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Williams, Cecil. "Church Leaders' Financial Coping Strategies During a Recession." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1049.

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An economic recession can disproportionately affect the financial stability of churches because their income relies primarily on voluntary contributions. The purpose of this phenomenological study, framed by servant leadership theory, was to explore lived experiences and perceptions related to church leaders' strategies for coping with the economic downturn in 2008. A purposive sample of 20 church leaders from Tennessee was recruited to explore the changes that have been made in church operational strategies in order to cope with the recession. The interview data were iteratively examined by using keywords, phrases, and concepts and were coded into categories, which led to the identification of the following themes: (a) implementing cost reduction efforts and increasing the reliance on volunteers for facility upkeep, (b) collaborating with other church leaders for assistance referrals and fraud detection, and (c) sharing facilities and dividing expenses. The study results contribute to positive social change by providing strategies that church leaders can implement to mitigate the negative effects of a financial downturn, strengthen their financial position and stability, and enable them to provide necessary community support. Financial stability in neighborhood churches is conducive to a stronger community because churches serve as focal points for volunteerism and assistance delivery.

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Hammon, Mat. "Attitudes about alternate financial planning for churches." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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McBride, John. "Guiding the lay leadership of Cross Creek Baptist Church, Indian Mound, Tennessee, through a ministry-based budget process." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Jimmerson, Barry B. "A strategy for the development and implementation of vision-based budgeting at Beulah Baptist Church, Boaz, Alabama." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Carlton, David W. "A program to train young adults in the management of personal financial resources at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Brookhaven, Mississippi." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Jackson, Jessie Hyman. "Strategies Church Financial Leaders Use for Financial Sustainability during Economic Crises." Thesis, Walden University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13422045.

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Church financial leaders were affected by the economic crisis after the 2008 recession. In a 2009 group study conducted nationwide with church financial leaders, 57% stated that the economy had a negative effect on their church budgets. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore successful strategies that some church financial leaders used to ensure financial sustainability during economic crises. Resource dependence theory was the conceptual framework. Data were collected from 6 church financial leaders at 4 churches in the northeastern region in the United States; church financial leaders were selected through purposeful sampling to participate in semistructured interviews. Data were also collected from church documents, such as financial records and budget statements. These data were analyzed to identify emerging themes using Yin’s 5-phase process: compiling, disassembling, reassembling (and arraying), interpreting, and concluding. The 3 themes that emerged from the data analysis were (a) provide strategies to acquire external resources, (b) specify plans to establish internal strategic factors, and (c) provide strategies to improve financial and strategic management. Findings and recommendations of the study could contribute to positive social change by providing church financial leaders with successful strategies to ensure financial sustainability during economic crises and by increasing church revenue and improving social programs, which help improve the needs of staff, members, and people in the community.

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Fuller, Eric G. "Equipping a select group of young married couples of the First Baptist Church of Alexander City, Alabama, in principles of personal financial management." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Peirce, Jeffrey R. "Cash management in the religious non-profit sector : a survey of three manor denominations' practices /." Thesis, This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07212009-040425/.

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Hamilton, Keith T. "Equipping a select group of Georgia Baptists to become volunteer financial consultants to assist churches in biblical financial planning." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Kroll, Diane M. "Role expansion in student affairs : student affairs officers and fundraising in selected midwestern liberal arts colleges /." The Ohio State University, 1991. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1382626157.

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Christensen, Douglas J. "Current concerns in church finance." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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Fikizolo, Mluleki. "Church finance abuse by clergy : pastoral challenge." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75288.

