2005
Neysa Anne Ellgren
Under the Microscope: Lab Congregation Models for Church Development
Three different Episcopal dioceses – Minnesota, Southeast Florida, and Los Angeles – are currently using similar laboratory models of congregational development whereby specific congregations are chosen to participate in focused, intensive learning and practice for their own growth and development and for that of the diocese. This thesis examines this kind congregational development practice at the diocesan level. Costs of these programs, learning gained, and results after one year are compared