Ammerman, Nancy Tatom; Jackson Carroll; Carl Dudley; William Mckinney (Editors). Studying Congregations: A New Handbook. Hartford, Connecticut, US: Abingdon Press, 1998
Recommended By: Hartford Institute for Religion Research To Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble Notes: Recommended by Warren Eshback at Gettysburg as well. This manual offers a series of "frames" through which a researcher can study a congregation--looking at its internal culture, its broader "ecology" or community context, its theology and its internal processes and dynamics. "In this new edition, the authors update what has become the primary textbook in the field of congregational studies in the seminary classroom. Studying Congregations: A New Handbook will also be a useful reference for pastors, denominational leaders, and strategic planning committees." (Barnes and Noble)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0687006511
Related Subject(s):, Research Methods
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Perkins, John M. Restoring at-Risk Communities: Doing It Together and Doing It Right. Dubuque, Iowa, US: Baker Books, 2000
Recommended By: Center for Theology and LandTo Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Super Book Deals Notes: Mostly on urban communities. "This is an in-depth how-to manual for those involved in or interested in Christian community development among our nation's poor. Dr. Perkins, along with fourteen other urban ministry professionals, shares a wealth of experience in this practical handbook." (Publisher's description)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 080105463X
Related Subject(s):, Church-community engagement
Two Decades of Research and Action: CReNIEO 1980-2000. Chennai, India: Center for Research on New International Economic Order, 2000
Recommended By: Center for Research on New International Economic Order - CReNIEOTo Acquire Contact: New Mahabalipuram Road, (Via) Kovalam, Muttukadu 603 112, Chengalpattu, MGR District, Tamilnadu, India. Tel: +91 44 45394. Email: crenieo@giasmd01.vsnl.net.inNotes: Great resource on the history of the Centre for Research on New International Order (CReNIEO) in Chennai, India. It outlines methodologies, findings, practices, skills needed for action research. Includes WIDA statistics about India, description of issues facing India at this time that may impede the development of social change and research. Emphasizes research and action as the combination necessary to bring about change.
Related Subject(s):, Research Methods, Research Methods
Putnam, Robert. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. Ames, Iowa, US: Simon and Schuster, 2000 / 2001
Recommended By: Rural Development Initiatives - RDITo Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Super Book Deals, Simon and Schuster Notes: Putnam warns that our stock of social capital - the very fabric of our connections with each other, has plummeted, impoverishing our lives and communities. Putnam draws on evidence including nearly 500,000 interviews over the last quarter century to show that we sign fewer petitions, belong to fewer organizations that meet, know our neighbors less, meet with friends less frequently, and even socialize with our families less often. We're even bowling alone. More Americans are bowling than ever before, but they are not bowling in leagues. Putnam shows how changes in work, family structure, age, suburban life, television, computers, women's roles and other factors have contributed to this decline. ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0684832836 / 0743203046
Related Subject(s):, Social Capital
Frank, Thomas Edward. Soul of the Congregation: An Invitation to Congregational Reflection. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US: Abingdon Press, 2000
Recommended By: Town and Country Church InstituteTo Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Super Book Deals Notes: Students like this book. "'The soul of the congregation,' argues Frank, is a way of being and being-in-the-world, and not didactic or productive. Rather than reach for some newfangled church marketing or growth paradigm that does not feed the soul, Frank urges us to lean on what we already have among us. In so doing, we will rediscover the soul of the congregation of which we are already a part." (Barnes and Noble)ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0687087171
Related Subject(s):, Culture
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