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A Plan For Developing An Effective Community Outreach Strategy For Churches In The Northeast, Roscoe Lilly Liberty University

A Plan For Developing An Effective Community Outreach Strategy For Churches In The Northeast, Roscoe Lilly

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Community outreach is an essential part of a church's mission to be "salt and light" to those around them. Community outreach creates the crucial platform for a church's evangelistic efforts. While many churches want to reach out to their community, few have a clear understanding of how or where to begin. The purpose of this project is to help churches in the Northeast better understand how to increase their community's receptivity to the gospel through a strategic community outreach plan. The project will use NorthStar Church as a case study. It is the aim of this project ...

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Overcoming The Five Primary Negative Thoughts: A Twenty- One Day Mind Renewal Plan For Men, Paul Chipman Liberty University

Overcoming The Five Primary Negative Thoughts: A Twenty- One Day Mind Renewal Plan For Men, Paul Chipman

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The Bible commands Christians to be transformed by renewing their minds with the Word of God. This project proposes a biblical mind transformation plan targeting men specifically, as well as the broader body of Christ. The plan equips Christians with the skills to learn how to identify, control, and eliminate the five primary negative thoughts. Once identified, these unhealthy thoughts will be replaced with a plethora of healthy self empowering thoughts resulting in a renewed Christ centered mindset. The research for this plan will be based on the Holy Scriptures, neuroscience (brain research), and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Pre and ...

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Pastoral Care: A New Model For Assessing The Spiritual Needs Of Hospitalized Patients, Douglas Robinson Liberty University

Pastoral Care: A New Model For Assessing The Spiritual Needs Of Hospitalized Patients, Douglas Robinson

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Hospitalized patients are at an elevated risk of suffering from spiritual distress. Patients value and expect having spiritual and emotional needs met when hospitalized. A direct correlation exists between spiritual and physical health, making spiritual assessment and care a pastoral priority. Research indicates a lack of proper training for pastors making hospital visits. The purpose of this project is to provide pastors with resources and understanding of spiritual assessment of hospitalized patients. This project also provides pastors with a template for a new model of spiritual assessment to aid with establishing a spiritual assessment tool to meet their ministry needs ...

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Developing A Congregational Care Model: Mount Olive Baptist Church, Donna Robinson Mack-Tatum Liberty University

Developing A Congregational Care Model: Mount Olive Baptist Church, Donna Robinson Mack-Tatum

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this thesis is to develop a layperson based Congregational Care Ministry Model to assist the pastor of large congregations. The topic was chosen as a means of addressing the need for the pastor of the Mount Olive Baptist Church to have assistance with meeting the needs of the congregation. As the congregation increases in size, it has become increasingly more difficult for him to visit the sick, counsel, minister to the bereaved, preach, and teach. While there are other ministries that assist in various ways with these tasks, this ministry will enhance the efforts that are already ...

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The Four Spiritual Laws: An Analysis Of Campus Crusade's Method Of Evangelism, Joshua John Kellogg Liberty University

The Four Spiritual Laws: An Analysis Of Campus Crusade's Method Of Evangelism, Joshua John Kellogg

Senior Honors Theses

The Four Spiritual Laws is a method of evangelism that has sold over one hundred million copies and has been translated into many different languages. This shows that the Four Spiritual Laws has been effective in its presentation of the Gospel. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the Four Spiritual Laws. This thesis will identify whether the message of the Four Spiritual Laws is biblically accurate. This will be done through an exegetical analysis of the Bible verses that the Four Spiritual Laws cite. Suggestions will be given to improve any weaknesses of the Four Spiritual Laws that ...

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The Hizmet Movement Of Canada’S Limitations And Weaknesses For A Healthy Dialogue, Faruk Arslan Wilfrid Laurier University

The Hizmet Movement Of Canada’S Limitations And Weaknesses For A Healthy Dialogue, Faruk Arslan

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Martin Luther On Marriage And Family, Trevor O'Reggio Andrews University

Martin Luther On Marriage And Family, Trevor O'Reggio

Faculty Publications

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The Role Of The Pastor As The Primary Worship Leader In The Local Church, Roger Holliman Liberty University

The Role Of The Pastor As The Primary Worship Leader In The Local Church, Roger Holliman

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this project is to encourage pastors to embrace their role as the principle worship leader, rather than to accept and believe "I am not the worship leader." This thesis project investigates and examines a senior pastor's theological duty and obligation as the worship leader of his or her church, and provides the biblical mandate and approaches for how to do this effectively and as a team leader. Through personal interviews of six pastors, plus current research on the topic of worship, this thesis provides instructions on how senior pastors may implement strategies to enhance their understanding ...

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Demonic Influence And Mental Disorders - Chapter 8 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford George Fox University

Demonic Influence And Mental Disorders - Chapter 8 Of "Counseling And The Demonic", Rodger K. Bufford

Counseling and the Demonic

Chapter 8 of Counseling and the Demonic by Rodger K Bufford

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Nehemiah's Bricks And Mortar Story: Strategy For A Successful Building Project, Carla Antoine Liberty University

Nehemiah's Bricks And Mortar Story: Strategy For A Successful Building Project, Carla Antoine

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Nehemiah was given a task to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. His leadership was effective, essential, strategic, and successful. Nehemiah's methodology provides a perfect model for completing church construction projects. This thesis project will examine aspects of Nehemiah's leadership and its effects on the various facets of construction. This project will review the theological, sociological, and philosophical views of Nehemiah, as well as the vision elements of a project, mobilization of workers, provision, and a structured guide for successfully completing the project. Research will be conducted on 100 church leaders, and congregations who have started a building project ...

