Date
2013
Department
Seminary
Degree
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Chair
Charlie Davidson
Primary Subject Area
Religion, Clergy; Religion, General
Keywords
Change, Church, Leadership, Organizational, Structure, Transformation
Disciplines
Christianity | Practical Theology | Religion
Recommended Citation
Rammell, Austin, "The Essential Leadership Elements for Transforming the Ethos of a Local Church" (2013). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 763.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/763
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the essential leadership elements involved in transforming the ethos of local church from a community organization for Christians into a movement to change the world. It is a case study of what took place at Hardin Baptist Church (now Venture). In addition to published scholarship, the findings from the case study will be compared with five other churches that have experienced a similar transformation. The reason for this project is to document the key elements of the transformation of Hardin in hopes that the changes will serve as a tool for other pastors. Additionally, it is an effort to retrospectively evaluate the transformation so that lessons can be applied to the future leadership of the church.
