TY - MANSCPT AU - Davis,Daniel Wade TI - Making congregationalism practical in a larger church setting: case studies of selected Florida Baptist Churches that have successfully transferred primary church leadership from lay boards or committees to the pastoral staff AV - BV652 .M355 2006 PY - 2006/// KW - Church management KW - Church committees KW - Christian leadership N1 - Typescript; 1 (leaves 279-285 p); 2 N2 - This study focuses on selected Florida Southern Baptist churches that have successfully facilitated the transfer of primary church leadership from lay boards or committees to the church's pastoral staff. Each of the eight churches selected fro this study was identified by the Florida Baptist Convention as a "Tier 8" church, averaging between 1001 and 3000 in weekly worship attendance. The minimum tenure for each church's senior pastor was five years. The eight pastors were interviewed about the transfer process, and statistics were compiled for each congregation ER -