggle to the End No access
4. Chapter 11: Ending with Strength No access
1. Chapter 12: The Value of Ritual: Making Meaning, Forging Hope No access
2. Chapter 13: Congregational Records and Artifacts No access
3. Chapter 14: Deciding What to Do with the Building No access
4. Chapter 15: Guidance for Decision Makers No access
Contributors No access Pages 172 - 177