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The influence of organizational factors on small group ministries in Pentecostal Assembly of Canada churches
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The Influence of Organizational Factors On Small Group Ministries In Pentecostal Assembly of Canada Churches. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/c158c27d-9bff-42c7-9b70-8c605fb90755?q=2004.APA citation style (7th ed.)
The influence of organizational factors on small group ministries in Pentecostal Assembly of Canada churches. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/c158c27d-9bff-42c7-9b70-8c605fb90755?q=2004Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)
The Influence of Organizational Factors On Small Group Ministries In Pentecostal Assembly of Canada Churches. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/c158c27d-9bff-42c7-9b70-8c605fb90755?q=2004.Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
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- The study is concerned with the ministry of small groups in Pentecostal churches. It does not look at individual groups but rather the dynamics involved in the overall ministry as it is implemented and run within a local church. The thesis begins with a look at the biblical basis for community and the need to understand its role in small group ministry. Pentecostals have emphasized the personal work of the Holy Spirit but not appreciated the Spirit's role in building community. An overview of contemporary small group models is presented. The organizational factors are derived from Bolman and Deal's work in Reframing Organizations. The four organizational frames or lens are structural, human resource, political, and symbolic. Each area is examined with a view to considering the impact on running a small group ministry. Small groups exist within the context of an entire church system and therefore interact and respond to leadership and what is taking place in the congregation. Six PAOC churches in Ontario were interviewed for this study. There are three main categories of churches: those with small groups, those of small groups and those in a transition phase. The author discovered that each type of church has particular challenges with respect to the organizational factors that are highlighted. Small group ministry can be successful in each context if executive leadership pays attention to the appropriate organizational factors.
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