The Parish Paper is a monthly electronic newsletter that offers ideas and insights for active congregations. Edited by Herb Miller, Lyle Schaller and Cynthia Woolever, this journal is available to all Hawai'i Conference church members and clergy to use within their ministry. You are invited to include items from The Parish Paper in your newsletters and on your website or webpage. You may also reprint items and send to others through email or the U.S. mail.  Due to thousands of E-mail requests for several FREE resources provided by The Parish Paper, you can now download these resources from The Parish Paper website. Click HERE to view a list of those resources and for information about downloading them. Please feel free to distribute the attached announcement as widely as possible—to your congregations, constituents, and colleagues—including people outside as well as inside your congregation, judicatory, denomination, seminary, or educational institution.  If you mail photocopies of the Paper in its entirety with your newsletter or other mailings using your U.S. Post Office Nonprofit Mailing Permit, most local Post Offices require that every item carry your organization’s name and address. Above The Parish Paper masthead, type your congregation’s name, address, and “Photocopied by Permission.” February, 2009: Should Our Congregations Offer More Choices? January, 2009: How to Identify Our Church's Unstated Assumptions  December, 2008: Does Your Window Limit Your View? November, 2008: The Fun Factor Asset in Congregational Climate October, 2008: Requirements for Membership: Which Ones Matter? September, 2008: The Change Agent's Checklist August, 2008: How Does Church Size Impact Decision-making? July, 2008: Giving to Congregations: Have Patterns Changed? June, 2008: "Teaching Moments" Strengthen Governing Board Meetings! May, 2008: How Effective is Our Financial Communication? April, 2008: Making a Good Start with Your New Pastor? March, 2008: Church Members and Community Residents: Match or Mismatch? February, 2008: Shepherding New Ideas through Change-Resistance Minefields January, 2008: What Core Values Drive Our Church? September, 2007: Do We Help People Grow Spiritually? July, 2007: Attracting New People: Are We Building the Bridges? January, 2007: Email: Uses and Misues in Congregations June, 2006: Financial Stewardship: Myths and Principles December, 2005: The Core Group Drives the Future! June, 2005: Welcoming New People: God is in the Details