Next Steps in Community Ministry
Hands-on Leadership
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
| Author: | Carl S. Dudley | ISBN: | 9781566995924 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | December 31, 1996 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Carl S. Dudley |
| ISBN: | 9781566995924 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publication: | December 31, 1996 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Language: | English |
Dudley and a research team go back to 24 ministries still in existence five years after the Church and Community Project's completion. They discovered how the myths and expectations of funding, lay/clergy leadership, and church/society partnerships were shattered by what is doable; how the often Herculean efforts frustrated and tired participants, who were then uplifted and sustained by making a difference; and how faith was the foundation for action, and how, through action, the poor, the homeless, and others in need became real people and not statistics.
Dudley and a research team go back to 24 ministries still in existence five years after the Church and Community Project's completion. They discovered how the myths and expectations of funding, lay/clergy leadership, and church/society partnerships were shattered by what is doable; how the often Herculean efforts frustrated and tired participants, who were then uplifted and sustained by making a difference; and how faith was the foundation for action, and how, through action, the poor, the homeless, and others in need became real people and not statistics.
