Thesis Abstracts
2001 Edward Joseph Konieczny Someone’s Sitting in My Pew: Learning Discipleship Through Church Marketing This thesis tells the story of one congregations revitalization through the use of church marketing for growth. Through narrative, the thesis explores the...
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2001 Frank Walter King The Conduit Model: Connecting Congregation and Community in Context This thesis deals with the intentional restructuring of the relationship between a congregation and a community who share a common context by the development and practice of...
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2001 Mark J. Key Examining Models of Transformation This thesis examines five models of congregational development (or redevelopment). The models are analyzed and evaluated using the following standards: assessment, systems, leadership, worship and mission, planning,...
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2001 Colin Purdie Kelly, III Establishing a Contemporary Service at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church This thesis describes the transition of a traditional Episcopal congregation as it expands its mission to include evangelistic worship. The narrative...
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2001 Richard M. Jones New Structures for Mission: A Regional Redevelopment Intervention This thesis describes a redevelopment intervention involving six Anglican parishes in one region. The intervention is described with reference to the organizational developmental...
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2001 Frank Jay Hawkins, Jr. When the Boom Fizzles: Reclaiming Purpose in the Local Congregation There are four distinct pastoral leadership problems which lie within a local church reclaiming a purpose for existence that has been lost or forgotten. The Four Principles...