Date
8-29-2024
Department
Rawlings School of Divinity
Degree
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Chair
Rod Earls
Keywords
Adoption, Church, Revitalization, Renewal, Worship, Discipleship, Evangelism, tactics, strategy, contextualization
Disciplines
Christianity
Recommended Citation
Bard, Michael Christopher, "Church Adoption: Three-pronged Elements that Support the Revitalization of Coastal Church Battery Park Location in Virginia" (2024). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 5989.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5989
Abstract
The church is God’s plan for delivering the good news of Jesus Christ’s finished work on the Cross. This finished work is evidenced through the bodily resurrection of Christ (1 Cor. 15). In the US a steady decline in church attendance has been prevalent over the past three decades and church buildings are either near empty or closing. This research explores the concept of church adoption merger in hopes of one avenue that would promote revitalization of local fellowships. Though multiple elements are supportive in revitalization this research explore three elements that should lead towards centralizing the church on Christ. The project intervention resulted in key congregants understanding the building blocks of Sunday morning worship, discipleship process, and evangelistic strategies.
