The influence of Christians in a community
Nova Southeastern University
RESD 600 Summer Term 2017
Peterson Philippe
Table of Contents
Abstract 2
Introduction 3
Research questions 3
Limitation of the study 4
Literature review 5
Christianity. 5
Community. 5
Christian role on their community. 6
Method 7
Sample Selection 7
Research Design 7
Survey 7
Interview 8
Data analysis 8
References 9
Abstract
The main purpose of this paper involves discovering the impact of Christians in a community. The main question guided this paper. “How does Christians affect a community”? The goal of this paper is to show that once a person has accepted Christ as their personal savior they have an obligation to help bring change to their community.
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We noted the following limitations that may affect the outcomes of the study: (a) Our sample could be too short, we might need to expand our sample to more local churches. (b) some participants might not have been a Christian for long to fully understand their role to their community. (c) The lack of experience may influence the knowledge and understanding each participant might have about the research questions and bible verse for this study. Finally, we feel that the length of the survey could be a little too short. We do anticipate more limitations as we entering the first stage of the …show more content…
The first section of the survey will have five possible multiple choices about the impact of Christianity impact on their community. In the second section of the survey four questions will be directed to how Christianity change their personality. This section will be an open-ended set of questions to allow the participant for comments. The last section of the survey also includes demographic information and education.
Interview
We projected that up to 10 interviews will be conducted and any necessary follow-up interviews will be conducted during the time frame of the study. In addition, follow-up interviews will be conducted with during the time of the study to allow time for data collection. All interviews will be tape-recorded and, based on four pilot interviews already conducted, are expected to vary in length from 15 minutes to 45 minutes. The interviews will be informal and open-ended, and carried out in a conversational style.
Data