Dissertations / Theses: 'Church communication'

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Trelstad, Anne. "Keeping Church Goers Motivated: Church Worship Communication Study." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2012. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5536.

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At a time when mainline Protestant churches in America are concerned with stagnant or declining worship attendance (Duin, 2008) a better understanding of worshippers' motivations could help church leaders plan and create positive worship experiences (Katt & Trelstad, 2009). This study extends the scope of the previous research of Katt and Trelstad by employing a larger sample of purposively selected churches. It attempts to more clearly answer the following question more clearly: What types of incidents serve as motivator and de-motivator factors in the church worship service setting? A sample of 105 church members from thirty-eight churches participated in a survey, either in person or online. The results indicate that there are motivators and de-motivators for attendees of a church worship service which are specific to the context. This research could provide practical information for churches concerned about member motivation and further extend the scope of Herzberg's theory into another context.
M.A.
Masters
Communication
Sciences
Communication; Interpersonal Communication

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Roads, Susan Kay Kelley. "The communication element of biotic church growth." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p028-0293.

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Kappeler, Warren. "Communication habits for the pilgrim Church : Vatican teaching on media and social communication." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=102834.

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This study examines the communication habits of the pilgrim Church with focus upon Vatican documents on mass media and social communication. Attention is given to the historical context of Vatican Councils I and II. As the Church engaged modernity, it shifted ecclesial organization from closed to become open. This study documents the importance of sociology, especially communication theory and cybernetics for Catholicism today.
It is argued that the pivotal event in the Roman Catholic Church's self-exploration for self-awareness and realization was the Second Vatican Council. At that Council, the Church re-examined itself and its own identity to come to grips with the modern world. The teachings of the Council were concerned mainly with the pastoral dimension of the Church and its self-realization. Reflexivity is an important theme of this study as it speaks about understanding the very identity of the modern Church. It is explained that the process of communication within the Roman Catholic Church is itself linked to this insight of reflexivity.
The first chapter shows that behind the pilgrim Church lies an emerging vision of the threefold offices of priest, prophet, and king. The history behind the Roman Catholic Church's transition from the First to the Second Vatican Council is provided. John Henry Cardinal Newman influenced nineteenth-century Catholic theology with his own study of the threefold office. In chapter four we return to the threefold office and examine the contribution of John Paul II. It includes an analysis of how the politics of the magisterium shapes Catholic social teaching. Chapter two examines the text and context of the Second Vatican Council's pastoral decree "Inter Mirifica". Chapter three provides a documented history of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Social Communication and its teachings. Chapter five develops major tenets of a critical analysis of the communication of the post-Vatican II Church: attention is given to the discursive aspects of religious authority, argumentation, bureaucratization, and market culture. Chapter six takes a step towards examining the pragmatics of contemporary Vatican teaching.
This study concludes that there are three basic sociological and theological aspects of the pilgrim Church. These include a ritual approach to communication, the generational experience of Catholics and their respective attitudes toward Church teaching, and the important link in the faith's praxis between reflexivity and forming habits of communication.

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Fode, Elke. "Interpersonal communication and relational maintenance in the church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Woody, Christine Buchanan. "Right-brain/left-brain communication in the church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p064-0137.

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Bangert, Mark. "Developing a congregational committee on communication." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Ledbetter, Gary K. "Improving the ministry communications skills of masters students at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Bernhardt, Pablo M. "Enriching marital communication in Nuevo Amanecer Church of Chicago Heights." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Fuentes, Riffo Daniela Viviana. "Organizational Change in Volunteer-Based Organizations: Communication Change Strategies in Church Congregations." TopSCHOLAR®, 2015. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1504.

