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100 1 _aAult, Lee,
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245 1 0 _aThe renewal of a rural church affliated with a mainline denomination :
_binsights and strategies for growth /
_cby Lee Ault.
260 _c1991.
300 _aix, 66 leaves ;
_c29 cm.
336 _aunspecified
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338 _avolume
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500 _aTypescript.
500 _aMinistry 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, 1991.
500 _aBibliography: leaves 63-66.
500 _aI. Numberical Decline in the Mainline Church
505 0 0 _aStatistical Data of Presbyterian Church (USA) --
_tShifting of Denominational Power --
_tThe Impact of Geographic and Cultural Changes --
_tMembership Loss not due to Dropping Out --
_tAttitudes Affect Change --
_tFour Causes Breaking the Pattern of Mainline Church Membership for Young Believers --
_tCause #1: Liberal Theology --
_tCause #2: Church as a Spectator Sport --
_tCause #3: Personal Evangelism Replaced by Membership Programs --
_tCause #4: Rigid Order Replaces Ardor.
500 _aII. The Pastor and Spiritual Reform
505 0 0 _aAttitude Permeates Emphasis --
_tDeveloping Leadership Potential --
_tBeing Yourself; Knowing Your Relationship with God --
_tNeeded Components - What Makes Leadership Christian --
_tDiscipline and Balance: Keys to Leadership --
_tThe Pastor's Unique Role is Reproduction.
500 _aIII. Effective Presbyterian Rural Church Leadership Today
505 0 0 _aDefining Church Size --
_tWhat is a Rural Church --
_tFour Who Responded to Rural Church Call --
_tFour Growing Rural Congregations --
_tThe Rev. David Redding --
_tThe Rev. Joe Byrne --
_tThe Rev. Lawrence Bodley --
_tMr. Lee Ault --
_tCommonality of Methodology for Growth.
500 _aIV. Leaders and Followers
505 0 0 _aRelationships With Other Churches --
_tFollowership: The Forgotten Dimension --
_tInterdependency is a Basic Dynamic --
_tTwo Categories of Lay Leaders --
_tObjective is Church Growth.
500 _aV. Conversion and Revival
505 0 0 _aNew Testament Conversion --
_tOld Testament Revival --
_tRevival Through the Church --
_tWhen to Look for Revival --
_tThe Revived Grow --
_tFive Conditions for Small Church Growth.
500 _aVirgin Islands Summary
505 0 0 _aWill the Presbyterian Church Survive? --
_tQualities of a Growth Leader --
_tResponding to the Call.
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610 2 0 _aColumbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions.
_kMinistry Perspective Project.
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