Determining the Impact of Covenant-Group Discipleship on Current Church  Dropout Rates of Students Graduating from High School

Dawson, David Brian

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Determining the Impact of Covenant-Group Discipleship on Current Church Dropout Rates of Students Graduating from High School

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Dawson, David Brian. Determining the Impact of Covenant-group Discipleship On Current Church Dropout Rates of Students Graduating From High School. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ed81437b-ac9d-43b8-8331-1dde1d90f2a5.

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D. D. Brian. Determining the Impact of Covenant-Group Discipleship on Current Church Dropout Rates of Students Graduating from High School. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ed81437b-ac9d-43b8-8331-1dde1d90f2a5

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Dawson, David Brian. Determining the Impact of Covenant-Group Discipleship On Current Church Dropout Rates of Students Graduating From High School. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ed81437b-ac9d-43b8-8331-1dde1d90f2a5.

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Abstract

Over the past two decades, there have been many studies conducted on the large number of teenagers leaving the local church after high school. Youth ministry leaders must re-evaluate their approach and disciple-making strategy in their local church if they want to create lifelong followers of Jesus.In a recent study on church dropouts, Lifeway Research showed 66% of students stopped attending church after graduation. To further explore the findings from the 2017 Lifeway study, this ministry project examines the impact of intense biblical teaching and mentoring relationships within the context of covenant-group discipleship and its overall influence on church attendance of 116 high school seniors after graduation. The project director believed that students would demonstrate a minimum of a 15% decrease in the church dropout rate when compared to nationwide high school graduates who did not participate in an intentional covenant-group discipleship group.Chapter 1 introduces the framework and need for this ministry project. The first chapter communicates the research methodology, purpose, and goals as well.Chapter 2 of the ministry project presents biblical and theological support for disciple-making in the context of covenant-group discipleship. This ministry project purposed to demonstrate that covenant-group discipleship is firmly grounded in God’s Word and therefore a viable solution to create lifelong disciples of Christ in youth ministry.In Chapter 3 of this project, the project director examines the current state of youth ministry, an overview of the Gen Z generation, and multiple studies indicating what may impact the current dropout rate of students from the local church. Finally, the project director explores the discipleship models of historical and contemporary figures.Chapter 4 explores the findings from this ministry project in detail. The findings from this ministry project overwhelmingly support the project director’s initial proposition of church retention after graduation.Chapter 5 evaluates the many elements and facets of the ministry project. The ministry project’s purpose, its corresponding goals, as well as its strengths and weaknesses are assessed. Lastly, both theological and personal reflections that were discovered as a result of the completion of this ministry project are considered and presented.

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