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The current study fills a gap in the communication and management literature by providing additional insight regarding the effective communication strategies used by church leaders during organizational change. The researcher sought to find out how beliefs held by church members predicted their receptivity to change and their intent to leave their organization. Participants from diverse church denominations (N = 208) completed an online survey questionnaire asking them to think about a particular change they had experienced in their current or former church. The results of statistical analysis showed: (a) Church members´ beliefs regarding discrepancy, efficacy, principal support, and valence, positively predicted their receptivity to change, and negatively predicted their intention to leave the organization; (b) beliefs regarding valence were the most relevant for church members to become receptive towards change, and for them to stay in their church during organizational change; (c) among the trust dimensions, benevolence acted as a mediator in the relationship of principal support and valence with intent to leave. This study provides some evidence regarding organizational change in a volunteerbased church context. Practical applications are discussed for church leaders who are implementing change in their congregation. Additionally, future directions are proposed.

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Kennedy, Mary Catherine. "Mediating Relationships: Social Media, Lay Catholics, and Church Hierarchy." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1408380840.

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Rayford, Vernon Alvin. "A cross cultural communication model of ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Jackson, David B. "Connections some implications of informal communication networks for congregational nurture /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Reddy, Mike Megrove. "Communication for maintenance and propagation : the forms of communication used by the cell church as an emerging organisation." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/642.

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A thesis submitted in fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of MA cum bude in Communication Science University of Zululand, 2002.
In this thesis I describe the development of the Cell Church from a movement to an organisation, based on empirical data analysis, in comparison with three similar religious movements that developed from movements to church organisations, namely the early Christian church, the Protestant Reformation and the Millerite Advent movement. My conclusion is that the Cell Church is at the early stage of changing from a movement to an organisation.

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Herrmann, Andrew F. "Walking in Kierkegaard’s Moment: Love and Loathing in the Church." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/823.

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Millis, Daniel Isaac. "Communication, John Dewey's Sacred Quest: The Pragmatic Church and Catholic Pragmatism." OpenSIUC, 2017. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1374.

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This work explores the possibility of constructing a metaphor in order to facilitate communication. The problem was addressed was denoted by Stephen Rockefeller, a misunderstanding of John Dewey’s religious philosophy by fundamentalists. The point of departure is one which Dewey himself suggested in his eulogy for William James. This work explores the reasons and causes for the misunderstanding as well as methods of possible amelioration. The proposed means of overcoming the aforementioned misunderstanding is to construct a metaphor that will have the effect of communicating the position of the pragmatist to that of the fundamentalist. In order to do this a previously existing metaphor, that of the pragmatic hotel, will be reconstructed into the pragmatic church. The resulting metaphor connotes a position that is more acceptable to the fundamentalist thus facilitating communication.

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Beckett, James A. "Communicating a disciplemaking strategy to Heritage Baptist Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Reddy, Mike Megrove. "Communication in Christian groups from movements to organisations." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/456.

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A dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of D. Litt. In Communication Science University of Zululand, 2004.
This dissertation reports the results of a study made of the forms of communication employed by Judaeo-Christian religious groups when they saw themselves as movements, compared to when they had become organisations. Beginning with ancient Israel, the study documents how forms of communication become elaborated during the organisational phase of groups' existence. The forms of communication used in Christian religious groups are documented from the rime of the eady Christian Church, through the Reformation period, through the 17* century to present-day Christian groups. The dissertation also reports as a case study an empirical analysis of the forms of communication used by the Cell Church and churches with cell groups, both of which are inter-denominational and host regular informal gatherings. It is found that these gatherings display the onset phase characteristics of Christian movements. From a theoretical point of view the research reported here provides evidence in support for the following Christian Religious Communications Hypothesis: Christian religious groups will use a limited number offorms of communication when they perceive themselves as movements and they will expand their forms of communication, as they become organisations, which forms special instance of Klopper (2003)'s general Theory of the Optimisation of Human Communication: Humans optimise a variety of forms of communication within a culture, to ensure immediate direct personal survival and to maintain their culture as a fongterm indirect survival strategy. By confirming the validity of the Christian Religious Communications Hypothesis, the research findings also provide indirect validation for Klopper's general Theory of the Optimisation of Human Communication.

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Lee, Murray Wesley. "Institutional Change| Intra-Denominational Coalition Collaboration in the Presbyterian Church in America." Thesis, The University of Alabama, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10600317.

