How Your Congregation Learns: The Learning Journey from Challenge to Achievement

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by Tim Shapiro Rowman & Littlefield, June 21, 2017

Description

This resource lays out a process for congregational leaders to move from identifying a challenge to solving the issue, a transition that takes form in the learning journey.

Features

moving from idea to implementation, reflection questions at the end of each chapter, illustrations and examples, stages of the learning journey

Recommended Audience

clergy and congregations of any faith traditio

Cost

Purchase as a book or e-book

Practical Applications

Identify a challenge and take action, either in the form of a project or program, drawing from the experience of the congregations described in this resource.
Reflect on how the congregation responds to learning something new after undergoing the learning journey together.

Updated: February 15, 2024

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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