TY - BOOK AU - Commission,on Archives and History TI - Guidelines Church Historian: Remember the Past and Inspire the Future SN - 9781501830341 AV - BR138G464 2016 U1 - 808.06628000000001 PY - 2016/// CY - Nashville PB - Abingdon Press KW - Church history--Historiography--Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Blessed to Be a Blessing -- This Is Your Job -- Using This Guideline -- The Ministry of Memory -- What Are Archives? -- Put the Pieces Together -- Step 1: Survey the Church's Records -- Step 2: Understand What to Keep and What to Throw Away -- Step 3: Organize Your Records -- Step 4: Care for Your Records -- Step 5: Manage the Records -- Step 6: Tell Your Church's Story to the Future -- Write Your Church's History -- Why Write a History? -- Is It Time for a Church History? -- Make History Come Alive! -- Resources -- General Commission on Archives and History -- Cokesbury.com -- American Association for State and Local History -- The Society of American Archivists -- Sources for Archival Supplies -- UMC Agencies & -- Helpful Links N2 - Prepare leaders for their ministry roles UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4530761 ER -