The exodus of Baptist pastors

The goal of the research was to explore the ongoing problem of Baptist Pastors leaving the ministry and to attempt to discover the impact of this problem upon Baptist Churches by means of "focus group" interviews. The dissertation links the problem with a Baptist ecclesiology and seeks to...

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Main Author:	Pierce, Stephen Brian
Other Authors:	Dreyer, J. S.
Format:	Others
Language:	en
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Forced termination Pastoral disqualification Baptist principles Autonomy Accreditation for ministry Accountability Mentoring Lay leadership Subterranean pastors Baptist structures Baptist leadership Baptist church praxis 254.06 Baptists Pastoral theology > Baptists Church officers Church controversies > Baptists Church and social problems > Baptists Baptists > Relation
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/15781

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description	The goal of the research was to explore the ongoing problem of Baptist Pastors leaving the ministry and to attempt to discover the impact of this problem upon Baptist Churches by means of "focus group" interviews. The dissertation links the problem with a Baptist ecclesiology and seeks to understand the Baptist belief in the autonomy of the Local Church and the praxis of accreditation for pastoral ministry, plus the existence of so-called "subterranean Pastors" which has contributed toward pastoral termination. === Practical theology === M.Th. (Practical Theology)
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The exodus of Baptist pastors

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