Society of Vineyard Scholars
Annual Conference => SVS 2018: Theology and Place: Context, Community, and the Kingdom of God => Previous Conferences => Papers & presentations => Topic started by: Walter Thiessen on June 22, 2018, 05:03 PM
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Abstract:
While James Fowler’s stage theory has dominated most academic discussions of faith development, there have been critiques of its rigid stage structure. This paper builds on an alternative model and uses that model to consider the role of faith communities in nurturing the spiritual development of its members. A YWAM-based study is used as an example, and readers are invited to extend these ideas to Vineyard churches. The challenge is to nurture communities with enough elasticity to provide a welcoming home base even while individuals have room to expand and grow outside of the familiar bounds of the community.
(I promised Jon that I would set the pace for uploading papers! Great to see everyone and participate in a warm and receptive community.)
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Thanks, Walter! I look forward to reading this. :)
Are you uploading your paper?
It just had to be processed before becoming available. You should be able to download Walter's paper now, Brian.
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This is a great paper, Walter! Thanks for sharing.
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@Walter Thiessen (https://www.vineyardscholars.org/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=777) , I loved your paper - the Mosaic Model has plenty of flexibility! Have you done any additional work with the model?