Resources

ABC/USA Ministers Council. "A Productive Partnership" (25-minute video for pastoral relations committees). The Ministers Council, PO Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851. 610/768-2334. Cost: $10.

ABC/USA Ministers Council. "Together in Ministry: Working for Partnership in Ministry" (a brochure on covenants for ministerial leaders and congregations). The Ministers Council, PO Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851. 610/768-2334. Free.

Allen, Joseph. L. Love & Conflict: A Covenantal Model of Christian Ethics. Nashville, 1984. Abingdon Press, 201 8th Avenue, South, Nashville, TN 37202. 800/251-3320.

Brueggeman, Walter. The Covenanted Self: Explorations of Law and Covenant, 1999. Fortress Press, 426 South 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN  55440. 800/328-4648.

Common Ground (Process). Adrienne Kaufmann, 310 10th Avenue SE, St. Joseph, MN  56374. 320/363-5715.

Fischer, Roger & Ury, Williams. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In, 1981. Penguin Books, 40 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010. 212/366-2000.

Jones, L. Gregory. "Forgiveness." In Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching People, ed. Dorothy Bass. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997, 133-147. 350 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104. 415/433-1740.

Morris, Danny E., and Charles M. Olson. Discerning God's Will Together: A Spiritual Practice for the Church. Bethesda, MDE: Alban Institute, 1997. 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1250 West, Bethesda, MD 20814-3211. 800/486-1318.

Rendle, Gilbert R. Behavioral Covenants in Congregations: A Handbook for Honoring Differences, 1999. Alban Institute, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1250 West, Bethesda, MD 20814-3211. 800/486-1318.

Richardson, Ronald W. Creating A Healthier Church: Family System Theory, Leadership and Congregational Life, 1996. Fortress Press, 426 S. 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN  55440. 800/328-4648.

Steinke, Peter L. Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach, 1996. Alban Institute, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1250 West, Bethesda, MD 20815-3211. 800/486-1318.

Steinke, Peter L. How Your Church Family Works, 1993. Alban Institute, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1250 West, Bethesda, MD  20814-3211. 800/486-1318.

Wuellner, Flora Slosson. Release: Healing from Wounds of Family, Church, and Community, 1996. Upper Room Books, 1908 Grand Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203-0004. 615/340-7200.