{"product_id":"raising-the-roof-the-pastoral-to-program-size-transition-paperback","title":"Raising the Roof: The Pastoral-to-Program Size Transition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Mann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePastoral-to-program size change is frequently described as the most challenging of growth transitions for congregations. Now Alban senior consultant Alice Mann, author of The In-Between Church: Navigating Size Transitions in Congregations, addresses the difficulties of that transition in this resource designed specifically for a congregational learning team. Conceptualized and developed by Mann for an Alban on-line seminar program test event conducted with 12 congregations in transition, her newest book features a five-step process enabling the learning team to engage a wider circle of congregational leaders and members in study, discernment, and planning. Never-before published resources include discussion of a major new concept-passive barriers to growth-plus Mann's \"System Change Index\" tool to help congregations measure their progress from pastoral-size to program-size ways of operating. From preparing the congregation's board and members, selecting the person to guide the learning process, and recruiting the learning team, to creating and celebrating a plan for congregational learning and action, Mann provides all the resources a congregation needs to address this significant size transition period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice Mann is an Episcopal priest, has pastored six congregations, and is currently a Senior Consultant with the Alban Institute. Her areas of expertise include growth strategies, leadership skills, strategic planning, and spirituality. Her other Alban title include The In-Between Church, Size Transitions in Congregations, and Can Our Church Live? She is the co-author of Holy Conversations: Strategic Planning as a Spiritual Practice for Congregations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55232286654797,"sku":"9781566992541","price":54.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/DdGHdKira29781566992541.webp?v=1793303472","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/raising-the-roof-the-pastoral-to-program-size-transition-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}