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Reclaiming the Baptist Testimony Tradition to Enhance Sense of Community in a Church Congregation METHODIST THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL IN OHIO CAN I GET A WITNESS?: RECLAIMING THE BAPTIST TESTIMONY TRADITION TO ENHANCE SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN A CHURCH CONGREGATION BY CHRISTOPHER ERIC GEORGE DELAWARE, OHIO APRIL, 2015 Methodist Theological School in Ohio APPROVAL OF DOCTOR OF MINISTRY PROJECT Date__April 15, 2015_____ Term & Year of Graduation_Spring 2015__ Name George Christopher Eric Last First Middle PROJECT TITLE Can I Get a Witness?: Reclaiming the Baptist Testimony Tradition to Enhance Sense of Community in a Church Congregation________ FACULTY ADVISOR Dr. Diane Lobody, Ph. D.________ SECOND READER__Dr. Timothy L. Van Meter, Ph.D.____ ii The above named student has successfully completed the research project and the final presentation of the project to faculty, students, and interested parties on _________________________. Date Approved by: Faculty Advisor______________________________________________ Second Reader_______________________________________________ Academic Dean______________________________________________ iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Though this Doctor of Ministry thesis has one author, it would not have been possible without the assistance, support, wisdom, and perseverance of many people who helped me on this journey. I wish to express my heartfelt love and appreciation to my dear wife, Jennifer George. We have been married ten years and more than half of those have been spent in pursuit of this degree and this dream. You are and will always be my hero, my minister, and my inspiration. I want to express gratitude to my three boys, David George, Evan George, and Andrew George. You are the best storytellers that I have ever known. My favorite story is the one we are writing together as a family. I can’t wait to see what is around the next corner. I wish to thank Mike Jones, a self-professed “Man for all Reasons.” On this journey, he has served as a coach, a critic, and a kindred spirit. He is also an able editor who has not only enhanced my paper with his suggestions, but enriched my life with his presence. I am eternally grateful for my mother, Celeste George, who has been proofreading my papers for the better part of thirty years. Her patience and persistence, during early mornings and dark nights, bear witness to her love for me which is nothing less than a miracle and nothing more than the absolute embodiment of grace. I thank God for my Doctor of Ministry cohort, a collection of some of the finest people I have ever met and finest ministers I will ever know. I count myself blessed beyond measure to have made this journey with such a company and am honored to call these men and women my friends. I am grateful for my advisor, Dr. Diane Lobody, whose red ink filled many of these pages, but not because she reveled in criticism, but rather because who believed in the importance of this entire endeavor to save storytelling. She shaped not only my thesis, but also my theology. iv CONTENTS Approval Page iii Acknowledgements iv Chapter 1. Introduction and Rationale for Study 1 Chapter 2. Theological and Biblical Underpinnings 23 Chapter 3. Contextual Analysis and Statement of Theological Construct 49 Chapter 4. Research Design Procedures 69 Chapter 5. Results and Evaluation of Research 89 Chapter 6. Summary and Significance 121 BIBLIOGRAPHY 146 APPENDICES 155 v I. Introduction and Rationale for Study In a world where technological advances enable a greater degree of interconnectedness, many people still grapple with feelings of isolation and separation. While new online global communities are emerging each day, traditional communities formed around geographic proximity (neighborhoods), shared values (religious organizations), and common cause (civic and fraternal organizations) have experienced a significant decline in participation and engagement.1 In the process, many people struggle with a sense of loss, detachment, and disconnectedness. In 1995, Dr. Robert Putnam, Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government-Harvard University, published his ground-breaking work, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. This book, which documents the decline of sense of community in American life, became a catalyst for conversation and consideration in academic circles as well as coffee table conversations. Putnam points toward the loss of connectedness in neighborhoods, the lack of cross-generational interactions, and even the decrease in time spent with family and friends. The memorable book cover image of a person bowling alone serves as a powerful illustration of the shifts from interconnectedness to individualism, from interdependence to independence. Employing accessible language and using strong statistical data to support his assertions, Putnam makes his case in a manner that proves persuasive to many people. Putnam boldly concludes, “The bonds of our communities have withered, and we are right to fear 1 “Active Participation in Voluntary Organizations Declining Faster Than Checkbooks Can Keep Up,” American Sociological Association, published on August 20, 2011, accessed February 7, 2014, www.asanet.org/press/participation_in_voluntary-organizations_declining.cfm. 1 that this transformation has very real cost.”2 While Putnam’s research is now nearly twenty-years old, many of the trends observed in his work still persist; some have even increased in intensity, serving to strengthen his arguments. Putnam’s description of the collapse of community not only offers observations about his world, but also seems prophetic given the present situation. The loss of community is certainly not an exclusively American phenomenon, but rather resonates with the experience of many people in a postmodern world. The phrase “global neighborhood” has been used to describe a world connected by technology. However, within this new neighborhood, sense of community may have been sacrificed on the altars of convenience and efficiency. According to Claire Ghoussoub, campaign manager for the non-profit volunteer organization CSV (Community Service Volunteers) in Britain, “We are becoming more efficient consumers with more internet-shopping, but the loss of local amenities like post offices and shops” leads to increasing feelings of separation which make life “difficult and isolated,” especially for the elderly.3 In this postmodern world, many people struggle to find places (settings) and spaces (time) to engage in community-building conversations and activities. While it is important to recognize and acknowledge the global manifestations of this loss, this research paper focuses exclusively on the loss of community in the United States. Loss of community may indeed be a growing global problem in a postmodern world, but addressing this problem globally is beyond the scope of this research paper. As James Howard Kunstler, writer for The Atlantic, assesses the situation in the United 2 Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001), 6. 3 Annie Kelly, “Report Reveals Loss of Community Spirit,” The Guardian, (August 15, 2006), accessed on February 7, 2014,theguardian.com/society/2006/aug/16/communities. 2 States, “Americans sense that something is wrong with the places where we live and go about our daily business. We hear this unhappiness expressed in phrases like ‘no sense of place’ and ‘the loss of community.’”4 In this quotation, Kunstler makes a clear connection between a loss of sense of community and a growing sense of discontent or unhappiness which results from this loss of connectedness. In 2011, the American Sociological Association published a detailed report documenting troubling declines in community involvement and expressing concerns about the impact on American society and civic engagement. The study examines six broad categories of participation associated with sense of community including service and fraternal organizations, recreational groups, political and civic groups, job-related organizations, church-related groups, and all other groups and organizations. The findings provided a clear, but startling, trend affecting these organizations and associations. According to the survey, the largest decreases were seen for fraternal, recreational, and “other” memberships, but declines were present in all categories of membership. Recreational groups experienced the greatest decline at 6%, while church groups fared better with only a 3.5% decline. Political and civic associations saw the smallest decline at only 2%, but researchers noted the survey was conducted during an election year.5 Interpreting these results and their implications, Dr. Pamela Paxton, a sociology professor at The University of Texas, writes, “There is a lot of evidence that our democracy is based on having citizens connected to one another….When we connect with one another in associations we learn that our self-interest is actually connected to the 4James Howard Kunstler, “Home From Nowhere,” The Atlantic 278, no. 3 (September 1996): 1. 5 “Active Participation in Voluntary Organizations Declining Faster Than Checkbooks Can Keep Up,” American Sociological Association, published on August 20, 2011, accessed February 7, 2014, www.asanet.org/press/participation_in_voluntary-organizations_declining.cfm, 1. 3 self-interest of others. That gives us a conception of the public good, common identity, and sense of common responsibility as a nation and as citizens.”6 Alternatively, without this sense of connectedness, people fail to understand and appreciate the importance
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