Implementing the Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Revitalize the Church of Pentecost Canada
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Issue Date
2020-09
Authors
Quainoo, James McKeown
Advisor
Thornton, William (Advisor)
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Thesis
Keywords
Appreciative inquiry
McKeown Worship Centre (Toronto, Ontario)
Transformational leadership--Relisious aspects--Christianity
Servant leadership--Religious aspects--Christianity
Church growth
Missio Dei
Participation Action Research
Christian leadership
Church of Pentecost Canada
Spiritual life
McKeown Worship Centre (Toronto, Ontario)
Transformational leadership--Relisious aspects--Christianity
Servant leadership--Religious aspects--Christianity
Church growth
Missio Dei
Participation Action Research
Christian leadership
Church of Pentecost Canada
Spiritual life
Citation
Quainoo, James McKeown. "Implementing the Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Revitalize the Church of Pentecost Canada." D. Min., Tyndale University, 2020.
Abstract
The Church of Pentecost Canada is an ethnic Pentecostal denomination with roots from Ghana. Over the last thirty years she has grown numerically, spiritually and geographically across Canada. However, the church is confronted with the need to reflect and explore how to be more relevant to the ever-changing church and Canadian culture. This portfolio reflects the exegesis of the context of ministry of the church at McKeown Worship Centre in Toronto and the branch in Edmonton. It focuses on strengths, challenges and opportunities, philosophy of leadership, and a research project that initially began with a heightened interest towards exploring soul care and social action. The research project used a guided Appreciative Inquiry approach to enable participants to identify, design, and implement integrative initiatives. A greater awareness and urgency for more social engagements with the wider Canadian community have been created among a cross-section of church leadership. There is the need to use the principles of Appreciative Inquiry further to engage the whole church to develop more contextual and intentional strategic approaches to revitalization.
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Context -- Philosophy of Christian Leadership -- Field Ministry Project -- Conclusion.
Publisher
Tyndale University
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Copyright, James McKeown Quainoo, managed by Tyndale University. All rights reserved.
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