The Parish Handbook - Softcover

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•An accessible handbook about a range of aspects of parish life, bringing together sociological observation and theological insight to shape sound practical theological reflection.•Bob Mayo is an experienced parish priest with a wide network of contacts and an associate lecturer at two theological training institutions.•Practical theology is the strongest selling part of the SCM list and BIAPT, in which Bob is involved, regard SCM as their publisher. A parish church gathers people together from across the community and is a site of resistance against the increasingly atomized and segregated society in which we live. The social and political revolution at the heart of parish life is people learning to relate to each other in the name of Christ.Making clear that it is ordinary living which is at the heart of parish life, Bob Mayo provides an important and accessible resource for all involved in church leadership. Drawing on a wealth of experience and research, the handbook brings together sociological observation and theological insight to shape sound practical theological reflection. It will appeal to ordinands as much as practicing incumbents.

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