Church Development Institute

Please note: this list is changed from time to time. When that happens a CDI participant may decide for that cycle to stay with the reading list he or she started with or may move to the new reading list.

Before requesting a certificate for program completion you need to have read the following.

1. All material in participant manuals for Cycle One and Cycle Two; all handouts provided as part of the program. Complete readings as assigned for particular session. Any readings not specifically assigned are to be completed by the end of the cycle. Please bring your manual to all sessions.

2. Fill All Things: The Dynamics of Spirituality in the Parish Church, Robert A. Gallagher, Ascension Press, 2008  

3. The Hope of Glory: Congregational Options, Robert A. Gallagher, Ascension Press [until the book is in print PDF copies are made available to participants]

4. Introduction to Type in Organizations, S. Krebs Hirsh & J. Kummerow, Consulting Psychologist Press (CPP). Please bring to sessions on Type

5. The Character of Organizations, William Bridges, 1992. (Focus on pp. 1-31 and 69 –107; Use the Index pp. 129 – 138 and the descriptions pp.33-67 to identify your congregation’s type. )

6. In the Grip: Understanding Type, Stress and the Inferior Function Naomi L. Quenk, CPP. Please bring to sessions on Type

7. Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict, Esther de Wall, Liturgical Press. (Read chapters 2-5)

8. Organization Development & Change, Thomas Cummings and Christopher Worley, South-Western College Publishing, Cincinnati, any edition after 1997 Focus on sections: General Introduction to OD, The Process of OD, "Diagnosing Organizations", "Collecting and Analyzing Diagnostic Information", and "Feeding Back Diagnostic Information". These are chapters 5, 7, and 8 in the 6th edition. And any other 100 pages as assigned and as you are interested in reading.

9. The Corporate Culture: Survival Guide, Edgar Schein, Jossey – Bass, San Francisico, 1999

10. Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down, Marva Dawn, Eerdmans Grand Rapids, 1995.

11. Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times, Alban, 2006, Peter L. Steike

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The trainers of your CDI will provide instructions on the when various readings are to be completed.

About ordering books

For Ascension Press material contact secretary@arkansasusa.com. or call 479-442-7373
www.orderoftheascension.org/ascension_press.htm

For Consulting Psychologist Press (CPP) material. Order from CCP, 3803 East Bayshore Road, P.O. Box 10096, Palo Alto, CA 94303. 1-800-624-1765 or on the web at http://www.cpp.com [Includes -- "Introduction to Type in Organizations"; "In the Grip”

Other books including "Organization Development & Change", Thomas Cummings and Christopher Worley  http://www.amazon.com or your bookstore.