Scott Thumma, Warren Bird

The Other 80 Percent

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A research-based approach to developing more active and involved congregations

In this practical resource, well-known and respected researcher Scott Thumma and professional co-writer Warren Bird draw upon new and heretofore unpublished research across a broad range of Protestant churches of all sizes and show how to create more active members. Offers solid information of what church leaders need to know about the factors and practices that create church members who are more actively and passionately involved in their congregations.
Offers a first of its kind resource for developing engaged congregations
Lead author Scott Thumma is a noted researcher and writer on congregational studies
Warren Bird is coauthor of Culture Shift and Viral Churches

This book offers advice for moving church members from being spectators to living a life of discipleship and faith.

Produktdetails

• J-B Leadership Network Series
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 162mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780470891292
• ISBN-10: 0470891297
• Artikelnr.: 32733762

Autorenporträt

The Authors Scott Thumma, Ph.D., is professor of sociology of religion at Hartford Seminary and researcher at Hartford Institute for Religion Research. Scott is recognized as a leading researcher and writer on congregational studies. He is also editor of the Lilly Endowment funded website Insights into Religion. Warren Bird, Ph.D., is director of research and intellectual capital development for Leadership Network. An ordained minister, he serves as an adjunct faculty member at Alliance Theological Seminary. Warren has coauthored 22 books including Culture Shift and Viral Churches, both from Jossey-Bass.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series. Preface. Introduction:
Wandering Sheep. Part One: Listening. 1: What Do You Hear from the
Committed 20%? 2: What Do You Hear from the Less-Committed 80%? 3: How to
Create a Listening Team. Part Two: Learning. 4: Cultural Causes of the
80/20 Problem. 5: Comparative Patterns in Churches. 6: Misinformed Efforts
to Build Participation. 7: How to Create a Learning Team. Part Three:
Leading. 8: Start with What You Do Well. 9: Create More Ways for People to
Participate. 10: Reach Toward Spiritual Growth and Development. Afterword:
The Sheep Who Came Back into the Fold. Appendixes. A. Resources. B. Methods
and Description of the Datasets. C. Sample Survey Questions. Annotated
Bibliography. Acknowledgments. The Authors. Index.