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Beyond the Trees: Systems Theory as a Way to Look at Your Congregation

Beyond the Trees: Systems Theory as a Way to Look at Your Congregation

by Rev. Bill Beck | Mar 15, 2018 | Congregational Health

Gilbert Rendle tells this story from an anthropology course in college: A South Seas Islands people built their huts out of materials they found on their islands. They used “stonewood” to build the hearth to hold the fire they used for cooking and warmth. Stonewood...

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May 26, 2019
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May 28, 2019
  • Presbytery Meeting May 28, 2019 | 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Highland United Presbyterian Church, 11 Church Rd., Newport, PA 17074

    Preceding the meeting at 4 PM, Doug Portz, Board of Pensions representative, will present a seminar. Meeting begins with a meal at 5 PM. Worship starts at 6 PM. Please click  to view the call for the meeting. For all the meeting information click here.

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