A Case Study Of The Elim Farm Project Of The Filipino Free Methodist Church

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick A. ADAMS
Keyword(s):  
Methodist Church ◽  
Free Methodist

Ethnocentrism among Free Methodist Leaders and Students

1987 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Elliott Hollister ◽  
Michael J. Boivin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Social Values ◽  
College Education ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Methodist Church ◽  
Free Methodist ◽  
Level Of Education

An ethnic awareness survey was used to evaluate ethnocentrism in a national sample of denominational lay leaders, clergy, and college students of the Free Methodist Church of North America Those found to demonstrate the greatest degree of ethnocentricity were individuals with little or no college education and/or nonprofessionals from smaller churches. Those demonstrating the least degree of ethnocentricity were college graduates, pastors, conference superintendents, those from inner-city churches, and those involved in professional occupations. Among college students in the sample, senior level students were significantly less ethnocentric with respect to the questionnaire scales than their freshman counterparts. Level of education and the demographic nature of the respondent's church and home environment seemed to override the purely theological dimensions of religious and church involvement. The result is a discrepancy between the theological ideals of a church or faith and the way in which social values and attitudes are expressed in day-to-day settings.

scholarly journals Towards liberationist engagement with ethnicity: A case study of the politics of ethnicity in a Methodist church

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elina Hankela
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Methodist Church ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Diversity Discourse

The article calls for critical theological examination of the politics of ethnicity in the context of mainline churches in South Africa. The category of ethnicity is largely missing in the interrogation of diversity in the delineated context. Including this category of difference in the theological and religious studies diversity discourse would, if brought to bear on praxis, facilitate the building of inclusive worship spaces. On the contrary, neglecting the politics of ethnicity in the context of churches means neglecting a dynamic that impacts negatively on the everyday life of ordinary churchgoers. The argument is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted by the author in a Methodist church in Johannesburg primarily in 2009.

scholarly journals Telling the story of the christian life: the use of the narrative in the sermons of John Wesley and Granger Community Church.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Brown
Keyword(s):  
Church Attendance ◽  
Rapid Decline ◽  
John Wesley ◽  
United Methodist Church ◽  
Methodist Church ◽  
Personal Connection ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Narrative Patterns ◽  
Community Church

The case study examines the creative use of narrative in sermons within the United Methodist Church in light of the rapid decline in Christian church attendance. Using narrative theory, the study reviews sermons of John Wesley and the pastors of Granger Community Church for use of narrative patterns, mimesis and diegesis. This study shows both groups used narrative extensively but for different purposes. John Wesley employs narrative to shed light on the biblical text and to encourage his congregants adherence to the principles outline in the Bible. The pastors of Granger Community Church use narrative to create interest in the sermon's message and to establish a personal connection with congregants. Despite their different techniques, both John Wesley and Granger Community Church showcase innovation with their use of narrative in sermons.

Unpicking Knit and Natter

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-50
Author(s):  
Christine Dutton
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Christian Community ◽  
Methodist Church ◽  
New Members ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Shared Practice

The article explores an emerging ecclesiology of ‘fresh expressions’ of church by focusing on the example of Knit and Natter, a group founded in 2008 and based in a Methodist church in Ellesmere Port near Liverpool, England. The study draws on a period of participant-observation within the group and on interviews with its members. It locates this particular case study within the wider context of the Fresh Expressions movement, and deploys thematic analysis to establish the reasons why members of this group have chosen to connect with a Christian community through the shared practice of knitting. The article also examines Knit and Natter’s own emerging identity as a church, the use of knitting as an aid to prayer, and the ways in which this activity as an application of the gospel serves as a starting point for the faith of many women who have not previously had a church connection. It illustrates how, as the group’s members pray and serve together, as new members are baptised and celebrate communion, the breadth of their ecclesiological experience is strengthened and they can begin to explore in practice what it means to follow Christ in community.

scholarly journals Capabilities expansion for marginalised migrant youths in Johannesburg: The case of Albert Street School

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wadzanai F. Mkwananzi ◽  
Merridy Wilson-Strydom
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
Methodist Church ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
The Capability Approach

In this article, we used the capability approach as normative grounding to analyse a particular faith-based intervention targeting ‘youth at the margins’ – in this instance, marginalised migrant youths from Zimbabwe living in Johannesburg, South Africa. We used Albert Street School (AS School), run by Johannesburg’s Central Methodist Church, as our case study to show how this faith-based organisation, through its focus on education, created not only spaces for marginalised youths to aspire towards a better life but also practical opportunities to convert their aspirations into action. Drawing on first-hand accounts of 12 Zimbabwean migrant youths who had completed schooling at AS School, as well as of representatives of both the school and the CMC, the article first sketches the Zimbabwe-South Africa migration context post 2000. A discussion then follows of AS School as a faith-based intervention which addresses the constrained capability for education amongst marginalised migrant youths.

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