Per capita apportionments: their effect on church active member rolls in the synod of the northeast, Presbyterian Church (USA)

Clinton A McCoy

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Per capita apportionments: their effect on church active member rolls in the synod of the northeast, Presbyterian Church (USA)

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Clinton A McCoy. Per Capita Apportionments: Their Effect On Church Active Member Rolls In the Synod of the Northeast, Presbyterian Church (usa). Lancaster Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8d948868-ca60-44e8-8399-476d34d0226b.

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C. A. Mccoy. Per capita apportionments: their effect on church active member rolls in the synod of the northeast, Presbyterian Church (USA). https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8d948868-ca60-44e8-8399-476d34d0226b

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Clinton A McCoy. Per Capita Apportionments: Their Effect On Church Active Member Rolls In the Synod of the Northeast, Presbyterian Church (usa). Lancaster Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8d948868-ca60-44e8-8399-476d34d0226b.

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Clinton A McCoy

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Abstract

This study contemplates the meaning of church membership. It asks whether marginal members are removed from the active member roll because of per capita apportionment expense and, if so, what impact this has on the total number of persons on active member rolls of Presbyterian Churches. Research methods include 1) an investigation of General Assembly minutes to highlight historical sections; 2) interviews with executive presbyters to compare the funding philosophies and approaches of twenty-one presbyteries; 3) a survey of elders. Main findings are that 1) per capita apportionments most influence the rate of removal of marginal members in churches with less than 150 members; 2) financial stress increases the likelihood that marginal members will be removed from the active roll; 3) once a person is placed on the inactive roll that person seldom becomes an active member again. Some recommendations are made to presbytery leaders.

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