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- Title
Troubled Waters: The Black Church in Mississippi, A Single Subject Case Study.
- Authors
Watson, Jerry; Stepteau-Watson, Desiree
- Abstract
Using rapid ethnographic methodology, the study focused on the history and current responses of a Black Missionary Baptist church in northwest Mississippi to the myriad of social problems facing the African American community in both rural and urban settings. The aim of the study was to uncover and document the history and the role of the church in the implementation of social services and outreach ministries that promote the overall improvement of quality of life and wellness of it's members and the community. The results of this study suggest that the church's social service/outreach ministries are designed, developed, and implemented in ways that purposefully and positively improve and enhance the quality of life church members and residents of North Mississippi and the surrounding areas.
- Subjects
AFRICAN American churches; BAPTISTS; SOCIAL services &; religion; QUALITY of life; COMMUNITY services
- Publication
Social Work & Christianity, 2015, Vol 42, Issue 3, p369
- ISSN
0737-5778
- Publication type
Article