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AAnnddrreewwss UUnniivveerrssiittyy DDiiggiittaall CCoommmmoonnss @@ AAnnddrreewwss UUnniivveerrssiittyy Dissertation Projects DMin Graduate Research 2001 TThhee CCrreeaattiioonn ooff aa NNaattuurraall CChhuurrcchh DDeevveellooppmmeenntt CCooaacchhiinngg aanndd IImmpplleemmeennttaattiioonn GGuuiiddee ffoorr tthhee SSeevveenntthh--ddaayy AAddvveennttiisstt CChhuurrcchh Robert Folkenberg Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin RReeccoommmmeennddeedd CCiittaattiioonn Folkenberg, Robert, "The Creation of a Natural Church Development Coaching and Implementation Guide for the Seventh-day Adventist Church" (2001). Dissertation Projects DMin. 48. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin/48 This Project Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. 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ABSTRACT THE CREATION OF A NATURAL CHURCH DEVELOPMENT COACHING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH by Robert S. Folkenberg, Jr. Adviser: Russell Burrill Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Dissertation Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Title: THE CREATION OF A NATURAL CHURCH DEVELOPMENT COACHING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Name of researcher: Robert S. Folkenberg, Jr. Name and degree of faculty adviser: Russell Burrill, D.Min. Date completed: July 2001 The Topic Natural Church Development is a church paradigm that is gaining acceptance in a large number of Adventist churches. Two issues have arisen due to this interest in NCD: (I) a need to study NCD from an Adventist theological perspective, and (2) a large number of the churches that are interested in implementing NCD are having a difficult time doing so. The Purpose The purpose of this dissertation, therefore, is to answer some of the theological questions posed by the whole NCD, healthy church paradigm while at the same time Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. developing a user-friendly, practical, Seventh-day-Adventist-sensitive implementation guide for use by local churches and coaches. The Sources A thorough study of already-published NCD materials serves as an appropriate backdrop for the development of a future Adventist implementation guide. In addition, other authors who have written on church health are surveyed to better understand the relationship of NCD to the related genre available to the church. Also, books and resources on planned congregational change dynamics are reviewed, as change is at the heart of any implementation process. Finally, the Bible and the writings of Ellen White serve to illuminate the theological discussions on NCD. Conclusions The principles and quality characteristics as espoused by NCD are not only relevant to the Adventist church but also in harmony with their doctrinal understanding of the church and its role in the world. In addition, the conclusion to this dissertation is the development of a practical implementation guide for Adventist churches (see Appendix B). Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary THE CREATION OF A NATURAL CHURCH DEVELOPMENT COACHING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Ministry by Robert S. Folkenberg, Jr. July 2001 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: 3096451 ___ ® UMI UMI Microform 3096451 Copyright 2003 by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest Information and Learning Company 300 North Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
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