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Where has "OQM" its roots?
OQM has its roots in Natural
Church Development (NCD). NCD is an ongoing international
research project by theologian Christian A. Schwarz and the
organizational psychologist Christoph Schalk into what
stimulates long term, sustainable, healthy growth in
churches. The research (status as of Spring 2006) has
examined over 40,000 churches in over 60 countries to
discover the reasons for their strengths and weaknesses. The
research has uncovered essential principles and quality
characteristics which countless churches all over the world
are addressing to improve their quality. You can download
the survey of this research as PDF-file on the right side.
What has become clear is that
the principles for healthy growth uncovered in this research
have a wider application than just churches themselves. Many
leaders of organizations, such as those engaged in
charitable and social work, and parachurch activities, have
seen the importance of applying these principles. This has
resulted in the commencement of a series of projects under
the name OQM.
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