George B. Thompson Jr. is Professor of Leadership and Ministry Practice at The Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, George. Thompson is the editor and co-author of Alligators in the Swamp: Power, Ministry, and Leadership (2005, The Pilgrim Press) and author of Church on the Edge of Somewhere: Ministry, Marginality, and the Future (The Alban Institute, 2007). Some of his other books include:Futuring Your Church: Finding Your Vision and Making it Work How to Get Along with Your Church: Creating Cultural Capital for Doing Mininisty How to Get Along with Your Pastor: Creating Partnership for Doing Ministry Alligators in the Swamp: Power, Ministry, and Leadership (editor and co-author)Church on the Edge of Somewhere: Ministry, Marginality, and the Future Grace for the Journey: Practices and Possibilities for In-Between Times (co-author with Beverly Thompson)
9 Электронные книги George B. Thompson Jr.
George B. Thompson: Treasures in Clay Jars
Thompson, a prolific author of church leadership resources, believes the continuing decline in membership of mainline denominations and the increasing number of multicultural and multiracial churches …
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George B. Thompson: What Hardy Found
Twelve-year-old Hardy has moved to the mountains with his widowed mother. The boy loves exploring the land around the family cabin, looking for signs of generations gone by. Hardy makes an unlikely f …
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George B. Thompson: Welcome to the One Great Story!
The Bible is not easy to figure out! Churches are filled with adults who are too embarrassed to admit their sketchy knowledge, and jumbled impressions, of biblical material. Even seminary-trained pas …
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Beverly A. Thompson & George B. Thompson: Ready to Lead
What makes the difference between those who aspire to lead and those who actually do it? What does anyone need to know about themselves and others, in order to be ready to lead? How might society ben …
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George B. Thompson: How to Get Along with Your Pastor
This is a book that tries to help church members step back and see the bigger picture. An effective pastoral relationship is more like a couple who loves to dance together or a band that plays wonder …
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George B. Thompson: How to Get Along With Your Church
By culture, George B. Thompson Jr. means not just racial, ethnic, economic, or regional culture, but also a congregation’s way of doing things—its history, customs, conventions, and procedures. In o …
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George B. Thompson: Futuring Your Church
‘A vision is not a mission statement, ‘ declares George Thompson. In the throes of establishing their congregational identity, many church leaders resort to developing a mission statement which gets …
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Norman B. Bendroth: Transitional Ministry Today
Transitional ministry can be tremendously helpful for congregations in times of change, and yet, to be successful today transitional ministers and churches need to take into account the major changes …
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George B. Thompson: Church on the Edge of Somewhere
Most congregations today exist in what George Thompson calls the "middle of anywhere." They live comfortably with their surrounding culture, focusing their energies on serving the needs of …
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