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Author : Don Williams
Publisher : Fleming H Revell Company
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800754530
Author : Michael H. Crosby
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725229563
Reduced to its simplest form, The Dysfunctional Church maintains that: -The Catholic church is an addict, an institutional addict. - It's addicted to preserving the male, celibate, clerical model of the church. - Many Catholics exhibit patterns of classic codependency which reinforce this addiction. - The result is a dysfunctional church unable to confront a problem many members know is there. Michael Crosby breaks the silence to talk openly about the abuse of authority in the Catholic church. He does this in a way that offers comfort, hope, and challenge to the frustrated but caring members of its family. He traces the historical gathering of powers by the hierarchy into its own hands and its ramification for today. Applying the approach that Matthew's Jesus took to the church leaders of his day, Crosby brings the discerning light of scripture into the dark corners of growing addiction. The Dysfunctional Church is a clear, loving, and unequivocal intervention. The author calls on church leaders and all other codependents in the church to face their addiction and seek recovery through spiritual conversion. Acknowledging that he himself is a recovering codependent, he invites us all to turn to God to fill the "hole" in our wholeness. This involves coming under the authority of a higher power as well as finding support in prophetic communities modeled on the Twelve Steps. For those who left the church in anger, Crosby's analysis invites compassion; for those who remain in frustration, it offers hope; and for the many who feel condemned to the church's use of authority, if offers a way of recovery.
Author : Barry W. Barnett
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781607993339
On the path to find truth, it can be hard to find God's direction when the church appears so dysfunctional. InThe Cure for the Dysfunctional Church, pastor and author Barry W Barnett Jr. guides readers by offering wisdom that he has gathered from years of serving God. With his no-nonsense approach,The Cure for the Dysfunctional Churchcuts through the haze and delivers straightforward, clear answers. Look past the fog as Barry points you back toward the Bible to become all that you were created to be. bull; Understand the root causes of dysfunction within the church bull; See clearly why churches and Christians cease to be what they were meant to be bull; Find the solutions you, your family, and your church need to return to a meaningful, fulfilling walk with God Author Barry W. Barnett Jr. and his wife, Michelle, reside in Poynette, Wisconsin. They have raised four biological children and have recently adopted five more children. They have worked with over forty treatment level foster children. Barry holds a B.S. in Religion and is currently working on a Master of Ministry in Biblical Counseling. He has served God in a variety of ministries over the years. After seven years in youth ministry, he is now the founder and president of Lighthouse Family Ministries and Guardian Christian Academy.
Author : David Mains
Publisher : Mainstay Ministries
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Christians don’t check their dysfunctional habits at the church door. Coiffed and buttoned-down on the outside, inside we still bring our compulsions and addictions, our urges to criticize, compare, and deny. Try as we might to cover up, we often behave in church just like we do at home. It’s time to stop pretending. No church is perfect, just as no family is perfect. This book calls us to accept the church’s humanness – the fact that we tend to make messes of our lives – as it explores eight common dysfunctions. But it also calls us to reaffirm that each local congregation in the body of Christ ought to be a place where we can come and feel loved, helped, forgiven – and given hope to go out and do better next time. After all, God created the church to be the best family in the whole world. Small group discussion questions and helpful excerpts from other books are included with each chapter.
Author : Michael H. Crosby
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610971478
Reduced to its simplest form, The Dysfunctional Church maintains that: -The Catholic church is an addict, an institutional addict. - It's addicted to preserving the male, celibate, clerical model of the church. - Many Catholics exhibit patterns of classic codependency which reinforce this addiction. - The result is a dysfunctional church unable to confront a problem many members know is there. Michael Crosby breaks the silence to talk openly about the abuse of authority in the Catholic church. He does this in a way that offers comfort, hope, and challenge to the frustrated but caring members of its family. He traces the historical gathering of powers by the hierarchy into its own hands and its ramification for today. Applying the approach that Matthew's Jesus took to the church leaders of his day, Crosby brings the discerning light of scripture into the dark corners of growing addiction. The Dysfunctional Church is a clear, loving, and unequivocal intervention. The author calls on church leaders and all other codependents in the church to face their addiction and seek recovery through spiritual conversion. Acknowledging that he himself is a recovering codependent, he invites us all to turn to God to fill the hole in our wholeness. This involves coming under the authority of a higher power as well as finding support in prophetic communities modeled on the Twelve Steps. For those who left the church in anger, Crosby's analysis invites compassion; for those who remain in frustration, it offers hope; and for the many who feel condemned to the church's use of authority, if offers a way of recovery.
Author : David R. Mains
Publisher : Victor
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0896930505
No church is perfect, just as no family is perfect. This profound and honest book calls us to accept the church's humanness as it explores common dysfunctions. But it also calls upon us to view each local congregation as a place where we can feel loved, helped, and forgiven.
Author : Michael Crosby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Authority
ISBN : 0877934657
Author : Keith Gordon Ford
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666703498
No church founder or planter likely intends to start a church with the stated goal of allowing abuse or abusing those within it. Yet sadly and too often, even in the best of churches abuse does occur. The bitter fruit of abuse does not appear from nowhere. Its origins, the soil in which it grows, and the structures that support it need be understood if we are to eradicate this fruit from within our churches and Christian organizations. Bitter Fruit: Dysfunction and Abuse in the Local Church describes those psychologies, social psychologies, and inadequate theologies that are frequently true in churches that enable abuse, regardless of the form the abuse may take. It is vital that you understand these things if you are a pastor, leader, or lay person seeking to maintain a healthy church environment.
Author : Michael P. Friday
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532636745
Dysfunction. Anyone who has sojourned through congregations or denominations would agree that these are not immune to dysfunction. These holy organizations often eschew the standards upheld by secular organizations. It matters not that those "profane" or "worldly" processes accomplish those organizations' missions and serve humanity well--all within sound ethical boundaries. Consequently, many church organizations deny themselves the best practices of better organized entities. Their leaders think they have nothing to learn from secular leadership theory and practice. They fail to realize that not every leadership or organizational practice portrayed in the Bible is healthy or appropriate for our times. And Lead Us Not Into Dysfunction pursues the conviction that church organizations and their leaders can perform far better than they do. The book explores the causes of anything from mediocrity to dysfunction in church organizations, and outlines several helpful measures that congregations and denominations may embrace to secure organizational and leadership health. This book is a must-have for every pastor, church leader, denominational leader, seminarian, and leadership and organizational dynamics student.
Author : Dale A. Robbins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Church
ISBN : 0964802201
Author : Michael Crosby
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608331659
Author : Jones,Jones Staff
Publisher : Vincom
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1995-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0927936445
Author : Thom S. Rainer
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433683923
Presents twelve lessons on keeping a church alive, discussing the consistent themes the author found in dying churches.
Author : Thomas L. Ehrich,Tom Ehrich
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 089869597X
A nut and bolts guide to the "seven key factors" that determine a church's health. All churches, no matter the denomination, are faced with similar challenges: membership development, leadership development, communications strategy, spiritual development, young adult ministry, listening to parishioner needs, and measuring progress. Here, author Tom Ehrich provides a guide for clergy and lay leaders in a way that's clear and useable. Readers are directed to the church wellness website for more in-depth guidance.
Author : Don Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0941405206
Drawing on his deep and personal knowledge of codependency, addiction, and recovery, the author of Signs, Wonders, and The Kingdom of God argues convincingly that we must look at dysfunctional behavior within our culture, our churches, and ourselves. By daring to journey through the pain of spiritual emptiness, which is the root of addiction, we can transform the church from the inside out.