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May, Matthew. "Superordinate Ties, Value Orientations, and Congregations’ Organizational Cultures." Religions 11, no. 6 (2020): 277. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel11060277.

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In this paper, I examine how clergy’s value orientations and congregations’ relationships to the superordinate organizations in their institutional environment are reflected in congregations’ organizational cultures. My analysis of nearly 50 qualitative interviews with clergy, members, and former members of four Southern Baptist Convention congregations and one Independent Christian megachurch indicates organizational cultures are (1) reflections of their leaders’ value orientations and the congregation’s engagement with superordinate organizations and (2) an important indicator of how congreg

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Tamney, Joseph B., Stephen D. Johnson, Kevin McElmurry, and George Saunders. "Strictness and Congregational Growth in Middletown." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 42, no. 3 (2003): 363–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-5906.00188.

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Ferguson, Todd. "The Optimal Level of Strictness and Congregational Growth." Religions 5, no. 3 (2014): 703–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel5030703.

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Thomas, Jeremy N., and Daniel V. A. Olson. "Testing the Strictness Thesis and Competing Theories of Congregational Growth." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 49, no. 4 (2010): 619–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01534.x.

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Wilson, Gerald L., Joann Keyton, G. David Johnson, Cheryl Geiger, and Johanna C. Clark. "Church Growth through Member Identification and Commitment: A Congregational Case Study." Review of Religious Research 34, no. 3 (1993): 259. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3700598.

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Douma-Kaelin, Kelly. "Interchangeable Bodies: International Marriage and Migration in the Eighteenth-Century Moravian Church." Church History 90, no. 2 (2021): 348–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s000964072100144x.

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This article investigates the extent to which the theology and structure of marriage within the German Moravian Church functioned to connect and grow the Church as an international network across the Atlantic world in the eighteenth century. Specifically, it argues that Moravian conceptions of marriage facilitated intentional international partnerships that led to the relocation and migration of many European women as Moravian missionaries throughout the eighteenth century. In some instances, early Moravians lived in sex-segregated communal housing and viewed sexual intercourse as a sacred uni

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Orles, Orles. "Efektifitas Pemuridan KEKAL dalam Membimbing Gereja Menuju Kedewasaan Rohani." HUPERETES: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristen 1, no. 2 (2020): 118–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.46817/huperetes.v1i2.22.

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The church is a collection of believers sanctified by God and allied in the name of Jesus. The church was founded by the Lord Jesus. Therefore, service to the church must not be ignored. Congregational growth to spiritual maturity must be the focus of church service. Discipleship of Small Bible Groups (KEKAL) is one of the strategies of the Pontianak Anugerah Baptist Church to guide the congregation towards spiritual maturity. The problem is that there has been no attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of ministry through KEKAL discipleship in guiding congregations to grow spiritually mature. T

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Reimer, Sam, and Rick Hiemstra. "The Rise of Part-time Employment in Canadian Christian Churches." Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses 44, no. 3 (2015): 356–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0008429815595811.

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Using data from Canada Revenue Agency’s charitable status (T3010) forms, this article demonstrates the increase in part-time staffing among Canada’s Christian churches over a nine-year period. The growth of part-time staffing and the decline of full-time staffing reflect the declining institutional participation and declining incomes of Catholic and Protestant churches. However, our data suggest that staffing changes are not simply due to tighter budgets, but mirror a societal trend toward part-time work, or the “feminization” of labour norms. We reflect on the implications of this change for

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RASMUSSEN, JOEL D. S. "DEMOCRATIC TENDENCIES: LIBERAL PROTESTANTISM AND THE GROWTH OF AMERICAN PLURALISM." Modern Intellectual History 15, no. 3 (2017): 893–908. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s147924431700004x.

