| From Cooperation to Competition: Change, Choice, and Conflict in the Congregation Contributor(s): Schaller, Lyle E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0687497493 ISBN-13: 9780687497492 Publisher: Abingdon Press OUR PRICE: $23.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2006 Annotation: America's foremost interpreter of congregational life explores the ways that change in the church can lead either to destructive conflict or healthy competition |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - Administration - Religion | Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources - Religion | Christian Living - Leadership & Mentoring |
| Dewey: 253 |
| LCCN: 2006000983 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.88" W x 8.4" (0.72 lbs) 210 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Congregational life has changed in so many ways in recent years, not least among them the transition from cooperation to competition as the central model of how churches relate to one another. Simply put, congregations that don't learn to compete in this new economy will have few chances to thrive. This change can be scary, because it forces us out of established patterns of behavior and thinking. This is why trying to lead a congregation in these changing times seems so often to lead to conflict. Yet that conflict is not inevitable, says Lyle Schaller. We can't stop the change that has led to higher levels of competition, but we can manage that change in a variety of ways, such as making certain that we accompany it with an increase in the number of choices a congregation experiences, and by allowing change to lead to healthy competition. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schaller, Lyle E.: - Lyle E. Schaller was the country's leading interpreter of congregational systems and their vitality. He was the author of dozens of books, including From Geography to Affinity, also published by Abingdon Press. He lived in Naperville, Illinois. |