Seasons of Ministry: Marking the transitions from first call to retirement Contents IN FOCUS: Unpredictable Seasons Pastor Lynn M. Baab explores the intersection of the seasons of our lives with the seasons of our ministries A Pathway to Wisdom Rabbi…
Read MoreWhen Clergy Get Cancer: Receiving the Gifts that Come With A Change Role
When ordained people get cancer, we get it the same way other people do. One of a dozen triggers joins our genetic make-up, our exposure to carcinogens, and our immune system to compromise it, allowing cells inside us to grow…
Read MoreCongregations Magazine, Mar-Apr 2002
Refocusing Evaluation: Looking beyond the individual toward mutual ministry review Contents IN FOCUS: A Pathway for Learning Alban Institute director of consulting John Janka believes evaluation, properly done, can strengthen a community of faith Beyond the Church Parking Lot Writer…
Read MoreAdditional Evaluation Survey Information
Below are the original survey, the complete tabulation of results, and additional charts on evaluation mentioned on page 27. ONLY respond to this survey if you are CURRENTLY employed, as clergy or as lay staff, by a church or synagogue….
Read MoreCongregations Magazine, Nov-Dec 2002
Congregational Vitality: Embracing Community and Spiritual Practice Contents IN FOCUS: A Tale of Two Churches Writer and seminary professor Diana Butler Bass says that the key to mainline church vitality can be found in “intentional” congregations It’s About Discipleship Writer…
Read MoreThanksgiving Special
Dear Readers, The Alban Institute would like to thank you for your positive response to the Alban Weekly. Since our launch in July 2004, our newsletter has been opened over 80,000 times. For our special Thanksgiving issue, we are bringing…
Read MoreConversations That Matter
How are faith communities to respond amid continued reports of decline within American congregations? An upcoming series of Alban Institute workshops will encourage individuals within those congregations to engage in conversations that focus on the strengths, gifts, and traditions that…
Read MoreCongregations Magazine, Winter 2003
Leadership: Expanding Vision for Changing Times Contents IN FOCUS: Forming God’s People Seminary professor Mark Lau Branson says that leadership needs to be interpretive, relational, and implemental Moving Forward by Looking Back Pastor Fred Oaks and Alban Institute consultant Alice…
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