Listening to the People of God : Closing,

This is the first book to analyze parish restructuring and generate recommendations from the perspective of parishioners.

Charles E. Zech is a professor of economics at Villanova University and the director of the Center for the Study of Church Management at Villanova.

Introduction	p. 1
The Catholic parish	p. 3
Reasons for changes to organizational structures in U.S. parishes	p. 10
What parishes can learn from corporate mergers	p. 15
What parishes can learn from blended families	p. 21
What parishes can learn from other parishes : preparation and planning	p. 26
What parishes can learn from other parishes : implementation	p. 39
Seven things that dioceses and parishioners can do to help parishes that need to restructure	p. 47
Notes	p. 51
Bibliography	p. 55
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Listening to the People of God : Closing, Rebuilding, and Revitalizing Parishes

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