The Impact of Recruitment Strategies on Retention of Church Members

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Purpose Statement1

Background of the study1

Independent variable5

Recruitment5

Dependent variable7

Retention7

Relationship between retention and turnover9

Social relevance10

Problem statement10

Theoretical Framework11

Significance of the Study13

Statement of Research Question14

Definition of Terms14

Theoretical definition of Recruitment14

Operational definition of recruitment14

Theoretical definition of Retention15

Operational definition of Retention15

Hypothesis Statement15

Summary and Transition15

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY17

Introduction17

Purpose Statement17

Research variables17

Independent Variable17

Dependent Variable17

Research instruments18

Sample Characteristics19

Selection of Organization19

Data Collection Strategies20

Time table21

Gantt chart21

Summary and Transition22

REFERENCES23

APPENDICES25

APPENDIX A25

Request for Institutional Review Board Approval25

Section I: Investigator:25

Section II: Project/Study Information26

Section III: Participant Population26

Section IV: Funded Projects27

Section V: Request for Protocol Review27

Section VI: Signatures28

Section VII: Additional Investigators And Key Personnel29

Section VIII: Protocol Description29

Description of Recruitment And Procedures30

Confidentiality Procedures31

Description of Research Risks & Benefits32

Informed Consent Procedures32

APPENDIX B34

Signature Page34

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Purpose Statement

The purpose of this study is to examine the retention of members in a Hispanic church in the north eastern region of the United States. Retaining members have become one of the many challenges of churches. The purpose of this study is to determine what factors contribute to the retention of church members.

Background of the study

Theories of human resource management focused on methods of recruitment and selection and highlight the advantages of interviews, general assessment and psychometric tests as a selection process of members of head of recruitment department. The recruitment process can be internal or external or could be online and includes the steps of recruitment policies, advertising, job description, a process of job application, interviewing, assessment, decision-making, selection and training legislation. Current organizations must utilize strategic approaches to create job satisfaction that results in employee retention. Organizations comprise the dynamic processes of individual workplace situations and include: (a) differentiation (b) expectations (c) multiculturalism (d) perceived social worth (e) personal aspirations (f) personal motivation (g) intrinsic and extrinsic needs, and (h) stabilization. The two key variables that may be directly associated with organizational commitment have been motivation and job satisfaction. These two variables may have had major influences in working environments; it was found that employees have been inclined to achieve more when managers have been able to understand their concerns. Herzberg et al.'s research on job satisfaction and motivation concluded that there are two sets of factors that affect job satisfaction and the importance of attitudes towards work and the work environment. The two-factor theory refers to intrinsic factors that include (a) achievements, (b) advancement, (c) work itself, (d) responsibility, and (e) recognition. The extrinsic factors refer to company policies, administration, benefits, management, work conditions, and compensation.

In the United States the decline of the churches' membership presents characteristics, as Streton and Bolon, (2009) states: Church growth issue has to do with the fact that in recent decades more conservative churches, such as Southern Baptist Convention have been growing, while more liberal Protestant Churches, such as the United Methodists have been declining in membership (p.331).

Adult members in Protestant Churches “continue to decline to 7.93 million from 7.995 in 2006” (Nelson, 2008, p.15), and this phenomenon constitutes a challenge for church leadership. It is generally felt that leaders play an important role in the ...