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Revitalizing the church for a new day: Identity, purpose, and theology.

机译：为教会注入新的活力：身份，目的和神学。

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Since the early 1960s, the mainline church has experienced a decline in membership and financial resources, which have forced churches to make significant decisions concerning their future. Some congregations want to maintain the status quo and dwell in survival mode, while other churches are imagining new possibilities for their ministry. Denominations are faced with these same issues and now must make some decisions regarding their future. Revitalizing the Church for a New Day: Identity, Purpose, and Theology provides hope for the local church and denominations as we discern the new thing that God is doing in our midst. After reading books and visiting churches during a three-month sabbatical, a survey was designed for churches to use as they wrestle with these issues. I administered this survey with about a dozen congregations and then met with them in a follow-up discussion. Following my interviews with these congregations and going through my own transition in ministry, I discovered that denominations and local churches must focus on three aspects of vitality. Mainline denominations do not have a clear identity, which has trickled down to the local church. Furthermore, we have traded theology for marketing and advertising. The research revealed that our denominations are in decline because congregational leaders are not equipped to discern their identity, purpose, and theology of ministry. The survey used in this research will help the basic unit of witness, the local church, revitalize and prepare for the congregation's bright and hopeful future.
机译：自1960年代初以来，主线教堂的会员人数和财务资源有所减少，这迫使教堂做出有关其未来的重大决定。一些教会希望维持现状并以生存模式居住，而其他教会则在为他们的事工设想新的可能性。教派面临着同样的问题，现在必须就其未来做出一些决定。振兴教会，迎接新的一天：认同，目的和神学为我们当地的教会和宗派带来希望，因为我们可以辨认上帝在我们中间所做的新事。在为期三个月的放假期间阅读书籍并参观教堂之后，进行了一项调查，供教会在处理这些问题时使用。我与大约十二个会众一起进行了这项调查，然后在后续讨论中会见了他们。在对这些会众进行采访并经历了自己的事工过渡之后，我发现各教派和地方教会必须关注活力的三个方面。主线教派没有明确的身份，这已经流传到了当地的教堂。此外，我们已经将神学用于营销和广告。研究表明，我们的教派正在减少，因为会众领导人没有能力辨别自己的身份，目的和事工神学。本研究中使用的调查将帮助证人的基本单位，当地教会振兴并为会众的光明和充满希望的未来做准备。

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    Rankin, Christopher M.;

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    Lancaster Theological Seminary.;

  • 授予单位 Lancaster Theological Seminary.;
  • 学科 Religion General.;Theology.
  • 学位 D.Min.
  • 年度 2014
  • 页码 109 p.
  • 总页数 109
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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