Pastoral ministry and congregational life in the Ozarks: strategies for ministry in a rural culture in transition

Michael A Worrell

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Pastoral ministry and congregational life in the Ozarks: strategies for ministry in a rural culture in transition

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Michael A Worrell. Pastoral Ministry and Congregational Life In the Ozarks: Strategies for Ministry In a Rural Culture In Transition. Nazarene Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1268dac6-bf85-47e9-b968-5338659cfc71?locale=de.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

M. A. Worrell. Pastoral ministry and congregational life in the Ozarks: strategies for ministry in a rural culture in transition. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1268dac6-bf85-47e9-b968-5338659cfc71?locale=de

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Michael A Worrell. Pastoral Ministry and Congregational Life In the Ozarks: Strategies for Ministry In a Rural Culture In Transition. Nazarene Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1268dac6-bf85-47e9-b968-5338659cfc71?locale=de.

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Michael A Worrell

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This project addresses significant social and demographic changes occurring in the past 25-35 years that directly affect the shape of Christian ministry in the rural Ozark Mountains region. Based on demographic data, interviews with long-term residents, and responses to a survey of more than 900 area pastors, the project proposes six strategies for ministry: relocate congregations to regional centers; expand the geographic scope of ministries; target ministries to specific groups of migrants and to a culture that is increasingly urbanized; develop biblical models of community within local congregations; target needs of those affected by changing economic patterns; and target adolescent drug abuse and pregnancy with prevention, intervention, and discipleship programs.

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