To God Be the Glory - Growing Towards a Healthy Church (Workbook on CD)

To God be the Glory: Growing Towards a Healthy Church - A Workbook for Clergy and Laity is the first book written by the Rt. Revd and Mrs. Keith L. Ackerman as a response to numerous questions posed by clergy and laity. "Why do we do what we do?" "Do you know of any resources for First Holy Communion and Confirmation Classes?" "What do we need to do to have a successful Newcomers Program?" "How can we do a Seder (Passover Meal) in our church?" From these and other questions came booklets that became chapters that became a book. The Rt. Revd Donald J. Parsons, Sixth Bishop of Quincy says, "In these pages the reader will find guides who have been involved in the daily round of congregational existence. Here will be found the observations of a veteran of parish ministry and suggestions of parochial activities from a priest's wife whose life was not confined in any kind of ivory tower." Jan Karon, author of the Mitford series says, "Your excellent book will be invaluable to me as a Christi