From Couch To Community

Author : Austin Maxheimer,Zach Below
Publisher : Group Publishing, Inc.
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781470709983

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From Couch to Community by Austin Maxheimer,Zach Below Pdf

What if you had invented church small groups? Would anything be different? "We do small groups the way we've always done 'em." That seems to be the rule--but Austin Maxheimer and Zach Below ask the question: Why? What if, they wondered, church small groups had been invented today instead of in the megachurch heyday of the 1980s? Would any "sacred cows" disappear--or at least be prodded toward fresh vision and action? They decided to find out. From Couch to Community helps pastors, small group leaders, and group members: -Face the "sacred cows" in today's small group ministries--and uncover how to create real life change instead. -Shift church groups away from paradigms of complacency--and move people toward relevant, compassionate relationships. -Discover how to help people far from God experience Jesus through small groups. So...are you ready to activate anew the potential of your church community? Find out how inside.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PURD:32754074675202

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H.R. 2291, reauthorization of the Drug Free Communities Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources Pdf

Author : David Picard,Sonja Buchberger
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783839422557

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Couchsurfing Cosmopolitanisms by David Picard,Sonja Buchberger Pdf

The book provides unique insights into the culture of computer-mediated hospitality and how this has begun to transform contemporary tourism and travel practice. Focusing on Couchsurfing.org, one of the largest online hospitality communities worldwide, the authors explore how social relations, intimacy and trust are built in the online environment and then extended into the offline contexts of actual tourism and travel. Being active couchsurfers themselves, the authors scrutinise the candid claim by much of the online hospitality community that couchsurfing creates a »better world«. The book is key reading for anyone interested in how computer mediated communication is changing contemporary forms of contact, travel and hospitality, and the kinds of cosmopolitism it brings into being. Authors: David Picard, Sonja Buchberger, Jennie Germann Molz, Dennis Zuev, De-Jung Chen, Bernard Schéou, Jun-E Tan, Paula Bialski and Nelson Graburn.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110737405

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Amendments to Revise Programs for Sickle Cell Anemia and Other Genetic Disorders, 1975 by United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare Committee Pdf

Author : Rachael Wonderlin
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781421420653

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When Someone You Know Is Living in a Dementia Care Community by Rachael Wonderlin Pdf

"When Someone You Know Is Living in a Dementia Care Community is an accessible guide offering answers to such questions as: How do I choose a place for my loved one to live? What can I find out by visiting a candidate memory-care community twice? What do I do if my loved one asks about going home? How can I improve the quality of my visits? What is the best way to handle conflict between residents, or between the resident and staff? How can I cope with my loved one's sundowning? What do I do if my loved one starts a romantic relationship with another resident?An indispensable book for family members and friends of people with dementia, When Someone You Know is Living in a Dementia Care Community touches the heart while explaining how to make a difficult situation better.

Author : Janet Loebach,Sarah Little,Adina Cox,Patsy Eubanks Owens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780429012815

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The Routledge Handbook of Designing Public Spaces for Young People by Janet Loebach,Sarah Little,Adina Cox,Patsy Eubanks Owens Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Designing Public Spaces for Young People is a thorough and practical resource for all who wish to influence policy and design decisions in order to increase young people’s access to and use of public spaces, as well as their role in design and decision-making processes. The ability of youth to freely enjoy public spaces, and to develop a sense of belonging and attachment to these environments, is critical for their physical, social, cognitive, and emotional development. Young people represent a vital citizen group with legitimate rights to occupy and shape their public environments, yet they are often driven out of public places by adult users, restrictive bylaws, or hostile designs. It is also important that children and youth have the opportunity to genuinely participate in the planning of public spaces, and to have their needs considered in the design of the public realm. This book provides both evidence and tools to help effectively advocate for more youth-inclusive public environments, as well as integrate youth directly into both research and design processes related to the public realm. It is essential reading for researchers, design and planning professionals, community leaders, and youth advocates.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309133401

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Preventing Childhood Obesity by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth Pdf

Children's health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of this improvement is due to the reduction of infant and early childhood mortality. Given this trajectory toward a healthier childhood, we begin the 21st-century with a shocking developmentâ€"an epidemic of obesity in children and youth. The increased number of obese children throughout the U.S. during the past 25 years has led policymakers to rank it as one of the most critical public health threats of the 21st-century. Preventing Childhood Obesity provides a broad-based examination of the nature, extent, and consequences of obesity in U.S. children and youth, including the social, environmental, medical, and dietary factors responsible for its increased prevalence. The book also offers a prevention-oriented action plan that identifies the most promising array of short-term and longer-term interventions, as well as recommendations for the roles and responsibilities of numerous stakeholders in various sectors of society to reduce its future occurrence. Preventing Childhood Obesity explores the underlying causes of this serious health problem and the actions needed to initiate, support, and sustain the societal and lifestyle changes that can reverse the trend among our children and youth.

