Examining relational networks and church planting among Mexico's urban poor / by Todd Henry Beel. [print]

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Dissertation note: Thesis Columbia International University 2010. Abstract: This study examines the relational networks found within newly planted churches in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Leon--three of the largest urban areas of Mexico as well as the least reached by the Gospel. Specifically, the research questions have aimed to determine the degree to which four types of relational networks exist in these new urban churches. These include relationships found along ethnolinguistic identity lines, geographic proximity lines, familial relationship lines, and affinity network lines. The results have shown that the presence of geographic proximity lines and familial relationship lines are very strong in these new churches. The findings and recommendations of this study should help determine potentially effective future church planting strategies for major urban centers of Mexico, Latin America, and beyond. Additionally, this research could pave the way to further study of a qualitative nature, which could delve more deeply into the perspectives of the members of these new churches and their reflections on the advance of the work in their urban contexts.
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Thesis Columbia International University 2010.

This study examines the relational networks found within newly planted churches in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Leon--three of the largest urban areas of Mexico as well as the least reached by the Gospel. Specifically, the research questions have aimed to determine the degree to which four types of relational networks exist in these new urban churches. These include relationships found along ethnolinguistic identity lines, geographic proximity lines, familial relationship lines, and affinity network lines. The results have shown that the presence of geographic proximity lines and familial relationship lines are very strong in these new churches. The findings and recommendations of this study should help determine potentially effective future church planting strategies for major urban centers of Mexico, Latin America, and beyond. Additionally, this research could pave the way to further study of a qualitative nature, which could delve more deeply into the perspectives of the members of these new churches and their reflections on the advance of the work in their urban contexts.

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