An experiment in visitation: a growing church in Hispanic ministry

Esaúl Salomón

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An experiment in visitation: a growing church in Hispanic ministry

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Esaúl Salomón. An Experiment In Visitation: a Growing Church In Hispanic Ministry. Concordia Theological Seminary (IN). rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/33133201-c929-43ba-ae53-e73cf9f1434d?locale=en.

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E. Salomón. An experiment in visitation: a growing church in Hispanic ministry. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/33133201-c929-43ba-ae53-e73cf9f1434d?locale=en

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Esaúl Salomón. An Experiment In Visitation: a Growing Church In Hispanic Ministry. Concordia Theological Seminary (IN). https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/33133201-c929-43ba-ae53-e73cf9f1434d?locale=en.

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Esaúl Salomón

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Abstract

This study sought to discover whether Hispanic visitors to a home Bible study hosted by a member of the local congregation and conducted by the pastor would attend church worship services more frequently than those persons invited by a member of the congregation but with no prior contact with the pastor. Through a process of biblical education and forging an interpersonal trust relationship with the unchurched Hispanic, the pastor would have an opportunity to overcome some of the barriers of prejudice and misinformation which often prevent an Hispanic outsider from accepting an invitation to attend a Protestant church. Over the three-month test period, 47 adults participated in the home Bible study program. Sixteen of the participants had never visited El Redentor Spanish Lutheran Church. Of these, eleven persons subsequently attended a church worship service and five sought formal membership within four months. During this same period, there were no visitors to the local congregation as a result of invitations extended by members not participating in the program.

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