The Creation of a Natural Church Development Coaching and Implementation Guide for the

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by  Robert Folkenberg

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ABSTRACT
THE CREATION OF A NATURAL CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
COACHING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR THE
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
by
Robert S. Folkenberg, Jr.
Adviser: Russell Burrill
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ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH
Dissertation
Andrews University
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
Title: THE CREATION OF A NATURAL CHURCH DEVELOPMENT COACHING
AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH
Name of researcher: Robert S. Folkenberg, Jr.
Name and degree of faculty adviser: Russell Burrill, D.Min.
Date completed: July 2001
The Topic
Natural Church Development is a church paradigm that is gaining acceptance in a
large number of Adventist churches. Two issues have arisen due to this interest in NCD:
(I) a need to study NCD from an Adventist theological perspective, and (2) a large
number of the churches that are interested in implementing NCD are having a difficult
time doing so.
The Purpose
The purpose of this dissertation, therefore, is to answer some of the theological
questions posed by the whole NCD, healthy church paradigm while at the same time
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developing a user-friendly, practical, Seventh-day-Adventist-sensitive implementation
guide for use by local churches and coaches.
The Sources
A thorough study of already-published NCD materials serves as an appropriate
backdrop for the development of a future Adventist implementation guide. In addition,
other authors who have written on church health are surveyed to better understand the
relationship of NCD to the related genre available to the church. Also, books and
resources on planned congregational change dynamics are reviewed, as change is at the
heart of any implementation process. Finally, the Bible and the writings of Ellen White
serve to illuminate the theological discussions on NCD.
Conclusions
The principles and quality characteristics as espoused by NCD are not only
relevant to the Adventist church but also in harmony with their doctrinal understanding
of the church and its role in the world. In addition, the conclusion to this dissertation is
the development of a practical implementation guide for Adventist churches (see
Appendix B).
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Andrews University
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
THE CREATION OF A NATURAL CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
COACHING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR THE
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
A Dissertation
Presented in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Ministry
by
Robert S. Folkenberg, Jr.
July 2001
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