Full Title
As the Spirit leads: a study on United Methodist laity and how they decide where to serve in the local church
Author
Jeffrey A McDowell
Abstract
Christians seek God's will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. We believe God has equipped us to do work to this end, through local churches. What is often lacking is awareness of the divine call to specific areas of service. I used individual interviews, asking people about their experience in service and any sense of divine guidance, and followed each interview with an online assessment of spiritual gifts. There clearly is a correlation between service, divine guidance, and spiritual gifts. This project results in a simple, useable model for discernment of effective lay service to God.
Subjects
Degree Granting Institution
Advisor
Mark R Teasdale
Language
English
Date
2017
Number of Pages
92