The church guide for making decisions together / Terence Corkin and Julia Kuhn Wallace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corkin, Terence, author.

Wallace, Julia Kuhn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parliamentary practice.

Decision making--Religious aspects.

Decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Nashville, Tennessee : Abingdon Press, 2017.

Summary:

A new way of making decisions for churches.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction So What's Wrong with the Way We Make Decisions?

Chapter 1 The Goal and Character of Christian Decision-Making

Chapter 2 From Conflict to Consensus: Supporting Transformative Decision-Making

Chapter 3 Values That Enhance Faithful Decision-Making

Chapter 4 What Kind of Community Are We?

Chapter 5 A Step-by-Step Process to Successfully Engage Church Groups in Contemporary Discernment

Chapter 6 "Yes, but . . .": Addressing Resistance

Chapter 7 Lessons from around the World

Chapter 8 Putting It All Together: Building Your Discernment Process

Afterword

Appendix 1 Discernment Checklist

Appendix 2 Leadership Role Descriptions

Appendix 3 Sample Process Agenda

Appendix 4 Small-Group Response Sheet

Appendix 5 Facilitation Group Report Template

Appendix 6 Behavioral Covenant Sample

Appendix 7 Consensus Process Flow Chart.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 23, 2017).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5018-3808-3

OCLC:

975999755