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Memories, Hopes, and Conversations : Appreciative Inquiry and Congregational
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1566992885
ISBN-13
9781566992886
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30756418
Product Key Features
Book Title
Memories, Hopes, and Conversations : Appreciative Inquiry and Congregational Change
Number of Pages
172 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Religion
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-012375
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
253.7
Synopsis
A second edition of Memories, Hopes, and Conversations is now available! With helpful updates throughout, the new edition features five new chapters on Appreciative Inquiry applied in real congregations. When First Presbyterian Church in Altadena, California, was asked to provide a mission study report for its pastor nominating committee, the congregation was afraid they would find themselves engaging in busy work and producing a report that would wind up in a file gathering dust. They then asked professor Mark Lau Branson to consult with them on writing this report. He invited them to join in a process of Appreciative Inquiry--a transformational organization change process--which resulted in a major shift in congregational conversations and a new sense of hope. Memories, Hopes, and Conversations recounts the experience of First Presbyterian and outlines a process that any congregation can utilize to harness the energies of the congregation at all levels of its common life. Branson first leads readers through the foundations of Appreciative Inquiry and bracingly explores biblical texts for understanding the practice in a faith context. He then outlines and illustrates a four-step process--Initiate, Inquire, Imagine, Innovate--that creatively employs constructive conversations and questions to evoke storytelling and spur imaginations. Branson persuasively demonstrates how concentrating on needs and problems can mire a congregation in discouragement and distract it from noticing innate strengths. By focusing on memories of the congregation at its best, members are able to construct "provocative proposals" to help shape the church's future. Grounded in solid theory and real-life practice, Memories, Hopes, and Conversations is a groundbreaking work of narrative leadership and the first book to apply the principles of Appreciative Inquiry to the lives of congregations., A second edition of Memories, Hopes, and Conversations is now available With helpful updates throughout, the new edition features five new chapters on Appreciative Inquiry applied in real congregations. When First Presbyterian Church in Altadena, California, was asked to provide a mission study report for its pastor nominating committee, the congregation was afraid they would find themselves engaging in busy work and producing a report that would wind up in a file gathering dust. They then asked professor Mark Lau Branson to consult with them on writing this report. He invited them to join in a process of Appreciative Inquiry--a transformational organization change process--which resulted in a major shift in congregational conversations and a new sense of hope. Memories, Hopes, and Conversations recounts the experience of First Presbyterian and outlines a process that any congregation can utilize to harness the energies of the congregation at all levels of its common life. Branson first leads readers through the foundations of Appreciative Inquiry and bracingly explores biblical texts for understanding the practice in a faith context. He then outlines and illustrates a four-step process--Initiate, Inquire, Imagine, Innovate--that creatively employs constructive conversations and questions to evoke storytelling and spur imaginations. Branson persuasively demonstrates how concentrating on needs and problems can mire a congregation in discouragement and distract it from noticing innate strengths. By focusing on memories of the congregation at its best, members are able to construct "provocative proposals" to help shape the church's future. Grounded in solid theory and real-life practice, Memories, Hopes, and Conversations is a groundbreaking work of narrative leadership and the first book to apply the principles of Appreciative Inquiry to the lives of congregations.
LC Classification Number
BV652.3.B73 2004
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- 8***r (63)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseReceived package in three days do super fast shipping! It was packaged like Fort Knox do great job in that. I probably should have asked a few questions before buying because I guess I don’t know what cloth binding means. Description said it had a dust cover but it did not have one be a it was a paperback. I thought it was a hard cover… Oh well
- r***k (1680)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat value on a quality item. Just as described, well packaged for shipping, arrived on time and in excellent condition. Highly recommend this seller.
- m***_ (35)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI ordered a shirt from this seller previously and wrote a unfavorable review. It was a problem with the delivery. The post office. The seller got it out in a timely manner and when I received the shirt, it's great! Comfortable, great art and tie-dy. Also came beautifully wrapped in a little box 📦 I would order from the seller again and I apologize if my bad review hurts. It was the post office.tie dye t shirts peace sign large unisex (#256829620765)