Revitalizing and Changing Culture at North Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona

Abstract

ABSTRACT

REVITALIZING AND CHANGING CULTURE

AT NORTH BAPTIST CHURCH IN

PHOENIX, ARIZONA

Oscar Noe Garcia, D.Min.

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018

Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Shane W. Parker

North Phoenix Baptist Church has been a powerhouse for the gospel in the past and they still have a great future ahead of them. A cultural change and a strategic plan is going to be vital to the future of the church and a determining factor in whether or not they continue to reach the city around them. This project is aimed to successfully create and implement a strategic plan that will allow NPHX to be a Gospel centered church that reaches the lost in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona.

Chapter 1 introduces the ministry context of NPHX, along with the rationale, purpose, goals, research methodologies, definitions, and delimitations of the project. Chapter 2 then provides the biblical and theological basis for creating and implementing a strategic plan. The chapter focuses on the book of Nehemiah. This book will be great insight to the importance of a strategic plan but also the reality of the opposition that comes with a strategic plan. Chapter 3 focuses on understanding the pastor, present and future of NPHX. Knowing the cultural values of the church is vital to the success of the implementation of NPHX. Chapter 4 details the week-by-week strategic plan and process. Chapter 5 concludes with an overall evaluation of the project, and will focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the project.