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In a recent collection of essays assessing the thought of William James in transatlantic perspective, Berkeley historian emeritus David Hollinger opened his contribution by recounting two memorable exchanges: The sermon at William James's funeral on 30 August 1910 was preached by the Reverend George A. Gordon, a name recognized today only by religious history specialists, but in 1910 a pulpiteer so prominent that he was sometimes described as “the Matterhorn of the Protestant Alps” . . . Gordon, a close friend of James, was the minister of Boston's Old South Congregational Church. When the gre

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Allen, Holly Catterton, and Jason Brian Santos. "Intergenerational Ministry—a Forty-year Perspective: 1980–2020." Christian Education Journal: Research on Educational Ministry 17, no. 3 (2020): 506–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739891320949558.

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This article traces the historical development of the field of intergenerational Christian education and formation over the past forty years with the aim of demonstrating its steady growth in scholarship and ministry and its promise for the future of congregational life and discipleship. The article highlights significant movements, terms, figures, publications, and ministry expressions that surfaced over two twenty-year periods, each part set in the narrative and from the perspective of two different scholars. This article concludes with a brief address of the implications for preparing educa

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Bambangan, Malik, and Malik Malik. "DINAMIKA PERTUMBUHAN GEREJA BAGI PELAYANAN HAMBA TUHAN GKSI SEKTOR KARAMA SULAWESI BARAT." Jurnal PKM Setiadharma 1, no. 3 (2020): 94–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.47457/jps.v1i3.91.

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ABSTRACT  The effort to manifest the growing church in the ministry of every servant of God is a calling as well as a demand for every servant of God in their ministry. However, not a few have failed in this case due to several factors. Some of these factors come from outside the church, but some come from within the church itself. To deal with this, good management is needed to handle it. The purpose of this study was to determine the dynamics of church growth for the ministry of the Servant of the Gereja Kristen Setia Indonesia in the Karama Sector, Kalumpang sub-district, Mamuju

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Sihombing, Riana Udurman, and Rahel Rati Sarungallo. "Deskriptif Penggembalaan Yang Sehat Menurut Kitab Titus Terhadap Pertumbuhan Jemaat GPSI Wilayah I." Journal KERUSSO 4, no. 2 (2019): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.33856/kerusso.v4i2.108.

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The growth of a church is not instant. Expected growth cannot be separated from the influence of comprehensive teaching from a pastor and other instructors, the true growth process of the Church is inseparable from a way that is through discipleship, so that the congregation that he pastors may grow in quality and quantity to lead to the expected maturity by Christ.In fact in the church where the researchers joined, namely GPSI Shekinah Samarinda, the Assumption found several problems regarding the commitment of the congregation in GPSI Region I Samarinda. A temporary assumption is that not a

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Gregory, Jeremy. "REFASHIONING PURITAN NEW ENGLAND: THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN BRITISH NORTH AMERICA,c. 1680–c. 1770." Transactions of the Royal Historical Society 20 (November 5, 2010): 85–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s008044011000006x.

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ABSTRACTThe position of the Church of England in colonial New England has usually been seen through the lens of the ‘bishop controversy’ of the 1760s and early 1770s, where Congregational fears of the introduction of a Laudian style bishop to British North America have been viewed as one of the key factors leading to the American Revolution. By contrast, this paper explores some of the successes enjoyed by the Church of England in New England, particularly in the period from the 1730s to the early 1760s, and examines some of the reasons for the Church's growth in these years. It argues that in

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Scheitle, Christopher P., Erica J. Dollhopf, and John D. McCarthy. "Spiritual Districts: The Origins and Dynamics of US Cities with Unusually High Concentrations of Parachurch Organizations." Social Science History 41, no. 3 (2017): 505–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2017.14.

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Parachurch organizations are Christian, heavily evangelical Protestant, 501(c)(3) public charities focused on providing religious goods and services outside of any congregational or denominational sponsorship. The parachurch sector in the United States has been growing rapidly in recent decades, yet this growth has been highly uneven across communities. Many communities have very few parachurch organizations, while a few exhibit incredibly higher concentrations of them than would be expected based only upon their religious composition. Using IRS records, we isolate communities with the greates

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Barana, Andarias Tandi, Wahyu Sinta Delfia, and Elisabet Tarigas. "STRATEGI GEMBALA DALAM PEMANFAATAN AKTIVITAS JEMAAT MENUJU PERTUMBUHAN ROHANI." Jurnal PKM Setiadharma 1, no. 2 (2020): 34–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.47457/jps.v1i2.60.

