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The Parish Paper

The Parish Paper is a short and vital resource for congregations and rostered leaders. It pulls from a variety of topics about being church and utilizes fundimental and helpful explinations of doing ministry in today's context. Congregations and rostered leaders in the Florida-Bahamas Synod are able to access and reproduce this resource freely under the guidelines listed below.*

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    *Information regarding the distribution of:

    The Parish Paper: Ideas and Insights for Active Congregations

    Coeditors: Herb Miller, Lyle Schaller, Cynthia Woolever

    Copyright Permission: Please include the following notice when you (a) distribute copies to your organization’s staff, constituents, and congregations, or (b) post issues on your organization’s Web site.

    Our organization’s purchase of a subscription to The Parish Paper INCLUDES

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    2. Permission for each congregation within our jurisdiction to (a) photocopy or electronically distribute for local use as many copies as it needs, (b) post them on its Web site, and (c) quote sentences and paragraphs.

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