Raising the Roof The Pastoral-To-Program Size Transition

Pastoral-to-program size change is frequently described as the most challenging of growth transitions for congregations. Now Alban senior consultant Alice Mann, author of The In-Between Church: Navigating Size Transitions in Congregations, addresses the difficulties of that transition in this resource designed specifically for a congregational learning team. Conceptualized & developed by Mann for an Alban on-line seminar program test event conducted with twelve congregations in transition, her newest book features a five-step process enabling the learning team to engage a wider circle of congregational leaders & members in study, discernment, & planning. Never-before published resources include discussion of a major new concept, passive barriers to growth, plus Mann's "System Change Index" tool to help congregations measure their progress from pastoral-size to program-size ways of operating. From preparing the congregation's board & members, selecting the person to guide the learning process, & recruiting the learning team, to creating & celebrating a plan for congregational learning & action, Mann provides all the resources a congregation needs to address this significant size transition period.Mann, Alice is the author of 'Raising the Roof The Pastoral-To-Program Size Transition' with ISBN 9781566992541 and ISBN 1566992540.