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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2010 Oct. Why Are Worship Visitors Important?
2010 Sept. Planning for the Unexpected Financial Crisis
2010 June Why Does Mentoring Succeed and Fail?
2010 May Generous Givers: A Product of Motivation and Methods
2010 Feb. Should We Fine Tune Our Church's Internal Culture?
2010 Jan. Become Comfortable With Conflict-Step One For Moving Beyond It.
2009 Dec. Are We a Leader-Sending Congregation?
2009 Nov. Seven Roads to a Multicultural Congregation
2009 Oct. Women Pastors: Are Our Assumptions Correct?
2009 Sept. Do We Sing All Five Worship-Hymn Preferences?
2009 Aug. Shepherding Congregations Through Grief Storms
2009 July Lay Testimonials Strengthen Financial Giving
2009 June One Congregation: Many Locations
2009 May Permanent Endowment Fund: Blessing and Temptation
2009 Apr. What Do People Want In Their Pastors?
2009 Mar. Going Into All the World: Church Website Basics
2009 Feb. Should Our Congregation Offer More Choices?
2009 Jan. How to Identify Our Church's Unstated Assumptions
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