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Training Lay Members for Settling New Members Into the Church

出版	School of Theology and Missions, Oral Roberts University, 2008
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=AJmwXwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋"The project is about training lay members for settling new members into the church. The researcher pointed out the problem of settling new members in Immanuel Church and presented the solution for the problem. New members register in the church, but their settlement rate is rather low. In addition, untrained lay-members are still in their immature faith. In order to solve these problems, the researcher made the plan to training lay-believers who are potential resources in the church and raise them as ministers. The researcher presented the problem in Immanuel Church, and he defined the background of the project and the terms. In the researcher's project, the researcher considered biblical, theological and historical bases for training lay-members for settling new members. For the biblical basis of the Old Testaments, the researcher examined ministry allotment of Moses, 70-elder system of Moses and how Samuel and prophet pupils were trained in lay-ministry. For the biblical basis of the New Testament, the researcher examined how lay-believer training was conducted through Jesus and His disciples, 7 deacons in the early church and Ephesians 4. As an historical basis, the researcher examined how John Wesley conducted lay-believer training. As theological basis, the researcher ... studied lay-believers' identity and mission in the church community for training lay-members for settling new members, and he considered the meaning and purpose of lay-believers' position and mission in the church. The researcher studied the theoretical aspect of the project and practical aspect of lay-believer training by comparing similar projects about lay believer training and nurturing and settlement through lay-members. The researcher also examined actual cases of churches that succeeded in lay-believer training. Such study seems to set practical and desirable direction for settling new members through lay-believer training. Lay-minister training for settling new members includes the areas of importance of settling new members, personal quality, faith quality, expectation and desire and development of relationship. The training period of lay-leaders was conducted for 10 weeks, and the content of the education included 10 lessons. Sample group of 24 people was organized to measure the result of the training, and survey form with 32 questions was made. Twelve people were allotted to the treatment group, and 12 people were allotted to the control group. Training result was measured by having the two groups answer identical survey forms before and after the training. The result of the lay minister training was confirmed based on the survey results. Lay-members realized the importance of settling new comers through the training. Lay-members' personal quality was changed. They understood growth as they changed through the training and experienced grace. They formed a sense of community that is necessary for settling new members. Fellowships were promoted to have good relationships with new members. In conclusion, lay members ministry for settling new members is to train lay-members and nurture them with right faith so that they can live according to God's purpose. Through settlement of new members and continuous lay-believer ministry, the church will become healthy and become more dynamic than before. The researcher theologically discussed how the lay-minister training for settling new members is meaningful to pastors, lay-members and churches along with the direction of lay-believer ministry "--Abstract.