Introduction: purpose and leading themes
Part 1. A conversational pathway for changing churches. Sharing God's blessing
Participatory and appreciative inquiry
Storytelling to stimulate transformational conversation
Part 2. Five conversations for changing churches on the theme of blessing. Opening the door
Conversation 1: what is blessing?
Conversation 2: living in praise
Conversation 3: church as a wisdom community
Conversation 4: blessed to become a blessing
Conversation 5: there is more than enough!
Creative development: examples of taking the conversations further
Part 3. Integrating a conversational approach to church development. Transformational conversation: maintaining the approach
Re-visioning a church through conversation
Becoming a more open church: a half-day conversation
Conversations on poetry
Blessed to bless: young people as church
A local shared-ministry team weekend
Making a good ending
A journey just beginning.
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Sharing God's blessing : how to renew the local church by Robin Greenwood. ISBN 9780281072156. Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowlege in 2016. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
