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151	The mission effectiveness of program-driven and purpose-driven church models in selected Southern Baptist churches Cathey, Malcolm Todd 12 December 2008 (has links) The biblical purpose of the church is the Great Commission as stated in Matthew 28:19-20. The mission of the church, or the way the purpose is carried out, is identified in Acts 2:42-47 as evangelism, discipleship, worship, ministry, prayer, and fellowship. Since the 1920s, southern Baptists have primarily utilized a program-driven model to accomplish the purpose and mission of the church. In recent years, however, the purpose-driven model, popularized by Rick Warren, has also become widely accepted. The purpose of this study was to categorize the church by program-driven or purpose-driven model and to analyze the self-reported mission effectiveness of each model in selected Southern Baptist churches. Data for this study, which assessed and compared mission effectiveness in relation to the program-driven and purpose-driven organizational structures. The study found that the purpose-driven churches were more effective in each of the six functions than were the program-driven churches. KEYWORDS: purpose-driven, program-driven, church health, ministry effectiveness, purposes of the church, church structure, church strategy, ecclesiology / This item is only available to students and faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. If you are not associated with SBTS, this dissertation may be purchased from <a href="http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb">http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb</a> or downloaded through ProQuest's Dissertation and Theses database if your institution subscribes to that service. Church growth. Evangelistic work. Christian leadership.
152	The confusion in understanding salvation in Christian religion by African christian people as it relates to salvation in African traditional religion hampers the building up of the local church Modiboa, Boikanyo Joel. January 1900 (has links) Thesis (MA(Practical Theology)--University of Pretoria, 2006? / Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-94)
153	A process for the development of proposals for the continued vitality of a long-standing church in small town rural America Shaw, Donald J. January 2001 (has links) Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-158).
154	Expository preaching and church growth an integrative study / Sawyer, Randall Eugene, January 2001 (has links) Thesis (D. Min.)--Reformed Theological Seminary, 2001. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 221-231).
155	Taiwan xuan dao hui jiao hui zeng zhang yan jiu = Taiwan Christian and Missionary Alliance church growth analysis / Ho, Chun-ming, January 2000 (has links) Thesis (D. Min.)--Logos Evangelical Seminary, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
156	Taiwan Christian and Missionary Alliance church growth analysis Ho, Chun-ming, January 2000 (has links) Thesis (D. Min.)--Logos Evangelical Seminary, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
157	Designing a strategic path for ministry development Loewen, Harry Robert, January 2001 (has links) Thesis (D. Min.)--Western Seminary, Portland, OR, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 179-181).
158	Planting a new church at the end of the twentieth century a model for cell church planting at Hsinchu, Taiwan / Vo, Paul Vinh. January 2000 (has links) Thesis (D. Min.)--Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-108).
159	A discovery of the facility-related challenges and responses of growing "portable churches" in the Greater Washington, D.C. area Theodore, Peter C. January 2001 (has links) Thesis (D. Min.)--Biblical Theological Seminary, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 380-403).
160	Empirically testing the relationship between church growth and elder(s)' qualifications Yoon, Young Ju, January 2002 (has links) Thesis (D. Min.)--Covenant Theological Seminary, 2002. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-102).

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