Decentralizing ministry through small-group leadership development in the Congregational Church of Vergennes, Vermont (United Church of Christ)

Gary F Lewis

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Decentralizing ministry through small-group leadership development in the Congregational Church of Vergennes, Vermont (United Church of Christ)

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Gary F Lewis. Decentralizing Ministry Through Small-group Leadership Development In the Congregational Church of Vergennes, Vermont (united Church of Christ). Hartford Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/3ce9540c-5ae7-4b96-860d-5407bce69b07.

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G. F. Lewis. Decentralizing ministry through small-group leadership development in the Congregational Church of Vergennes, Vermont (United Church of Christ). https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/3ce9540c-5ae7-4b96-860d-5407bce69b07

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Gary F Lewis. Decentralizing Ministry Through Small-Group Leadership Development In the Congregational Church of Vergennes, Vermont (united Church of Christ). Hartford Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/3ce9540c-5ae7-4b96-860d-5407bce69b07.

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Gary F Lewis

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Through an intentional small-group, seven-month experiential program of study, the author wanted to determine if group members could be prepared and energized to offer similar small-group opportunities to others within the church. He also wanted to determine if a focused study of one theological school of thought, process theology, could be a catalyst for leadership development. Following the seven-month program, two members of the project team offered ministries of their own. The group's focus on process theology, though having little effect on the members' theological positions, did have a positive effect of increasing their attentiveness to the nuances of theological understandings. Cultural change, if not initiated or fed by a crisis, is very difficult. It happens over time with effective leadership fanning the flames of change where sparks of the Spirit are found.

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