Studying congregations
Subtitle: a new handbook
By: edited by Nancy T. Ammerman ... [et al.].
Contributors: Ammerman, Nancy Tatom, 1950-
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Nashville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Parishes -- United States.; Church management -- United States.; Christian sociology -- United States.
Description: This important new handbook for seminarians and clergy professionals places the congregation itself, rather than individual scholarly disciplines, at the center of congregational analysis. Studying Congregations: A New Handbook is a thoroughgoing revision and update of the leading textbook in the field (A Handbook for Congregational STudies). Using a comprehensive systems approach to congregations, this volume enables readers to analyze the ministries, stories, and processes that are at work in congregations. It provides techniques for studying the congregation as well as a framework for understanding the nature of the congregation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.