Renewing a congregation's vision of ministry

Thomas L Loftin

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Renewing a congregation's vision of ministry

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Thomas L Loftin. Renewing a Congregation's Vision of Ministry. Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1794a0f1-6a32-4172-a395-d1c57c509f9b?locale=es.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

T. L. Loftin. Renewing a congregation's vision of ministry. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1794a0f1-6a32-4172-a395-d1c57c509f9b?locale=es

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Thomas L Loftin. Renewing a Congregation's Vision of Ministry. Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1794a0f1-6a32-4172-a395-d1c57c509f9b?locale=es.

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Thomas L Loftin

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Abstracto

A new body of literature has become available in recent years that promises to provide churches the opportunity to engage in self-study based on hard data and relevant categories. This paper documents how Covenant United Methodist Church engaged in such a study. The plan chosen for Covenant to study congregational life included the use of such categories as identity, context, process, and program. Data was obtained from adult and youth class discussions and from information gathered by distributing the 'parish profile inventory' to one-half of Covenant's membership. A summary of all the data collected provides a portrait of Covenant UMC. By examining and analyzing this portrait, one may better understand who Covenant is and what Covenant may desire to become. Any church can find such a study very beneficial during times of internal and external change, although a regular self-study will help to focus and clarify a church's self-understanding.

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