Parish Planning [Adobe Ebook]

Church planner and consultant Lyle E. Schaller offers suggestions and guidelines on how the people in a given local church can improve the quality of the decision-making process in that parish. His emphasis is on finding "handles" for beginning the p... Read more

Church planner and consultant Lyle E. Schaller offers suggestions and guidelines on how the people in a given local church can improve the quality of the decision-making process in that parish. His emphasis is on finding "handles" for beginning the planning process, on the importance of self-evaluation, and on the implementation process itself. First, he looks at "the covenant and the pilgrimage" taking place in the church. Other topics include the church budget; institutional blight; the importance of self-evaluation and accountability; the ability to implement ideas, plans, and programs; a look at four types of congregations: Old First, small rural, neighborhood, and metropolitan; evangelism - the most "neglected task"; and the need to increase quality of performance. Parish Planning-a self-help course in planning for a parish of any size-will enable members of a church board or congregation to re-evaluate their purpose, mission, and methods and put new ideas into action. Less