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An Old Table in New Space: Restructuring the Congregation for the Recasting of its Vision
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...
The Season of Anticipation in a Small Church
2003 John Robert Hector, Jr. The Season of Anticipation in a Small Church One critical stage, often overlooked and misunderstood, in the life of a congregation, is the "season of anticipation," which a transition opens. William Bridges named this stage the "neutral...
Overachieving Congregations: Demographic Pressures and Congregational Development
2003 Mark Gatza Overachieving Congregations: Demographic Pressures and Congregational Development Current church size theory suggests that the average Sunday attendance of a congregation can be predictive of many of its organizational and structural characteristics....
Use of Liturgy and Spirituality in working with chronically troubled congregations
2003 John Day Use of Liturgy and Spirituality in working with chronically troubled congregations This thesis explores a new leadership model for healing troubled congregations. The model employs three perspectives usually ignored in church-management strategies: Bowen...
“Who Dares Stand Idle”: The Spiritual Life of the Agent of Change
2003 Ann Johnson Broomell "Who Dares Stand Idle": The Spiritual Life of the Agent of Change In order to live into the hope of the future as people seek new meaning in their lives in the century to come, we in the Episcopal Church must be able to change as a people of...
Ministry in the Marketplace
2003 Geoffrey Thomas Boyer Ministry in the Marketplace: A Study of the Process Used by St. Michael's Episcopal Church Lansing, Michigan to Engage the Commerical Neighborhood of Which It is A Part This congregational thesis is a detailed description of the steps and...