Date of Award
2019
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Committee Chair
Jim McConnell
Abstract
This project was developed for the purpose of lowering the anxiety level of the participants of the First Baptist Church, Morganton, NC. It will be accomplished by providing a baseline awareness of their anxiety level and introducing tools to bring their baseline down. The tools used were Bible stories, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Family Systems Theory, and centering prayer. The tools were presented in the form of a Friday night and Saturday morning retreat. Data was collected in three different ways. The Beck Anxiety Inventory was used during the retreat to track baseline anxiety. An essay questionnaire was given a month after the retreat to gain progress and engagement. Finally, six months out from the retreat, a survey using a Likert scale of 1-10 was submitted by the participants. The conclusion was favorable and with some adjustments could be used, at least in part, with other groups.
Citation Information
Roach, Tyler P., "Lowering the Anxiety Level of the Participants of The First Baptist Church, Morganton, NC" (2019). Doctor of Ministry Projects. 50.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/divinity_etd/50