Callahan, Kennon L. Small, Strong Congregations: Creating Strengths and Health for Your Congregation. : Jossey-Bass, 2000
To Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Super Book Deals Notes: "Written to be a hands-on guide, Small, Strong Congregations offers practical suggestions for creating mission and service, compassion and shepherding, community and belonging, self-reliance and self-sufficiency, worship and hope, teams and leaders, space and facilities, and giving and generosity. This wise resource is filled with illustrative examples that show clearly how myriad small churches have created solid, vigorous congregations." (Amazon)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0787949809
Related Subject(s): Small Churches, Small Church Mission, Revitalizing Congregations
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Ray, David R. The Indispensable Guide for Smaller Churches. Kingston, Ontario, Canada: Pilgrim Press, 2002
Recommended By: Queen’s Theological CollegeTo Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Super Book Deals Notes: Excellent survey of theoretical and theological discussion of small church issues, worship, mission, education, finances of small church life. Many case studies in each area, intangibles of small church culture, including the low self-esteem problems that small churches tend to develop in a "bigger is better" world. His 12 principles and 15 practices for smaller church worship are insightful and illuminating (and more fully developed in his book "Wonderful Worship in Smaller Churches").ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0829815074
Related Subject(s): Small Churches, Self-esteem - congregational
Ray, David R . Wonderful Worship in Smaller Churches. Kingston, Ontario, Canada: Pilgrim Press, 2000
Recommended By: Queen’s Theological CollegeTo Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Super Book Deals Notes: Great resource for small church pastors.ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0829814000
Related Subject(s): Small Churches Worship, Worship Resources
Surrey, Peter J. The Small Town Church. Seward, Nebraska, US: Abingdon, 1981
Recommended By: Lutheran Institute for Rural MinistryTo Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble Notes: An engaging (if a bit dated) look at the culture of small towns through the medium of letters written to the pastor by congregational members explaining their life together. It explains how the context shapes the values, life, goals, expectations and standards of the small-town church.ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0687387205
Related Subject(s): Small Towns, Small Churches, Culture
Bell, Michael Mayerfield. Childerley: Nature and Mortality in a Country Village. : University of Chicago Press, 1995
To Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Super Book Deals Notes: Ethnography of life in a small village outside London - Childerley. The book focuses on morality and class identities.ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0226041980
Related Subject(s): Social Conditions - England, Sociological Studies
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