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The purpose of this study is to find the causative factors and problems of the GKSI Filadelfia Buntu Barana congregation that are less experiencing spiritual growth. Than directed through the strategy of pastors or servants of God to increase formation of the congregation in the midst of many of their busy actifities that prioritize work rather than worship or followship in church on Sundays. The methods used in this study are: First, the library research method is a study of books end literature relating to this research as a theorectical reference. Second, the method of field research is res

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Tanojo, Wimpie. "Impact of Diakonia, Koinonia and Marturia Services for the Growth of the Indonesian Christian Church Resident Sudirman Surabaya." Journal DIDASKALIA 3, no. 2 (2020): 38–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.33856/didaskalia.v3i2.193.

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The ministries of Diakonia, Koinonia and Marturia are the foundation of a church, meaning that a church that is aware of its duty and calling on this earth must rely on these three ministries. It can be said that the true main duty of the church is reflected in the ministry of Diakonia, Koinonia and Marturia. Based on this main task, the church must be able to demonstrate and impart the life of Diakonia, Koinonia and Marturia with the aim of impacting and changing human life. This is what the Ressud Sudirman Surabaya Indonesian Christian Church is aware of in the context of its duties and voca

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Champ, Judith F. "The Demographic Impact of Irish Immigration on Birmingham Catholicism 1800-1850." Studies in Church History 25 (1989): 233–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0424208400008718.

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The Birmingham congregation suggests what Manchester Catholicism might have looked like if Irish immigration had been a fraction of what it was.’ This remark of John Bossy points in the direction of a different view of the impact of Irish migration on urban Catholic congregations in England from that which has become familiar. The relationship between Irish and English Catholic population growth in Birmingham before 1850 was not straightforward and led consequently to an interesting pattern of social and religious interaction. What Birmingham illustrates in the period up to 1850 is the effect

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Vermeer, Paul. "Church Growth and Appealing Sermons: A Case Study of a Dutch Megachurch." Journal of Empirical Theology 28, no. 1 (2015): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15709256-12341322.

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Contrary to the ongoing trend of secularisation in the Netherlands, some religious congregations have instead experienced exceptional growth, and are currently reaching megachurch proportions. This paper focuses on one such thriving Dutch congregation, calledDoorbrekers(‘those who break through’), and sets out to account for its appeal and attractiveness by analysing sermons delivered by the pastors ofDoorbrekers; with the help of a topic list based on cultural-market and church-sect theory explanations for the emergence of megachurches. The intention is to answer the question of whether eleme

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Knight, Thomas Daniel. "“Our Antient Friends … Are Much Reduced”: Mary and James Wright, the Hopewell Friends Meeting, and Quaker Women in the Southern Backcountry, c. 1720–c. 1790." Genealogy 5, no. 3 (2021): 72. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genealogy5030072.

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Although the existence of Quakers in Virginia is well known, the best recent surveys of Virginia history devote only passing attention to them, mostly in the context of expanding religious freedoms during the revolutionary era. Few discuss the Quakers themselves or the nature of Quaker settlements although notably, Warren Hofstra, Larry Gragg, and others have studied aspects of the Backcountry Quaker experience. Recent Quaker historiography has reinterpreted the origins of the Quaker faith and the role of key individuals in the movement, including the roles of Quaker women. Numerous studies ad

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Czeglédy, André. "A New Christianity for a New South Africa: Charismatic Christians and the Post-Apartheid Order." Journal of Religion in Africa 38, no. 3 (2008): 284–311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157006608x323504.

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AbstractThe international growth of Pentecostalism has seen a rush of congregations in Africa, many of which have tapped into a range of both local and global trends ranging from neo-liberal capitalism to tele-evangelism to youth music. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this discussion focuses on the main Johannesburg congregation of a grouping of churches that have successfully engaged with aspects of socio-economic transformation in post-apartheid South Africa. Such engagement has involved conspicuous alignment with aspects of contemporary South African society, including an acceptance of bro

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Kandou, Dicky Alexander, and Yunita Yunita. "Peranan Media Sosial Dalam Membangun Pertumbuhan Iman Jemaat Pada Masa Pandemi Covid 19." TELEIOS: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Agama Kristen 1, no. 1 (2021): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.53674/teleios.v1i1.23.

