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Engage! : Tools for Ministry in the Community /

Author Dana Horrell has called on his years of experience in community action to create this practical guide to help congregations reach out to their local communities. Church leaders often want to do more to engage their community contexts, but when it comes to the actual "how-to-do-it,"...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Horrell, Dana (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • part I. Administrative tools. Determine the problem to be solved
  • Start a project
  • Recruit volunteers
  • Equip volunteers
  • Fund your work
  • Build capacity
  • part II. Reflective tools. Prepare through study
  • Enlist specialists
  • Pose questions about your experience
  • Write it up
  • Cultivate self-awareness
  • part III. Mapping tools. Do a survey
  • Hold a focus group
  • Map your community together
  • Conduct a community tour
  • Do social analysis
  • part IV. Dialogue tools. Encourage team dialogue
  • Start a conversation with a stranger
  • Accompany someone in need
  • Encourage and support personal development
  • Hold a one-on-one interview
  • part V. Collaborative tools. Engage in public policy deliberation
  • Invite someone to share the life of faith
  • Organize a block party
  • Play serious games
  • Engaging in long-term community development.