Turnabout from the low ebb: a study of how mid-sized urban churches in transitional neighborhoods have effected turnabouts in worship attendance

Martha H Boyer

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Turnabout from the low ebb: a study of how mid-sized urban churches in transitional neighborhoods have effected turnabouts in worship attendance

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Martha H Boyer. Turnabout From the Low Ebb: a Study of How Mid-sized Urban Churches In Transitional Neighborhoods Have Effected Turnabouts In Worship Attendance. Lancaster Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/19100e12-7e94-4d2c-a0f2-636064286ba4.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

M. H. Boyer. Turnabout from the low ebb: a study of how mid-sized urban churches in transitional neighborhoods have effected turnabouts in worship attendance. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/19100e12-7e94-4d2c-a0f2-636064286ba4

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Martha H Boyer. Turnabout From the Low Ebb: a Study of How Mid-Sized Urban Churches In Transitional Neighborhoods Have Effected Turnabouts In Worship Attendance. Lancaster Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/19100e12-7e94-4d2c-a0f2-636064286ba4.

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Martha H Boyer

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This project identifies characteristics of urban, culturally inclusive, growing congregations that can be adopted by urban, culturally exclusive, declining congregations. Included are stories of formerly declining mid-sized congregations that have increased in worship attendance in the 1990's, and in which a contributing factor is the adoption of cultural inclusivity. Case studies were formulated from on-site interviews and demographic data in order to identify similar tactics used in the revitalization processes. Observation about the essence of the churches' vitality emerged. The dissertation concludes with a Pauline-style letter, a message of challenge and hope from inclusive churches to churches in decline.

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