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The recent surge in religious studies coupled with the strict decline in religion creates the backdrop for the need for this paper. In this study, I use a fantasy theme analysis approach to analyzing data from 23 semi-structured interviews with Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) pastors. I utilize Institutional Work Theory, Symbolic Convergence Theory, and Bona Fide Group Perspective to understand how the dominant coalitions within the PCA interact to affect change in the institution. My findings highlight the difficulties associated with embedded agency and new contributions to each of the aforementioned theoretical perspectives. My project offers a perspective on the uniqueness and value of studying religious denominations as institutions.

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Gibson, Lamarr V. "Communicating peace in small groups a model of relationship training and conflict management in the local church /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Chang, Jong In. "Digitizing the church : mediated religious practices in Korea." Diss., University of Iowa, 2015. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5919.

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My dissertation explores how digital media have transformed ritual, community, and the meaning of church. My research focuses particularly on the SaRang Community Church, one of the largest Protestant churches in South Korea. I examine how a Korean megachurch adopt digital media to reach out to the public and promote itself. The questions I will answer include: How does a megachurch present religious messages using visual and audio effects? How do people perceive those mediated messages? How do they configure communities through media experience? How does the megachurch reconnect communities through media? Is a church a medium of Christianity? What relationship does the megachurch have with consumer culture? While answering these questions, my dissertation focuses on the relationship between media and modernity. The dissertation picks three important themes: authenticity through media, nationalism and identity, and consumerism. To explain these issues through the lens of the transformation of the religious sphere in Korea, my dissertation examines (1) how the candle, an important symbol in Christianity, has been digitally represented, and how that representation has influenced rituals; (2) how digital media reconfigure various kinds of communities, as seen through the example of Korean Christian women’s daily religious practice; and (3) along with the development of digital media, how megachurches have grown in size, population, and social impact in Korea, a country well-known for its technological innovations and development. My overriding interest is in how religious rituals materialize through digital media.

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Kim, Young Jun. "Holistic roles for immigrant ministry in a multi-cultural church a study of Korean-American churches /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Thomas, Ashley C. "The Millennial Experience in the Black Church| A Mixed Methods Study on Communicating Religious and Racial/Ethnic Identity." Thesis, George Mason University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10277760.

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Millennials are less affiliated with Christianity compared to older generations (Pew Research Center, 2015). However, historically Black Protestant denominations have experienced an overall stable attendance during recent years, especially in comparison to mainline Protestantism which has experienced the greatest decline in membership among Christian groups (Pew Research Center, 2015). This study explores why Black Millennials in the United States choose to attend predominantly Black congregations. The study’s research design employs a concurrent qualitative-dominant mixed methods design in which quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis occur simultaneously (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2007). The qualitative research applied Hecht's (1993) communication theory of identity and a phenomenological analysis of twenty-four in-depth interviews that were conducted between October 2016 and February 2017 with congregants of predominantly Black churches in Alabama. The quantitative research consisted of a survey based on the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) and the Multi-Religion Identity Measure (MRIM) to understand differences in levels of religious and racial/ethnic identity relevant to respondents' church attendance. The survey was conducted between January and March 2017 and open to Black Millennials in southern states, distinct from the sample drawn from the qualitative study and regardless of religious preference or church attendance.

Survey results revealed that those who attend church (whether predominantly Black or non-Black) are higher in religious identity than those who do not attend. No differences exist for levels of ethnic identity based on church racial/ethnic composition or attendance. This finding coincides with interview results that revealed that participants do not see themselves as a part of the collective body of Black churches and do not attend predominantly Black churches based on race/ethnicity. Rather than abandon organized religion for individualistic spirituality, participants attempt to reshape their spirituality in terms of an “authentic” experience of community in the Body of Christ (without a focus on dogma, dress, status, race, etc.). Sound doctrine, relevant sermons, a “Christ first” approach, and genuine relationships with older generations help Millennials to enact their religious identities in a way that Giddens (1991) views as "being true to oneself" (p. 78).

