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" Facilitating Assimilation and Discipleship at Freedom Christian Fellowship Through Holistic Small Groups "
Powers, Stephen J.
Carlson, Rob
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1051100
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TL50217
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Powers, Stephen J.
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Facilitating Assimilation and Discipleship at Freedom Christian Fellowship Through Holistic Small Groups\ Powers, Stephen J.Carlson, Rob
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Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
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2019
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D.Min.
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2019
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239 p.
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Freedom Christian Fellowship, a church with two campuses, six pastoral staff members, and a host of ministries, provides outstanding ministry to the community in Jacksonville, Florida. Each week several guests attend, and people experience God's grace and salvation. However, assimilating those guests into the church body and effectively discipling individuals currently attending the church has been an ongoing challenge. To meet these needs, this project cast vision for holistic small groups, trained staff, board, and leaders in the ministry of holistic small groups, and set up the plan to begin creative, effective and long-term small groups. These groups will provide an effective assimilation tool and a powerful discipleship ministry to assist people in discovering, developing, and demonstrating their gifts in holistic small groups. The teaching and training on holistic small groups assisted Freedom Christian Fellowship to break the "65 hypothesis" of the Natural Church Development, giving a 99.4 percent chance of long-term growth for the congregation. The vision casting for holistic small groups also resulted in approximately 10 percent of the congregation being trained for leadership of these groups. The building of relational bridges through small groups has provided a long-term path for successful ministry for Freedom Christian Fellowship to continue to live the Great Commandment and fulfill the Great Commission.
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Religion
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Carlson, Rob
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Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
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