Building a New Church: A Process Manual for Pastors and Lay Leaders [Paperback]

James E. Healy (Author), Nathan D. Mitchell (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2009 | ISBN-10: 0814632696 | ISBN-13: 978-0814632697

The task of building a new worship space for a community is both overwhelming and sacred. It is a time of change that presents the opportunity for enrichment and catechesis. Using his experience of working with a steering committee to build a new church, Father James Healy in this volume takes a daunting task and makes it manageable. He provides engaging ideas for involving the parish community in decision making and for ensuring that the process of building a new church is a prayerful and sacred time. The result, as Healy notes, can bring surprising and fruitful rewards: "The paradox I experienced was that I had set out to have the parish build their church, and in following all these processes, the new church built the parish."

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Liturgical Press (September 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814632696
• ISBN-13: 978-0814632697
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #781,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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