Towards a model of congregational evangelistic campaigns in the SDA churches in West Germany

Ekkehardt Mueller

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Towards a model of congregational evangelistic campaigns in the SDA churches in West Germany

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Ekkehardt Mueller. Towards a Model of Congregational Evangelistic Campaigns In the Sda Churches In West Germany. Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a4a3e029-befc-464b-9b9e-7f415c2ca078.

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E. Mueller. Towards a model of congregational evangelistic campaigns in the SDA churches in West Germany. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a4a3e029-befc-464b-9b9e-7f415c2ca078

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Ekkehardt Mueller. Towards a Model of Congregational Evangelistic Campaigns In the Sda Churches In West Germany. Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a4a3e029-befc-464b-9b9e-7f415c2ca078.

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In the western world it is a great challenge for churches to reach secular persons. This is true for West Germany where a small percentage of the population attends church regularly. Lay persons can be important in reaching the unchurched because they are in contact with persons whom clergy may not reach. This project explores the success of the congregational evangelistic campaign in meeting the needs of the secular mind. The lay congregation prepares and implements the campaign which includes a public proclamation by laity. The author analyzes this approach by means of twenty-two completed questionnaires and several personal interviews. He finds that 1) although there are weaknesses, pastors and churches generally are enthusiastic about this approach; 2) the open style and the focus on every-day problems are attractive to the secular mind; 3) an important factor is relationships which form among church members and visitors; 4) the approach activates the church; 5) it enhances the gifts of laymen. The project develops a model which describes the preparation, implementation, follow-up and evaluation of a campaign.

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