Engage! : Tools for Ministry in the Community /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Horrell, Dana (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Evangelistic work.
Church work.
Church and the world.
Communities > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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