Healing a fractured church by equipping leaders of Olivet Baptist Church, Gulfport, Mississippi

Richard L Blanton

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Healing a fractured church by equipping leaders of Olivet Baptist Church, Gulfport, Mississippi

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Richard L Blanton. Healing a Fractured Church by Equipping Leaders of Olivet Baptist Church, Gulfport, Mississippi. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/df4dc8e8-d2e9-4bcd-9a4f-7ac6db555e87.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

R. L. Blanton. Healing a fractured church by equipping leaders of Olivet Baptist Church, Gulfport, Mississippi. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/df4dc8e8-d2e9-4bcd-9a4f-7ac6db555e87

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Richard L Blanton. Healing a Fractured Church by Equipping Leaders of Olivet Baptist Church, Gulfport, Mississippi. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/df4dc8e8-d2e9-4bcd-9a4f-7ac6db555e87.

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Richard L Blanton

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Abstract

This leadership project was designed to meet an urgent, real-world need of leadership training and modeling at Olivet Baptist Church in Gulfport, Mississippi. The purpose of the project was to equip lay leaders, in order to fashion, field, and lead an adult leadership team. Goals included: (1) enhancing church leadership and ministries; (2) improving the image of the church in the community; (3) replicating leaders throughout the body; (4) repairing damage from discord and abating internal conflict that has stifled the church's progress over the years. Consulting numerous print and electronic journals, ongoing leadership training programs and pastors, the project director designed a biblically-based teaching module that addresses spirituality, leadership skills training, gifts analysis with service opportunity, and conflict resolution. Another important element is evaluation of the trainees, director, and overall program effectiveness. This project is also a prototype for future church implementation.

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