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Called By God To Serve

Called By God To Serve

by Robert F. Holley
Called By God To Serve
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Called By God To Serve

Called By God To Serve

by Robert F. Holley

Overview

Church councils and leadership groups will discover ten helpful devotional reflections and discussion starters for a three-year cycle, focusing on the task of serving from a biblical and theological perspective. Insights from family systems theory provide a framework for the reflections. Through discussion of theory and by encountering and responding to real-life situations, participants will ponder aspects of what they are called to do together.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781451415605
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date: 09/01/2004
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 235 KB

About the Author

Robert F. Holley is a retired ELCA pastor. He is a graduate of The George Washington University and The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He is coauthor with Paul Walters of Called by God to Serve. Pastor Holley trains facilitators for Healthy Congregations.


Paul E. Walters is the coauthor of Called by God to Serve and author of Love and Faithfulness: A Marriage Planning Handbook, and is a frequent contributor to Sundays and Seasons. He is an ELCA parish pastor serving in Southeast Michigan, a husband, and the father of three boys. Sir Paul is a Knight of Sufferlandria and a Moth Story Slam Winner.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Year One: The Church as a Journey

The Gods We Worship

Joyful Generosity

Sin in the Church

The Burden of Leadership

The Heart of Faith

Apathy in the Church

The Gift of God's Word

Christ Is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed!

Variety in the Body of Christ

Called by God to Serve

Year Two: Planning for Mission

Focus on Mission

What Do You Manage?

How We Act as Leaders

Faithful Leadership Hurts

What Makes Us Strong?

Being Gracious People

On Not Being Ourselves

Speaking the Truth in Love

Your Mind and the Mind of Christ

Who Do You Say That I Am?

Year Three: Facing Difficult Challenges

Hospitality

Just a Complaint Department?

In Dying We Live

How Do We Grieve?

Right, Wrong, or Forgiven

Spreading like Wildfire

Faithful Leaders Challenge People

Deciding Who Are the Ministers

Lead with Patience and Calm

Being an Immune System

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