Healing from the past and discerning the future : using conversation as a strategic leadership process in a congregation learning to work together and grow in wholeness
Thesis, Dissertation, English, 2011
Hartford Seminary
dissertations
xiii, 141 leaves : color illustrations ; 29 cm
780430376
Introduction
Telling the story of ... the Devoe Street Baptist Church
Defining the interim minister and congregation and their tasks
Toward an understanding of conversation as transformational human activity
Designing and implementing models of conversation and reporting their results: the first six months
Cultivating a missional identity and vision: the last six months
Appendix A. Ten core theological claims in this project
Appendix B. Seventeen transforrmational elements in conversation (extracted by chapter 3)
Appendix C. Guide questions for listening conversations
Appendix D. 12 dimensions of a traumatized congregation working to heal and discern
Appendix E. Self-evaluation of personal readiness for participation in congregational emotional healing work
Appendix F. Statements of identity and direction
Includes abstract and vita
UMI 34-86662
Microfiche, Ann Arbor, Mich., UMI Dissertation Pub./ProQuest, 2011, 2 microfiches