Are We Blessing Our Communities? A Study on Nazarene Churches and Community Wellbeing.

Presenter Information

Jessica G. Brown, Olivet Nazarene UniversityFollow
Lilah Chavez, Olivet Nazarene UniversityFollow
Rebecca Christy, Olivet Nazarene UniversityFollow
Daniel Allen, Olivet Nazarene UniversityFollow

Faculty Mentor(s)

Dr. Daniel Allen

For Communication to Presenters & Mentors

dallen2@olivet.edu, jgbrown@olivet.edu, rchristy@olivet.edu, lchavez@olivet.edu

Project Type

Student Scholarship

Scholarship Domain(s)

Scholarship of Discovery, Scholarship of Community Application, Scholarship of Faith Integration

Presentation Type

Presentation

Abstract

The idea of blessing one’s community is not new to the Nazarene denomination. However, to date, there has been little research conducted on Nazarene churches and community well-being. Partnering with the Church of the Nazarene, our research team is surveying approximately 680 Nazarene pastors/churches in the Central USA region and conducting interviews with a smaller subset of pastors and church leaders to assess how Nazarene churches are currently working toward the well-being of their communities. We use a web-based survey and semi-structured telephone interviews to gather data. Findings are intended to give the Church of the Nazarene a better understanding of how they are currently blessing their communities and how they can possibly improve. Lastly, we finish by identifying areas that may require more research on Nazarene churches' involvement with their respective communities.

Permission Type

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.