Worship and Pastoral Care for Threshold Ministry
Are you a leader in a congregation going through the process of closing or merging with another church? As you are discovering, navigating this transition is both sacred and scary. People are grieving, struggling to make faithful decisions about building sales and staff salaries, fearing that they might not find another church home as life-giving as this has been...so many emotions. This course is part of a series of courses designed to help you navigate this transition.
In "Worship and Pastoral Care," we will look at the ways you can use the worship experiences and congregational care to make this journey authentic, healing and ultimately hopeful.
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Course Curriculum
Module One: The Role of the Pastor in Threshold Churches
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StartWelcome to the Course (2:37)
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StartPrinciple One: Tell the Truth (5:41)
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StartCase Study: A Model of Fearless Leadership (17:11)
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StartPrinciple Two: They Made a Difference (3:17)
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StartPrinciple Three: They will not be abandoned (7:02)
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StartPrinciple Four: Cast a vision of continuity (5:34)
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StartPrinicple Five: Create Rituals of Letting Go (9:10)
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StartPrinciple Six: Do your own personal work (3:21)
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StartThe Power of Aligned Communication
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StartReadings and Reflections
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StartAdditional Readings
Module Two: Worship, Liturgy, Prayers and Practices During Discernment
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StartEverything Must Change (7:12)
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StartWhat Good Does It Do?
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StartThe Role of Liturgy
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StartReflect and Respond
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StartA Thought Experiment for Reinvention
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StartWhat do we mean by liturgy? (9:05)
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StartLiturgy and Meaning (3:34)
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StartA Most Powerful Liturgy
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StartReadings and Reflections
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StartLiturgical Resources
Module Three: The Life Journey of the Church
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