Parish Paper 

Ideas and Insights for Active Congregations

Coeditors: Herb Miller, Lyle Schaller, Cynthia Woolever - E-mail HrbMiller(at)aol.com

The 'Parish Paper' is now free for all churches and committees of the Presbytery of Susquehanna Valley to use and duplicate in church newsletters, websites and publications - but please include the notice which says "Copyright, etc. and add . . . . Permission Granted to Use"

Please use this creative and thoughtful resource (just 2 Pages monthly) with your church members and leaders. The Transformation Team has paid for permission to use the issues posted below:

• PP -- 6 -- 2020 -- Six Tools for Managing Volunteers.pdf - 358.51 KB
• PP -- 5 -- 2020 -- Congregations Can Learn New Habits.pdf - 283.50 KB
• PP -- 1 -- 2020 -- Repurpose Worship Space Don't Rebuild .pdf - 155.45 KB
• PP -- 12 -- 2019 -- Writing as a Tool for Community Engagement.pdf - 145.01 KB
• PP -- 11 -- 2019 -- Learning to Love Variety in Worship Song Selection.pdf - 134.49 KB
• PP -- 10 -- 2019 --Let s Take a Walk The Ministry of Accompaniment.pdf - 137.60 KB
• PP -- 9 -- 2019 -- A Team Approach to Worship Design.pdf - 125.10 KB
• Learn More about Your Congregation through Focus Groups.pdf - 174.46 KB
• Team Talk Can Strengthen Volunteer Ministry.pdf - 143.17 KB
• PP -- 6 -- Overcome Volunteer Burnout by Building Capacity.pdf - 128.59 KB
• PP -- 4 -- 2019 -- Building Your Community Ties with a Block Party.pdf - 114.46 KB
• PP -- 3 -- 2019 -- Media Technology for Worship.pdf - 134.59 KB
• PP -- 2 -- 2019 -- What Is Contemporary Worship.pdf - 126.06 KB
• PP -- 1 -- 2019 -- Defining Church Vitality.pdf - 138.83 KB
• PP -- 12 -- 2018 Getting to Know Our Neighbors.pdf - 122.38 KB
• PP -- 11 -- 2018 How to Develop Habits for Well-Being.pdf - 134.44 KB
• PP -- 10 -- 2018 Don’t Disagree, Deliberate -- H.pdf - 142.23 KB
• PP -- 9 -- 2018 Checking Up on Clergy Health.pdf - 138.14 KB
• PP -- 8 -- 2018 How to Raise Money for Your Community Projects.pdf - 157.90 KB
• PP -- 7 -- 2018 Inviting Informing and Including Newcomers.pdf - 498.54 KB
• PP -- 4 -- 2018 Church Energy Use.pdf - 126.58 KB
• PP -- 3 -- 2018 Finding Significance as a Small Church.pdf - 111.69 KB
• PP -- 2 -- 2018 Best Practices for Church Members Serving as Staff.pdf - 128.09 KB
• PP -- 1 -- 2018 18 Questions for 2018.pdf - 116.77 KB
• PP -- 12 -- 2017 Does Our Pastor Need a Job Description.pdf - 128.87 KB
• PP -- 12 -- 2017 Does Our Pastor Need a Job Description.pdf - 128.87 KB
• PP -- 11 -- 2017 Mistakes Churches Make During an Interim Ministry.pdf - 127.29 KB
• PP -- 10 -- 2017 Short-Term Mission Trips that Yield Long-Term Success.pdf - 139.77 KB
• PP -- 9 -- 2017 Equipping Volunteers Builds a Strong Church Community.pdf - 122.61 KB
• PP -- 7 -- 2017 How Can We Help Immigrants.pdf - 287.48 KB
• PP -- 6 -- 2017 Ministry in the Midst of Tragedy.pdf - 326.48 KB
• PP -- 4 -- 2017 Reclaiming Small Church Ministry.pdf - 318.07 KB
• PP -- 3 -- 2017 Guide to Good Governance.pdf - 300.52 KB
• PP -- 2 -- How Do Congregations Respond to Interfaith Couples.pdf - 289.52 KB
• PP -- 1 -- 2017 Conquering the Cutback Syndrome.pdf - 339.84 KB
• P P -- 12 -- 2016 Can We Wait for Gods Spark.pdf - 223.67 KB
• P P -- 11 -- 2016 Does Your Congregation Suffer from Anxiety.pdf - 262.93 KB
• P P -- 10 -- 2016 Keeping Up with the Pastors Pay.pdf - 247.58 KB
• P P -- 9 -- 2016 What Keeps Congregations from Implementing New Ideas.pdf - 234.94 KB
• P P -- 8 -- 2016 Multiple Roads to a Multicultural Congregation.pdf - 253.11 KB
• P P -- 7 -- 2016 When Charity Brings Anything But Relief.pdf - 289.36 KB
• P P -- 6 -- 2016 Making Congregations Greener.pdf - 244.30 KB
• P P -- 5 -- 2016 How Do New People Hear about Your Church.pdf - 363.72 KB
• P P -- 4 -- 2016 How to Deal with Church Conflict.pdf - 241.38 KB
• P P -- 3 -- 2016 What Numbers Matter for Congregations.pdf - 240.16 KB
• P P -- 2 -- 2016 The Payday Lending Crisis What Can Congregations Do.pdf - 271.27 KB
• P P -- 1 -- 2016 How Ministry Teams Get Things Done.pdf - 342.91 KB
• P P --12 - 2015 Improving Church Communication v2.pdf - 272.23 KB
