Few other books have caused as much stir in the Church of England in recent decades as has For the Parish. Twelve years on from its publication, in the wake of
In 1991 The Once and Future Church by Alban Institute founder and former director Loren B. Mead created an instant sensation in congregational circles with its
Mead takes a broad look at past and present changes in the church, and postulates a future to which those changes are calling us. Denominations, once structured
Mead presents five key challenges facing today’s churches-and how they represent opportunities for the evolutionary, transformative changes he believes must t
Church boards, congregational planning groups, judicatory study groups, and people exploring their own religious experiences in the congregation will find thems