Date of Award
2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Department
Ministry
First Advisor
Dwight Zscheile
Abstract
This research project addresses neighborliness, change, and hospitality in the life of a mainline church of 1,200 members. It is a congregation that has traditional worship and programming with progressive values. The congregants are not comfortable with change and are coming to terms with the missing Millennial generation. Mixed method Action Research using missional practices of hospitality and neighbor interviews offered new faith formation and relationship growth with neighbors. There were also educational opportunities on change, the missional church movement, and neighborliness. The work relies on the theology of Serene Jones, Kosuke Koyama, and Miroslav Volf.
Recommended Citation
Carlson, Julia A., "Hospitality in the House of God: Deconstructing Habit and Building Missio Dei" (2021). Doctor of Ministry Theses. 74.
https://digitalcommons.luthersem.edu/dmin_theses/74