Leading Richland Hills Christian Church in transition from one model to another

Jerald L Kirkpatrick

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Leading Richland Hills Christian Church in transition from one model to another

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Jerald L Kirkpatrick. Leading Richland Hills Christian Church In Transition From One Model to Another. Brite Divinity School of Texas Christian University. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/85953e5f-7ca1-4482-ba8b-9efaf9071d55.

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J. L. Kirkpatrick. Leading Richland Hills Christian Church in transition from one model to another. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/85953e5f-7ca1-4482-ba8b-9efaf9071d55

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Jerald L Kirkpatrick. Leading Richland Hills Christian Church In Transition From One Model to Another. Brite Divinity School of Texas Christian University. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/85953e5f-7ca1-4482-ba8b-9efaf9071d55.

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Jerald L Kirkpatrick

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Abstract

While serving a congregation that had previously experienced a long pastorate, the author led members and leaders through a process of choosing a new basic image of the church. Using a study course, participants considered open versus closed churches. In a leadership conference, board members were introduced to the implications of shared ministry. In a sermon series, congregants heard about five church models: covenant communion, sacrament, herald, servant, and community of disciples. In evaluations, the church's elders opted for an open church in which ministry is shared--a community of disciples.

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