Beyond business as usual
Subtitle: vestry leadership development
By: by Neal O. Michell.
Publisher: Church Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780898695694
Subjects: Episcopal Church -- Government; Church management
Table of contents: title: A new way for clergy and vestries to think; title: Defining reality : our churches are in decline; title: Cultural changes; title: Decline in the Episcopal Church; title: A word about church growth; title: Who is responsible?; title: What use are vestries?; title: He said he'd never serve on the vestry again; title: Lead, follow, or get out of the way; title: What is your mental model?; title: The teaching role of the pastor; title: Choose your mental model; title: Vestry as learning community; title: Vestry as a community of disciples; title: Benefits of a learning community; title: Modeling a teachable spirit; title: Discerning the pinch points; title: Spiritual pinch points; title: Relational pinch points; title: Administrative pinch points; title: Recognizing your commitment level; title: Committed to the ongoing life of the church; title: Committed to participation in the life of the vestry; title: Committed to the financial support of the church; title: How to conduct an effective vestry meeting; title: The tried and tired method; title: A better way; title: Preparing the agenda; title: Other means for forming a vestry as a learning community; title: Vestry selection process; title: Vestry orientation; title: Vestry retreat; title: Teachable moments; title: Holding urgency and being a non-anxious presence in healthy tension; title: Tyranny of the urgent; title: Right urgency as the antidote to complacency; title: Non-anxious presence; title: Being a non-anxious presence is not simply a technique; title: Exercises for moving beyond business as usual.