Welcome to 2022! My first list of great new books for the year follows. (All books were published in 2021 or 2022.) (4.5) Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons by Ann Kansfield (Broadleaf Books, 2021)(4.5) Sharing Leadership: A United Church of Christ Way of Being in Community by Sarah B. Drummond (Pilgrim Press, 2021)(4.5) American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears by Farah Stockman (Random House, 2021)(4.0) The Generation Myth: Read More …
Donna Schaper
Maximizing Your Church Campus (#1730)
In all of my many years of visiting faith communities I've yet to encounter one that proudly proclaimed its church campus was designed for use for an hour or two on Sunday morning and designed to go unused the rest of the week. I have, however, encountered plenty of churches that use their sanctuaries and other worship spaces only a few hours a week and/or have entire wings or buildings that are unused or used less frequently than once a week. For Members Only For some Read More …
End of Year Book Recommendations (#1508)
While I already posted my December book recommendations and my Top 10 Books of 2014, neither list includes a few books that I read in the waning days of 2014. The best from that group follow (rated on a scale of 1-5). (5) Pray: Prayers for People Who Say They Can't by Donna Schaper (2014) (4.5) All Whom God Has Joined: Resources for Clergy & Same-Gender Loving Couples by Leanne McCall Tigert and Maren Tirabassi (2010) (4) Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Read More …