Functional Structures in the Local Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia and New Zealand: A Paradigm for Renewal
| avondale-bepress.context-key | 3099987 | |
| avondale-bepress.submission-path | theses_masters_research/2 | |
| avondale.affiliate | Pratt, Brendan | |
| avondale.department | Scripture, Spirituality and Society Research Centre | |
| avondale.faculty | Arts | |
| avondale.faculty | Theology | |
| avondale.reporting.version | Published Version | |
| avondale.thesis.degree | Master of Theology (Research) MTh (Research) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pratt, Brendan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-01T00:27:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-01T00:27:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004-08-01 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2012-07-16T20:51:04Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | <p><strong>Contents:</strong></p> <p>The place of structure in the life of the local church</p> <p>Functionality: the relationship between structure and church health</p> <p>Determining what makes a structure functional</p> <p>An historical account of church structure</p> <p>The development of local church structure</p> <p>Sociological considerations that shape church structure</p> <p>Organisational theory and church structure</p> <p>A brief history of structural renewal in the Adventist church</p> <p>The current state of structural renewal in the local Adventist church</p> <p>Case studies of functional structures in local Adventist churches</p> <p>Principles that underlie a new paradigm for facilitating functional structures</p> <p>Applying the principles of functional structures</p> <p>Ensuring the structure remains</p> | |
| dc.identifier.citation | <p>Pratt, B. (2004). <em>Functional structures in the local Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia and New Zealand: A paradigm for renewal</em> (Master's thesis, Avondale College, Cooranbong, Australia). Retrieved from https://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_masters_research/2/</p> | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/03099987 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_us | |
| dc.rights | <p>Used by permission: the author.</p> <p>A print copy of this thesis is held in the Avondale College Library (SC Theses 262.06732 P88).</p> | |
| dc.subject | theology | |
| dc.subject | New Testament structure | |
| dc.subject | Sevent-day Adventist history | |
| dc.subject | Sevent-day Adventist church | |
| dc.subject | Ecclesiology | |
| dc.title | Functional Structures in the Local Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia and New Zealand: A Paradigm for Renewal | |
| dc.type | Thesis |