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• catalog contributor b1127344.
• catalog created "c1982.".
• catalog date "1982".
• catalog date "c1982.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1982.".
• catalog description "3. What do they have in common? -- 4. The use of discretionary time -- 5. What is the time frame? -- 6. The problem of visibility -- E. What about money raising events? -- 1. Three levels of debate -- 2. Six alternatives -- 3. Three caution signs -- F. Enabler or leader? -- G. What about the organizational structure? -- H. Should we cooperate? -- 1. A fragile concept -- 2. Too many "publics" -- 3. The duds and the bombs -- 4. The seven basic types -- 5. Church growth or cooperation? -- I. Should we merge? -- J. What are the exceptions? -- Chapter VI: What will tomorrow bring?".
• catalog description "Chapter I: It is different! -- A. How is it different? -- B. What are the implications? -- C. From a lay perspective -- D. From the pastoral experience -- E. From a denominational perspective -- F. From a parish perspective -- G. Commitment in the small church -- Chapter II: Responding to four widespread concerns -- A. Self esteem -- B. Youth ministries -- C. The financial base -- D. Church growth -- Chapter III: Staffing the small church -- A. What is the context? -- B. Three neglected criteria -- C. What are the alternatives? -- 1. The full time pastor -- 2. The bivocational pastor -- 3. The multi church parish or the circuit -- 4. The retired minister -- 5. The retired military chaplain -- 6. The federated church -- 7. One congregation with two meeting places -- 8. The yoked field -- 9. The larger parish -- 10. The pastor and associate minister arrangement -- 11. The use of trained lay leadership -- 12. The service bureau -- D. Who will make that choice? -- ".
• catalog description "Chapter IV: The Sunday church school -- A. What are our goals? -- B. What is the role of young people and adults? -- C. What is the place of the Sunday school? -- D. What is the hidden curriculum? -- E. What are the advantages? -- Chapter V. Ten questions -- A. Are there too many churches? -- 1. Second thoughts on this subject -- B. What keeps all of these little churches going? -- 1. It's not a branch office -- 2. It reinforces community -- 3. Subsidies increase vulnerability -- 4. The socialization factor -- 5. The importance of shared experiences -- 6. The centrality of worship -- 7. The role of the laity -- 8. The focal point for loyalty -- C. What will be the impact of the urban to rural migration? -- 1. A new potential for growth -- 2. A demand for new church development -- 3. A new community context -- 4. The conflicting expectations -- 5. The increasing number of night owls -- D. What is unique about the multi church parish? -- 1. The peak hour -- 2. Who is number two? -- ".
• catalog extent "192 p. ;".
• catalog identifier "0687387175 (pbk.)".
• catalog issued "1982".
• catalog issued "c1982.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Nashville, Tenn. : Abingdon,".
• catalog subject "BV637.8 .S3 1982".
• catalog subject "Small churches.".
• catalog tableOfContents "3. What do they have in common? -- 4. The use of discretionary time -- 5. What is the time frame? -- 6. The problem of visibility -- E. What about money raising events? -- 1. Three levels of debate -- 2. Six alternatives -- 3. Three caution signs -- F. Enabler or leader? -- G. What about the organizational structure? -- H. Should we cooperate? -- 1. A fragile concept -- 2. Too many "publics" -- 3. The duds and the bombs -- 4. The seven basic types -- 5. Church growth or cooperation? -- I. Should we merge? -- J. What are the exceptions? -- Chapter VI: What will tomorrow bring?".
• catalog tableOfContents "Chapter I: It is different! -- A. How is it different? -- B. What are the implications? -- C. From a lay perspective -- D. From the pastoral experience -- E. From a denominational perspective -- F. From a parish perspective -- G. Commitment in the small church -- Chapter II: Responding to four widespread concerns -- A. Self esteem -- B. Youth ministries -- C. The financial base -- D. Church growth -- Chapter III: Staffing the small church -- A. What is the context? -- B. Three neglected criteria -- C. What are the alternatives? -- 1. The full time pastor -- 2. The bivocational pastor -- 3. The multi church parish or the circuit -- 4. The retired minister -- 5. The retired military chaplain -- 6. The federated church -- 7. One congregation with two meeting places -- 8. The yoked field -- 9. The larger parish -- 10. The pastor and associate minister arrangement -- 11. The use of trained lay leadership -- 12. The service bureau -- D. Who will make that choice? -- ".
• catalog tableOfContents "Chapter IV: The Sunday church school -- A. What are our goals? -- B. What is the role of young people and adults? -- C. What is the place of the Sunday school? -- D. What is the hidden curriculum? -- E. What are the advantages? -- Chapter V. Ten questions -- A. Are there too many churches? -- 1. Second thoughts on this subject -- B. What keeps all of these little churches going? -- 1. It's not a branch office -- 2. It reinforces community -- 3. Subsidies increase vulnerability -- 4. The socialization factor -- 5. The importance of shared experiences -- 6. The centrality of worship -- 7. The role of the laity -- 8. The focal point for loyalty -- C. What will be the impact of the urban to rural migration? -- 1. A new potential for growth -- 2. A demand for new church development -- 3. A new community context -- 4. The conflicting expectations -- 5. The increasing number of night owls -- D. What is unique about the multi church parish? -- 1. The peak hour -- 2. Who is number two? -- ".
• catalog title "The small church is different! / Lyle E. Schaller.".
• catalog type "text".