Date
4-2013
Department
Rawlings School of Divinity
Degree
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Chair
Charles Davidson
Primary Subject Area
Religion, General; Religion, Clergy; Sociology, General; Education, Religious
Keywords
Discipleship, Lay Leaders, Small Groups
Disciplines
Christianity | Comparative Methodologies and Theories | Education | Practical Theology | Religion | Sociology
Recommended Citation
Weems, Steven, "Staff Healthy Small Groups: A Model For Enlisting, Training, And Motivating Lay Leaders" (2013). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 681.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/681
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to assist small to medium sized churches in their efforts to enlist, train, and motivate lay leadership within their church. This project is designed to help these churches achieve four specific goals; One, come to a biblical understanding of lay leadership. Two, learn how to identify and enlist the right people into spiritual leadership. Three, train those leaders for specific leadership roles within the church. Four, to keep these lay leaders motivated to achieve their set goals within their specific ministry. One of the primary responsibilities of a pastoral staff is the spiritual health and development of their church through an effective discipleship system such as small groups and Sunday School classes. Therefore, personal interviews will be conducted with multiple pastors that have found both success and failure within the context of enlisting, training, and motivating lay leaders.
Included in
Christianity Commons, Comparative Methodologies and Theories Commons, Education Commons, Practical Theology Commons, Sociology Commons
