Evangelical Bible study groups are the most prolific type of small group in American society,
with more than 30 million Protestants gathering every week for this distinct purpose, meeting …

Whilst Contemporary Worship Music arose out of a desire to relate the music of the church to
the music of everyday life, this function can quickly be called into question by the diversity of …

" Starting a new organization is risky business. According to the US Bureau of Labor
Statistics, most startups fail; half of them do not reach the five-year mark. Protestant churches …

The organization competes to increase its productivity by implementing a form of
governance that is agile to technological changes. However, in its implementation …

This dissertation imagines new and varied denominational structures for missional
engagement in the United States. This ecclesial ecology is rooted in a clear sense of …

Change in higher education is a topic of growing urgency and national prominence. The
study addressed the limited understanding through institutional theory of how a team at one …

Servant leadership has been developed and applied in the midst of a very hot economic
climate and in the context of an abundance of new leadership research in general. As a …

This project focuses on the decision-making ethos of large, growing congregations located
in metropolitan areas of over one million people. For the purpose of this project, the term …

This thesis presents a case study of the Presbyterian Church (USA) policy on same-sex
marriage. Using a Weberian model of bureaucracy and ideal types of authority, this study …

This thesis examines the contributions that emerging churches make to their parent
communities' understanding of church. As a work in practical theology, it is focuses on the …