Date of Award
5-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Primary Advisor
Carson Reed
Secondary Advisor
Ken Cukrowski
Committee Reader
Amanda Pittman
Abstract
This project concerns women who serve as elders in Church of Christ congregations. In the fall of 2023, a survey found that these women desire training to better serve their congregations. In response to that expressed need, a group of collaborators engaged in Participatory Action Research (PAR) to create the plan for a conference to provide training to women serving as elders in Churches of Christ. The conference will provide training in the theology and practice of hospitality to support these women in guiding their churches to be places of welcome. This dissertation presents a theology of hospitality drawn from the Lukan writings of the New Testament and details the process and product of the PAR group’s work to create a conference plan based on that theology.
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Recommended Citation
Cooke, Karen, "A Place at the Table: Lessons in Hospitality for Women Elders in the Churches of Christ" (2026). Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations. 74.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/dmin_theses/74
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