Building bridges of cultural relevancy between the local church and the world at its door

Ullas Tankler

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Building bridges of cultural relevancy between the local church and the world at its door

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Ullas Tankler. Building Bridges of Cultural Relevancy Between the Local Church and the World At Its Door. Asbury Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/12495448-030d-4f72-aa4d-d2a51569bfba.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

U. Tankler. Building bridges of cultural relevancy between the local church and the world at its door. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/12495448-030d-4f72-aa4d-d2a51569bfba

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Ullas Tankler. Building Bridges of Cultural Relevancy Between the Local Church and the World At Its Door. Asbury Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/12495448-030d-4f72-aa4d-d2a51569bfba.

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Ullas Tankler

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Abstract

This project focuses on the leadership qualities that enable a predominantly maintenance-focused congregation to begin to look for ways to communicate the gospel to the unchurched community in which it exists. Thirty-seven pastors were interviewed who claimed to have changed their congregations from an inward to an outward focus. Twenty-six of these pastors came from thirteen different states and eleven from Finland, Sweden, and Estonia. Further understanding and insights were gathered from interviews with one Baptist, one Lutheran and one Methodist congregation. Analyses of the stories shared by pastors and lay people reveal the kinds of leadership required to change the focus of the local church.

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