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Resources
WEB
SITES
- www.collegeof
preachers.org. Review upcoming
events on the website of The College of Preachers, a continuing
education center at the National Cathedral in Washington,
D.C. September 2004 PEP Newsletter
- www.alban.org
The Alban Institute's web site has many resources including
the work by Peter
L. Steinke, How Your Church
Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems.
January 2004 PEP Newsletter
- practicingourfaith.org
The Valparaiso Project Grants
Program develops resources for leaders to strengthen teaching,
learning and reflection on Christian practices. December
2003 PEP Newsletter
- waytolive.org
This interactive web site provides
a resource for teens on the practices of Christian living.
December 2003 PEP Newsletter
- pulpitandpew.duke.edu/goodministry.html
A Collection of Portraits and Essays About Good Ministry,
Edited by Jackson W. Carroll and
Carol E. Lytch
October
2003 PEP Newsletter
PRINT
MATERIAL
Resources
on Preaching 
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Richard
Eslinger, The Web of
Preaching, Abingdon Press, 2002.
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Lenora
Tubbs Tisdale, Preaching
as Local Theology and Folk Art ,
Fortress Press, 1997.
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Scott
Alexander, The Relational
Pulpit: Closing the Gap Between Preacher and Pew,
Skinner House Press, 1993.
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Jana
Childers, (Ed.), Birthing
the Sermon: Women and Preachers and the Creative Process,
Chalice Press.
- Re-Creating Congregational Stories: Insights from Narrative Therapy an article by Lawrence Peers, originally published in Congregations Fall 2005. Click here for pdf document.
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The
following is John Thomas'
paper at the Ministries
Issues Convocation March 7-9, 2002 in
Cleveland. The convocation is part of a process of church-wide
dialogue on the future of ordained and licensed ministry
in the United Church of Christ. Click here
for pdf document
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One
Foot in Heaven: Growing Older and Living to the Full by
Michael Hare Duke, SPCK Press, London, 2001, addresses
retirement with creativity.
- The book Open
Secrets highlights
the personal interactions of a new pastor.
Richard
Lischer's narrative of his first three years of pastoral
ministry is excellent for use in clergy discussion groups
and is available at amazon.com
for $5.95 (used.) January
2004 PEP Newsletter
- Holy Conversations by
Gil Rendle and Alice Mann presents an approach to congregational
planning with two important differences.
First the entire process is framed as spiritual practice.
Second, leaders learn how to shape customized planning activities
to address the exact needs and personality of their
own congregation. Text is available at www.alban.org
and is the course text for the 'Holy Congregations'
short course offered Feb. 9-10 in Hartford/Springfield.
November 2003 PEP Newsletter
- What is Good Ministry?
Resources to Launch a Discussion: A Collection of Portraits
and Essays about Good Ministry from
Pulpit and Pew: Research on Pastoral Research. Click
here
for more information.
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