The Gatekeepers of Change:
The case study focuses on a renewal process, initiated by the Church Central Authorities and the response of pastors in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (elci) to the process. The main finding was that participation at the grass roots level was limited. This can be explained partly by the...
| Published in: | Ecclesial practices |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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| In: |
Ecclesial practices
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KDD Protestant Church RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Organisational change
strategic planning
congregation studies
church
pastor
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| Summary: | The case study focuses on a renewal process, initiated by the Church Central Authorities and the response of pastors in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (elci) to the process. The main finding was that participation at the grass roots level was limited. This can be explained partly by the method used by the Church Central Authorities and partly by the very structure of the church, which places the authority to make changes in the parish with the pastor and parish council. Tensions between parishes and central church authorities, issues of authority and structural and financial issues emerged as important factors that determined the success of the change process, or lack thereof. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-4471 |
| Contains: | In: Ecclesial practices
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22144471-00301002 |