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Abuse of church finances by clergy is a known phenomenon that has been talked about for centuries. In many cases, the incidents of abuse of church funds by the clergy goes unreported to the relevant authorities and subsequently, unpunished. It is only in recent years that church authorities have acceded to intervention by state authorities in church matters involving maladministration and embezzlement that culprits faced the might of the law. Even then, the penalties melted to the offenders have been slight as the culprits plead guilty and promised to repay the money. Some culprits have actually repaid the money they abused and this is true only for the cases that have been brought to book. If the penalties made an impact in transforming the culprits is a question for another research. The objective of the research was to investigate the factual substance of the allegations of abuse of church finances by clergy and to find solutions to curb the phenomenon by means that are effective and contemporary as well as the use of standard regulating measures. Abuse, essentially, is addictive in a compromising manner and that necessitate the utilization of rehabilitation process. That is where pastoral care comes in. The culprit or offender is unfortunately labeled as a criminal since theft and abuse of money is criminal offences as described in the statutes governing countries. However, the person guilty of the offences above is not labeled in the same terms in church but as a sinner who needs pastoral care to rehabilitate through repentance and submission to Almighty God and serve humanity in a manner that is believed to please God. Retribution is not the main reason a sinner is brought to book but to give a chance for Godly means to cure and rehabilitate. The Bible says that we sin by thoughts, words, deeds and even undone. This essentially, means that everyone is prone to sin and we cannot absolutely condemn and judge one another in a manner that shows anger, retribution and vengeance. Pastoral care therefore is an important process that is necessary for dealing with sinners. Forgiveness is inseparable from pastoral duty and may be that is why the perpetrators or sinners tend to be given lighter sentences because their sin is firstly forgiven and then God’s work in form of pastoral care takes over to transform the sinner. Pastoral care is superior to punishment by sentencing. This is confirmed in the Bible when Jesus stopped a crowd from stoning a woman who had cheated on her husband. Jesus called on the crowd to do some introspection by saying that anyone among them who was blameless must be the first to cast the stone on the woman. The woman was spared from murder as none of the crowd would assert himself as blameless. In other words, mercy is a key when one has to execute justice. As Christians we need to be sensitive to the plight of other people and come in with help. That is why pastoral care is the most preferable method of rehabilitating someone who had gone astray from Godly ways. Embezzlement as is described here falls outside the operation of Gerkins care model as the setting of the theory is within the confines of Christian life. The study deals with embezzlement on a huge criminal side which is actuated by criminal motives and brassily corrupt intentions of plain robbery and defrauding the church. The behavior attributed to priests is not consisted with the conduct of a Christian leaders operating within a Christian religious setting, but to the one analogous to fraud occurring in a Bank or business undertaking. The cure for such alleged behavior can be achieved through correctional supervision, counseling methods of a clinical nature, sociological therapeutic methods. Gerkins care model has no scope of application in the setting depicted since it applies in a religious Christian setting under a priest who has normal inclinations of greed and soft short comings of stealing for instance petty thieving which springs from psychic and social deviations that are commonly based and are curable by pastoral counseling as opposed to rate and classic clinical methods of rehabilitation of criminal offenders. Nick Pollards positive deconstruction. Pollards theory is based on the corrective methodology of altering the client wrong worldview and promotes the process of replacing a wrong conception of the worldview with a new and correct positive one which arises from misunderstanding on the part of the patient or victim of the correct pattern of behavior which needs to be change. In embezzlement, the conduct of the victim is deliberate because he knows and understands the wrongfulness of his action and goes for it knowing the consequences. The victim of embezzlement is only to be corrected by a punitive approach and not of a healing and soul one. In order for him to reform he must face the punishment which according to the old school of thought must be harsh to cause him to feel the hardship of prison and to decide to avoid it in future.
Dissertation (MA (Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2019.
Practical Theology
MA (Theology)
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Bruce, Ben A. "Increasing financial stewardship in the Church of Christ /." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2007. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Eidson, E. Steve. "The preparation and evaluation of a conflict management training manual for church leaders in the Christian Church/Church of Christ." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Grant, Tony. "The virtual church building a church web site for York Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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McCrary, Larry E. "More than money! a modified content analysis of written material regarding the relationship between sponsoring churches and their new church plants in the Southern Baptist Convention /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Holden, James B. "Developing a self-supporting church implications of foreign funding of mission-church ministry in urban Angola /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Mak, Sai-king. "Church governance /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1991. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13115753.

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Shaver, C. Scott. "Equipping church committee members at Rawls Springs Baptist Church, Hattiesburg, Mississippi." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Blanton, Richard L. "Healing a fractured church by equipping leaders of Olivet Baptist Church, Gulfport, Mississippi." New Orleans, LA : New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.053-0326.

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Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2007.
Abstract and vita. Includes final project proposal. Description based on Print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 144-149, 65-69).

