This congregational planning book contains reproducible tools for use with your council, committees, planning teams, other leadership groups, and the congregation as a whole. These tools are available as files that can be downloaded and customized.
The tools for download are listed below (0806644044sample.rtf can be customized in word processing software).
Who might find it helpful
- Pastors
- Church staff members
- Council presidents
- Strategic planning teams
- Management committees
- Evangelism committees
What the book is about
Our Context is a guide to exploring your congregation and the surrounding community, identifying potential problems, and highlighting new opportunities to carry out your congregation?s mission and proclaim the gospel. If you are in a congregation or community that is changing, the process outlined in this book can help your congregation deal with the changes in a positive manner.
We are the ministry of publishing within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.