The identification of learning needs in local churches as a basis for motivating improvement in teaching programs

Ivan W Bowden

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The identification of learning needs in local churches as a basis for motivating improvement in teaching programs

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Ivan W Bowden. The Identification of Learning Needs In Local Churches As a Basis for Motivating Improvement In Teaching Programs. Columbia Biblical Seminary and School of Missions of Columbia International University. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/97517521-4abc-4ad5-9637-875f64694b49.

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I. W. Bowden. The identification of learning needs in local churches as a basis for motivating improvement in teaching programs. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/97517521-4abc-4ad5-9637-875f64694b49

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Ivan W Bowden. The Identification of Learning Needs In Local Churches As a Basis for Motivating Improvement In Teaching Programs. Columbia Biblical Seminary and School of Missions of Columbia International University. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/97517521-4abc-4ad5-9637-875f64694b49.

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Evidence suggests that the teaching ministry in today's church is weaker than in New Testament churches. The dissertation offers a model for motivating improvement based on the identification of three types of need: felt, real and educational. Members of four churches from different denominations rated topics and took a 50-item test on Bible, doctrine, missions, and ethics prepared with the help of a modified Delphi technique. Significant needs were exposed. Real need was not always matched by a felt need, casting doubt on its motivating power. Real need in long-standing and better-educated Christians was not significantly lower.

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