Inclusion And Religious Engagement In A Multicultural Church:  A Multi-Case Study Of The Experience Of Immigrant Filipino Volunteer Church Workers In Select Catholic Parishes In The Archdiocese Of Seattle

Frank Savadera

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Inclusion And Religious Engagement In A Multicultural Church: A Multi-Case Study Of The Experience Of Immigrant Filipino Volunteer Church Workers In Select Catholic Parishes In The Archdiocese Of Seattle

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Frank Savadera. Inclusion And Religious Engagement In A Multicultural Church: A Multi-case Study Of The Experience Of Immigrant Filipino Volunteer Church Workers In Select Catholic Parishes In The Archdiocese Of Seattle. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/df33d0b8-f546-4b7c-9d53-22179af3f00f?q=2019.

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F. Savadera. Inclusion And Religious Engagement In A Multicultural Church: A Multi-Case Study Of The Experience Of Immigrant Filipino Volunteer Church Workers In Select Catholic Parishes In The Archdiocese Of Seattle. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/df33d0b8-f546-4b7c-9d53-22179af3f00f?q=2019

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Frank Savadera. Inclusion And Religious Engagement In A Multicultural Church: A Multi-Case Study Of The Experience Of Immigrant Filipino Volunteer Church Workers In Select Catholic Parishes In The Archdiocese Of Seattle. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/df33d0b8-f546-4b7c-9d53-22179af3f00f?q=2019.

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Savadera, Frank Dennis, B., D. Min. Seattle University, 2019. 201 pp.Chair: Taylor, Mark Lloyd, PhD This qualitative study investigates the relevant descriptions that first-generation immigrant Filipino volunteer church workers use to characterize their adopted multicultural parish. Further, it investigates how these descriptions influence their views on inclusion and religious engagement in their communities. The study hopes to generate faith and encourage theological reflections on: (1) persons’ capacities to encounter and embrace the “other”; (2) capacities for multiple-mindedness and recognition of a multiplicity of gifts; and (3) the call to embody and participate in the Trinitarian communion.The central research questions asked are as follows: (1) How do first-generation immigrant Filipino volunteer parish workers in the Archdiocese of Seattle describe their experience of a multicultural context and how it affects their faith life and their view(s) of the church as an organization (i.e., in terms of church leadership, decision making, community dynamics, perspectives about the faith, programs/activities, etc.); (2) What personal values and dispositions do these immigrants believe positively/negatively affect their views of their parish as a multicultural organization; and (3) What does it mean for them to practice their religious culture in a multicultural setting? The research also asks these related questions: What recommendations would they suggest to members of organizations such as their respective parishes and the Seattle Archdiocese to help sustain involvement and participation in such multicultural contexts? To study a phenomenon, i.e., a multicultural church, within multiple, bounded systems, this study uses a multi-case study design. Our cases consist of three groups, one representing each parish under study. The research employs a non-probability purposive sampling procedure, an interview protocol prescribed by Creswell (2006, 132), methods of field observation, archival documents, and relevant demographics.

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