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Abstrak Wabah covid-19 yang melanda seluruh dunia di awal tahun 2020 telah menyebabkan kesusahan dan penderitaan bagi siapa saja. Akibat dari wabah ini memaksa semua orang untuk melakukan semaksimal mungkin aktivitasnya secara daring yang berbasis online. Ini dilakukan untuk menghindari kerumunan orang banyak guna pencegahan penularan covid-19. Media sosial menjadi pilihan utama dalam melakukan berbagai aktivitas sepeti belajar, bekerja, terlebih aktivitas keagamaan. Metode yag digunakan dalam penulisan artikel ini adalah metode deskriftif kualitatif. Peristiwa covid yang terjadi saat ini tent

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Gallagher, S. K., and C. Newton. "Defining Spiritual Growth: Congregations, Community, and Connectedness." Sociology of Religion 70, no. 3 (2009): 232–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srp039.

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Bretherton, R., and RIM Dunbar. "Dunbar’s Number goes to Church: The Social Brain Hypothesis as a third strand in the study of church growth." Archive for the Psychology of Religion 42, no. 1 (2020): 63–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0084672420906215.

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The study of church growth has historically been divided into two strands of research: the Church Growth Movement and the Social Science approach. This article argues that Dunbar’s Social Brain Hypothesis represents a legitimate and fruitful third strand in the study of church growth, sharing features of both previous strands but identical with neither. We argue that five predictions derived from the Social Brain Hypothesis are accurately borne out in the empirical and practical church growth literature: that larger congregations lead to lower active engagement from members; that single-leader

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Dougherty, Kevin D. "Institutional Influences on Growth in Southern Baptist Congregations." Review of Religious Research 46, no. 2 (2004): 117. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3512228.

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Purwanto, Aniteguh. "THE EFFECT OF FAMILY PROSPERITY BY MATTHEW 18:20 ON THE GROWTH OF THE LOSS OF GKA AGAPE - SURABAYA CONGREGATION." Journal KERUGMA 2, no. 1 (2019): 34–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.33856/kerugma.v2i1.107.

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This study aims to examine the effect of family altar according to Matthew 18:20 on the spiritual growth of the GKA Agape Surabaya congregation. The reason for this research is due to the low growth of the faith of the congregation due to lack of time to fellowship with God. The sample of this study was 91 people of GKA Agape Surabaya, who were obtained through simple random sampling. The results showed that: 1). there is an influence between the organization of the family altar with the spiritual growth of the church (r = 0.337; R square = 0.114; p = .000) ; 2). the contribution independent o

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Rumiyati, Umi, Kasiatin Widianto, DR Juanda, Lilis Setyarini, and Daniel Ari Wibowo. "Pengaruh Kepemimpinan Hamba Tuhan Dalam Pertumbuhan Kerohanian Jemaat Gereja GPdI ‘Zion’ Krebet, Tembalang, Wlingi - Blitar." Journal Kerusso 3, no. 2 (2018): 9–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.33856/kerusso.v3i2.93.

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There is the reason for the growth of the church in the church because the leadership carried out by God's servants or pastors in their ministry can bring good spiritual growth to the congregation. And also the character shown in the life of the servant of God or the pastor of the congregation can be a blessing to the church he leads. A leader is a person who deserves to be a role model for the others because the leader has a good character and is a blessing to the congregation he leads. Through research on the Influence of God's Servant Leadership in Spiritual Growth of GPdI ‘Zion' Krebet Chu

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Selan, Yunus. "Peranan Pemimpin Gereja Dalam Memperlengkapi Jemaat Bagi Pertumbuhan Gereja." JURNAL LUXNOS 4, no. 1 (2021): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.47304/jl.v4i1.121.

