Becoming a Congregation of Learners: Learning as a Key to Revitalizing Congregational Life
How can my congregation transform itself? How can we re-dedicate ourselves to learning?
Improving spiritual connection in our communities takes work! Combining expert advice and experience garnered from congregations throughout North America, Becoming a Congregation of Learners shows us how transformative change is possible. A complete resource full of ideas, information and support, this is a guide for those of us involved in, or interested in, energizing our spiritual communities.
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Book details
- Author
- Isa Aron
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 290
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism
Religion › Leadership - Topics
- Jewish congregations · synagogue life · congregational learning · spiritual community · religious leadership · organizational transformation · Judaism
- ISBN-13
- 9781580230896 (Paperback)9781681629872 (Hardcover)
About the author
ISA ARON is professor of Jewish education at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion’s Rhea Hirsch School of Education and the author of Becoming a Congregation of Learners: Learning as a Key to Revitalizing Congregational Life and The Self-renewing Congregation: Organizational Strategies for Revitalizing Congregational Life.
Aron holds a PhD in philosophy of education from the University of Chicago. Her writing on education and congregational renewal has appeared in the American Journal of Education, Tikkun and the Journal of Reform Judaism.
When she’s not writing, Aron serves as senior consultant to the Experiment in Congregational Education, an organization she founded and previously directed. Her work centers on synagogue change, Jewish education and moral education.