How your church family works :understanding congregations as emotional systems /Peter L. Steinke.

Name/Title

How your church family works :understanding congregations as emotional systems /Peter L. Steinke.

Description

The concept of a system -- Anxiety and reactivity -- Separateness and closeness -- Stability and change -- Clarity and compassion -- Do not go gently into that glob of glue -- Being a prophet is nice work-if you can find a job -- What shall it profit a parish if it gets over the hump but falls into the abyss -- Remembering the future -- Believing and belonging. xx, 146 p. :ill. ;22 cm.

Book Details

Author

Steinke, Peter L.

Place Published

City

Herndon, Va.

Date Published

2006

Publication Subjects

Parishes--Psychology. Church controversies. System theory.

Call No.

BV640 .S785 2006

ISBN

9781566993296, 1566993296

LCCN

2006036114

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-146).