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Applying management theory to the local church
No full textThe aim of this study is to examine the application of management theory to the local church, with a view to identifying: (i) the critical questions to be asked of any particular aspect of management theory so that the local church may assess its potential usefulness; (ii) those areas of management theory which appear to have most - and least - to offer the local church. The study begins by exploring both the nature and aims of the local church and the content of contemporary management theory. From this emerge two findings; 1. At its simplest, contemporary management theory might be seen as comprising eight areas of particular interest to the local church: Continuous Learning; Coherence; Committed Leadership; Continuous Adaptation and Improvement; Common Language; Co-ordination through Teamwork; Commitment to Action; and, Customer Orientation. These areas, or key themes, are initially identified in terms of their location within what might loosely be called the organizational process, then each is further explored.2. When applying management theory to the local church, there are three critical questions to be asked, each of which has an ethical dimension: (i) Is it good management theory? (ii) Is it good theology?(iii) Does it fit the local church's self-understanding? Further work is needed, both in the appropriate application of these eight 'key themes' or 'areas', and to fill out all that is implied by the three critical questions. To summarise: 1. Discretion and discrimination are necessary if management theory is to be appropriately applied to the local church.2. Given '1', management theory can be usefully applied to the local church.3. This study outlines a potentially effective approach to such application
studies in the doctrine and worship of the Church of England (1976-2000)
No full textThe aim of this MA Thesis is to provide a research in the Church of England doctrine and worship from the 1970s till almost the present day. In order to meet its aims, the research is largely based on the analysis of the Reports of the Doctrine Commission of the Church of England, from "Christian Believing" (1976) till "The Mystery of Salvation" (1995). Analysis of the background of the Reports is also provided, as well as a general evaluation of the role these Reports play in the life of the Church of England. The main intention of this thesis is to follow two major themes, expressed in a variety of ways: the topic of Trinitarian theology and the issue of corporate consciousness in the Church of England. Trinitarian theology is mostly dealt with in Chapter 3, which analyses the texts engaging with doctrinal questions in an explicit way and aims at demonstrating that the Church of England holds firmly to a Trinitarian theology as the doctrinal basis for its descriptive theology, spirituality and praxis. The issue of corporate consciousness and analysis of worship and liturgy are tackled in Chapter 4.Historically the identity of the Church of England was defined by the claim that its doctrine is to be found in the liturgy. Nowadays when the Anglican worship does not follow a single uniform pattern, such an approach cannot be regarded as viable. The thesis aims at answering this issue by the holistic approach to the studies of the doctrine and worship in the Church of England, when both strands are considered together. Although done from an 'outsider' point of view, the research claims to be comprehensive in its scope and provides a number of reflections and practical recommendations as the Church of England enters the 21'' century
The Story of Augustana Lutherans in Canada
No full textThe Canada Conference is pleased to publish this history of the work of the Augustana Lutheran Church in Canada. Its author is Ferdy E. Baglo, who was ordained in 1958
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