Andrews University
George Fox University
Concordia Seminary - Saint Louis
Liberty University
SIT Study Abroad
An Inclusive Framework For Ministry: Fostering The Spiritual Formation Of Children In A Multicultural Church,
2022
Abilene Christian University
An Inclusive Framework For Ministry: Fostering The Spiritual Formation Of Children In A Multicultural Church, Jennifer Reinsch Schroeder
Doctor of Ministry Theses
This project thesis was designed to foster the spiritual formation of children in a multicultural church. A diverse team was assembled to design a curriculum to be used with volunteers in a children’s ministry context. Through seven two-hour sessions held over eight weeks in the spring of 2022, the curriculum development team first examined what it means to embody a multicultural perspective of the gospel while at the same time investigating the negative impact of a White, Eurocentric expression of Christianity. Next, they collaborated to develop a theological construct that centered around (1) the idea of being created in ...
Concordia Seminary Magazine Summer 2022,
2022
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Concordia Seminary Magazine Summer 2022, Vicki Biggs
Concordia Seminary Magazine
Proclaim His Name
A Process For Training In Godliness: A Team Approach To Personal And Spiritual Growth,
2022
Liberty University
A Process For Training In Godliness: A Team Approach To Personal And Spiritual Growth, Kraig Alan Smith
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this thesis is to address a problem relating to spiritual discipleship within a group of local church men. The men of Heritage Baptist Church may not have a process for training in godliness. The thesis will supply a process for training in godliness, developed by the author and based on numerous streams of thought from the literature with regard to spiritual growth. The thesis will also illustrate hindrances to training in godliness, looking at past and current trends which have stymied spiritual growth, particularly in men. This study will suggest that current methods for training in godliness ...
Great Commission Research Journal Fall 2022,
2022
Azusa Pacifc University
Great Commission Research Journal Fall 2022, David R. Dunaetz
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Church-Based Research: Using Theories, Concepts, And Operationalizations,
2022
Azusa Pacifc University
Church-Based Research: Using Theories, Concepts, And Operationalizations, David R. Dunaetz
Great Commission Research Journal
Church-based research requires working with abstract concepts ranging from sin to sanctification. Theories, concepts, and operationalizations allow us to work with these abstractions. Theories are sets of statements describing how specific concepts relate to each other. Concepts are broad ideas that exist in our thinking that can be used to describe phenomena, both within and exterior to the church. If we measure the concepts in our theories among multiple people, we can determine to what degree the relationships in our theories are true or discover under what conditions they are true. Sometimes concepts can be measured directly; other times they ...
Forming Saints In A Digital Context,
2022
Garrett Evangelical Seminary
Forming Saints In A Digital Context, Mark R. Teasdale
Great Commission Research Journal
Biblical and scholarly sources agree on the importance of forming Christians to seek after holy living to make them more effective evangelists, such that the ministries of evangelism and spiritual formation are intertwined. They also agree that one of the primary roles of the church is to provide for this formation. However, the practices for doing this have been complicated by the heavy move toward digital ministry because of COVID-19. Congregations can continue this formational work even in highly digital contexts by helping Christians tell their story through lifelogging, providing rituals and disciplines to sanctify time and physical spaces, and ...
Apologetics And Disability: Reframing Our Response To The Question Of Suffering,
2022
Wheaton College
Apologetics And Disability: Reframing Our Response To The Question Of Suffering, Rochelle Scheurermann
Great Commission Research Journal
A prominent question that is asked when people consider God is how to account for suffering if God is good and all-powerful. For Christians, answering this question is a major part of apologetic and evangelistic training. But what if the way we have traditionally approached this question is not good news for everyone? This paper examines the suffering question in light of disabilities and suggests a new way to engage in apologetics that is centered in creation (not fall) and celebrates the gifts and opportunities that come through a diversity of ability.
