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A manual for helping congregations in decline assess and manage the decision to close
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Andover Newton Theological School. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/bc3ad3f6-1f62-44b5-98f1-1c0bf22a0e0b. A Manual for Helping Congregations In Decline Assess and Manage the Decision to Close.APA citation style (7th ed.)
A manual for helping congregations in decline assess and manage the decision to close. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/bc3ad3f6-1f62-44b5-98f1-1c0bf22a0e0bChicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)
A Manual for Helping Congregations In Decline Assess and Manage the Decision to Close. Andover Newton Theological School. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/bc3ad3f6-1f62-44b5-98f1-1c0bf22a0e0b.Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
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- This project presents a case study of Pilgrim Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, applying principles and practices drawn from this experience to the wider context of mainline Protestant decline. The project identifies sociological realities that confront local congregations, setting them within a biblical and theological framework. In describing an assessment procedure for churches in decline and a process for closing, the project proposes ways that a congregation can grieve, incorporate the loss in the ritual of public worship, evaluate the disposition of property and assets, arrange for continuing pastoral care, and interpret the reality theologically.
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