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. New! Download free resources for your congregation from The Parish Paper. www.theparishpaper.com Note: The Parish Paper is available only in PDF format.
March 2012 What Type of Future Are We Building?	April 2012 How Is Your Congregation's Health?
January 2012 How to Perfect Your Leadership Triangle	February 2012 How to Manage Change Resistance
November 2011 Should We Unleash the Power of Congregational Planning?	December 2011 How Do We Successfully Launch a New Project?
September 2011 Why Do People Connect with Christ and a Congregation?	October 2011 Why Do Smart Churches Make Dumb Decisions?
July 2011	August 2011
May 2011 When Does Success Lead to Failure?	June 2011 What Is the Pastor's Role in Church Finance?
March 2011 Does a Congregation's Location Influence Its Effectiveness?	April 2011 Incoming Pastors: Building Smoother Transition Bridges
January 2011 What Is Your Unconscious Intent?	February 2011 Accomplishing Worthy Goals—Being Smart Is Not Enough
November 2010 What Are the Big-Picture Trends in Congregations?	December 2010 Fifty Years Later: What Has Changed?
September 2010 Planning for the Unexpected Financial Crisis	October 2010 Why Are Worship Visitors Important?
July 2010 Should Our Congregation Use Internet Social Media?	August 2010 How Much Should We Pay Our Pastor?
May 2010 Generous Givers - A Product of Motivation and Methods	June 2010 Why Does Mentoring Succeed and Fail?
March 2010 New Trends in Belonging	April 2010 What We Can Learn from the Emerging Church Movement
January 2010 Become Comfortable with Conflict: Step One to Moving Beyond It!	February 2010 Should We Fine-Tune Our Church's Internal Culture?

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