TY - BOOK AU - Oswald,Roy M. AU - Johnson,Barry Allan TI - Managing polarities in congregations: eight keys for thriving faith communities SN - 9781566993906 AV - BV600.3 .O74 2010 U1 - 253 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Herndon, VA PB - Alban Institute KW - Church N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Why managing polarities is important to congregational health -- Tradition and innovation -- Spiritual health and institutional health -- Management and leadership -- Strong clergy leadership and strong lay leadership -- Inreach and outreach -- Nurture and transformation -- Making disciples : easy process and challenging process -- Call and duty -- Appendix A: Polarities in small groups -- Appendix B: Methods for working with polarities in groups -- Appendix C: Polarity principles -- Appendix D: References on the importance of polarities ER -