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Garner Stephen Chapin <1969-> |
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Scattering seeds : cultivating church vitality / / Stephen Chapin Garner with Jerry Thornell |
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Herndon, Virginia : , : Alban Institute, , 2011 |
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1 online resource (246 p.) |
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Leadership - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Christian leadership |
Church growth |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Tilling; Preparing a Pastor; Preparing a Congregation; Part II: Scattering Seeds; Soil, Climate, and the Mystery of Growth; A Vital Theology; Part III: Tending Growth; Ministry Teams; The Ministry of the Laity; The Ministry of the Pastor; Worship and Education for All; Part IV: Harvesting; Service to Others; Evaluating Success with an Eye to the Future; Notes |
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In Scattering Seeds: Cultivating Church Vitality, Stephen Chapin Garner and Jerry Thornell share the story of their home congregation, the United Church of Christ in Norwell, MA. This average congregation has approached congregational life in a not-so-average way. Each congregant is seen as a minister, bringing the good news of Christ to the community; the church has moved away from boards and committees, instead utilizing the people to form ministry teams; and they have revitalized the way they approach and practice worship and education. Garner and Thornell don't claim to have the secret to |
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UNISA996395598303316 |
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Herbert of Cherbury Edward Herbert, Baron, <1583-1648.> |
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The antient religion of the gentiles [[electronic resource] ] : and causes of their errors consider'd: the mistakes and failures of the heathen priests and wise-men, in their notions of the deity, and matters of divine worship, are examin'd; with regard to their being altogether destitute of divine revelation. With a compleat index, and the life of the author. / / By the learned and judicious Edward Ld Herbert of Cherbury, &c |
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London : , : Printed, for John Nutt, near Stationers-Hall, 1705 |
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Paganism |
Religions |
Title pages18th century.England |
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First published, posthumously, in 1663 as 'De religione gentilium' (DNB). |
Fragment: title page only. |
Reproduction of original in the British Library. |
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