The Alban Institute. As previously announced, Alban sold its book publishing assets, inventory and operations to Rowman & Littlefield in January.
Alban Books are available directly from Rowman & Littlefield or from online sellers such as Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com. Rowman & Littlefield has established a special website for Alban customers. Please visit: . Congregations Without Conflict Engage in Avoidance - George Bullard's Posterous. Churches in Conflict Often Make Unhealthy Choices on EthicsDaily.com. After one particularly frustrating performance by his Green Bay Packers, legendary coach Vince Lombardi called his team together.
He was determined to get them refocused on the things that made for winning. As they knelt before the coach, he held up a football. "Gentlemen, today we start over. This is a football! " I feel the need to call the local church around me and make a similar pronouncement: "Brothers and sisters in Christ, when we disagree, Jesus said we are to talk to one another, not about one another! " Building Up Congregations and Their Leaders.