Prayers, presence, gifts, and service: the development of active membership in a United Methodist Church

L Joseph Scheets

Etd

Prayers, presence, gifts, and service: the development of active membership in a United Methodist Church

Öffentlichkeit Deposited

MLA citation style (9th ed.)

L Joseph Scheets. Prayers, Presence, Gifts, and Service: the Development of Active Membership In a United Methodist Church. Covenant Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/f06872a6-af7f-4c88-ab81-6d26424e4087?locale=de.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

L. J. Scheets. Prayers, presence, gifts, and service: the development of active membership in a United Methodist Church. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/f06872a6-af7f-4c88-ab81-6d26424e4087?locale=de

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

L Joseph Scheets. Prayers, Presence, Gifts, and Service: the Development of Active Membership In a United Methodist Church. Covenant Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/f06872a6-af7f-4c88-ab81-6d26424e4087?locale=de.

Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

Schöpfer

L Joseph Scheets

Rechteerklärung

In Copyright

Abstrakt

The purpose of this study was to discover factors that contributed to the development of active church membership in The First United Methodist Church of Collinsville, Illinois. This qualitative case study of thirty-three participants revealed that the primary reason for their active membership was rooted in relationships and participation in small groups including lay ministries. A second reason was their commitment to lay ministry. The third reason emerged from religious consumerism and opportunities for faith development. The participants saw God at work in their church through the people of the congregation, and the denomination itself was of nominal importance.

Herausgeber