Leading between the fault lines: leadership challenges and strategies for ministry in wounded congregations

Kevin D Frain

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Leading between the fault lines: leadership challenges and strategies for ministry in wounded congregations

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Kevin D Frain. Leading Between the Fault Lines: Leadership Challenges and Strategies for Ministry In Wounded Congregations. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/7b88b280-f92a-4a34-b27a-734ae3ce6cdc.

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K. D. Frain. Leading between the fault lines: leadership challenges and strategies for ministry in wounded congregations. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/7b88b280-f92a-4a34-b27a-734ae3ce6cdc

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Kevin D Frain. Leading Between the Fault Lines: Leadership Challenges and Strategies for Ministry In Wounded Congregations. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/7b88b280-f92a-4a34-b27a-734ae3ce6cdc.

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Abstract

Congregations that have gone through the ordeal of a clergy moral failure or a church split require a unique leadership model and strategy for healing and recovery from their trauma. This thesis examines the Apostle Paul's Christ-centered ministry practice when handling controversies and conflicts within the Corinthian church in Second Corinthians as a useful biblical leadership paradigm for recovery ministry in a wounded congregation. Included in this thesis is a summary of recent research on the common challenges and experiences of pastors who minister in wounded congregations and a series of interviews with select people who have experience and/or expertise in various facets of ministry to wounded congregations. Insights from these interviews are incorporated into a recommended plan for organizing a recovery team to assist the recovery leader's implementation of a ministry plan in the wounded congregation.

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