Gerontic Evangelism,
2022
Tri-State Bible College
Gerontic Evangelism, Yakubu Jakada
Great Commission Research Journal
Gerontic Evangelism focuses on sharing the gospel with senior adults. Many evangelism ministries are focusing on children, youth, women, and other adult members of society, but few focus on the elderly. Senior adults in most cases are not seen as a peculiar group that needs to be strategically reached with the gospel. Their importance in society and their growing population worldwide should attract the attention of evangelists and missionaries to target them as a special group for gospel witness. This paper argues that winning the senior adults to Christ is a necessity and may open doors for the evangelization and ...
The Great Commission Research Network 2022 Presidential Address,
2022
Asbury Theological Seminary
The Great Commission Research Network 2022 Presidential Address, Jay Moon
Great Commission Research Journal
Presidential message at the 2022 Annual Conference of the Great Commission Research Network held in Orlando, Florida.
My Journey In Church Growth,
2022
Liberty University
My Journey In Church Growth, Elmer Towns
Great Commission Research Journal
This is a short autobiography focusing on the authors experiences in the Church Growth movement.
Book Review: Apostolic Imagination: Recovering A Biblical Vision For The Church’S Mission Today By J. D. Payne,
2022
Community Church, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Book Review: Apostolic Imagination: Recovering A Biblical Vision For The Church’S Mission Today By J. D. Payne, H. L. Ward Jr.
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Advanced Missiology: How To Study Missions In Credible And Useful Ways By Kenneth R. Nehrbass,
2022
WorldVenture Mission
Book Review: Advanced Missiology: How To Study Missions In Credible And Useful Ways By Kenneth R. Nehrbass, Keith R. Sellers
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Cultural Intelligence: Living For God In A Diverse, Pluralistic World By Darrell Bock,
2022
California Baptist University
Book Review: Cultural Intelligence: Living For God In A Diverse, Pluralistic World By Darrell Bock, Kenneth Nehrbass
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Development In Mission: A Guide For Transforming Global Poverty And Ourselves By Monty Lynn, Rob Gailey, And Derran Reese,
2022
Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology
Book Review: Development In Mission: A Guide For Transforming Global Poverty And Ourselves By Monty Lynn, Rob Gailey, And Derran Reese, Nathaniel Veltman
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Defending Shame: Its Formative Power In Paul’S Letters By Te-Li Lau,
2022
University of Aberdeen
Book Review: Defending Shame: Its Formative Power In Paul’S Letters By Te-Li Lau, Yi-Sang Patrick Chan
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Pastor Unique: Becoming A Turnaround Leader By Laverne E. Brown, Gordon E. Penfold, And Gary J. Westra,
2022
Biola University
Book Review: Pastor Unique: Becoming A Turnaround Leader By Laverne E. Brown, Gordon E. Penfold, And Gary J. Westra, Jim Roden
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Turning Points In The Expansion Of Christianity: From Pentecost To The Present By Alice Ott,
2022
Biola University
Book Review: Turning Points In The Expansion Of Christianity: From Pentecost To The Present By Alice Ott, David Thiessen
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Not Just The Sinner’S Prayer: People’S Experiences With “Stranger-Evangelism”,
2022
California Baptist University
Not Just The Sinner’S Prayer: People’S Experiences With “Stranger-Evangelism”, Kenneth Nehrbass
Great Commission Research Journal
While churches and Christian concerts are typical loci for evangelism, some Christians also broach the subject of faith with strangers they encounter at their health club, at the beach, or while visiting door-to-door. This study draws from 34 stories of “stranger-evangelism” offered by 11 ministers and laypeople who participated in semi-structured interviews. The central finding of this study is that stranger-evangelism contains a rich variety of experiences that are typical of any ministry: sometimes planned (by proclaiming, inviting, programming, befriending, and serving), and sometimes spontaneously. Participants described the fruit of their efforts along a continuum from rejection to interest, and ...
About The Great Commission Research Network Fall 2022,
2022
Azusa Pacifc University
About The Great Commission Research Network Fall 2022, David R. Dunaetz
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Motus Dei: The Movement Of God To Disciple The Nations Edited By Warrick Farah,
2022
Grand Canyon University
Book Review: Motus Dei: The Movement Of God To Disciple The Nations Edited By Warrick Farah, David H. Campbell
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
