Diagnosing church health across cultures: A case study of Turkish Roma (Millet) churches in Bulgaria

Hibbert, Richard; Hibbert, Evelyn

doi:10.1177/0091829616639322

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“…There is an increasing research-based literature about Christian ministry among them, including by secular scholars (e.g., Slavkova, 2007; Thurfjell and Marsh, 2014). One of this article’s authors has co-authored several articles about Roma in Missiology (e.g., Hibbert and Hibbert, 2016, 2021). This article focuses on the many nomadic peoples who are virtually absent in research-based, missiological literature.…”

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Developing a missiology for ministry to nomads

Hibbert¹,

Williamson

2023

Missiology

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Nomads are sometimes referred to as the last to reach. Their remoteness and marginalization make it challenging for missionaries to live with them. Their different mindsets and values require different approaches than those used to reach sedentary peoples. Major advocates for mission to nomads, David Phillips and Malcolm Hunter, have advocated for a different paradigm of mission and church that reflects nomads’ way of life. Relatively little has been written about missionary work among nomads in recent decades. In 2018, 37 national and expatriate missionaries to nomads were interviewed. The interview data were compared with the experience of missionaries recorded in the literature. Alongside making disciples, missionaries to nomads are involved in a wide range of activities, including caring for nomads’ animals. In this article we outline what missionaries to nomads today are doing and the major challenges they face. We affirm the need for a specific missiological focus on ministry to nomadic peoples and suggest some essential areas for its development.

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Developing a missiology for ministry to nomads

Hibbert¹,

Williamson

2023

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Auditing Congregational Health: Exploring Members’ Well-Being in the Church and Commitment to the Congregation

Zwijze-Koning,

De Roest

2023

Religions

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The field of congregational health research is missing a relational approach to the member–congregation connection. We developed and tested a questionnaire that evaluates the perception of church health factors in statements that stay close to the feelings and attitudes of the members. We applied the instrument to map feelings of well-being and commitment with 513 members of a large, Dutch, Protestant congregation. This study thus explores relational concepts, such as members feeling at home in the congregation, their turnover intention, the atmosphere within the community, and whether members feel seen and heard within the community. Seven factors emerge from the analysis, and all of them show significant empirical correlation with members’ overall satisfaction and commitment levels. The instrument also makes it possible to discern between the evaluations of sleeping members, involved members, and insiders (frequent attenders), which is a discernment that existing instruments lack.

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Diagnosing church health across cultures: A case study of Turkish Roma (Millet) churches in Bulgaria

Cited by 2 publications

References 4 publications

Developing a missiology for ministry to nomads

Developing a missiology for ministry to nomads

Auditing Congregational Health: Exploring Members’ Well-Being in the Church and Commitment to the Congregation

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