Professional Dissertations DMin
Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Project Report
Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry
College
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
Program
Doctor of Ministry DMin
First Advisor
Kenneth Stout
Second Advisor
Bruce L. Bauer
Third Advisor
Ricardo Norton
Abstract
Problem. The Cleburne First SDA Church was growing and the church board was considering ways to meet the needs of the membership. The board was interested in increasing church growth, enhancing membership nurture, and expanding its leadership.
Method. After examination of various training programs for small-group leaders, a ten-week training program was designed and implemented. Those trained were asked to form and lead small groups for at least a seven-week course of Bible study. At the end of the entire process an evaluation was made by trainees, small-group participants, and the group coordinator.
Results. The seventeen who took part in the first training seminar started seven groups. The eleven who were trained in the second seminar teamed up with those from the first seminar and together they led seven small groups.
Conclusions. The small-group leadership training did produce a number of the desired effects upon the Cleburne First SDA Church: outreach was broadened, membership needs were more effectively met, and the pastor was given additional lay leadership support.
Subject Area
Small groups--Religious aspects
Recommended Citation
Peterson, Richard William, "Designing, Activating, and Evaluating a Training Program for Small-Group Leaders in the Cleburne First Seventh-day Adventist Church" (1997). Professional Dissertations DMin. 100.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/dmin/100/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin/100
Creative Commons License
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DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/dmin/100/
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