Church Revitalization Committee Resource List

Some Additional Resources for Transformation and Revitalization

A. TEXTS

Roy M. Oswald and Claire S. Burkat
"Transformational Regional Bodies"
(Promote Congregational Health, Vitality and Growth)
Loren B. Mead
"Transforming Congregations for the Future" 
Gil Rendle 1998
"Leading Change in the Congregation: Spiritual and Organizational Tools for Leaders" 
Roy M. Oswald 1/97
"Best Practices in Corporate World Which Could Apply Directly to a Congregational System"
David Poling-Goldene and L. Shannon Jung
"Building Vitality in Rural Congregations"
Alice Mann
"Can Our Church Live: Redeveloping Congregations in Decline"

B. Human Resources

Maritime Conference Resource Pool
Stories and Experiences of other Presbyteries
Tatamagouche Centre: "Social Justice Institute: Building Our Movements for Change"
by Alexa McDonough, Nov. 12-14/04
Paul MacLean and Company: "Visioning Process"
Nov. 4, 2004, Moncton, N.B.

C. Available online

The Alban Institute
"Congregational Church Resources"
"How to Mobilize Church Volunteers"
by Marlene Wilson 1983
"Leading Change: Why Transformational Efforts Fail"
by John Kotter, Harvard Business Review, Mar-Apr 1995
"Making Your Church More Inviting: A Step-by-Step Guide for In-Church Training"
by Roy M. Oswald
"Beyond the Box: Innovative Churches That Work"
(Canadian stories of church growth.)
by Bill Easum and Dave Travis

D. Handouts

To be distributed: "Partial Bibliography, Resources for Transformation"
by Halifax Presbytery Task Force, May 8, 2004
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