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Keppler, Christopher C. "Facebook and the Church: Gratifications Sought and Gratifications Obtained." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1401890272.

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Gilstrap, Glenn Alan. "Using computer technology in congregational outreach a congregational focus group designs a church web site /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Berry, Brittany. "What's the 411 on Sex in the African American Church? A Qualitative Exploration of African American Girls' Exposure to Sex Communication in the Church." VCU Scholars Compass, 2017. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5187.

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WHAT’S THE 411 ON SEX IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCH? A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN GIRLS’ EXPOSURE TO SEX COMMUNICATION IN THE CHURCH By: Brittany M. Berry, Ph.D. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017. Major Director: Dr. Faye Z. Belgrave, Professor, Psychology The purpose of this dissertation research was to explore sex communication with African American girls in the African American Church. This research was guided by two objectives: (1) to explore African American adolescent girls’ exposure to sex communication in African American Churches, and (2) to explore African American girls’ perceptions and feelings about these messages. In this qualitative study, 20 African American teen girls and eight Church youth leaders were interviewed. Interviews were transcribed and coded to determine themes for youth and youth leaders. A total of 32 themes emerged across youth and youth leader interviews. Twelve girls reported some discussion of sex in Church and 8 girls reported no discussion. Overall, participant responses indicated that sex messages in Church are typically abstinence-focused and based on religious principles, with mention of using condoms in some cases. Findings indicated that girls vary in their comfort level with discussions about sex depending on multiple factors, including their own sexual activity. The impact of sex communication in Church on girls’ sexual behavior may vary; however, the relationships youth have with youth leaders and fellow parishioners may aid in holding girls accountable to the information they gain and religious values they cultivate in Church. Recommendations for Church leaders, youth leaders, and researchers are provided.

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Gascho, Timothy N. "Resource list for video production in the local church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p001-1109.

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Lombaard, Christo. "South African perspectives on the communication of the Bible in church and society / C.J.S. Lombaard." Thesis, North-West University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/209.

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This thesis reflects research undertaken over the past eight years about the way in which the Bible has been brought to bear on a number of frameworks within the South African socio-historical context. It is argued that it is not at all surprising that the Bible would become a part of the dialogues of the church; the Bible remains the source of the Christian identity of the churches in South Africa in a very particular way. Nor is it really unexpected that the Bible would be influential in discussions on broader societal issues in South Africa. With ± 80% of the South African populace subscribing to the Christian faith, and with the most prominent strands of Christianity found in South Africa making so much of the role of the Bible in their lives of faith, it would be perplexing if the Bible had indeed not been a major feature in these debates. The Bible spoke and speaks to church and country in South Africa. Put differently, as a phenomenological formulation: the Bible is brought to speech, that is, is brought to communication within the closer ecclesiological precincts as well as the broader socio-political environment of South Africa, precisely because of the particular religious configurations that characterise church and culture locally. The following is thus, albeit retroatively, posed as a general research question running centrally through all the research essays under review here: How was the Bible brought to communication within different spheres of the South African society? A total of nine scholarly publications are included, although in fact they represent seven research outputs. In two cases the research was first published as chapters in books, and was then re-published in article format. The most important conclusions reached, are: that the Old Testament is a vastly under-utilised source for communicating Christian spirituality, a state of affairs for which ten reasons can been indicated; that literal Bible translations are more effective in engaging Bible readers, because they invite active, interpretative participation by the intended receivers; that the use of the Bible for political purposes, even for opposing political causes, always reduces the Bible to a rhetorical tool, namely to substantiate views being propagated; that the present government's communication on religious matters has been rhetorically ambivalent: while continued funding for university programmes of - by name - Biblical Studies, has been questioned in Parliament and elsewhere, the churches (for whom the Bible is central to their identity and as a motivational force) are called upon to support government's social relief programmes; that the editorial and other comment columns of newspapers offer a substantial, yet vastly under-utilised resource for preachers in their attempts to deliver contextually relevant sermons; that deliberate consideration given to persuasive variables are of substantial importance to preachers; most important, though, for the long term effectiveness of the Gospel message, is the perceived integrity of the preacher; that both the Old and New Testaments offer substantial resources for the enhancement of communication and the building of relationships between different church denominations, with the caveat, though, that texts should not be misinterpreted, as has been the case, since this undermines the integrity of such processes. The ways in which the Bible has been used in these different societal spheres are, thus, varied, yet seldom satisfactory. By indicating the problems and perspectives that have come to light through these research projects, a contribution may be made towards a more mature society in which religion plays a constructive role, and is, as a corollary, respected for what it is in its own right.
Thesis (Ph.D. (Communication Studies))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.

