Did God abandon us?
Subtitle: helping small churches heal
By: Lisa M. Maddox
Publisher: Pilgrim Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Cleveland, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9780829819311
Subjects: Small churches; Church renewal; Regret; Change; Christianity
Description: Does your church suffer from post traumatic church syndrome? Hidden wounds of betrayal, conflict, abuse and loss often linger beneath the surface and are more difficult to heal. Feelings of abandonment overshadow hope, energy is focused on past hurts, and what God is saying to the congregation falls silent. How do congregations begin the healing process, remain faithful under stressful conditions, and move forward into what may seem to be an uncertain future? The book provides strength based tools to help congregations, small or large, accept the past and commit to facing the future together.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-125).
Table of contents: title: Where did God go?; title: Congregational trauma: does it even matter how we got here?; title: Strengths-based healing: an introduction; title: The narrative model: how we tell our story does matter; title: The acceptance and commitment model: accepting our past and committing to our future; title: The solution-focused model: the solution is within our congregation; title: Facing our future together.