Paying attention : focusing your congregation on what matters - Peluso-Verdend, Gary E. (Herndon, Va. : Alban Institute, 2005)
Introduction : a Martha-minded church : attention--your congregation's most precious gift -- Size, preservation, technology, conflict : four attention challenges for the church -- Attending to attention : being present to God and neighbor -- Staying present : a meditation on Jesus and attention -- Practicing theology : building a frame for congregational attention -- Interlude : a theological conversation -- Strengthening attention, changing minds : practices of an attentive congregation -- Fostering a culture of the wise virgins : leadership in an attentive congregation.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-148).
Keywords: Attention -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Mission of the church