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Dankasa, Jacob. "New media as tools for evangelization| Towards developing effective communication strategy in the Catholic Church." Thesis, Saint Cloud State University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1526869.

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This study suggests the audience that needs to be reached in the Catholic Church and that audience’s characteristic behavior towards using the tools of the new media in relation to their attendance in and commitment to church activities.

Three hundred and two young Catholics ages 12 to 24 residing at the St. Cloud diocese, Minnesota, U.S.A. responded to the survey. An electronic non-random survey was carried out. The study asked what tools of the new media the Catholic youths use the most and how they use them.

The results revealed a strong involvement by the Catholic youths in the use of the Internet. Eighty-three percent of Catholic youths are likely to use the Internet on a daily basis. The results show that Catholic youths are more likely to be familiar with social network sites than with weblogs, and are likely to be found more on social network sites such as Facebook and YouTube. The most likely activity carried out by this group online is watching video webcast or clips. The results suggest loss of interest on religious issues by Catholic youths. The findings show that more Catholic youths are undecided if they will participate in activities organized online by the church.

This study concluded that although the results do not point to enthusiastic Catholic youths who are ready to participate in all kinds of activities organized by the church online, the findings of this study show that the church has ample opportunities to utilize this new means of social communications to appeal to its younger audience. Of particular interest will be the use of social network sites, especially those that provide visuals and motion.

Future studies may focus on the Church in developing countries to determine how the young are doing in their use of the Internet in an environment of slower technological advancement.

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O'Neal, Sean S. "Building bridges and crossing rivers a primer for training church leadership within the Church of God denomination or congregations to do effective ministry in culturally diverse communities /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Scott, Peter Terence, and res cand@acu edu au. "The Communication of School Culture in an Anglican Grammar School." Australian Catholic University. School of Education, 1998. http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp215.03092009.

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This study reports research employing a three-phase methodology to investigate the nature and communication of the school culture of the Anglican Church Grammar School Brisbane. A preliminary survey with open-ended questions was used to obtain general opinion on the nature of the school's culture, how it is communicated and the role of the school's organisation structure in communicating the school's culture. From the results of this preliminary survey, a set of ratings was developed and given to randomly selected samples of ex-students, parents, staff and senior students. A descriptive statistical analysis of this main survey was used in providing answers to the research questions concerning the nature of the school's culture, the influence of the school's organisational structure on it, and how the culture is communicated within the school and to the general public. Data from the main survey were used to develop a set of scales, the Communication of School Culture Instrument, which was used to give comparisons of the perceptions of school culture by the four population sub-groups (viz. ex-students, parents, staff & students) of the school. Statistical findings from the surveys and the CSCI were complemented by a series of in-depth interviews of representatives of the school population sub-groups. Analysis of data suggested that, whilst the school's sub-groups generally shared perceptions about the nature of the school's culture, there were significant differences of opinion about how this culture was communicated and influenced by the school's organisational structure. There was also a significant difference of perspective between the adult males and females of the total school population. An analysis of perspective of ex-students from different time periods of attending the school from the 1920s to present, did not show any significant differences in perspective, suggesting a constancy of the school's culture over time. Several other areas of investigation which would be worthy of further attention are the role of mothers and female members of staff in a boys' school, and the impact of boarding students as a sub-culture would be worthy of further study in this school.

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Lando, Agnes Lucy. "Integration of African traditional media and modern methods of communication : a pre-requisite for inculturation of the christian message in the local Church of Eastern Africa /." Rome, 2008. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb413425166.

