TY  - MANSCPT
AU  - Anderson,Duane
TI  - The Costa Rican evangelical pastor: his person and his ministry 
AV  - BV4070 .C678 1999
PY  - 1999///
KW  - Columbia International University
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Clergy
KW  - Costa Rica
N1  - Typescript; "October, 1999."; I: The Problem; II: Precedent Research; III: Research Procedure; IV: Research Findings; V. Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix; List of Tables; List of Figures; 1 (leaves 173-177); Country Profile: Costa Rica --; Land and Climate --; Demographics --; Economy --; Education --; Religious Profile of Costa Rica --; The Evangelical Alliance of Costa Rica (FAEC) --; Socio-religious Research Committee (CISRE) --; Evangelical Growth Background --; Theoretical Background --; Ministry Background: Christ for the City --; Potential Limitations --; Definition of Terms --; Research Questions --; Importance of the Study --; Personal Importance of the Topic; Conclusion; Research Strategy --; Procedures of Implementation --; Variables of Interest --; Participant Selection --; Instrumentation of the Survey --; Interpretation of the Data; Overview of Research --; Introduction --; Part 1: General Background --; Ministry Realities --; The Pastors --; Summary --; Part 2: Rural vs. Urban Pastors --; Ministry Realities: Rural vs. Urban --; The Pastors: Rural vs. Urban --; Summary --; Part 3: Small-church Pastors vs. Large-church Pastors --; Ministry Realities --; The Pastors: Small vs. Large --; Summary --; Part 4: Interviews with Pastors --; Pastor's Needs --; Pastor's Education --; Obstacles to Church Growth --; Relationship with Communities --; Importance of the Church in the Lives of Members and Outsiders --; Summary; Conclusions --; Recommendations to Pastors --; Recommendations to Denominationanl Leaders --; Recommendations to Educational Institutions --; Recommendations to Mission Agencies --; Recommendations to The Evangelical Alliance of Costa Rica (FAEC) --; Future Avenues of Research --; Final Words; Map of Costa Rica --; San Jose Greater Metropolitan Area --; Pastoral Survey --; Interview Questions --; Tabulated Survey Summary; Work Force Categories --; Work Force by Groups --; Provincial Distribution of Religious Groups and Number of Protestant Churches --; Denominational Participation --; Denominational Participation by Province --; Missionaries Currently Being Supported --; Pastoral Salary Range --; Level of Education --; Distribution by Denominationanl Family --; Distribution by Province --; Denominational Distribution --; Pastor's Educational Level --; Interview Ratios --; Obstacles to Church Growth; Estimated Evangelical Population 1935-1997 --; Denominational Participation Distribution by Major Groupings --; Survey Distribution by Province --; Years When Churches Were Established --; Numbers of Churches vs. Average Size --; Ministries in Churches --; Community Openness --; Community Problems --; What Attracts --; What Repels Unbelievers --; Why Evangelicals Leave --; Evangelistic Methods --; Frequency of Evangelistic Events --; Willingness to Cooperate in Evangelism --; Moral Status of the Country --; Current Age Distribution of the Pastors --; Age at Conversion, Costa Rican Pastors --; Length of Time in Present Church --; Years in Pastorate --; Number of Churches Pastored --; Pastoral Home Background --; Salary levels --; Pastor Salary Source --; Pastor's Educational Level --; Years of Theological Studies --; Areas of Most Need --; Congregational Needs --; Obstacles to Church Growth --; Why Pastors Leave --; Rrual vs. Urban --; Year Churches were Started --; Ministry Areas --; Community Problems --; What Attracts People --; What Repels Unbelievers --; Why People Leave Evangelical Churches --; Why Pastors Leave --; Evangelistic Methods --; Evangelism Events per Year --; Cooperation --; Pastor Salary Levels --; Education Levels --; Pastor's Area of Need --; Congregational Needs --; Obstacles to Church Growth --; Small-church Pastors vs. Large-church Pastors --; Size of Churches --; Years the Churches were Started --; Ministries in Churches --; Community Problems --; What Attracts --; What Repels Unbelievers --; Why Evangelicals Leave --- Evangelistic Methods --; Cooperation Level --; Pastoral Salaries --; Pastor Salary Source --; Pastor's Area of Most Need --; Congregational Needs --; Obstacles to Growth; 2
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