Central/Southern Illinois Synod

Called and gathered by God in baptism, we walk together with Christ
to pray, proclaim, and participate in and through the grace of God.

The Parish Paper

Ideas and Insights for Active Congregations

Co-editors: Herb Miller, Lyle Schaller, Cynthia Woolever

The Central/Southern Illinois Synod subscribes to The Parish Paper, and receives the monthly issues as an E-mail PDF attachment. When you (a) distribute copies to your organization’s staff, constituents, and congregations, or (b) post issues on your organization’s Website, please include the notice below the list of issues.

2013

January-2013 - How to Avoid Pastor Burnout

February-2013 - Downsize Staff Without Destroying Church

March 2013 - What Leadership Style Works

April 2013 - Oral Communication

May 2013 - Conversation Sand Traps

June 2013 - Making Informed Decisions

2012

2012 Jan - How to Perfect Your Leadership Triangle

2012 Feb - How to Manage Change Resistance

2012 Mar - What Type of Future Are We Building?

2012 Apr - How Is Your Congregation's Health

2012 May - How to Turn Bystanders into Active Disciples

2012 Jun - Mission Possible: More Men in the Pews

2012 Jul - What Message Are We Sending about Giving

2012 Aug - Keys to Growing a Small Church

2012 Sep - Where Are the Unchurched?

2012 Oct - Preventing Church Fraud

2012 Nov - Maintain Church Health in Dec Population County

2012 Dec - How to Use Our Five Senses During Advent

2011

2011 Jan - What is Your Unconscious Intent?

2011 Feb - Accomplishing Worthy Goals: Being Smart is Not Enough!

2011 Mar - Does a Congregation's Location Influence Its Effectiveness?

2011 Apr - Incoming Pastors: Building Smoother Transition Bridges

2011 May - When Does Success Lead to Failure?

2011 Jun - What Is the Pastor's Role in Church Finances?

2011 Jul - How to Select Quality Staff

2011 Aug - How to Prevent Bad Behavior During Times of Change

2011 Sep - Why Do People Connect with Christ and a Congregation

2011 Oct - Why Do Smart Churches Make Dumb Decisions

2011 Nov - Should We Unleash the Power of Congregational Planning?

2011 Dec - How Do We Successfully Launch a New Project?

2010

2010 Jan - Become Comfortable with Conflict

2010 Feb - Should We Fine Tune Our Church Internal Culture

2010 Mar - New Trends in Belonging

2010 Apr - What Can We Learn from the Emerging Church Movement

2010 May - Generous Givers: A Product of Motivation and Methods

2010 June - Why Does Mentoring Succeed and Fail

2010 July - Should Our Congregation Use Internet Social Media?

2010 August - How Much Should We Pay Our Pastor?

2010 Sep - Planning for the Unexpected Financial Crisis

2010 Oct - Why are Worship Visitors Important?

2010 Nov - What Are the Big-Picture Trends in Congregations?

2010 Dec - Fifty Years Later: What Has Changed?

2009

2009 Jan - How to Identify Our Church's Unstated Assumptions

2009 Feb - Should Our Congregation Offer More Choices?

2009 Mar - Going Into All the World: Church Website Basics

2009 Apr - What Do People Want in Their Pastors?

2009 May - Permanent Endowment Fun

2009 Jun - One Congregation, Many Locations

2009 Jul - Lay Testimonials Strengthen Financial Giving

2009 Aug - Shepherding Congregations Through Grief Storms

2009 Sep - Do We Sing all Five Worship-Hymn Preferences?

2009 Oct - Women Pastors: Are Our Assumptions Correct?

2009 Nov - Seven Roads to a Multicultural Congregation

2009 Dec - Are We a Leader-Sending Congregation?

2008

2008 Jan - What Core Values Drive our Church?

2008 Feb - Shepherding New Ideas through Change-Resistance Minefields

2008 Mar - Church Members and Community Residents: Match or Mismatch?

2008 Apr - Making a Good Start with Your New Pastor?

2008 May - How Effective Is Our Financial Communication

2008 Jun - "Teaching Moments" Strengthening Governing Board Meetings

2008 Jul - Giving to Congregations: Have Patterns Changed?

2008 Aug - How Does Church Size Impact Decision Making?

2008 Sep - The Change Agent’s Checklist

2008 Oct - Requirements for Membership: Which Ones Matter?

2008 Nov - The Fun Factor Asset in Congregational Climate

2008 Dec - Does Your Window Limit Your View

The Parish Paper
Ideas and Insights for Active Congregations

Coeditors: Herb Miller, Lyle Schaller, Cynthia Woolever
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The Parish Paper

 
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