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Hunt, Rex A. E., of Western Sydney Hawkesbury University, and of Agriculture Horticulture and Social Ecology Faculty. "Philomythes : religious narrative communication in an electronic age." THESIS_FAHSE_XXX_Hunt_R.xml, 1993. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/331.

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It is the author’s thesis that religious communication which is shaped by narrative has consequences that are different from communication based on persuasion by argument. While ‘narrative’ can include both written and spoken communication, this study attempts to concentrate on oral narrative communication in a group situation within a local church congregation. It is also an assumption of this thesis that there is a common belief that narrative is subordinate to rhetoric. This thesis sets out to suggest otherwise: that while both provide distinctive ways of ordering experience the two are irreducible to one another. Thus there is a need to reimagine the narrative communication debate. This thesis suggests this reimagining be called ‘narrative/symbolic’ – thus emphasising its narrativity. Narrative /symbolic communication : encourages reflection but is different from analytical, rationalistic thinking; is heuristic by nature, searching for likely accounts rather than definitions and conclusions; establishes an awareness of/ communion with the world of the other rather than just seeking after/interpreting meaning; has potential to broaden human conversation by repudiating mere individualism; and, is more faithful to the general shape of the religious tradition which is Christianity. Such a ‘style’ should shape religious communication in the electronic media-saturated age.
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Hoover, Robert Philip. "Faith in the pulpit how to listen to a sermon /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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Dames, Ann L. "“We are the Church”: A Roman Catholic Sister’s Narrative of Resistance and Plurality." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1276976799.

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Rogers, Kevin F. "Developing a Plan for Sermon Feedback to Evaluate the Expository Preaching of the Pastors of Open Arms Church." Thesis, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13865605.

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The project director developed a plan for sermon feedback to evaluate the expository preaching of the pastors of Open Arms Church (OAC), in Upstate New York. Understanding that no preacher has arrived, the project director recognized an opportunity to help the teaching pastors of OAC continue to grow as expository preachers. The project director sought to identify key sermon criteria as well as effective feedback methods OAC pastors could utilize to seek sermon improvement.

Over a period of twelve months, from January 2018 to December 2018, the project director engaged in research and interacted with preaching experts, OAC pastors, and non-pastoral OAC members to develop a feedback plan. The project director recognized biblical and theological foundations for the feedback plan through a study of key scriptures (Prov 19:20, Acts 15:1–35, Acts 18:24–28, and 1 Cor 2:1–5). By reviewing select preaching texts, the project director identified important content, structural, and delivery elements of expository sermons. He surveyed preaching literature and interviewed church leaders to discover various approaches to sermon feedback. A panel of preaching experts—Greg Heisler, Scott Pace, Stephen Rummage, and Hershael York—provided qualitative evaluations for each stage of the plan’s development. OAC pastors and a group of OAC members also reviewed the plan for clarity and usefulness.

The project director included three documents in the final feedback plan: a list of twenty key expository sermon elements, an overview of three integrated methods for feedback, and a sermon feedback guide that evaluators could use to provide sermon critique. The project director recognized that by working in cooperation with others, he produced a better feedback plan than he would have if he had worked alone. He anticipated the continued benefit of working in collaboration with others by participating in the implementation of the project at OAC.

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Hurt, Judson W. "A program to improve communication skills of selected married couples of First Baptist Church, Canton, Mississippi." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Tripp, Natalie Marie. "Standing Ground: Situational Crisis Communication Theory and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Handbook Policy Change." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2016. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6068.

