Strategy to Develop a Culture of Biblical Spirituality Among South New South Wales Conference Pastors

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avondale-bepress-to-dspace.facultySeventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
avondale-bepress.abstract<p><strong>Problem:</strong> The majority of pastors in the South New South Wales Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church work in isolated rural settings. In the past, there has been minimal connection between these pastors, with little sharing of plans, ideas, deeper concerns, or spiritual accountability. This has been compounded by their demanding roles and responsibilities. Such realities have the potential to deplete the spiritual health of individuals.</p> <p><strong>Method:</strong> This project developed, implemented, and evaluated a strategy over a 12 month period that fostered an enhanced intentional journey with God among 18 South New South Wales Conference pastors. The main focus was to nurture relationship-focused small groups where trust was developed and spiritual disciplines were encouraged. At the end of the period a questionnaire provided the key source of evaluation data.</p> <p><strong> Results:</strong> There was an 89% response rate of pastors responding to the questionnaire. Between 75% - 80% of the participants were positively impacted by the process undertaken in this project. Some 25% of ministers have developed a similar pattern to the cluster group within their own local churches.</p> <p><strong> Conclusion:</strong> Results indicated significant gains to the culture of ministry in the South New South Wales Conference. The intentional sharing of personal narratives helped to develop trust and community, and served to reduce the sense of isolation among the pastors. Through the process defined for the cluster groups, pastor's personal spirituality was enhanced.</p>
avondale-bepress.articleid1027
avondale-bepress.authorsKendell Cobbin
avondale-bepress.context-key6801577
avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_non_Avondale/27
avondale-bepress.document-typedissertation
avondale-bepress.field.advisor1Allan Walshe
avondale-bepress.field.advisor2Kenley Hall
avondale-bepress.field.advisor3S. Joseph Kidder
avondale-bepress.field.avon_awardinginstAndrews University
avondale-bepress.field.comments<p>Doctor of Ministry (DMin) Thesis. Andrews University</p> <p>Staff and students of Avondale College may access a print copy of this thesis from Avondale College Library (286.7 C63)</p>
avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation<p>Cobbin, K. (2014). <em>Strategy to develop a culture of biblical spirituality among South New South Wales Conference pastors</em> (Doctoral dissertation, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin/598/</p>
avondale-bepress.field.degree_nameDoctor of Ministry DMin
avondale-bepress.field.embargo_date2014-08-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.field_of_education09 Society and Culture
avondale-bepress.field.publication_date2014-08-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.schoolsSeventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
avondale-bepress.fulltext-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&amp;context=theses_non_Avondale&amp;unstamped=1
avondale-bepress.keywordscharacter transformation
avondale-bepress.keywordsJesus
avondale-bepress.keywordsBiblical studies
avondale-bepress.keywordsspiritual health
avondale-bepress.label27
avondale-bepress.publication-date2014-08-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.publication-titleTheses Non-Avondale
avondale-bepress.statepublished
avondale-bepress.submission-date2015-03-08T23:14:17Z
avondale-bepress.submission-paththeses_non_Avondale/27
avondale-bepress.titleStrategy to Develop a Culture of Biblical Spirituality Among South New South Wales Conference Pastors
avondale-bepress.typearticle
dc.contributor.authorCobbin, Kendell
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:39:23Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:39:23Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-01
dc.date.submitted2015-03-08T23:14:17Z
dc.description.abstract<p><strong>Problem:</strong> The majority of pastors in the South New South Wales Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church work in isolated rural settings. In the past, there has been minimal connection between these pastors, with little sharing of plans, ideas, deeper concerns, or spiritual accountability. This has been compounded by their demanding roles and responsibilities. Such realities have the potential to deplete the spiritual health of individuals.</p> <p><strong>Method:</strong> This project developed, implemented, and evaluated a strategy over a 12 month period that fostered an enhanced intentional journey with God among 18 South New South Wales Conference pastors. The main focus was to nurture relationship-focused small groups where trust was developed and spiritual disciplines were encouraged. At the end of the period a questionnaire provided the key source of evaluation data.</p> <p><strong> Results:</strong> There was an 89% response rate of pastors responding to the questionnaire. Between 75% - 80% of the participants were positively impacted by the process undertaken in this project. Some 25% of ministers have developed a similar pattern to the cluster group within their own local churches.</p> <p><strong> Conclusion:</strong> Results indicated significant gains to the culture of ministry in the South New South Wales Conference. The intentional sharing of personal narratives helped to develop trust and community, and served to reduce the sense of isolation among the pastors. Through the process defined for the cluster groups, pastor's personal spirituality was enhanced.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Cobbin, K. (2014). <em>Strategy to develop a culture of biblical spirituality among South New South Wales Conference pastors</em> (Doctoral dissertation, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin/598/</p>
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/06801577
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.rights<p>Doctor of Ministry (DMin) Thesis. Andrews University</p> <p>Staff and students of Avondale College may access a print copy of this thesis from Avondale College Library (286.7 C63)</p>
dc.subjectcharacter transformation
dc.subjectJesus
dc.subjectBiblical studies
dc.subjectspiritual health
dc.titleStrategy to Develop a Culture of Biblical Spirituality Among South New South Wales Conference Pastors
dc.typeThesis
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