Parish Papers
Presbytery’s purchase of photocopy rights for The Parish Paper includes permission for each congregation within Winnebago Presbytery to photocopy for local use as many copies as it needs. Please DO NOT DELETE the copyright notice on page 2!
September 2010 – “Planning for the Unexpected Financial Crisis” – Herb Miller
August 2010 – “How Much Should We Pay Our Pastor?”
July 2010 – “Should Congregations Use Internet Social Media?” – Cynthia Woolever
June 2010 – “Why Does Mentoring Succeed and Fail?” – Herb Miller
May 2010 – “Generous Givers: A Product of Motivation and Methods” – Herb Miller
April 2010 – “What Can We Learn from the Emerging Church Movement?” – Cynthia Woolever
March 2010 – “New Trends in Belonging” – Cynthia Woolever
February 2010 – “Should We Fine-Tune Our Church’s Internal Culture?” – Curtis House
January 2010 – “Become Comfortable with Conflict: Step One to Moving Beyond It!” – Herb Miller
December 2009 – “Are We a Leader-Sending Congregation?” – Cynthia Woolever
November 2009 – “Seven Roads to a Multicultural Congregation – Lyle Schaller
October 2009 – “Women Pastors: Are Our Assumptions Accurate?” – Cynthia Woolever
September 2009 – “Are We Singing the Right Hymns” – David Bales and Herb Miller
August 2009 – “Shepherding Churches Through Grief Storms” – Richard Bales
July 2009 – “Lay Testimonials Strengthen Giving” – Bill Couch
June 2009 – “One Church: Many Locations” – Cynthia Woolever
May 2009 – “Permanent Endowment Fund: Blessing and Temptation” – Herb Miller
April 2009 – “What do People Want in Their Pastors?” – Cynthia Woolever
March 2009 – “Going into all the World: Church Website Basics” – Cynthia Woolever
February 2009 – “Should Our Congregations Offer More Choices?” – Lyle Schaller
January 2009 – “How to Identify Our Church’s Unstated Assumptions” – Herb Miller
December 2008 – “Does Your Window Limit Your View?” – Cynthia Woolever
November 2008 – “The Fun Factor Asset in Congregational Climate” – Herb Miller
October 2008 – “Requirements for Membership: Which Ones Matter? – Cynthia Woolever
September 2008 - “The Change Agent’s Checklist” – Lyle Schaller
August 2008 – “How Does Church Size Impact Decision-Making?” – Lyle Schaller
July 2008 – “Giving to Congregations: Have Patterns Changed?” – Cynthia Woolever
June 2008 – “Teaching Moments” Strengthen Governing Board Meetings!
May 2008 – How Effective is our Financial Communication?
April 2008 – Making a Good Start with Your New Pastor?
March 2008 - Church Members and community Residents: Match or Mismatch?
February 2008 – Shepherding New Ideas through Change-Resistance Minefields (Sorry I can’t change the spelling error in the pdf file.)
January 2008 – What Core Values Drive our Church?
December 2007 - What Can Other Congregations Learn from Megachurches?
November 2007 - Turnaround Strategies for Small Churches: Which Ones to Use?
September 2007 - Do We Help People Grow Spiritually?
July 2007 – Attracting New People: Are We Building the Bridges?
April 2007 – What Does a Photograph of Our “Corporate Culture” Reveal?
February 2007 - Where Do Teenagers Want to Go to Church?
January 2007 – E-mail: Uses and Misuses in Congregations
June 2006 – Financial Stewardship: Myths & Principles