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Seeking the Will of God: The Information Seeking Experiences of the Leaders of Nova Scotia Churches in Transition

dc.contributor.authorMichels, David
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeInterdisciplinary PhDen_US
dc.contributor.departmentInterdisciplinary PhD Programmeen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceiveden_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerDr. Gregory Grieveen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. William Barkeren_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Heidi Julienen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Lindsay Duboisen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Louise Spiterien_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Christopher Hellanden_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-25T14:38:56Z
dc.date.available2014-08-25T14:38:56Z
dc.date.defence2014-08-18
dc.date.issued2014-08-25
dc.description.abstractChristian Churches in Nova Scotia are facing economic, social, and theological stresses. In response many are engaged in processes of restructuring and renewal. Leaders are initiating and managing these change processes, and they are seeking information to make their decisions, and “God’s will for their churches.” Very little is known about how church leaders seek, gather, evaluate, and use information in their decision-making. In this study I asked the question: “Of the Nova Scotia churches in transition, what are the information seeking experiences of their leaders?” Using ethnographic methods at three church sites, I explored this particular context. I gathered data on church information sources and leaders’ source selections, identifying critical themes such as the impact of new technologies, prayer as a source of information, and the theology of information seeking. I developed a model of church information seeking that can be used as a foundation for further research on information seeking.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/54023
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectInformation Seeking, Church, Leadersen_US
dc.titleSeeking the Will of God: The Information Seeking Experiences of the Leaders of Nova Scotia Churches in Transitionen_US

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