Date
2014
Department
Seminary
Degree
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Chair
Charlie Davidson
Keywords
Church Transition, Ministry Strategy, Missional, Missional Church, Strategy, Sun Tzu
Disciplines
Christianity
Recommended Citation
Bland, Jason, "Tactical Church: Achieving Missional Effectiveness through Biblical Application of Ancient Military Principles" (2014). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 969.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/969
Abstract
In reviewing the current literature available on the missional church movement, there is much written from a strategic perspective; however, there are few military parallels offered regarding missional tactics. Through the process of analyzing current literature and research on the missional church movement this project will seek to offer a new application of missional church tactics. Through the case study method this project will seek to offer a tactical translation to the local church of the methodology found in Sun Tzu's Art of War, by utilizing data gathered from related texts, and field experience to determine how today's American churches can become more effective; additionally, serving as a roadmap for churches transitioning to missional ministry.
