Ginsberg, Leon H (editor). Social Work in Rural Communities. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US: Council on Social Work Education, 1994 / 1998 / 2005
Recommended By: Town and Country Church InstituteTo Acquire Contact: Council on Social Work Education, Amazon, Barnes and NobleNotes: "In this text, 26 scholars address a variety of issues central to rural social work, including ethical practices in rural environments, battered women, youth violence, elderly women and homophobia in rural communities. The articles are arranged in five sections: rural community issues; ethics and values for rural practice; rural social work practices; special populations; and education for rural social work practice. Ginsberg (U. of South Carolina) introduces the volume with an overview of rural practice." (Book News)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0872930378 / 0872930610 / 0872931145
Related Subject(s): Social Work, Rural Crisis
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Dudley, Carl S. Unique Dynamics of the Small Church. Hartford, Connecticut, US: Alban Institute, 1977 / 1985 / 1989
Recommended By: Hartford Institute for Religion Research To Acquire Contact: Books & Collectibles, AmazonNotes: "As Carl Dudley writes in his book, The Unique Dynamics of the Small Church, 'The small parish is not a church waiting to grow, like an adolescent child.'" (The National Catholic Rural Life Conference) ISBN/ISSN: ASIN / ISBN: B0006WN6BC / 9990408610 / 1400631009
Related Subject(s): Sociological Studies
Jung, L. Shannon; Mary A. Agria. Rural Congregational Studies: A Guide for Good Shepherds. Dubuque, Iowa, US: Abingdon Press, 1997
Recommended By: Center for Theology and LandTo Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble Notes: Helpful for pastor first coming into a rural community--to know how to figure out what's going on. Guidelines for how to do some research to understand what the community needs.ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0687031397
Related Subject(s): Sociological Studies, Research Methods
Hoff, Judy F. Psalms from the Heartland. Des Moines, Iowa, US: St. Mary's Press, 1993
Recommended By: Small Town and Rural Ministry Alliance - STARTo Acquire Contact: Abebooks, Amazon, Barnes and Noble. Judy Hoff, 8110 - 60th Ave. SW, Carson, North Dakota, 58529. Tel: (701) 622-3282Notes: "These 85 psalms from the heartland express a full range of experiences of life in rural America." (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0884892956
Related Subject(s): Spirituality, Worship Resources
Schmitmeyer, James. A Calendar of Care: Reflections of a Country Pastor. Des Moines, Iowa, US: Liturgy Training Publications, 1999
Recommended By: Small Town and Rural Ministry Alliance - STARTo Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble Notes: Possibly associated with National Catholic Rural Life Conference, but in folder with STAR resources. "Reflects on mysteries that are revealed when people of faith order their lives by divine ordering of nature. Essays reveal the power and beauty of God and Creation in the ordinary times and extraordinary seasons of those with whom he lives as a farmer, neighbor, friend and pastor. About an underlying harmony between the order of nature and the human ordering of time." (Amazon)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 1568543395
Related Subject(s): Spirituality
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