Basic Steps Toward Community Ministry : Guidelines and Models in Action - Dudley, Carl S. (Washington, DC : Alban Institute, 1991)
Social context -- Define your community -- Identify the people -- Exploring below the surface -- Find the invisible people -- Analyze the intangible forces -- Listen to your community -- Choose your focus of ministry -- Congregational identity -- Identify your biblical foundations -- Find sources in church heritage -- Build on your congregational history -- Analyze your strengths and limitations through a survey -- Organizing for social ministry -- Build an organization -- Develop resources to support your ministry -- Clarify the purpose of your ministry.
Keywords: Christian sociology.Church and social problems.Parishes.