Department

Seminary

Degree

Doctor of Ministry (DMin)

Chair

Rodney Dempsey

Primary Subject Area

Religion, General; Religion, History of; Religion, Philosophy of

Keywords

Christ, Church, Congregation, Discipleship, Restructuring, Revitalization

Disciplines

Christianity | Church History | Comparative Methodologies and Theories | Practical Theology | Religion

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to develop a model of ministry that will revitalize Peter's Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, which over the past 102 years, has been characterized by stagnate membership, diminishing evangelistic efforts and a declining spiritual impact. This project will detail a model that allows for a restructuring of Peter's Tabernacle that neither denigrates its traditional approach to congregational life nor disrupts its standard hierarchy. Presented will be an implementable approach to developing small groups of congregants trained to evangelize those communities surrounding Peter's Tabernacle while maintaining the administrative structure of its congregational leadership.