SCHALLER, Lyle E(dwin)

SCHALLER, Lyle E(dwin). American, b. 1923. Genres: Urban studies, Theology/Religion. Career: Ordained Methodist minister, 1957; City of Madison, WI, city planner, 1951-54; pastor of Methodist churches, 1955-60; Regional Church Planning Office, Cleveland, OH, church planner, 1960-68; Garrett (now Garrett-Evangelical) Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL, professor, 1968-71; Yokefellow Institute, Naperville, IL, parish consultant, 1971-93. H. Paul Douglass Lecturer for Religious Association, 1974. Publications: Planning for Protestantism in Urban America, 1965; The Local Church Looks to the Future, 1968; The Impact of the Future, 1969; Parish Planning, 1971; The Change Agent, 1972; The Pastor and the People, 1973; The Decision-Makers, 1974; Hey, That's Our Church!, 1975; (with C.A. Tidwell) Creative Church Administration, 1975; Understanding Tomorrow, 1976; Survival Tactics in the Parish, 1977; Assimilating New Members, 1978; Effective Church Planning, 1979; The Multiple Staff and the Larger Church, 1980; Activating the Passive Church, 1981; The Small Church Is Different!, 1982; (ed.) Women as Pastors, 1982; Growing Plans, 1983; The Church Looks in a Mirror, 1984; The Middle-Sized Church, 1985; Getting Things Done, 1986; It's a Different World, 1987; The Senior Minister, 1988; Reflections of a Contrarian, 1989; Choices for Churches, 1990; Create Your Own Future, 1991; Strategies for Change, 1993; 44 Steps Up off the Plateau, 1993; 21 Bridges to the 21st Century, 1994; Innovations in Ministry, 1994; The Small Membership Church, 1994; The New Reformation, 1995; Tattered Trust, 1996; The Interventionist, 1997; 44 Questions for Congregational Self- Evaluation, 1998; Discontinuity and Hope, 1999; The Very Large Church, 2000; The Evolution of the American Public High School, 2000; What Have We Learned?, 2001. Address: 530 North Brainard St, Naperville, IL 60563, U.S.A.