Rowman Littlefield Publishers imprint: 5577 books
Saying No to Say Yes
Everyday Boundaries and Pastoral Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
This book explores the difficulties clergy face when they attempt to say “no” by setting effective boundaries in order to say “yes” to the life-giving call of ministry. It illustrates the benefits of good boundaries, even as it traces the legacy of denominational boundary trainings in the...
Facing Decline, Finding Hope
New Possibilities for Faithful Churches
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Church today isn’t the same as it was fifty years ago—or even ten years ago. In spite of the powerful stories of turn-around churches with skyrocketing memberships, the difficult reality is that most congregations are getting smaller. Jeffrey D. Jones asks brave questions for congregations facing...
Raising the Roof
The Pastoral-to-Program Size Transition
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2001
Pastoral-to-program size change is frequently described as the most challenging of growth transitions for congregations. Now Alban senior consultant Alice Mann, author of The In-Between Church: Navigating Size Transitions in Congregations, addresses the difficulties of that transition in this resource...
Promise and Peril
Understanding and Managing Change and Conflict in Congregations
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2009
Congregations cannot exist without finances, priorities, leadership, worship, and decision making, yet these five aspects breed the most conflict between church members and clergy. These conflicts unfortunately tend to bring about the most negative consequences: drops in giving, resignation of leaders,...
Spiritual Discovery
A Method for Discernment in Small Groups and Congregations
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
Spiritual Discovery is a practical guide for groups desiring a prayerful approach to decision-making. The discernment method developed by authors Catherine C. Tran and Sandra Hughes Boyd begins with the prayer model—a process for guiding prayer in small groups created by Jane E. Vennard. This model...
Holy Clarity
The Practice of Planning and Evaluation
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2009
In Holy Clarity, Sarah Drummond explores the most basic reason leaders of religious organizations conduct evaluations: To find and create God-pleasing clarity regarding the organization's purpose and the impact of its activities. Leadership and evaluation are not separate disciplines, she argues....
Understanding Globalization
The Social Consequences of Political, Economic, and Environmental Change
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2016
Understanding Globalization introduces students to the concept of globalization, providing an essential history, overview of key themes and theories, and a wealth of engaging examples. The fifth edition has been completely revised to connect with students today, opening with a discussion of the far-reaching...
Museums in Motion
An Introduction to the History and Functions of Museums
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Here is a complete introduction to the history of museums, types of museums, and the key roles that museums play in the twenty-first century.
Following an introductory chapter looking at what a museum is today, Part I looks at the history and types of museums:
art and design museums
natural...
Technology and the School Library
A Comprehensive Guide for Media Specialists and Other Educators
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
Technology and the School Library is a comprehensive overview of the types of technologies used in school libraries, from traditional low-tech options to the latest developments, describing how school librarians interact with these technologies.
This thoroughly revised and updated third edition...
The Teacher Exodus
Reversing the Trend and Keeping Teachers in the Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2018
The Teacher Exodus: Reversing the Trend and Keeping Teachers in the Classrooms is an authentic examination of many of the reasons public school teachers are leaving the profession. It also takes a hard look at why students are no longer selecting teaching as their career choice. American culture is...
E-Government for Public Managers
Administering the Virtual Public Sphere
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2016
This handy guide and supplemental text examines trends in information and communication technology (ICT) that impact the day-to-day operations of federal, state, and local government. It seeks to improve service delivery, human resource administration, political participation, education, and citizen...
Convergence Journalism
Writing and Reporting across the News Media
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
Book Companion Site For at least a decade, media prognosticators have been declaring the death of radio, daily newspapers, journalistic ethics, and even journalism itself. But in Convergence Journalism_an introductory text on how to think, report, write, and present news across platforms_Janet Kolodzy...
War, Media, and Propaganda
A Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2004
This timely book presents a multifaceted look at war, media, and propaganda from international perspectives. Focusing on the media's role in global conflicts, prominent authors, journalists, scholars, and researchers provide an insightful overview of the impact of globalization on media practices....
by Adam J. Schiffer
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017
Media bias has been a hot-button issue for several decades and it features prominently in the post-2016 political conversation. Yet, it receives only spotty treatment in existing materials aimed at political communication or introductory American politics courses.
Evaluating Media Bias is a...