Date
11-1-2007
Department
Seminary
Degree
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Chair
Michael R Mitchell
Primary Subject Area
Religion, General
Keywords
Assimilation, Member Retention, Sunday School
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Religion
Recommended Citation
Milburn, Kevin Ray, "Connecting With One Another: A Step by Step Approach to Guest and New Member Assimilation" (2007). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 57.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/57
Abstract
This project was born out of frustrating experiences at assimilating new members into church life, and disheartening statistics proving this is a common problem in Kentucky Southern Baptist churches. After reviewing literature pertaining to the topic, it became apparent there was a need for a simple, workable program for churches to use in assimilation. This project highlights the CONNECT strategy, a small group Sunday School program, which this author created to put into place at a model church. After gathering statistics from this model church since the program’s inception, it is evident that this CONNECT strategy does work for assimilation.
