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When the bottom line is faithfulness : management of Christian service organizations /
Religious service organizations play a central role in philanthropy in the United States. As with their secular counterparts, society expects that these organizations will be "values-expressive," idealistic as well as pragmatic, upholding and promoting an identifiable set of social and mor...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©1994.
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| Series: | Philanthropic studies.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Religion, Philanthropy, and American Culture
- pt. I. The Context of Religious Philanthropic Organizations: Historical, Societal, Theological, and Organizational Elements. 1. Dimensions and Tensions of Philanthropy and American Culture. 2. Philanthropy and Religion in America. 3. "I Will Show You My Faith by What I Do": The Mandate for Combining Witness and Service. 4. Religious Organizations as Organizations: A Theoretical Inquiry
- pt. II. The Management of Christian Service Organizations. 5. Christian Service in Practice: A Study of Seven Organizations. 6. Management of a Ministry: The Function of Management in Christian Service Organizations. 7. Sustaining a Christian Organizational Culture and the Management of Human Resources. 8. Fund-Raising and Resource Development: Securing Support for God's Work. 9. Leading and Planning: Executives' and Board Members' Roles. 10. Toward a Philosophy of Management for Christian Service Organizations: Some Tentative Conclusions.