Do Moving Ministers Move Congregations?
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Philip Richter
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Article
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2002
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Ministerial itinerancy is characteristic of, although not exclusive to, the British Methodist Church. Rational choice theorists Finke and Starke have claimed that, historically, itinerancy has served to promote and reinforce instrumental commitment to the local church. This article develops and asse