The Organizational Structure Of Rural Church And Its Operating Mechanism

This article draws on the "Open System Theory",investigated the organizational structure and operational mechanism of Zhangcun Church in Pingan County,Jinnan.Understand the organizational development model of rural churches in the process of urbanization,characteristics of organizational structure,and the specific operational mechanism of the church,grasping the way of religious social expression.The basic model for the operation of rural churches in China is “The Church Leads by the Church”,in this mode,The organizational structure of Zhangcun Church shows certain bureaucratic and procedural characteristics,The county Christian Council and the county Christian Three-self Patriotic Movement Committee are responsibles for it,Including internal staff training,etc.And the church strictly abides by certain religious doctrine rules and related social policies,In the early stage of development and in the process of development,the church is influenced by the external political and social environment.At the same time,the operation of the rural church organization and related structural adjustments and improvements are mainly completed within the church,it shows some characteristics of non-procedural,autonomous and closed.The daily management of churches relies mainly on the dedication of religious authority groups represented by deacons of the educational administration group,religious knowledge and eloquence,personality charm,etc,its decision-making control phase is not based solely on rules and regulations or instructions,the selection of personnel is also based on the principle of volunteerism,in the course of some church activities,decisions will be discussed jointly between the various branches,t his is also the main way of running its organization.For the rural churches represented by Zhangcun Church,almost all day-to-day operations are carried out around religious affairs,the scope of religious social expression is also mainly concentrated within the group ofbelievers,thus limiting the development of religious charity and the iincrease of social integration.Still,the Zhangcun Church still shows therelevent characteristicsofnon-profitorganizations,that is,a complete and orderly operating system,legally registered and protected by law,not for profit,the entire income of the church is used for internal religious activities and social assistance.Rely on such organizational positioning and the social products exported by the church in its daily operations,although the current rural churches are lagging behind in the development of religious philanthropy,with the continuous development of the economy in the future,the continuous improvement of the organization and management structure of the church,and the formulation and improvement of relevant policies,rural churches will show a higher degree of social participation in religious charity and other social affairs,religious charity will also become an important social public welfare force.Christianity provides a new way of interpersonal communication and a new social support network for rural believers.It has become an important supplement to the reconstruction of village order in the context of social change.After undergoing a series of organizational restructuring and localization changes,Rural Christianity gradually merges with Chinese rural folk belief system,The religious and social products exported during its operation become an important spiritual force for believers to save themselves,The religious social expression and social orientation of rural churches have become an important issue in this era.