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Situational crisis communication theory (SCCT), experimentally created by W. Timothy Coombs in 2007, is designed to help crisis managers evaluate a crisis situation and craft an effective response strategy based on the organization's crisis history, the crisis type, and prior reputation with stakeholders.This thesis examined the November 2015 controversial handbook policy update from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which ruled same-sex marriage as grounds for excommunication. Exploring the policy change as a crisis in the context of SCCT and comparing the Church's crisis response strategies with the recommended strategies of SCCT exposes a gap in current SCCT literature—the theory does not lend itself well to crises where an organization's values or guiding morals are under attack. In these scenarios, the organization is unlikely to apologize for or acknowledge the crisis. The study results demonstrate substantial shifts in stakeholder attitudes following certain strategic statements from the Church even though the Church did not strictly adhere to SCCT's guidelines. According to SCCT's guidelines, because the stakeholder groups framed the handbook change as a crisis of organizational misdeed with injuries the majority of the time, the Church should have responded with third-tier strategies that bolstered its reputation and apologized or compensated those harmed by the policy. Instead, the Church has never apologized for the policy change and specifically reminded stakeholders of its past policies regarding same-sex marriage. Although the Church used the same strategies throughout the entire crisis, the Church's relatively larger use of crisis basics, justification, and protection in its second wave of statements on November 13, 2015 shifted the crisis framing and sentiment of bloggers and John Dehlin from negative sentiment with frames of high-level crisis responsibility to neutral and positive sentiment with a majority of blogs and social media posts not framing the policy change as a crisis.

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Havens, Bob. "A marriage enrichment plan for East Point Christian Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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Mooneyham, J. Steven. "A communication workshop for selected adolescents and their parents in the Coteau Baptist Church, Houma, Louisiana." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.

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Watson, Timothy E. "Regaining regional influence through the creation and communication of a strategic and long-range plan for a plateaued county seat first Baptist church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p049-0466.

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Strahm, Richard L. "Equipping and mobilizing teams of Filipino lay-ministers for church planting." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Abstract. "Included with the product is the 147-page Institute of Church Planting Training Manual, titled, 'An introduction to Team Church Planting.' The manual is a step by step guide to church planting and reproduction of churches."--Abstract. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Song, Ho Kil. "Simplified hermeneutics and sermon development skills for the Korean Chinese house church leaders." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Western Seminary staff have determined that much of the material in this thesis was copied from another Western Seminary D. Min. product: Schmid, J. David / Explore the Bible: from text to sermon, 1991 (note added 8/29/2001). Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 362-372).

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Simmons, Arlecia Deandra. ""Serving sinners, comforting saints and increasing faith": the Reverend Edythe Stirlen's imagined radio church community." Diss., University of Iowa, 2009. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/435.

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In the early 1920s, commercial radio presented many possibilities, including the nationalization of the listening audience, professional opportunities for women, the ability for ministers to spread the gospel, and access to the world for geographically isolated listeners. The media ministry of the Rev. Edythe Elem Swartz Stirlen operated outside the confines of a brick-and-mortar church and created an imagined religious community of congregants. Through the Shenandoah, Iowa, based Radio Church of the Air program, the Send Out Sunshine magazine, and the Send Out Sunshine Clubs, Stirlen and her virtual parishioners created images of communion they interpreted and used to maintain their community. This project examines the cultural work and the community building function of early American radio.

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Wilson, Fred A. "A new paradigm for cross-cultural missions." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Torrens, Amanda E. "The Story of Storytellers: Navigating the Dialectical Tensions of a New Church." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1462208550.

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Go, David C. "A colloquium to develop the skills of Filipino-Chinese preachers in communicating audience-oriented biblical sermons." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p068-0567.

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Salomón, Esaúl. "An experiment in visitation a growing church in Hispanic ministry /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p079-0085.

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Daniel, James W. "Initiating and utilizing a program for enriching marriages in the local church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p100-0074.

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Sowell, Richard M. "Improving satisfaction in marital relationships at Choctaw Road Baptist Church through participation in a communication workshop which implements accountability." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Sagala, Miranda Belinda. "Los Angeles Archdiocese child sexual abuse scandal: A case study in crisis communication." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2363.

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This thesis examined strategies employed by the Los Angeles Archdiocese in its communcation with the media during the initial phases of handling the child sexual abuse scandal. Internal and external messages from the archdiocese were analyzed in terms of how well they conformed to the five generally accepted principles that should govern crisis communication: timeliness, openness, honesty, regret and accessibility.

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