Improving Organizational Structure at Brunswick Street Baptist Church

Atkinson, Terry

D.Min. (2004), Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

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The author researched organizational structure within the church. He looked at how the early church was organized, the main organizational structures today and the key role of servant leadership. The present structure at Brunswick Street was examined identifying its strengths and weaknesses. Surveys were conducted gaining valuable information from the present board and committee members. A small sample of in-depth interviews helped the author gain a more thorough insight on how Brunswick Street Baptist Church is organized.

From the research, the author concluded that a new model could be presented but because of the unknown, many were cautious and therefore the implementation of this new model should be done slowly and carefully. The new model, entitled The Body Model would make use of coordinators and the ministries would be redefined under eight components of ministries with a coordinator and a team overseeing each component. This new model has not been presented yet but the plans are to begin this journey in the year 2005.