Speaking the truth in olove: a behavioral covenant as a tool for social transformation in the local church

Perry Lynn Williams

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Speaking the truth in olove: a behavioral covenant as a tool for social transformation in the local church

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Perry Lynn Williams. Speaking the Truth In Olove: a Behavioral Covenant As a Tool for Social Transformation In the Local Church. Wesley Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/54082402-14c8-4e11-908a-a41e35647930?locale=it.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

P. L. Williams. Speaking the truth in olove: a behavioral covenant as a tool for social transformation in the local church. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/54082402-14c8-4e11-908a-a41e35647930?locale=it

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Perry Lynn Williams. Speaking the Truth In Olove: a Behavioral Covenant As a Tool for Social Transformation In the Local Church. Wesley Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/54082402-14c8-4e11-908a-a41e35647930?locale=it.

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Perry Lynn Williams

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A behavioral covenant is an excellent tool for positive social transformation in the local church. It provides the community with a practical discipline for loving one's neighbor by speaking the truth in love. This paper examines the creation and implementation of a behavioral covenant in a declining sixty-year old congregation in the grip of covert and overt bullying. During the four year span studied, 2008-2012, the implementation of the covenant created major impacts, crises, and changes for the pastor, lay-leadership, and congregation. The evidence shows these impacts as empowering, energizing, troubling, disruptive, and regenerative for all involved.

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