SOME FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE
GROWTH OF
CATHOLIC AND EVANGELICAL
CHURCHES
IN LATIN AMERICA
Compiled by Dr. Clifton L. Holland
Director of PROLADES
5 September 2002
REJECTION
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◄FACTORS► |
ATTRACTION
|
|
AUTHORITARIAN◄ |
STYLE OF LEADERSHIP
|
►DEMOCRATIC |
|
LITTLE◄ |
PARTICIPATION OF LAYMEN |
►MUCH |
|
PESSIMISTIC-FATALISTIC◄ |
WORLDVIEW |
►OPTIMISTIC-POSITIVE |
|
MINIMUM◄ |
PERSONAL SATISFACTION |
►MAXIMUM |
|
MINIMUM◄ |
TOLERANCE |
►MAXIMUM |
|
LOW◄ |
PERSONAL MOTIVATION |
►HIGH |
|
CLERGY-CENTERED◄ |
WORSHIP ORIENTATION |
►LAY-CENTERED |
|
TRADITION &
DOGMA◄ |
SOURCE OF AUTHORITY |
►THE BIBLE |
|
GOOD WORKS &
THE
SACRAMENTS◄ |
CONCEPT OF SALVATION |
►FAITH, GRACE & OBEDIENCE TO
GOD |
|
LARGE-IMPERSONAL◄ |
CONGREGATION SIZE |
►SMALL-PERSONAL |
|
LITTLE
EVIDENCE◄ |
SUPERNATURAL POWER |
►VERY EVIDENT |
|
DEPENDENCE◄ |
PERSONAL ORIENTATION |
►INDEPENDENCE |
|
THE
CHURCH◄ |
COMMITMENT TO |
►CHRIST |
|
ATTEND MASS /
WORSHIP SERVICES◄ |
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY |
►CONVERSION & DISCIPLESHIP |
|
YESTERDAY &
AGES AGO (THE
PAST)◄ |
TIME ORIENTATION |
►TODAY & TOMORROW (THE FUTURE) |
|
DOCTRINE◄ |
HOLY SPIRIT |
►A LIVING BEING |
|
GROUP /
COMMUNITY◄ |
SOCIAL ORIENTATION |
►INDIVIDUALS |
|
FEMENINE
(CHURCH-MARY)◄ |
GENDER FOCUS |
MASCULINE (CHRIST) |
|
LITTLE◄ |
EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION |
►MUCH |
|
MANY◄ |
PROHIBITIONS-LEGALISMS |
►FEW |
|
FEAR OF
HELL-PURGATORY◄ |
ATMOSPHERE OF WORSHIP |
►JOY IN THE LORD |
|
DEAD◄ |
CONCEPT OF CHRIST |
►LIVING |
|
FEW CASES◄ |
DIVINE HEALING |
►MANY CASES |
|
LOW◄ |
ETHNICAL CONDUCT |
►HIGH |
|
LITTLE◄ |
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY |
►MUCH |
|
LITTLE◄ |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE |
►MUCH |