The Parish Paper is a monthly electronic newsletter that offers ideas and insights for active congregations. Edited by Herb Miller, Lyle Schaller and Cynthia Woolever, this journal is available to all New York Conference church members and clergy to use within their ministry. You are invited to include items from The Parish Paper in your newsletters and on your website or webpage. You may also reprint items and send to others through email or the U.S. mail.
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Please feel free to distribute the attached announcement as widely as possible—to your congregations, constituents, and colleagues—including people outside as well as inside your congregation, judicatory, denomination, seminary, or educational institution.
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Should Our Congregation Offer More Choices? February 2009
How to Identify Our Church's Unstated Assumptions January 2009
Does Your Window Limit Your View? December 2008
The Fun Factor Asset in Congregational Climate November 2008
Requirements for Membership: Which Ones Matter? October 2008
The Change Agent's Checklist September 2008
How Does Church Size Impact Decision-Making? August 2008
Giving to Congregations: Have Patterns Changed? July 2008
“Teaching Moments” Strengthen Governing Board Meetings! June 2008
How Effective Is Our Financial Communication? May 2008
Alone in the Pews: Sharpening Our Singles Sensitivity October 2007
Attracting New People: Are We Building the Bridges? July 2007
Where Do Teenagers Want to Go to Church? February 2007
E-mail: Uses and Misuses in Congregations January 2007
Financial Stewardship: Myths & Principles June 2006
Welcoming New People: God Is in the Details June 2005