期刊名称：Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry
印刷版ISSN：2475-9171
出版年度：2015
卷号：1
期号：1
页码：3
出版社：Abilene Christian University
摘要：This paper summarizes a Doctor of Ministry project thesis conducted in 2011 that introduced healthy accountability within growth-focused relationships to shape an emergent spiritual growth culture at the Carbondale Church of Christ. The theological basis for the intervention (1) uses Romans 12 to establish the Christian community, not the individual, as the ultimate vision of fully realized human life and (2) asserts that spiritual growth, following Alasdair MacIntyre’s definition of a practice, must involve virtues such that the means of growth are reflective of the desired ends of growth. The positive results demonstrate the effectiveness of healthy accountability, illuminate participants' motives for growth, highlights the importance of training, and reveals the need for ministerial structures when introducing new practices.
关键词：spiritual growth; formation; accountability; community; virtues; practices; life coaching; church leadership
