Parish Paper

The links below will take you to issues of The Parish Paper - Ideas and Insights for Active Congregations. Coeditors are Herb Miller, Lyle Schaller and Cynthia Woolever. E-mail: HrbMiller@aol.com The Parish Paper is a wonderful resource to which the Ohio Conference has subscribed on behalf of all Ohio Conference churches. Each issue stands alone as a topic of interest and importance to being a living and growing congregation. The Conference subscription gives local churches and Associations permission from the copyright holder to use the material as specified in these restrictions. Please read this information on limitations for use carefully. Note: The Parish Paper is available only in PDF format.
December 2008 Does Your Window Limit Your View?
October 2008 Requirements for Membership: Which Ones Matter?	November 2008 The Fun Factor Asset in Congregational Climate
August 2008 How Does Church Size Impact Decision-Making?	September 2008 The Change Agent's Checklist
June 2008 Teaching Moments Strengthen Governing Board Meetings!	July 2008 Giving to Congregations - Have Patterns Changed?
March 2008 Church Members and Community Residents: Match or Mismatch?	April 2008 Making a Good Start with Your New Pastor?
July 2007 Attracting New People: Are We Building the Bridges?	February 2007 Where Do Teenagers Want to Go to Church?
June 2006 Financial Stewardship: Myths & Principles	April 2006 What Churches Need to Know about Ministry with Teenagers
June 2005 Welcoming New People: God Is in the Details	September 2005 Are We Connecting with the Opportunity Group?

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1. Permission to provide copies to our staff and the congregations within our constituency in any of the following ways: E-mail, U.S. Mail, newspaper, newsletter, meetings, training events, and our Website.

2. Permission for each congregation within our constituency to (a) photocopy or electronically distribute for local use as many copies as it needs, (b) post them on its Website, and (c) quote sentences and paragraphs.

Your congregation does NOT have permission (a) to delete the copyright notice on page 2; (b) to re-write, paraphrase, or change the wording of sentences and paragraphs; or (c) to give ANY THIRD PARTY—other than your staff and constituents—permission to photocopy or reprint (in any quantity, no matter how small, whether for free distribution or for sale).

If your congregation uses a U.S. Post Office Nonprofit Mailing Permit to distribute photocopies with its newsletter or other mailings, most local Post Offices require that every item carry your congregation’s name and address. Above The Parish Paper masthead, type your congregation’s name, address, and “Photocopied by Permission.”

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