Author : Sarah Gibson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317094968

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Mobilizing Hospitality by Sarah Gibson Pdf

The concept of ’mobility’ has sparked lively academic debate in recent years. Drawing on research from the fields of anthropology, geography, sociology and tourism studies, this volume examines the intersection between mobility and hospitality, highlighting the issues that emerge as we encounter strangers in a mobile world. Through a series of diverse empirical accounts, it focuses on the transnational movement of people in the contexts of migration and tourism and examines how hospitality serves as a way of promoting and policing encounters, questioning how these relations are marked by exclusion as well as inclusion, and by violence as well as by kindness. In addition to exploring the power relations between mobile populations (hosts and guests) and attitudes (hospitality and hostility), the book also examines spaces of hospitality and mobility, such as cities, hotels, clubs, cafes, spas, asylums, restaurants, homes and homepages. In doing so, it makes a significant contribution to the political and ethical dimensions of mobile social relations.

Author : Christine L Savage
Publisher : F.A. Davis
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780803699878

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Public/Community Health and Nursing Practice by Christine L Savage Pdf

This unique, problem-solving, case-based approach shows you how. You’ll encounter different case studies in every chapter—that explore concepts such as community assessments, public health policy, and surveillance. Step by step, you’ll develop the knowledge and skills you need to apply public health principles across a variety of health care settings, special populations, and scenarios.

Author : Dimitris Kyrtatas
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789607352

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The Social Structure of the Early Christian Communities by Dimitris Kyrtatas Pdf

The Social Structure of the Early Christian Communities deals with a small number of topics which, in one way or another, have long attracted the attention of students of early Christianity. Above all, it is an attempt to investigate the social origins and the social positions of the early Christians. Recent studies are arriving at the conclusion, contrary to long-held views, that the primitive Christian communities, those which emerge after the first chapters of Acts, did not consist of the 'dregs of the populace'. However, in spite of the important work which is being done on the subject, few of the recent books concerned with such sociological issues go far beyond the New Testament age. What still requires investigation is the composition of the early communities from the first years of the mission to the Gentiles down to the age of Constantine, when large sections of the population, from all social classes, started joining the Christian churches.

Author : Susan Love Brown
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0791452212

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Intentional Community by Susan Love Brown Pdf

Uses classical anthropological theory to understand “intentional communities” in the United States.

Author : George James Couch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Insurance law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105060309809

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Couch Cyclopedia of Insurance Law by George James Couch Pdf

Author : Richard Gist,Bernard Lubin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317771746

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Response to Disaster by Richard Gist,Bernard Lubin Pdf

Psychological service in the wake of cataclysmic life events has emerged as a prominent and visible component of social response. This has generated a bandwagon of potential service providers, service approaches, and service venues. Where once help was scarce, it has become plentiful enough to engender its own set of conflicts and contradictions along with its intended solace and aid. Response to Disaster reconciles the technical, theoretical, and applied interests represented in these various populations and provides a contemporary treatment that can help define the directions of their increasing interaction.

Author : Roman Egger,Igor Gula,Dominik Walcher
Publisher : Springer
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642540899

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Open Tourism by Roman Egger,Igor Gula,Dominik Walcher Pdf

This book examines the concepts of open innovation, crowdsourcing and co-creation from a holistic point of view and analyzes them considering their suitability to the tourism industry. Methods, theories and models are discussed and examined regarding their practical applicability in tourism. The book illustrates the theoretical mechanisms and principles of Open Innovation, Crowdsourcing and Co-creation with case studies and best practices examples. In addition to the scientific target group, the book is a useful resource for managers of the entire tourism industry. First, the book presents the theoretical fundamentals and concepts in 11 specific chapters. This basis is then enriched by three parts with case studies, focusing on information, creation and provision respectively. Finally in a concluding part the editors sum up the book and give an outlook on the implications, learnings and future perspectives of open innovation, crowdsourcing and collaborative consumption in the tourism industry.

Author : Jono Bacon
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781449379315

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The Art of Community by Jono Bacon Pdf

Online communities offer a wide range of opportunities today, whether you're supporting a cause, marketing a product or service, or developing open source software. The Art of Community will help you develop the broad range of talents you need to recruit members to your community, motivate and manage them, and help them become active participants. Author Jono Bacon offers a collection of experiences and observations from his decade-long involvement in building and managing communities, including his current position as manager for Ubuntu, arguably the largest community in open source software. You'll discover how a vibrant community can provide you with a reliable support network, a valuable source of new ideas, and a powerful marketing force. The Art of Community will help you: Develop a strategy, with specific objectives and goals, for building your community Build simple, non-bureaucratic processes to help your community perform tasks, work together, and share successes Provide tools and infrastructure that let contributors work quickly Create buzz around your community to get more people involved Track the community's work so it can be optimized and simplified Explore a capable, representative governance strategy for your community Identify and manage conflict, including dealing with divisive personalities