New bells for the steeple: communication strategies for building parish community

Jay Cormier

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New bells for the steeple: communication strategies for building parish community

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Jay Cormier. New Bells for the Steeple: Communication Strategies for Building Parish Community. Andover Newton Theological School. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1cd85382-1b91-48e5-bb9d-27c4742f5e18.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

J. Cormier. New bells for the steeple: communication strategies for building parish community. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1cd85382-1b91-48e5-bb9d-27c4742f5e18

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Jay Cormier. New Bells for the Steeple: Communication Strategies for Building Parish Community. Andover Newton Theological School. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1cd85382-1b91-48e5-bb9d-27c4742f5e18.

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Jay Cormier

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Abstract

This project is designed to help pastors and parish leaders understand how the process of communication works within organizations like their parishes. Current communications research and resources (new bells) are presented to enable parish ministers to develop communications strategies as a tool in ministry (new steeples). Chapter 1 explains the communications process of message-sending and message-receiving. Chapters 2, 3 and 4 focus on the three primary elements of that process: communicator, audience, and message. Chapters 5 and 6 discuss the mass media. The paper concludes with a theological perspective on the ministry of communications as an incarnational experience. This project also seeks to raise awareness among church leadership of the importance of well-planned communications strategizing to serve and proclaim the Gospel.

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