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dc.contributor.advisorWilder, Michael S.
dc.contributor.authorAiken, Christopher Michael
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-05T18:33:41Z
dc.date.available2021-05-05T18:33:41Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-09
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10392/6486
dc.description.abstractThe church in North America is struggling. Among Southern Baptists, the nation’s second largest denomination, approximately 1,000 churches close their doors every year and thousands more drift closer to that point every day. Thousands of students graduate seminary each year and step immediately into leadership of a declining church where they face incomprehensible challenges, and many do it alone. This study examined the condition of Southern Baptist Convention churches over an eleven-year period ending in 2016. Having identified those churches that have been led to revitalization, this study examined the influence of leadership structure, leadership culture, and a leader’s competencies, on church revitalization. The study identified leadership structures implemented by successful revitalization pastors to influence change leading to health, as well as explored the leadership development culture within the church prior and subsequent to revitalization. Furthermore, the study identified the leader’s competencies deemed most important by successful revitalizers.en_US
dc.subject.lcshChurch renewalen_US
dc.subject.lcshChurch growthen_US
dc.subject.lcshPastoral theologyen_US
dc.subject.lcshChurch managementen_US
dc.titleChurch Revitalization and the Role of Pastoral Leadership: A Mixed-Methods Studyen_US
dc.typeElectronic dissertationen_US
dc.typeText
dc.embargo.liftdate2021-05-01T00:00:00Z
dc.contributor.committeeParker, Shane W.
dc.type.qualificationnameEd.D.en_US
dc.publisher.institutionSouthern Baptist Theological Seminaryen_US
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Missions and Evangelism


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