Creating a Healthier Church: Family Systems Theory, Leadership, and Congregational Life

by Ronald W. Richardson

Creative Pastoral Care and Counseling Series

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Ronald W. Richardson helps us to understand how congregations function emotionally. Without being simplistic, he gives clear directions on how to improve their quality of life together and function more effectively in achieving mission goals. This book offers:A theory about human behavior that will aid understanding of how things can get out of control in the human community of the church;A practical set of leadership ideas and behaviors;Guidelines for how to behave in the midst of upsetting show more and conflictual circumstances;Personal steps that leaders in the church can take to become more positive forces for healing and cooperation. show less

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Ronald W. Richardson is the former Clinical Director of the North Shore Counseling Centre, a pastoral counselor, the author of many books on family systems theory, and a retired pastor living in West Vancouver, British Columbia

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Creating a Healthier Church: Family Systems Theory, Leadership, and Congregational Life

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Business
DDC/MDS
250ReligionChristian pastoral practice & religious ordersLocal Christian church and Christian religious orders
LCC
BV652 .R56Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionPractical TheologyPractical TheologyEcclesiastical theologyMass media and telecommunication in religion
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Dutch, English, Korean
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Paper, Ebook
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