The focus of this qualitative case study was to examine the pre-COVID-19 church
attendance decline of all generations in the United States. The problem addressed in this …

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore how experiences
with mentoring lived, professional turning points, and crises of faith influenced post-seminary …

Religious organizations continue to suffer a decline in the number of younger members,
threatening the future viability of churches. Spiritual leaders are challenged by millennials …

To increase the alignment between the lives of ministers serving congregations and what
seminary professors think that congregational ministry is like, this study used qualitative …

This study examined 21st-century American churches and the pastors who lead them to
determine whether those pastors who attended seminaries, traditional universities, or …

What is the lived experience of Millennials in ministry, specifically those in their first ministry
position? What factors affect the job satisfaction and retention of Millennials in ministry roles …

The aim of this multicase study dissertation research was to examine the experiences,
perceptions, and feelings of pastors in the Southern Baptist Convention who completed their …

In this helpful book, Boyung Lee offers an encouraging vision of the mainline church's future.
Lee grapples with some of the greatest challenges facing the mainline church, offering …

Method In consultation with my advisor and using information gleaned from theological
reflection and a review of relevant literature, I developed a three-phase intervention that had …

Youth ministry has been a vital part of the church and helping the congregation grow both
spiritually and in numbers. The problem is that in this ever-changing world students are …