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The Spirituality Of Welcoming: How to Transform Your Congregation into a Sacred Community | 
 enlarge | Author: Ron Wolfson
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 188334
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 207
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 1580232442
Dewey Decimal Number: 296.65
EAN: 9781580232449
ASIN: 1580232442
Publication Date: July 30, 2006
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Product Description
So often we want our congregations to be more--more compelling, more member-focused, more spiritual and yet more useful for our daily lives. Through reflection, examples, tips and exercises--and incorporating the fruits of Synagogue 2000 (now Synagogue 3000), a groundbreaking decade-long program investigating the challenges facing modern synagogues--this inspiring handbook both establishes a sound foundation for why a deep hospitality is crucial for the survival of today's spiritual communities, and dives into the practical hands-on how of turning your congregation into a place of invitation and openness that includes: Prayer that is engaging, uplifting and spiritually moving
* Institutional deepening that is possible because of an openness to change
* Study that engages adults and families, as well as children
* Good deeds--the work of social justice--as a commitment of each and every member
* An ambience of welcome that creates a culture of warmth and outreach
* Healing that offers comfort and support at times of illness and loss
* ... and much more.
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A remarkable learning experience April 14, 2008
The Spirituality of Welcoming by Dr. Ron Wolfson is an eye opening realistic approach to making your Congregation into a viable, welcoming House of God. A must read for all Board and lay people of congregations.
Follow up with Study Sessions to organize all thoughts and ways to impliment ideas.
The Spirituality of Welcoming: How to Transform Your Congregation into a Sacred Community December 19, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book provides a very "nuts and bolts" approach to the issue of integrating new members to a congregation as well as consolidating relationship with all members. Great resource, not only for synagogues, but for other faith communities as well.
A handbook for building a great synagogue September 18, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ron Wolfson accomplishes a very difficult task in this book. He writes a "how to" book that will help synagogue leaders improve the quality of their "products." Drawing heavily (but not too visibly) on the organizational dynamics literature he shows us how to change the way synagogues relate to their members and their prospective members. By using a pre-existing literature on how organizations in general can become better places to work and to do business with, he gently transposes employees and customers to the synagogue's staff (including rabbis and cantors) and its members. He studies the Christian mega-churches and the Jewish Chabad Lubavitch movement to understand and illuminate how to make a spiritually-based organization work well. In the process he puts together a package, based on the decade-long Synagogue 2000 project, that provides practical guidance on what synagogues can do to make themselves more spiritual, more attractive, and more successful with their members.
Terrific! September 6, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book is an inspiration. Ron Wolfson presents excellent ideas to change the synagogue (or church) to become a more welcoming, engaging and spiritually uplifting place of worship. Anyone who cares about their religious community can learn from this.
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