Not every believer is the same - Is profiling possible? Why people turn their back at the Adventist church

The church in the Netherlands is growing. Yet there are people who are leaving the church. Each church leaver has its own story, but is it possible to find common ground among these stories and anticipate on this? What would this mean for Adventist church policy? The research committee of the NUC1 was asked to look into this subject. From the literature 7 factors could be identified when people leave the church, but how would this translate to church policy? The study showed that common ground could be found and profiling of members is possible. Among the profiles found are the ‘the involved church member’, ‘the postmodern individualist’, ‘the young adult’ and the ‘frustrated conservative church leaver’. We found that profiling could help in creating specific programs and policy aimed at these groups to nurture and retain them and to anticipate on factors contributing church leaving.

Availability:
Free
Publication Date:
2013
Publisher:
Order Information:
A case study of the Netherlands.
Language:
English
Resource Type:
Unpublished Plans & Papers
Resource Objective:
Research
Level:
Tertiary
Audience:
Administrator / Leader, Researcher
Religious Origin:
Seventh-day Adventist