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Showing 1 to 20 of 102 for “"Local Church"”.
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Local church members in service of the church
This study examines the decline of the quality of Christian life and suggests religious education as the answer to the problem. Religious education will be an effective method for the improvement of Christian life. Key terms used in this study are defined. The previous work done in the field of …
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Clergywomen and Grief: Local Church Pastors and Their Experiences
… midst of professional responsibilities within a local church context specifically as it related to officiating "hard funerals" for non-family members. Using a Narrative approach, the researcher interviewed 11 clergywomen. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed. Three …
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Community college-local church relationships: the variables of interaction
… upon the relations of community colleges with local church congregations in their service areas, a case study was carried out within a single community college district. Data were gathered from personal interviews with administrators from several levels within the college, and with local clergy …
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Pastoral Training Approaches in the Local Church: A Multi-Case Study
If churches are to thrive and grow, they need skilled, experienced, and spiritually mature pastors. It is also essential that churches develop strategies to equip more of these competent pastors. Many church leaders may not be aware of available pastoral training options, may need ideas on how to …
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Pastoral Training Approaches in the Local Church: A Multi-Case Study
If churches are to thrive and grow, they need skilled, experienced, and spiritually mature pastors. It is also essential that churches develop strategies to equip more of these competent pastors. Many church leaders may not be aware of existing pastoral training options, may need ideas on how to …
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Intentionally Creating Healthy Organizational Culture in the Local Church: A Multiple Case Study
Church leaders must know how to create healthy culture in their churches. Organizational culture has been a trending topic over the last three decades. In more recent years, church culture has developed out of the greater organizational culture discussion. Much research exists that addresses both …
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Executive pastors' perception of leadership and management competencies needed for local church administration
… management competencies of Southern Baptist mega-church executive pastors. The study discusses the issue of limited research on the position of the executive pastor. Resources related to this position are cited. Possible reasons for the emergence of this position are examined including the …
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Best Practices in Leading Organizational Change in the Local Church: A Multi-Case Study
… for leading organizational change in the local church ministering in an urban context. The study also sought to determine whether it was possible for the leadership in the local church to lead their congregations through successful organizational change and meaningful culture engagement …
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Best Practices in Leading Organizational Change in the Local Church: A Multi-Case Study
… for leading organizational change in the local church ministering in an urban context. The dissertation also sought to determine whether the leadership in the local church could lead their congregations through successful organizational change and meaningful cultural engagement without …
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The Pastor as a Biblical Counselor and Equipper of Biblical Counselors within the Local Church
… are seen as authorized counselors within the church’s institutional framework. Chapter 2 explores the shepherding metaphor, showcasing Christ as the eschatological Shepherd. Pastors emulate Christ’s sacrificial life, guiding congregations toward maturity. Chapter 3 examines the alignment …
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The Tripartite Impact of Pornography Consumption in the Local Church: Brain, Body, and Balance of Life
… balance of life, as well as the impact on the local church, is in need of further analysis and study. This need grows daily due to the ever increasing availability and production of explicit material like pornography. Consuming pornography is detrimental to the brain, body, and the balance of …
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Local church strategies for poverty alleviation : an assessment of church-based projects using human scale development
This paper is an assessment of the viability of church-based poverty alleviation strategies. It hypothesises that churches have a valuable and significant role to play in the alleviation of poverty. The research looks at the activities of two churches within South Africa, that is, Jubilee Community …
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A study of the correlation between pastoral theology of discipleship and selected practices in the local church
… and practical application of discipleship in local SBC churches in Indiana. Pastors participating were senior or solo pastors serving in both full-time and bi-vocational pastorates. The survey instrument was organized in two sections, the first being the demographic data. The second section …
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A Study Of Identity Issues That Affect Clergy Leadership On LGBTQ Inclusion
… analyzes how the leadership decisions of thirty local church Protestant clergy in Virginia were influenced by personal, organizational, and cultural identity issues on matters related to homosexuality or LGBTQ inclusion. Self-understanding of identity issues affected clergy practice of biblical …
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"May I Again Taste the Sweets of Social Religion": The Ecclesiological Devotion of William Carey
… success as a missionary was his devotion to the local church. Chapter 1 introduces the topic of Carey’s ecclesiology and its significance in his life and ministry. Chapter 2 considers Carey’s ecclesiological context by examining Particular Baptist ecclesial thought and its expression within the …
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Living in two worlds: A study of the variety and characteristics of church life and policies in selected Church of England parishes
The thesis advances a sociological model of local Church of England churches. The model is based on a study of the process of secularisation which is seen to influence the local churches towards their becoming specialist religious organisations. The variety of ways in which churches respond to this …
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The Use of Social Power Bases by Southern Baptist Leaders: A Mixed Methods Study
… on social power in the context of evangelical churches shows that little or no quantitative research has been conducted on this topic. The chapter presents a brief overview of the research design. Chapter 2 reviews the literature on social power bases using the Raven taxonomy of 1992. It also …
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