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008			960730t19961996mdua b 000 0 eng
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035			_a(OCoLC)36209687
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm36209687
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040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dLTS
049			_aPTSS
082			_a254 Oswald
090			_aBV600.2 _b.O87 1996
100	1		_aOswald, Roy M.
245	1	0	_aDiscerning your congregation's future : _ba strategic and spiritual approach / _cRoy M. Oswald & Robert E. Friedrich, Jr.
264		1	_a[Bethesda, Md.] : _bAlban Institute, _c[1996]
264		4	_c©1996.
300			_axvii, 174 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [173]-174).
505	0		_aDiscernment, theology, and prayer -- Before you begin -- Getting started -- Ministry assessment -- An evening of historical reflection -- An evening of norm identification -- Interviewing key people in the community -- Prioritizing goals -- The congregational meeting -- Developing a mission statement.
650		0	_aChurch renewal.
650		0	_aChurch management.
650		0	_aStrategic planning.
650		0	_aChurch growth.
650		0	_aChristianity _y20th century.
650		0	_aChristianity _xForecasting.
700	1		_aFriedrich, Robert E.
710	2		_aAlban Institute.
942			_2ddc _cBK _h254 _mOswald _n0
999			_c38944 _d38944