The role of short term mission trips in the discipleship of a congregation in world missions /by Duane "Chip" Anderson.
- 1992.
- vii, 146 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Typescript. 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, Columbia, South Carolina, 1992. Bibliography: leaves 143-146. 1. Introduction 2. Precedent Research 3. Research Methodology 4. Survey Results 5. Case Studies 6. Conclusions Appendix List of Tables
Background to the Interst of this Study -- Organization of the Study. Introduction -- Synopsis of Publications -- Important Areas of Concern -- Summary. Introduction -- Missiological Context -- Definition of Terms -- Delimitation of the Problem -- Limitations -- Research Questions -- Overall Research Strategy -- Procedural Steps -- Variables of Interest -- Procedure for Implementing the Research Strategy -- Procedure for Selecting the Participants -- Instrumentation -- Timetable of the Study Introduction -- Methodology -- The Results -- Part I: Tables 4:1-4:5 -- Part II: Table 4:6 -- Part III: Tables 4:7-4:10 -- Part IV -- Comparison of Data: Tables 4:11-4:15 -- Summary of the Results. Introduction -- Case Study #1: Trinity Church, Omaha, Nebraska -- Case Study #2: Ward Presbyterian Church, Livonia, Michigan -- Case Study #3: University Pres. Church, Seattle, Washington. Conclusions of the Research -- Implications for the Local Church -- Implications for a Mission Agency -- Future Avenues of Research -- Parting Words. Sample Survey Instrument -- Church Interview Question Sheet -- Individual Interview Question Sheet -- Letters -- Tabulated Survey Summary. Geographical Distribution of Responding Churches -- Size of the Churches -- Years of Christian Ministry Service -- Areas of the World Visited by Respondents -- Length of Leaders' Visit to the Mission Field -- Method Used -- Why Do People Go? -- Where Do Groups Go? -- Influences of Where to Send Groups -- Elements that a Mission Agency Could Offer -- Comparison of Leader Familiarity with Incidence of Group Destination -- Number of Missionaries vs. Group Destination -- Motivation for People Going -- Influencing Factors -- Elements a Misison Agency Could Offer.
Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions.--Ministry Perspective Project.