2003
Rod Moore
An Old Table in New Space: Restructuring the Congregation for the Recasting of its Vision
This thesis tells the story of a congregation that was able to fulfill its vision to become a program sized parish to serve a growing city after many disappointments. The narrative explores the problems experienced by the congregation and then records the intentional effort of clergy and lay leadership to move the parish in a positive direction that empowered individuals for leadership and lay ministry. This thesis illustrates the power of adaptive change which allowed this congregation to reorganize in a successful way that created the energy to both expand the ministries of the parish and complete a $2,000,000 expansion of the church facility.