Date of Award
2011
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Committee Chair
Warren Robertson
Abstract
I chose two hypotheses to form a survey. The first hypothesis is that persons are reached by the style of building, existing relationships, or advertising. The second hypothesis is that persons maintain their membership based on the content of preaching, the quality of teaching programs, or fellowship.
I employed the Mann-Whitney Statistical Test to analyze the data.
The data revealed that good preaching, good worship, and good fellowship make a growing church. The data results also show the significance of the Pastor and revealed that age-graded Bible study groups are still valid in reaching and retaining members.
Citation Information
Gibby, Jeffrey, "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Outreach and Retention Methods of Six Congregations of the Brunswick Baptist Association" (2011). Doctor of Ministry Projects. 13.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/divinity_etd/13
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