A proposed dismissal process for PCUSA congregations seeking relief of conscience

Patrick H McElroy

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A proposed dismissal process for PCUSA congregations seeking relief of conscience

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Patrick H McElroy. A Proposed Dismissal Process for Pcusa Congregations Seeking Relief of Conscience. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/08d3f8e6-4b54-418c-a03c-8cecbb487daa?locale=es.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

P. H. Mcelroy. A proposed dismissal process for PCUSA congregations seeking relief of conscience. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/08d3f8e6-4b54-418c-a03c-8cecbb487daa?locale=es

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Patrick H McElroy. A Proposed Dismissal Process for Pcusa Congregations Seeking Relief of Conscience. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/08d3f8e6-4b54-418c-a03c-8cecbb487daa?locale=es.

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Patrick H McElroy

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Abstracto

Congregations with issues of conscience in the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America need a gracious model for being dismissed to other denominations. This thesis explains the need and the theological implications of pursuing and implementing. It proposes and tests a model for a dismissal process and then evaluates that model. The model proposed consists of a four stage process: discernment, negotiation, dismissal, and reception. The thesis includes a case study on congregational anxiety using three congregations, one entering a discernment process, one amidst a discernment process and a third two years after being dismissed.

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