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Empowering the Faithful
1999 William Edward Hardwick Empowering the Faithful: Preparing for Evangelism in the Episcopal Church This thesis is a report of research designed to be the first part of a two-part program of evangelism in two pastoral-sized congregations. The program's aim was to...
It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
1999 J. Derek Harbin It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood This thesis first synthesizes the distinctive characteristics of an emerging type of congregation as described in the separate works of George G. Hunter III and William M. Easum. It then contrasts this...
What You Already Have is All You Need
1999 Robert Raymond Hansel What You Already Have is All You Need: A Description and Assessment of the Lay-Led St. Brigid's Episcopal Ministry in Batersville, Indiana This thesis documents the first four years of a new-start congregation in Batesville, Indiana....
All About Ladies and Nailing the Step
1999 Peter Rochefort Gustin All About Ladies and Nailing the Step: An Exploration of Congregational Idioms This thesis explores the various ways in which congregations use everyday language as a code for expressing emotions, for transmitting congregational history,...
A Ministry of Hospitality for the Parish
1999 Freda Blackburn Dohoney A Ministry of Hospitality for the Parish This thesis is concerned with the ministry of hospitality for the parish. The dynamics of hospitality in parishes over a forty year period, the evidence of hospitality in scripture, and insights...
Racial Change in Congregations
1999 Wayne Harold Carlson Racial Change in Congregations: A Welcoming Response This thesis is a study of a parish in suburban Chicago where the community and the parish are both undergoing racial change. Examples of dialogue within the parish and interviews of...