The Impact of Discipleship on Wellbeing in Intergenerational Congregations

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avondale-bepress.abstract<p>People in the world are suffering from poor levels of wellbeing ("Beyond Blue," 2016; "Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates," 2017). A contributing factor is the decrease in social and spiritual connectedness currently experienced by many people. As intergenerational relationships are also in decline, this study explored how intergenerational Christian congregations could provide a potential avenue for connectedness. A mixed-method research approach was adopted to answer the question, how is a person’s wellbeing impacted by their level of social and spiritual connectedness as they are discipled in an intergenerational congregation?</p> <p>The sample for the quantitative data set comprised of 545 participants from five generations from 11 New South Wales Christian congregations. Ten of the congregations were of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination and one was of the Church of Christ denomination.</p> <p>A questionnaire comprising of 117 items was used to gather the quantitative data. The scales used included an Intergenerationality Index that was created for the study, and a Discipleship assessment tool. Semi-structured interviews with 14 participants from four of the congregations were also undertaken, which lead to the compilation of 496 minutes of discussion.</p> <p>The study found that intergenerationality positively influenced both wellbeing and discipleship and further discipleship also positively impacted wellbeing. The findings of the study add weight to the argument that intergenerational Christian congregations can act as a positive contributor to a person’s wellbeing, as well as an ideal context for social and spiritual connectedness through discipleship.</p>
avondale-bepress.articleid1019
avondale-bepress.authorsJoseph Azzopardi
avondale-bepress.context-key15895556
avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_phd/17
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avondale-bepress.field.advisor1Kayle de Waal
avondale-bepress.field.advisor2Peter Beamish
avondale-bepress.field.comments<p>Used by permission: the author.</p> <p>Staff and Students of Avondale College may access a print copy of this thesis from Avondale College Library (SC Theses 253 Az9).</p>
avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation<p>Azzopardi, J. (2019). <em>The impact of discipleship on wellbeing in intergenerational congregations</em> (Doctoral dissertation, Avondale College of Higher Education, Cooranbong, Australia). Retrieved from https://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_phd/17/</p>
avondale-bepress.field.degree_nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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avondale-bepress.field.embargo_date2019-12-02T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.field_of_education09 Society and Culture
avondale-bepress.field.for_codes111707 Family Care
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avondale-bepress.keywordsconnectedness
avondale-bepress.keywordsministry
avondale-bepress.keywordsgeneration
avondale-bepress.keywordsspiritual
avondale-bepress.label17
avondale-bepress.publication-date2019-12-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.publication-titleTheses PhD
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avondale-bepress.submission-date2019-12-01T19:12:04Z
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avondale-bepress.titleThe Impact of Discipleship on Wellbeing in Intergenerational Congregations
avondale-bepress.typearticle
dc.contributor.authorAzzopardi, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:29:44Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:29:44Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-01
dc.date.submitted2019-12-01T19:12:04Z
dc.description.abstract<p>People in the world are suffering from poor levels of wellbeing ("Beyond Blue," 2016; "Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates," 2017). A contributing factor is the decrease in social and spiritual connectedness currently experienced by many people. As intergenerational relationships are also in decline, this study explored how intergenerational Christian congregations could provide a potential avenue for connectedness. A mixed-method research approach was adopted to answer the question, how is a person’s wellbeing impacted by their level of social and spiritual connectedness as they are discipled in an intergenerational congregation?</p> <p>The sample for the quantitative data set comprised of 545 participants from five generations from 11 New South Wales Christian congregations. Ten of the congregations were of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination and one was of the Church of Christ denomination.</p> <p>A questionnaire comprising of 117 items was used to gather the quantitative data. The scales used included an Intergenerationality Index that was created for the study, and a Discipleship assessment tool. Semi-structured interviews with 14 participants from four of the congregations were also undertaken, which lead to the compilation of 496 minutes of discussion.</p> <p>The study found that intergenerationality positively influenced both wellbeing and discipleship and further discipleship also positively impacted wellbeing. The findings of the study add weight to the argument that intergenerational Christian congregations can act as a positive contributor to a person’s wellbeing, as well as an ideal context for social and spiritual connectedness through discipleship.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Azzopardi, J. (2019). <em>The impact of discipleship on wellbeing in intergenerational congregations</em> (Doctoral dissertation, Avondale College of Higher Education, Cooranbong, Australia). Retrieved from https://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_phd/17/</p>
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/15895556
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.rights<p>Used by permission: the author.</p> <p>Staff and Students of Avondale College may access a print copy of this thesis from Avondale College Library (SC Theses 253 Az9).</p>
dc.rights.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectconnectedness
dc.subjectministry
dc.subjectgeneration
dc.subjectspiritual
dc.titleThe Impact of Discipleship on Wellbeing in Intergenerational Congregations
dc.typeThesis
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