信仰為基礎非營利組織的使命與實踐 -台南地區長老教會籌組協會之研究

Faith Based Non-Governmental Organizations Mission and Practice. Research into Presbyterian Church Related Agencies in the Tainan Region

王慧琪(Hui-Chi Wang)

指導教授 ： 黃肇新

長榮大學/人文社會學院/社會工作學系(所)/碩士(2011年)

https://doi.org/10.6833/CJCU.2011.00069

摘要

本研究以台南地區長老教會籌組之協會做為研究對象，探討地方教會籌組協會之動機；地方教會籌組協會的內部治理與從事社會福利服務之過程，及以信仰為基礎之非營利組織在參與社區及社會服務時的優勢與限制。
研究採文獻分析與訪談法探討台南地區長老教會籌組協會的治理運作與組織對外關係。研究之發現如下：內部治理方面深受教會組織影響，教會對於所籌組之協會運作與決策握有相當的影響力；在對外關係方面，協會在教會內與對教會外招募志工或籌措財源均得到不同的回應，志工的參與和資金的捐助大多來自內部基於信仰因素。而在與公部門的合作關係上：發現經費過度依賴政府容易造成青黃不接的窘境。在信仰與組織運作之關聯上：面對外界的懷疑－協會本身強調的是『服務』而不是以『傳福音』作為條件；面對教會增長期待而言：是服事，靈魂得救與否不宜相提並論，教會往往有領人歸信的期待，
這對協會而言往往形成壓力。

關鍵字

信仰為基礎非營利組織 ； 長老教會 ； 協會 ； 政府 ； 組織治理

並列摘要

The research in this paper looks into Presbyterian Church Social Service Agencies in
the Tainan Region. It delves into agencies directly related to local congregations,
analyzing their management structures, their encounters with communities, their welfare
services and the advantages and limitations that they face because of their being both
“faith-based” and “non-governmental.”.
Research was conducted by reading documents and conducting interviews in order to
ascertain these agencies’ internal management structures and external relationships.
Topics considered included aspects of internal management and influence from church
organizations. It was discovered that churches maintain a tight grasp on these agencies
and wield great power. In analyzing the external relationships of the agencies in terms of
volunteers and sources of funding, there was great variation. Those who gave of their lab
our and substance were often motivated by their religious faith. Analysis of public sector
cooperation revealed an over-dependence on government subsidies that often led to
temporary shortages of funds and difficult situations. Analysis of the agencies’
relationships to congregations found a conflict between the assertions that the agency was
in place to “serve” over against expectations from inside the church that it existed to
“spread the gospel”. Clarifying the difference between the two was not an easy topic for
discussion when congregational leaders had heavy faith-related expectations. Their points
of view can be seen to exert a constant pressure on the agencies concerned.

並列關鍵字

Faith-Based Non-Governmental Organizations ； Presbyterian Church ； Associations ； Goverment ； Organizational Management

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