Membership matters: deepening the experience with God and one another through new member classes

Valerie Hobby Bell

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Membership matters: deepening the experience with God and one another through new member classes

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Valerie Hobby Bell. Membership Matters: Deepening the Experience with God and One Another Through New Member Classes. United Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/2773d502-b101-4475-9649-8813596f2d14.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

V. H. Bell. Membership matters: deepening the experience with God and one another through new member classes. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/2773d502-b101-4475-9649-8813596f2d14

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Valerie Hobby Bell. Membership Matters: Deepening the Experience with God and One Another Through New Member Classes. United Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/2773d502-b101-4475-9649-8813596f2d14.

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The focus of this ministry project was to offer new member classes that would deepen new members' relationship with God and with each other. Four classes incorporated blessing based spiritual nurture elements: creating sacred space, hospitality, holy listening, building community, prayer, and Bible study. Using mixed methods of quantitative and qualitative research, the pre and post surveys, questionnaires, and follow-up phone interviews provided the evidence that Membership Matters classes had a positive impact on participants' relationship with God and with each other, encouraging them to spend time relating to God and connecting with the church.

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