• P P --11 - 2015 Navigating the Currents of Endowments and Reserve Funds.pdf - 292.59 KB
• P P --10-2015 New Models for New Churches What Works.pdf - 280.07 KB
• P P --9-2015 Can Congregations Attract Young Adults.pdf - 279.08 KB
• P P --8-2015 How to Enhance the Ministry of Associate Pastors.pdf - 245.71 KB
• P P --7-2015 Congregational Strength is Always Plural.pdf - 361.75 KB
• P P --6 - 2015 Could Lack of Curiosity Kill the Church.pdf - 406.81 KB
• P P --5 - 2015 Seeking a Bivocational Calling for Pastors and Churches.pdf - 278.78 KB
• P P --4-2015 Finding Gods New Call in the Same Place.pdf - 396.70 KB
• P P --3-2015 What Churches Can Do to Increase Social Media Security.pdf - 401.72 KB
• P P --2-2015 How to Avoid the Potholes on the Road to Retirement.pdf - 602.16 KB
• P P --1-2015 Our Future Pastors - Assessing the Pipeline.pdf - 316.36 KB
• P P --12-2014 How to Make the Most of a Consulting Process.pdf - 423.18 KB
• P P --11-2014 Should We Consider Closing Our Church.pdf - 414.92 KB
• PP --10-2014 How Can We Prevent Suicide.pdf - 399.17 KB
• P P --9-2014 How Churches Can Partner with Local Schools.pdf - 399.65 KB
• P P --8-2014 Do Your Mission and Method Fit Your Size.pdf - 387.60 KB
• P P --7-2014 What Type of Follower Attends Our Church.pdf - 405.18 KB
• P P --6-2014 Caring for the Caregivers.pdf - 404.47 KB
• P P --5-2014 Welcoming Children with Autism.pdf - 462.00 KB
• P P --4-2014 eGiving Its about More Than Money.pdf - 444.03 KB
• P P --3-2014 Clergy Turnover Consequences.pdf - 438.74 KB
• P P --2-2014 A Parable about Pastoral Leadership.pdf - 369.72 KB
• P P --1-2014 Big Ministry Trends for 2014.pdf - 436.78 KB
• P P --12-2013 Why Sense of Belonging Matters.pdf - 485.26 KB
• P P --11-2013 E-Newsletters Worth More Than You Know.pdf - 478.27 KB
• PP--10-2013-- Key Questions about Worship Attendance.pdf - 415.77 KB
• PP--09-2013-- Disaster Relief .pdf - 514.49 KB
• PP--08-2013 Power of Clergy Groups.pdf - 421.77 KB
• PP--07-2013 Great Recession Lessons.pdf - 352.70 KB
• PP--06-2013 Making Informed Decisions.pdf - 402.13 KB
• PP--05-2013 Conversation Sand Traps.pdf - 432.66 KB
• PP--03-2013 What Leadership Style Works.pdf - 380.41 KB
• PP--02-2013 Downsize Staff Without Destroying Church .pdf - 421.06 KB
• PP--01-2013 How to Avoid Pastor Burnout.pdf - 524.89 KB
• PP--12-2012 How to Use Our Five Senses During Advent.pdf - 446.17 KB
• PP--11-2012 --Maintain Church Health in Declining Population County.pdf - 366.31 KB
• PP--10-2012--Preventing Church Fraud.pdf - 482.89 KB
• PP--09-2012--Where Are the Unchurched.pdf - 404.91 KB
• PP--08-2012--Keys to Growing a Small Church.pdf - 459.10 KB
• PP--07-2012--What Message Are We Sending About Giving.pdf - 420.80 KB
• PP--06-2012--Mission Possible More Men in the Pews.pdf - 520.46 KB
• PP--05-2012--How to Turn Bystanders Into Active Disciples.pdf - 589.14 KB
• PP--04-2012--How Is Your Congregations Health.pdf - 322.89 KB
• PP--03-2012--What Type of Future Are We Building.pdf - 405.42 KB
• PP--02-2012--How to Manage Change Resistance.pdf - 133.18 KB
• PP--01-2012--How to Perfect Your Leadership Triangle.pdf - 480.87 KB
• PP--12-2011--How Do We Successfully Launch a New Project.pdf - 412.93 KB
• PP--11-2011--Should We Unleash the Power of Congregational Planning.pdf - 423.16 KB
• PP--10-2011--Why Do Smart Churches Make Dumb Decisions.pdf - 120.86 KB
• PP--09-2011--Why Do People Connect with Christ and a Congregation.pdf - 415.98 KB
• PP--08-2011--How to Prevent Bad Behavior during Times of Change.pdf - 220.38 KB
• PP--07-2011--How to Select Quality Staff.pdf - 134.30 KB
• PP--06-2011--What Is the Pastors Role in Church Finance.pdf - 258.53 KB
• PP--05-2011--When Does Success Lead to Failure.pdf - 118.13 KB
• PP--04-2011--Incoming Pastors--Building Smoother Transition Bridges.pdf - 321.02 KB
• PP--03-2011--Does a Congregations Location Influence Its Effectiveness.pdf - 665.78 KB
• PP--02-2011--Accomplishing Worthy Goals--Being Smart Is not Enough.pdf - 407.22 KB
• PP--01-2011--What Is Your Unconscious Intent.pdf - 287.28 KB

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