| Cultivating Fruitfulness: Five Weeks of Prayer and Practice for Congregations Contributor(s): Schnase, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0687654335 ISBN-13: 9780687654338 Publisher: Abingdon Press OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Fundamental practices any congregation can implement to enrich and deepen the faith of its members |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - Growth - Religion | Christian Education - General - Religion | Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources |
| Dewey: 268.434 |
| LCCN: 2008017081 |
| Series: Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations Program Resources |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.30 lbs) 94 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
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| Publisher Description: Focus on the Five Practices: A Congregation-Wide Initiative Based on the book, Five Practices of a Fruitful Congregation, by Bishop Robert Schnase Imagine a congregation-wide focus on these practices that includes a five week sermon series, five weeks with every household reading daily devotions and sharing prayers on these practices, five weeks of leadership teams and small groups stimulated to take new initiatives, five weeks of conversation and commitment focused on the mission of the church. These are the practices that lead to excellence and fruitfulness, and they can change your church. Imagine! Cultivating Fruitfulness is a congregational resource that inspires participants through 5 weeks of prayer and devotion. Each day includes a Scripture, a short story or concept from book, a personal question and a prayer. Other resources for the Focus on the Five Practices: Congregation-Wide Initiative: |
Contributor Bio(s): Schnase, Robert: - Robert Schnase is bishop of the Rio Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church. Schnase is the author of Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, a best-selling book on congregational ministry that has ignited a common interest among churches and their leaders around its themes of radical hospitality, passionate worship, intentional faith development, risk-taking mission and service, and extravagant generosity. Five Practices has reached a global community with translations in Korean, Spanish, Russian, Hungarian, and German. Robert is also the author of Just Say Yes!, Receiving God's Love, Remember the Future, Five Practices of Fruitful Living, and others. |