Personality Traits of Church Planters and Other Church Leaders in Europe (II)

Foppen, Annemarie; Paas, Stefan; Saane, Joke van

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“…Other research shows that actual investment in evangelism (rather than missional rhetoric or beliefs) are good predictors of recruitment success (Paas & Vos 2016). This may be in better supply in newer churches, as they are more often led by entrepreneurial leaders (Boy 2015, 108-118;Foppen et al 2018). However, it should be noted that not just younger BFeGchurches in Berlin are performing well, so apparently the urban context is also a factor to be reckoned with.…”

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The Missional Future of Free Churches in a Secular Context: A German Case Study

Paas

Bartholomä

2020

J. Empir. Theol.

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Similar to most Western nations, Germany has experienced a history of secularization, resulting in church decline. However, some Christian communities have been less affected by decline. The historical free churches (Freikirchen), usually of an evangelical nature, have not only developed a more explicit missionary identity than the mainline churches, some of them have also been able to experience church growth against the larger trends. In this paper quantitative and qualitative data are presented based on a study of the Bund Freier evangelischer Gemeinden (BFeG) in Germany. These data show that general church growth and conversion growth are correlated, that young churches grow better (in both respects) than older churches, that the net conversion growth (conversions minus decline) of younger and older churches is overall largely the same, and that growth results in Berlin outperform the results in other cities and in the BFeG as a whole. These results are put into context by extended case studies of two churches, one old and one young, and they are discussed with a view to existing studies of (free church) mission in the West.

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The Missional Future of Free Churches in a Secular Context: A German Case Study

Paas

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2020

J. Empir. Theol.

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“…Age and Gender Foppen et al (2018) found that pioneers in Europa are younger than established pastors. Our study confirms this trend.…”

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“…For example, so-called 'church planters' (pioneers) and ministers of established churches (pastors) have been compared based on professional self-perception (Vos 2012;Paas, Vos 2016), age, and psychological profiling, producing insightful and significant differences between the two groups of ministers. By and large it seems that so-called 'church plants' are more often led by younger and more 'entrepreneurial' types of leaders while older churches are more often led by somewhat older and 'managerial' leaders (Foppen et al 2017(Foppen et al , 2018.…”

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Ministers on Salvation: Soteriological Views of Pioneers and Pastors in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands

2022

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Missiology has always been inspired by soteriology, that is, Christian views of salvation. However, little is known about the actual soteriological beliefs of missionary practitioners. This article is an explorative qualitative study of soteriological beliefs among Dutch Protestant ministers who work in pioneer settings (N=20) and established churches (N=40). Our research shows that, contrary to what might be expected, these two groups (termed ‘pioneers’ and ‘pastors’) are very much alike with regard to their soteriological beliefs. The majority are convinced of the uniqueness of Jesus, and the connection of salvation with God and/or Jesus – even if this salvation is often expressed in immanent terms. Only two differences have been found between pastors and pioneers. Pioneers experience more challenges in communicating the uniqueness of Christianity and they are more likely to have traditional views of ‘eternal lostness’.

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Entrepreneurship in religious organizations: How the Church of England developed an entrepreneurial orientation

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2023

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Prior research established that religion shapes country-level entrepreneurial activity as well as individual-level entrepreneurial decisions. The organizational level has received less research attention. It is particularly unclear how the combination of entrepreneurship and religion is forged in established religious organizations. Through a historical case study of the Church of England’s efforts toward developing an entrepreneurial orientation (EO), my paper sheds light on that issue. The findings indicate that, in religious settings, an entrepreneurial orientation materializes through a lengthy, contested process. Two mutually reinforcing mechanisms – polysemy dynamics and idea sedimentation – play an important role in this process. I theorize that these mechanisms, despite delaying EO development, address resistance and thereby drive progress toward a comprehensive entrepreneurial orientation.

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Personality Traits of Church Planters and Other Church Leaders in Europe (II)

Cited by 4 publications

References 35 publications

The Missional Future of Free Churches in a Secular Context: A German Case Study

The Missional Future of Free Churches in a Secular Context: A German Case Study

Ministers on Salvation: Soteriological Views of Pioneers and Pastors in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands

Entrepreneurship in religious organizations: How the Church of England developed an entrepreneurial orientation

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