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2004 Trawin Malone The Continuing Relationship Between the Search Committee and a New Rector: What Happens After You Say “I Do”? This thesis develops the idea that a transition committee that has been in place from the time of the announcement of the...
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2004 William Forrest Lee, III Changing Times- Timing Change The Rural and Small Town Church: Family Chaplaincy or Missional Community?Developing a Missional Church Ethos in the Family Church Context- A Case for Long-Term Pastorates Small churches are unique. Growth...
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2004 John Kenneth Gibson Keeping Them in the Fold: A Case Study of Membership Retention in Five Congregations Congregations lose an estimated 9% of their membership every year. This paper reviews the findings of numerous disciplines on the possible causes and...
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2004 Jay J. Gantz Grace in the Ghetto This thesis tells the story of a one time, thriving neighborhood congregation currently experiencing the depression and decline of the inner city. Through the application of insights and principles offered by professionals in the...
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2003 William Thomas Warne “O Lord, My Boat is So Small and the Sea is So Great”: A Small Church’s Story of Growth and Revival. This thesis seeks to examine how the faith/spirituality of parishioners at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Huntingdon,...
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2003 Bill Steinberg The Story of Gracepoint: An Incarnational Approach to Church Planting In spite of a plethora of church planting models, images, and biblical rationales, there is a lack of true theological reflection giving shape and direction to the church...
