Abstract
Mainline denominations have made many and long attempts to arrest their half century of decline. Following a systems approach, this paper begins by
introducing National Church Life Survey research on the nine core qualities of
vital congregations. It then evaluates their relative weight of influence over that
vitality. Highlighting the exceptional influence that is seen to come from
growing capacity for faith-sharing, the complexity of that task is demonstrated.
Theoretically, this means a positive complexity is possible. Thirdly, a few
examples will demonstrate how this same complexity can enable a positive
inter-operability of the Core Qualities
introducing National Church Life Survey research on the nine core qualities of
vital congregations. It then evaluates their relative weight of influence over that
vitality. Highlighting the exceptional influence that is seen to come from
growing capacity for faith-sharing, the complexity of that task is demonstrated.
Theoretically, this means a positive complexity is possible. Thirdly, a few
examples will demonstrate how this same complexity can enable a positive
inter-operability of the Core Qualities
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-24 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Australian Journal of Mission Studies |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2019 |