Planning today for a better tomorrow: short-term residents in a military community make long-range plans in a Southern Baptist Church

William L Mastriani

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Planning today for a better tomorrow: short-term residents in a military community make long-range plans in a Southern Baptist Church

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William L Mastriani. Planning Today for a Better Tomorrow: Short-term Residents In a Military Community Make Long-range Plans In a Southern Baptist Church. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/c31fe859-be04-4e2b-a8b8-453902a75167.

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W. L. Mastriani. Planning today for a better tomorrow: short-term residents in a military community make long-range plans in a Southern Baptist Church. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/c31fe859-be04-4e2b-a8b8-453902a75167

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William L Mastriani. Planning Today for a Better Tomorrow: Short-Term Residents In a Military Community Make Long-Range Plans In a Southern Baptist Church. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/c31fe859-be04-4e2b-a8b8-453902a75167.

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William L Mastriani

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Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus (Phil. 3:13-14). How can a church press toward a mark if they are not looking in a forward direction? How can they press toward a mark if the mark is not identified? These concerns are compounded when a high percentage of the membership will be gone every two or three years. Imagine how difficult it is to make long-range plans in a short-term community. The goal of this project is to create a process whereby church members can envision and perform long-range ministry goals. The Shell Point Baptist Church in Beaufort, South Carolina, is in a military town. Surrounding the church are the Parris Island Recruit Depot, the Marine Corps Air Station, and the Naval Hospital. Military personnel are temporary and are constantly transferring or deploying for lengthy time. This professional project is an attempt to make strategic long-range plans even though many of the church members are short-term residents. The permanent residents, the temporary military, and the future residents will all benefit from 'Planning Today for a Better Tomorrow.'

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