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Steiner, Richard L. "A program to help the Mennonite Church in Zaire become self-supporting." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Suders, Steven Douglas. "A Biblical defense for the financing of church land and buildings." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 1996. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Zandstra, Gerald L. "The past, present and potential future of the ministry share system in the Christian Reformed Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Von, Keyserling Peter H. "Annotated bibliography of church management books." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Chen, Peter Perry Lloyd Merle Shawchuck Norman. "Guiding the Chinese Community Church of Indianapolis, Indiana church assessment and goals development /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1993. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p006-0657.

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Steibel, Eduardo. "How to increase church financial support a program for implementing the Biblical principles of stewardship in a local Brazilian Baptist church /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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Lightbody, Margaret. "Financial managers in a church organisation : understanding their experience /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2000. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phl7236.pdf.

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Riley, Michael E. "Tax effective composition of the compensation package for the diocesan priest." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Sanchez, Clyde. "Resolving and managing conflict between church members of New Chapel Hill Baptist Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Joplin, Jerry David. "Inspiring church leaders to be effective leaders in the church through strategic planning." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Clarkson, Kevin Owen. "Leading the local church in long-range planning for total church growth." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Easley, Michael J. "A self guided church consultation for Immanuel Bible Church of Springfield, Virginia." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Von, Keyserling Peter H. "Developing people through task management." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Boyd, Zarat Y. "Experiences in contemporary church planting." Thesis, Fielding Graduate University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3715644.

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This dissertation explores contemporary church planting experiences across select locational contexts. In the 21st century, there has been an intentional focus and renewed vigor among several Christian Protestant denominations, church planting networks, and church planting churches to effectively influence the start and growth of new churches. These church planting entities are attempting to address changing spiritual, geographical, sociological, and cultural realities in the United States through the entrepreneurial endeavor of founding new churches. This strategy of outreach is increasing in use because new churches tend to be pioneering, adaptable, and able to meet the needs of different populations. However, the available evidence and information about church planting is less than comprehensive. This qualitative research study was conducted to add insights to the entrepreneurship, leadership, and organizational change literature by exploring church planting across select locational contexts. This study utilized 11 church planting expert interviews and two mini-case studies of extant churches in order to examine five factors that are considered key in church planting: the overarching church planting perspective, church plant support systems, leadership approaches, organizational change, and successful outcomes. A key goal of the study was to identify and acknowledge diverse perspectives and realities in the church planting experience. The findings revealed a need for a universal definition of church planting and a more comprehensive and holistic approach to church plant support systems, leadership development, and the management of change. Further studies could include a more extended, multi-year longitudinal study that evaluates the organizational change approaches of diverse church plants, and use of experimental research design studies to assess collaboration across churches and church planting entities.

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Pharis, William Henry. "A self guided church consultation for Calvary Baptist Church of Fargo, North Dakota." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Reedus, Marion Donel. "Leadership and management in the black church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Conner, John H. "A self guided church consultation for Memorial Bible Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Whiting, Greg R. "A self guided church consultation for Grace Baptist Church of Westlake, Ohio." Dallas, TX : Dallas Theological Seminary, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.001-1261.

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Marcho, Robert K. "The Sanderson Church of Christ interim ministry with a church in transition /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Dunahoo, Charles H. "Team building key to church growth /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. 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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Theodore, Peter C. "A discovery of the facility-related challenges and responses of growing "portable churches" in the Greater Washington, D.C. area." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Loyola, Thomas J. "An evaluation of Fenton Road Baptist Church using the self guided church consultant." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Rape, N. Dennis. "Developing a growth vision strategy for First Baptist Church, LaPlace, Louisiana." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Knudsen, William K. "From surviving to thriving effectively training lay leaders to identify attitudes and behaviors that enhance or inhibit congregational growth /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p075-0074.

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Andrus, Michael P. "Biblical and practical guidelines for church indebtedness." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Pate, Edsel D. "Leading a church to develop and implement evaluative tools for effective ministry of the local church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Odom, David M. "Turning plateuaed and declining churches around." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2009. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Wishart, G. Edward. "Designing a paradigm of church health for Pauline churches." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Houtz, Howard D. "An evaluation of Calvary Bible Church, Lewistown, PA, using "The Self-guided Church Consultant"." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2006. http://www.tren.com.

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