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Abstract: This study discusses the Role of Church Leaders in Equipping the Congregation for Church Growth. Researchers used qualitative methods, researchers found the conclusion that the role of church leaders is very significant for the growth of congregation faith. Abstrak: Penelitian ini membahas tentang Peranan Pemimpin Gereja Memperlengkapi Jemaat Bagi Pertumbuhan Gereja. Peneliti menggunakan metode kualitatif, peneliti menemukan kesimpulan bahwa peran pemimpin gereja sangat signifikan bagi pertumbuhan iman jemaat.

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Widiyanto, Mikha Agus, and S. Susanto. "Pengaruh Pelayanan Kunjungan Pastoral Terhadap Pertumbuhan Rohani Jemaat." Evangelikal: Jurnal Teologi Injili dan Pembinaan Warga Jemaat 4, no. 1 (2020): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.46445/ejti.v4i1.214.

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This research aim to test the influence of pastoral visiting ministry to the spiritual growth of the church. Research executed in Gereja Kemah Injil Indonesia of Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara District, Kalimantan East. The results showed that there was an influence of pastoral visiting ministry on the spiritual growth of the congregation as indicated by the correlation coefficient of 0.340 which was significant at α = 0.05. Pastoral visiting ministry will bring the pastor closer to the congregation that he serves, making the pastoral ministry effective, thereby impacting the spiritual growth o

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Widianto, Kasiatin, Surja Permana, and Juanda Juanda. "The Effect of Church Community Development and Pastoral Services on The Growth of The Congregation of The Bethel Indonesia Church, Family Blessing Surabaya." Journal KERUGMA 2, no. 2 (2019): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.33856/kerugma.v2i2.116.

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The existence of the church in this world is God's plan and will. Like a plant, which naturally grows and develops; as is the case with the existence of the church, God desires that His church grow and develop both in quality and quantity. There are various factors that influence the growth of the church, including the presence of church members and good pastoral care for the people. This research to describe the influence of church building and pastoral care on the growth of the congregation of the Bethel Indonesia Church “Family Blessing” Surabaya. Apart from that, to find out how much influ

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Stanley, Stanley, Wasidi Sugianto, Tantra Lingga Weinardy, Christian Eliazar Bawias, and Andre Yulius. "Pengaruh Persepuluhan Terhadap Pertumbuhan Kesejahteraan Jemaat Di Gereja Bethany Indonesia 'Almasih Qom' Surabaya." Journal Kerusso 3, no. 1 (2018): 19–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.33856/kerusso.v3i1.86.

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This research was conducted to determine the effect of tithing on the growth of the welfare of the congregation. Tithing is the return of God to all the blessings that Christians have received. God's promise if tithing is done then the rest (90%) of God will be sanctified and God's blessings will be poured out more for Christians. Therefore from giving tithes increases the welfare of the congregation or believers. This study uses a quantitative method and data management techniques using simple linear regression with the help of the SPSS program. The results of the study show that tithing affe

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Pappas-Rogich, Maria, and Michalene King. "Faith Community Nursing: Health and Healing Within a Spiritual Congregation." Creative Nursing 19, no. 4 (2013): 195–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1078-4535.19.4.195.

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Originally named parish nursing because of its beginnings in the Christian faith, the term faith community nursing (FCN) has been adopted to encompass nurses from other faiths. The American Nurses Association recognized parish nursing as a nursing specialty and, in collaboration with the Health Ministries Association, published the Scope and Standards of Parish Nursing Practice in 1998 (revised in 2005). In this article, the authors explore the philosophy, objectives, growth, and practice of this specialty.

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Karanu, Mercy, Peter Koome, and Paul Omato Gesimba. "Influence of church policies on the economic empowerment of the youth." International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478) 9, no. 5 (2020): 387–400. http://dx.doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v9i5.819.

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Kenyan youths have been marginalized from mainstream economic activities since independence. This situation has had a negative impact such as slowed economic growth, a rise in crime and violence, and the spread of diseases. It is these issues that have prompted this study on the influence of church policies on the economic empowerment of youths with a specific focus on the PCEA Nyahururu Parish. The study was guided by the Positive Youth Development model. It employed the descriptive research design and targeted a population of 233respondents comprising of 220 youths and 13 leaders (2 congrega

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Bruce, Steve. "Further Thoughts on Church Growth and Secularization." Journal of Religion in Europe 6, no. 3 (2013): 316–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18748929-00602007.

