Thumma / Bird The Other 80 Percent

Turning Your Church's Spectators into Active Participants
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-02536-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: J-B Leadership Network Series

A research-based approach to developing more active and involvedcongregations
In this practical resource, well-known and respected researcherScott Thumma and professional co-writer Warren Bird draw upon newand heretofore unpublished research across a broad range ofProtestant churches of all sizes and show how to create more activemembers. Offers solid information of what church leaders need toknow about the factors and practices that create church members whoare more actively and passionately involved in theircongregations.
* Offers a first of its kind resource for developing engagedcongregations
* Lead author Scott Thumma is a noted researcher and writer oncongregational studies
* Warren Bird is coauthor of Culture Shift and ViralChurches
This book offers advice for moving church members from beingspectators to living a life of discipleship and faith.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thumma, Scott

Bird, Warren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series.
Preface.
Introduction: Wandering Sheep.
Part One: Listening.
1: What Do You Hear from the Committed 20%?
2: What Do You Hear from the Less-Committed 80%?
3: How to Create a Listening Team.
Part Two: Learning.
4: Cultural Causes of the 80/20 Problem.
5: Comparative Patterns in Churches.
6: Misinformed Efforts to Build Participation.
7: How to Create a Learning Team.
Part Three: Leading.
8: Start with What You Do Well.
9: Create More Ways for People to Participate.
10: Reach Toward Spiritual Growth and Development.
Afterword: The Sheep Who Came Back into the Fold.
Appendixes.
A. Resources.
B. Methods and Description of the Datasets.
C. Sample Survey Questions.
Annotated Bibliography.
Acknowledgments.
The Authors.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Scott Thumma, Ph.D., is professor of sociology of religionat Hartford Seminary and researcher at Hartford Institute forReligion Research. Scott is recognized as a leading researcher andwriter on congregational studies. He is also editor of the LillyEndowment funded website Insights into Religion.
Warren Bird, Ph.D., is director of research andintellectual capital development for Leadership Network. Anordained minister, he serves as an adjunct faculty member atAlliance Theological Seminary. Warren has coauthored 22 booksincluding Culture Shift and Viral Churches, both fromJossey-Bass.