Benchmarks of Quality in the Church

by Norman Shawchuck and Gustave Rath

The particular emphasis of this book is on "quality" as expressed in active, growing churches around the country. It establishes the standards of quality that congregations must seek to achieve. It... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0687349125
• ISBN13: 9780687349128
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

dated but still useful

The concepts of "quality" used in this book were current in the business world at the time it was written, but are showing their age. Nevertheless, the underlying ideas continue to be useful. The identifiers of quality may need to be modified in your setting depending on theological and other priorities. (and theologically, I have a problem with using the word "quality" at all, but can easily ignore that to find the value in this book.) The underlying premise- that there are things we can do to increase people's engagement in the ministries of their church- continues to be a useful one in these years of generational transition for churches.