2002
Richard McCracken-Bennett
Future Story: A Tool for Change Agents in the Church
This thesis describes how a congregation developed a story of their future as tool to help them navigate their spiritual strategic journey. The thesis begins with an introduction to storytelling theory and then describes the Future Story development process and how it was adapted for this congregation. The research method is described and an analysis of the project is given. The entire Future Story of All Saints Church as it was presented is included with comments about its development and ways it might be improved. Finally, the thesis concludes with a series of hunches, emerging themes for future study, and insights gained by the project.