Transcending Generations: A Field Guide to Collaboration in Parishes

Transcending Generations: A Field Guide to Collaboration in Parishes
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If the Church is to continue then its members must recognize that difference between generations is something to embrace. Gould's examination of barriers preventing prevent communication across generations will allow readers to consider different ways of approaching God, the Church, and ministry. Dolive, Author of Seeking Imperfection: Body Image, Marketing and God (Pilgrim Press). “How can the Church survive if we cannot work across generations? Meredith Gould cuts through the noise, erases artificial lines we have drawn, knocks down walls of separation and speaks directly to the heart of this issue in Transcending Generations. Evan M. The Church needs
In this new guide to being and doing church, sociologist and culture critic Meredith Gould focuses on issues shared by people of faith, regardless of chronological age, psychosocial development, or generational cohort.In short, easy-to-read chapters and with her characteristic wit, Gould challenges readers to think in more nuanced ways about age to remove false barriers. Readers are guided through practical ways to move forward together while honoring authentic differences. Transcending Generations is a guide for church leaders seeking to communicate and collaborate with adults of all ages—beyond generations. Includes questions for individual inquiry and group discussion.