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My original paper criticized a collection of essays on church growth in the United Kingdom for presenting case studies of growing congregations as refutation of the sociological secularization thesis. It argued that pockets of growth within overall decline could only refute the thesis if it required that the decline of interest in the churches be universal, even, and rapid, which it does not. David Goodhew has responded to that critique by re-stating his case and elaborating some examples. This paper clarifies the key point at issue by stressing the need for comprehensive rather than illustrat

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Imeldawati, Tiur, and Yayan Erina Br. Regar. "Prinsip Pertumbuhan Rohani dalam Efesus 5:1-21 dan Korelasinya dalam Mengupayakan Pertumbuhan Rohani Jemaat GPdI Gunung Moria Bedagai." Jurnal Christian Humaniora 5, no. 1 (2021): 94–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.46965/jch.v5i1.615.

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AbstrakUntuk menghasilkan hidup sebagai seorang kristen yang berkualitas diperlukan hidup sesuai prinsip-prinsip pertubumbuhan yang terdapat dalam Alkitab. Pertumbuhan rohani jemaat harus menjadi visi dan misi gereja Tuhan. Tujuan penelitian ini ialah untuk menemukan dan memaparkan prinsip -prinsip pertumbuhan rohani dalam Efesus 5 :1- 21 yang masih relevan terhadap prinsip pertumbuhan rohani; dan untuk menjelaskan cara pengupayaan pertumbuhan rohani jemaat GPdI Gunung Moria Bedagai sesuai dengan pertumbuhan rohani Efesus 5 :1- 21; serta untuk membuktikan adanya hubungan prinsip pertumbuhan ro

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Purwanto, Ani Teguh. "Pengaruh Pengajaran Iman Dan Penderitaan Menurut Filipi 1:29 Terhadap Pertumbuhan Iman Jemaat Bethany Kristus Sabda Benjeng." Journal KERUSSO 5, no. 1 (2020): 14–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.33856/kerusso.v5i1.121.

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This study aims to examine the effect of the teaching of faith and suffering according to Philippians 1: 29 on the growth of the faith of the Bethany Christ of the Benjeng Word. The reason for this research is due to the low growth of the faith of the congregation due to the lack of understanding of the church about the teachings of faith and suffering. The sample of this research was 35 people from Bethany Christ, the Word of Benjeng Gresik, obtained through simple random sampling . The results showed that: 1). there is an influence between the teaching of faith and suffering with the growth

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Percy, Martyn. ""How to Win Congregations and Influence Them": An Anatomy of the Church Growth Movement." Modern Churchman 34, no. 1 (1992): 24–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/mc.34.1.24.

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Gallagher, Sally K. "Continuity and Community: An Analysis of Membership Turnover, Growth and Decline in Three Congregations." Review of Religious Research 62, no. 2 (2020): 333–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13644-020-00401-6.

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Gulo, Hisikia, and Hendi Hendi. "Peran Kotbah Gembala Sidang Dalam Pertumbuhan Rohani Jemaat Menurut John Chrysostom." CARAKA: Jurnal Teologi Biblika dan Praktika 2, no. 1 (2021): 77–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.46348/car.v2i1.45.

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AbstractThe preaching role of the pastor of the congregation in the spiritual growth of the congregation has a major contribution to the salvation of every soul. This article discusses and describes the role of the pastor as a preacher in the spiritual growth of the church taught by John Chrysostom. Every pastor as a preacher must reach 3 depths of approach to preaching the word of God; Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor. It is through the preaching of the word of God which is taught by a pastor so that someone understands and understands the meaning of following and imitating the great shep

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Harris, Helen, Gaynor Gaynor, Carolyn Cole, et al. "Addressing LGBTQ+ Inclusion: Challenges, Faith, and Resilience in the Church and her People." Social Work & Christianity 48, no. 1 (2021): 75–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.34043/swc.v48i1.177.

