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Formation And Development Of Caring Ministries Based On Neighboring Evangelism Model Model, Lloyd I. Munson
Formation And Development Of Caring Ministries Based On Neighboring Evangelism Model Model, Lloyd I. Munson
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Problem
For more than a decade leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church have encouraged various programs under the slogan "caring Church." This new and welcome concept and its corresponding "caring ministries" are in tension with traditional programs and philosophy of lay ministry. There is a need to clarify and articulate the underlying shift toward a more "relational" approach so that truly "caring" ministries may emerge. In addition there is a confusion from the local Church all the way to the General Conference as to how various departments are coordinated.
Method
This study documents one attempt to articulate a biblical concept …