LE3 .A278 2000

2000

Veinotte, Dennis

Acadia University

Doctor of Ministry

D.Min.

Ministry

Acadia Divinity College

Four questions helped to guide and create the thesis-project: What is wholeness? Can it be experienced in today's high-pressured and demanding world? How can wholeness be experienced? How can a pastor help his/her parishioners to better understand wholeness? The thesis-project's purpose was to declare the unique message and gift that is found in Christ and to present him as the source and sustainer of wholeness. The thesis-project was to serve as a case study of a pastor and his people as they sought to learn more about the experience of wholeness. The thesis-project also provided a pastor with an opportunity to create a study-guide that could be used as a tool for examining, discussing, and learning more about, the issue of wholeness. A study-guide was created that examined wholeness as it is presented in Secular Humanism, Jungian Psychology, and the Christian Faith. A questionnaire, called 'Questions and Reflections', was given to the participants before and after the sessions that was used to discover any changes in views and understanding. Ten participants met for six evenings, one per week, from seven-thirty p.m. to nine p.m. The study-guide, as the sessions revealed, generated stimulating and informative discussions. The thesis-project's goals were achieved as a pastor and his people traveled together towards a deeper understanding of wholeness.

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