Date of Award
2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
First Advisor
Alvin Luedke
Second Advisor
Daniel Anderson
Abstract
An Action Research (AR) project focusing on congregational participation in ministries within the church and outside it. Theological lenses of Trinitarian theology, missional theology, and spiritual practices. Theoretical lenses of adaptive change theory, consumerism and social capital, and organizational theories of relationship, four-frame model, and open source model. Identifies adaptive challenges faced by a small Reformed Church in America church in northern New Jersey, with a strong emphasis on the tension between living busy lives and active participation in the ministry of the triune God. Reframes leadership through the lens of writing the church’s story.
Recommended Citation
Jacobsen, Christopher, "Great Members, Great Churches: Adaptive Change and Missional Theology in the Local Church" (2018). Doctor of Ministry Theses. 44.
https://digitalcommons.luthersem.edu/dmin_theses/44
Included in
Nonprofit Administration and Management Commons, Organizational Behavior and Theory Commons, Practical Theology Commons