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God's story, our story : a narrative approach for discovery of congregational identity and purpose
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God's Story, Our Story : a Narrative Approach for Discovery of Congregational Identity and Purpose. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/84df6a38-81f5-4f95-aabd-4da3ae99f054?locale=it.APA citation style (7th ed.)
God's story, our story : a narrative approach for discovery of congregational identity and purpose. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/84df6a38-81f5-4f95-aabd-4da3ae99f054?locale=itChicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)
God's Story, Our Story : a Narrative Approach for Discovery of Congregational Identity and Purpose. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/84df6a38-81f5-4f95-aabd-4da3ae99f054?locale=it.Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
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- Many North American Mennonite churches live in a climate of confusion and anxiety struggling to understand who they are and why they exist. This project explores how a congregation’s self-understanding is shaped by stories they tell and live. The context for this project was my ministry leadership in three Mennonite congregations during pastor transitions. I started the project by researching ecclesiological themes of importance to these congregations: sixteenth-century Anabaptism, missional ecclesiology, and narrative theology. I crafted and implemented a process of engagement utilizing these themes allowing congregations to take steps toward discovering identity, purpose, and a hopeful future. I conducted ethnographic research and facilitated congregational interaction with their stories, ecclesiological themes, and the defining narrative of scripture. This resulted in a narrative summary, written identity, and purpose statement for each congregation. The outcome of this narrative approach for ecclesiological understanding is seen in the clear, hope-filled identity and purpose statements developed by these three Mennonite congregations.
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