TY  - MANSCPT
AU  - Layman,Dorcas
TI  - Single mothers in Cree communities and the response of the native church /Dorcas Layman
AV  - BV4070 .S564 1997
PY  - 1997///
KW  - Columbia International University
KW  - Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Cree Indians
KW  - Religious life
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Church work with single parents
KW  - Single mothers
N1  - Typescript; "A ministry perspective project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions."; I. The Problem Stated; II. Precedent Research; III. Research Methodology; IV. Research Findings; V. Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendixes; List of Tables; 1; Introduction --; Theoretical Perspective --; Ministry Context --; Research Questions --; Delimitation of the Problem --; Definition of Terms --; A Perspective on Research Among Native Peoples --; Importance of the Study --; Importance for Personal Ministry; Awareness of the Increasing Incidence of Single Motherhood --; Societal Effects of a High Incidence of Single Mothers --; Effects for Teenage Single Mothers and Their Children --; Effects of Paternal Absence and Divorce --; Effects upon Society --; The Church and Single Mothers; Overall Research Strategy --; Procedures for Implementing the Research Strategy --; Procedures for Selecting Participants; Profile of the Sample --; Church Leaders' Awareness of the Increasing Incidence of Single-mother Homes --; Leaders' Perceptions of the Effects of Single-mother Homes --; The Churches' Ministry to Single-Mother Families; Conclusions --; Recommendations for the Native Church and Missionaries --; Recommendations to Future Researchers; Questionnaire --; Sample Cover Lettter --; Sample Cover Memo; Denominational Affiliations --; Family Structures --; Church Leaders' Perceptions of Single-mother Homes Contributing to Problems in the Community --; Community Problems Related to an Increasing Number of Single-mother Homes --; Problems of Children of Single Mothers --; Effect of an Increasing Number of Single Mothers Upon the Church --; Single Mothers' Church Attendance --; Church Activities for Single Mothers --; Church Activities for Children of Single Mothers --; Weighted Scores Computation --; Activities to Reach Out to Single Mothers and Their Children --; Where Church Leaders Go to Find Help for Single Mothers and Their Children; 2
ER  -