READING LIST: MINISTERING TO CONGREGATIONS AS FAMILY SYSTEMS

Murray Bowen, Family Therapy in Clinical Practice, Jason Aronson, Inc., 1985. A collection of Bowen's lectures, articles, etc.from 1957-1977.

Edwin H. Friedman, Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue, The Guilford Press, 1985.

Edwin H. Friedman, Friedman's Fables, The Guilford Press, 1990.

Edwin H. Friedman, A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix, The Edwin Friedman Estate, 1999.

Edwin H. Friedman, The Myth of the Shiksa, Seabury Books, 2008.

Edwin H. Friedman, What Are You Going to Do With Your Life?, Seabury Books. 2009.

Israel Galindo, The Hidden Lives of Congregations: Discerning Church Dynamics, The Alban Institute, 2004.

Israel Galindo, Elaine Boomer and Don Reagan, A Family Genogram Workbook,, Educational Consultants, 2006

Israel Galindo, Perspectives on Congregational Leadership: Applying Systems Thinking for Successful Leadership, 2010

Roberta M. Gilbert, Extraordinary Relationships, John Wiley & Sons, Inc,1992.

Roberta M. Gilbert, Connecting With Our Children, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999.

Roberta M. Gilbert, The Eight Concepts of Bowen Theory, Leading Systems Press, 2004.

Roberta M. Gilbert, Extraordinary Leadership: Thinking Systems, Making A Difference, Leading Systems Press, 2006.

Margaret J. Marcuson, Leaders Who Last, Seabury Books, 2009.

Michael E. Kerr and Murray Bowen, Family Evaluation, W. W. Norton and Co., 1988. Basic presentation of Bowen Theory.

Monica McGoldrick and Randy Gerson, Genograms in Family Assessment, W. W. Norton and Co., 1985.

Monica McGoldrick, You Can Go Home Again: Reconnecting With Your Family, W. W. Norton and Co., 1995.

Ronald W. Richardson, Family Ties That Bind, Self-Counsel Press, 1984.

Ronald W. Richardson and Lois A. Richardson, Birth Order and You, Self-Counsel Press, 1990.

Ronald W. Richardson, Creating A Healthier Church, Fortress Press, 1996.

Ronald W. Richardson, Becoming A Healthier Pastor: Family Systems Theory and the Pastor's Own Family, Fortress Press, 2005.

Ronald W.Richardson, Becoming Your Best, Augsburg Books, 2008

Peter L. Steinke, How Your Church Family Works, The Alban Institute, Inc.,1993.

Peter L. Steinke, Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach, The Alban Institute, Inc., 1996.

(The first two Richardson books can be ordered from Self-Counsel Press,Inc., 1704 N. State Street, Bellingham, WA 98225.)