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Examining Discipleship Strategies In Christian And Missionary Alliance Churches, Osvaldo A. Alvarado Apr 2022

Examining Discipleship Strategies In Christian And Missionary Alliance Churches, Osvaldo A. Alvarado

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In this quantitative study, discipleship strategies of churches in the Christian and Missionary Alliance were surveyed, to determine if discipleship strategies were effective at fulfilling the mission of helping people connect with God and grow spiritually. Data were collected from 30 church attenders from Western Pennsylvania churches, 27 of which fully completed the research survey. The internal reliability level of participant responses was evaluated and considered excellent. Results showed that the study participant perceptions that they grew in their faith in Christ through the discipleship opportunities provided at their church was statistically significant with a very large magnitude of response …