Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations
Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations

Author: Robert Schnase

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2011-12-01

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1426713533

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People are searching for a church shaped and sustained by Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Intentional Faith Development, Risk-Taking Mission and Service, and Extravagant Generosity. These fundamental practices are critical to the success of congregations. Their presence and strength demonstrate congregational health, vitality, and fruitfulness. By repeating and improving these practices, churches fulfill their mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Robert Schnase astutely weaves theological insight, practical advice, and exemplary stories into an inspiring book for pastors and laity alike. —L. Gregory Jones, Dean and Professor of Theology, Duke Divinity School Robert Schnase’s words are thoughtful, provocative, and challenging. Any congregation will find encouragement and insight to deepen faithfulness and multiply fruitfulness. —Lovett H. Weems, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Church Leadership, Wesley Theological Seminary Stimulating. Challenging. Uniquely helpful. Bishop Schnase gives us powerful language, rich examples, and practical suggestions for fulfilling the mission God gives us. —Janice Riggle Huie, Bishop of the Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church

Plains Farmer
Plains Farmer

Author: William Green DeLoach

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13:

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Contains tool descriptions providing a basis for the analysis of existing product lines as examples for the design of new systems, including illustrations of and background material on control systems for the extrusion process. A half-century of diary entries made by a persevering West Texas farmer record his life and reflect the concerns and events of Great Plains farmers as various elements of government, the economy, and natural conditions came into play. Editor Neugebauer supplies pertinent background interspersed throughout. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Networks of Power
Networks of Power

Author: Thomas Parke Hughes

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 1993-03

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 9780801846144

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Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of Technology, this book offers a comparative history of the evolution of modern electric power systems. It described large-scale technological change and demonstrates that technology cannot be understood unless placed in a cultural context.

Historic Temple
Historic Temple

Author: Patricia K. Benoit

Publisher: HPN Books

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1893619966

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An illustrated history of Temple, Texas, paired with histories of the local companies.

White Women's Rights
White Women's Rights

Author: Louise Michele Newman

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1999-02-04

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0198028865

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This study reinterprets a crucial period (1870s-1920s) in the history of women's rights, focusing attention on a core contradiction at the heart of early feminist theory. At a time when white elites were concerned with imperialist projects and civilizing missions, progressive white women developed an explicit racial ideology to promote their cause, defending patriarchy for "primitives" while calling for its elimination among the "civilized." By exploring how progressive white women at the turn of the century laid the intellectual groundwork for the feminist social movements that followed, Louise Michele Newman speaks directly to contemporary debates about the effect of race on current feminist scholarship. "White Women's Rights is an important book. It is a fascinating and informative account of the numerous and complex ties which bound feminist thought to the practices and ideas which shaped and gave meaning to America as a racialized society. A compelling read, it moves very gracefully between the general history of the feminist movement and the particular histories of individual women."--Hazel Carby, Yale University