Listening to God: the challenges of deepening spirituality in the governing and administrative structures of mainline denominations

Donald E Zimmer

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Listening to God: the challenges of deepening spirituality in the governing and administrative structures of mainline denominations

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Donald E Zimmer. Listening to God: the Challenges of Deepening Spirituality In the Governing and Administrative Structures of Mainline Denominations. United Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/63e4660a-8c9a-459d-95fd-0ea6bd3e8aa3.

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D. E. Zimmer. Listening to God: the challenges of deepening spirituality in the governing and administrative structures of mainline denominations. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/63e4660a-8c9a-459d-95fd-0ea6bd3e8aa3

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Donald E Zimmer. Listening to God: the Challenges of Deepening Spirituality In the Governing and Administrative Structures of Mainline Denominations. United Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/63e4660a-8c9a-459d-95fd-0ea6bd3e8aa3.

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Donald E Zimmer

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Abstract

This study identified the challenges faced in deepening spirituality in the governing and administrative structures of mainline denominations. A qualitative methodology emphasizing a grounded theory approach was used. It documents the experiences of seventy-eight men and women, clergy and lay, who served in senior leadership roles in mid-level judicatories, congregations, and seminaries representing nineteen denominations. The findings correlated with the results of an extensive review of associated topics from the business community and the business/parliamentary model used in most church organizations and suggests a path toward accommodation and integration.

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