Providence in action at Chapel Hill UMC: the story of God's actions at a small, rural, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-national congregation

John C Purdue

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Providence in action at Chapel Hill UMC: the story of God's actions at a small, rural, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-national congregation

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

John C Purdue. Providence In Action At Chapel Hill Umc: the Story of God's Actions At a Small, Rural, Multi-ethnic, Multi-cultural and Multi-national Congregation. Wesley Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a9b72632-412a-4c1d-8af2-391e3e1cdb5f.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

J. C. Purdue. Providence in action at Chapel Hill UMC: the story of God's actions at a small, rural, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-national congregation. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a9b72632-412a-4c1d-8af2-391e3e1cdb5f

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

John C Purdue. Providence In Action At Chapel Hill Umc: the Story of God's Actions At a Small, Rural, Multi-Ethnic, Multi-Cultural and Multi-National Congregation. Wesley Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/a9b72632-412a-4c1d-8af2-391e3e1cdb5f.

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John C Purdue

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Abstract

The national has seen tremendous growth in the Hispanic population. This project challenges two assumptions as the church seeks to respond: (1) there is a formula for success in multi-ethnic ministry, and (2) small churches are not likely to be successful. This project is an anthropological narrative of a small, rural Anglo United Methodist Church in Tennessee that initiated and sustained an effective multi-ethnic ministry with Hispanics. The tension between the church as a movement and as an institution will be explored. The leadership work of cooperating with providence, of going through the doors that God opens, will be offered in place of a formula for success.

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