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Where Do We Begin in Planning Parish Programs?
D'Amato, Mary A.; Piermarini, Louis R. – Momentum, 1985
Describes the methods and tools used by the Office of Religious Education of the Diocese of Worcester to help parishes improve the quality of their programs through long-term planning. Explains the parish visitation process. (DMM)
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholics, Church Programs, Community Involvement
Ministry with the Community College: A Lutheran Perspective.
Schroeder, Phil, Ed. – 1982
Based on studies conducted by a task force of the Lutheran Council's Division of Campus Ministry and Educational Services, this booklet provides a description of the community college, a theological perspective of community college ministry, and a process by which a local parish can begin ministry in the colleges. Part 1 examines the typical…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Church Role, Community Colleges, Program Development
Sex Education in Rural Churches.
Isberner, Fred R.; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1990
Describes Open Communication Teens or Parents Understanding Sexuality (OCTOPUS), rural teenage pregnancy prevention program. Program presented in religious setting to improve sexual attitudes and parent-child communication. Finds that participants generally gained in knowledge and self-assessment, but teenagers showed no improvement in attitude…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Church Role, Early Parenthood, Parent Child Relationship
Sisters Helping Sisters.
Wright, Madeleine E. – 1997
This book is a comprehensive guide to the philosophy, organization, and management of a mentoring program for African American girls. It is based on a program sponsored by the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston (Texas). This program matches between 25 and 50 young women with Christian women mentors. The program emphasizes Christian values,…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Church Programs, Church Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Growing Responsive Organizations: The Experience of Rural Ministry Resources, Inc.
Long, James S.; And Others – 1986
Rural Ministry Resources (RMR) was started in the early 1970s by the Rev. King Rockhill in order to meet the needs of ministers from various denominations who served rural communities in the Pacific Northwest. Executives from subscribing denominations and local parishes established a formal, representative board of directors to set policy and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Church Programs, Church Workers
Helping Churches Mind the Children: A Guide for Church-Housed Child Care Programs. Revised Edition.
Freeman, Margery, Ed. – 1987
This manual provides information for pastors, parents, and church members who are starting a child care program in their church, and for churches that are changing or expanding their child care program. Chapter 1 reports the results of a 1982 survey of child care in local parishes by the National Council of Churches. Chapter 2 explains four steps…
Descriptors: Certification, Check Lists, Church Programs, Church Role
Career Development for Secondary Youth in a Church Setting.
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Banta, Trudy W.; And Others – Journal of Career Education, 1979
Describes a career development pilot program as a segment of the church school class for secondary students at the Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee. The program focused on values clarification, tentative career choices, and limited reality testing by means of panels of church adults involved in those occupations. (MF)
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance, Church Programs