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The questions of the reception of and role of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus (LGBTQ+) persons in the Christian faith and Christian church have increasingly called for churches and denominations to discern a position on membership, leadership, and participation in the sacraments. Individuals, families, congregations, and denominations are impacted by the differences in perspective, policy, and practice of affirming, including, or excluding LGBTQ+ persons. This article reports on a qualitative research study of 97 interviews in 20 congregations across three denominations explor

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Tanusaputra, Magdalena, Yanto Paulus Hermanto, and Ferry Simanjuntak. "GEREJAYANG BERTUMBUH TANPA BAALISME." Voice of Wesley: Jurnal Ilmiah Musik dan Agama 4, no. 2 (2021): 11–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.36972/jvow.v4i2.81.

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ABSTRACT One characteristic of church growth is the increasing number of churches. Churches take a variety of ways to increase the number of their congregations. Some are in a biblical way and some are not. Methods or methods which are not biblical are known as means of baalism. And the church often uses these methods. Therefore, the authors conduct research related to this so that churches use biblical methods in their implementation. The research method used is a descriptive qualitative approach and an approach that is taken from examples in the Bible relating to church development. From the

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Hermanto, Yanto Paulus. "Peningkatan Pertumbuhan Gereja Melalui Sikap Gembala Jemaat Berdasarkan 1 Petrus 5:2-3." Jurnal Teologi Berita Hidup 3, no. 2 (2021): 205–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.38189/jtbh.v3i2.82.

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The growth of the church is God's will, so this goal is a priority for God's church. The growth of the church cannot be separated from the character Peter who is a disciple who was asked by the Lord Jesus to shepherd His people. Church growth cannot be separated from the attitude of church leaders (pastors), therefore the problem discussed in this study is how to increase church growth through the attitude of the church pastor based on 1 Peter 5: 2-3. By researching and answering the formulation of this problem, it is hoped that the leaders of the congregation and congregation will have knowle

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Paas, Stefan. "A Case Study of Church Growth by Church Planting in Germany: Are They Connected?" International Bulletin of Mission Research 42, no. 1 (2017): 40–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2396939317738896.

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It is widely believed that the planting of new churches is a cause of church growth, regardless of culture or context. However, surprisingly little reliable and relevant data are presented to support this claim. In this article recent membership data of the Bund Freier evangelischer Gemeinden (Association of Free Evangelical Congregations) in Germany is explored to examine the relationship between church planting and church growth. The data show that there is indeed a positive correlation, but since there is also a clear correlation between rapid growth and decline, the evidence should be trea

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Tse, Dedi, Remerta Noni Naatonis, and Yohanes Payong. "APLIKASI KIDUNG PUJIAN BAHASA DAWAN “SIT KNINO” BERBASIS ANDROID." High Education of Organization Archive Quality: Jurnal Teknologi Informasi 11, no. 2 (2021): 61–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.52972/hoaq.vol11no2.p61-66.

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Based on the development of technology years by years, the side of human being’s life cannot separated from the changing of time nowadays, including the development android application form which is studied from book become digital application that can be accessed easily by Smartphone. Android mobile phone is a good medium to develop an application about the content of a book. One of the application worship song “sit knino” is a worship song used by congregations on church or Sunday service and family service. The worship song sit knino has blessed for the growth and matured the faith of congr

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Goodhew, David. "Church Growth in Britain: A Response to Steve Bruce." Journal of Religion in Europe 6, no. 3 (2013): 297–315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18748929-00602006.

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This article examines the extent of church growth in Britain in recent decades, in response to the articulation of the secularisation thesis with regard to Christian congregations in recent British history. It shows that alongside the widely recognised phenomenon of church decline, there has been significant church growth—notably in London, amongst black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities and amongst new churches. This runs counter to many discussions of religion in recent British history, which assume overwhelming and ongoing church decline and which assume any church growth is periphera

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Santoso, Dwi Setio Budiono. "Peran Khotbah Gembala Sidang dalam Pertumbuhan Rohani Jemaat." MAGNUM OPUS: Jurnal Teologi dan Kepemimpinan Kristen 1, no. 2 (2020): 88–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.52220/magnum.v1i2.39.

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Preaching is a work that proclaims God's will through His Word. Preaching the Word of God is expected to have a positive influence on the spiritual life of the listener, which is to bring change to those who listen. Preaching is the pastor's main work related to his calling in service in the church. This study aims to show that there is a relationship between the sermon by the pastor and the growth of the congregation. This research uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive method of 50 members of the congregation at GPdI Tamanan, Bondowoso. The conclusion obtained is, there is a signific

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Chan, Alan, Bruce G. Fawcett, and Shu-Kam Lee. "Increasing revenue and attendance in Canadian Baptist churches." International Journal of Social Economics 42, no. 12 (2015): 1071–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijse-02-2014-0030.

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Purpose – Church giving and attendance are two important indicators of church health and performance. In the literature, they are usually understood to be simultaneously determined. The purpose of this paper is to estimate if there a sustainable church congregation size using Wintrobe’s (1998) dictatorship model. The authors want to examine the impact of youth and adult ministry as well. Design/methodology/approach – Using the data collected from among Canadian Baptist churches in Eastern Canada, this study investigates the factors affecting the level of the two indicators by the panel-instrum

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Winarno, Winarno. "Relevansi Strategi Pelipatgandaan Jemaat Berdasarkan 2 Timotius 2:1-13." Jurnal Teologi Berita Hidup 1, no. 2 (2019): 90–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.38189/jtbh.v1i2.11.

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What does it mean by multiplication based on II Timothy 2:1-13? What is congregation growth? How relevant is it for today’s congregation? Paul gave commandment to Timothy regarding the strategy of multiplying disciples for up to four generation in II Timothy 2:2, this showed that Paul as a spritual parent or mentor duplicate timothy as the second generation and Timothy will entrust the multiplication to those reliable to teach other to grow and become the forth generation of Paul. The relevance of today’s congregation means to train and prepared the congregation to be disciples. The first gene

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Shepard, C. Edward. "Observing the Christian Year as a Means of Facilitating Spiritual Growth." Review & Expositor 106, no. 2 (2009): 221–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/003463730910600209.

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Observing the Christian year in the life and worship of the church facilitates spiritual growth and faith formation in the lives of the participants. This article initially speaks briefly about the Christian year and how it provides a framework for recounting the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus—the Gospel story. The Christian year provides an opportunity for presenting the core doctrinal beliefs of the Christian faith. Secondly, drawing from the scriptures, spiritual growth is defined as becoming like Christ—“to be conformed to the image of his Son” (Rom 8:29). Finally, the author prese

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Hua, Duan. "“Double-Burdened Mothers”." Review of Religion and Chinese Society 5, no. 1 (2018): 101–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22143955-00501006.

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Since its reopening in the late 1970s, the Protestant Church (including both registered and unregistered churches) in mainland China has experienced rapid growth characterized by three conspicuous phenomena: extreme gender disproportion, increased numbers of young intellectual and white-collar converts, and growing numbers of women pastors. In this narrative study conducted between May 2016 and May 2017, the researcher interviewed eight women pastors in Protestant churches in W Province to understand their lives and experiences. This study found that the majority of the participating women pas

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Mardani, Dede Aji. "SPRITUAL ENTEPRENEURSHIP DALAM PEMBERDAYAAN EKONOMI UMAT: Studi terhadap Tarekat Idrisiyah Pageningan Tasikmalaya." al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies 4, no. 1 (2019): 194–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.31943/afkar_journal.v4i1.68.

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This research aims to determine the conduction model between the worship and rite vertically and the effect on the economic empowerment of communities sustainaglely which aimed to improve people's viable living, self-sufficient in the competitive sector of the primary sectors of public life. These results indicate that the level of spirituality and leadership of Jemaah congregation widely impact and gain the sympathy of the local Muslim community and where the congregation stands branding company. It shows a positive correlation where the concept of spirituality and substance with the spirit o

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