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Trinity Iii One Year Series, Phillip L. Brandt 2017 Concordia University - Portland

Trinity Iii One Year Series, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday’s Sermon

This PDF comments on the readings for the third Sunday after Trinity in the historic one year series and offers up ideas for preaching and proclamation

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Pentecost 04 Series A 2017 (Proper 8), Phillip L. Brandt 2017 Concordia University - Portland

Pentecost 04 Series A 2017 (Proper 8), Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday’s Sermon

This PDF comments on the pericopes for the Eighth Proper after Pentecost, Series A and offers up ideas for preaching and proclamation.

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Pentecost 03 Series A 2017, Phillip L. Brandt 2017 Concordia University - Portland

Pentecost 03 Series A 2017, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday’s Sermon

This PDF contains comments on the Propers for the Third Sunday after Pentecost and ideas for preaching and proclamation

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Trinity Ii One Year Series, Phillip L. Brandt 2017 Concordia University - Portland

Trinity Ii One Year Series, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday’s Sermon

This PDF comments on the Pericopes for the Second Sunday after the Trinity in the One Year Series and offers ideas for preaching and Proclamation

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Pentecost 02 Series A 2017, Phillip L. Brandt 2017 Concordia University - Portland

Pentecost 02 Series A 2017, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday’s Sermon

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Trinity I One Year Series, Phillip L. Brandt 2017 Concordia University - Portland

Trinity I One Year Series, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday’s Sermon

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Feast Of The Holy Trinity One Year Series, Phillip L. Brandt 2017 Concordia University - Portland

Feast Of The Holy Trinity One Year Series, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday’s Sermon

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Feast Of Pentecost Series C 2017, Phillip L. Brandt 2017 Concordia University - Portland

Feast Of Pentecost Series C 2017, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday’s Sermon

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Feast Of Pentecost One Year Series, Phillip L. Brandt 2017 Concordia University - Portland

Feast Of Pentecost One Year Series, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday’s Sermon

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Toward Just Hospitality, Ron Bruner 2017 Westview Boys' Home

Toward Just Hospitality, Ron Bruner

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

The ministry of Jesus moved through times of seeking justice, sharing hospitality, and withdrawing for prayer. Though inescapably “other” because of his divine identity, he sought solidarity with humans by becoming human and interacting with humanity through hospitable practices. The Ancient Mediterranean customs of hospitality were well-defined, but Jesus took this powerful cultural framework and changed its practice so that it produced reconciliation and justice.

This work briefly reviews the practice of hospitality in the time of Jesus. It also presents the work of scholars identifying linguistic markers that would have cued readers in the Ancient Mediterranean to recognize a ...

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Ignatius: A Guide For Congregational Discernment, Benjamin Gensic 2017 Abilene Christian University

Ignatius: A Guide For Congregational Discernment, Benjamin Gensic

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

Congregations find themselves living in transformative times, but transformation is often an act of subtraction, which means congregations find themselves living in anxious times as well. Within this context, it is tempting for congregations to base decisions on either financial constraint or political expediency. However, such superficial discernment is incapable of guiding congregations wishing to respond to God’s activity in the world. This author argues that Ignatius of Loyola provides congregations with an alternative.

To accomplish this, the author walks the reader through the basic principles of Ignatian spirituality and discernment, making suggestions for how these can impact congregational ...

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Cruciformity, Differentiation, And Christian Spiritual Formation, David Hooper 2017 Abilene Christian University

Cruciformity, Differentiation, And Christian Spiritual Formation, David Hooper

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

This paper is an examination of two seemingly counterintuitive concepts in Christian spiritual formation. The concept of cruciformity presents the goal of spiritual formation as kenosis, or “emptying oneself of self.” The differentiation of self, as presented in Systems Theory, defines maturity as possessing a clear sense of self. Cruciformity, with its call to kenosis, does not seem to value individuality, making it susceptible to the trappings of enmeshment that emerge from an unbalanced focus on others. Cruciformity seems to judge differentiation as being too balanced, reserving for itself a degree of self-focus that would be deemed inappropriate. It is ...

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Easter Vii One Year Series, Phillip L. Brandt 2017 Concordia University - Portland

Easter Vii One Year Series, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday’s Sermon

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Easter 7 Series C 2017, Phillip L. Brandt 2017 Concordia University - Portland

Easter 7 Series C 2017, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday’s Sermon

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Número 26: Sexto Domingo De Pascua - Domingo De Trinidad, 2017 Luther Seminary

Número 26: Sexto Domingo De Pascua - Domingo De Trinidad

Estudios Exégeticos Homiléticos

Domingo 05.05.2002 – Sexto Domingo de Pascua – Samuel Almada
Salmo 66:7-18; Hechos 17:22-31; 1 Pedro 3:13-22; Juan 14:15-21

Domingo 12.05.2002 – Domingo de Ascensión – Samuel Almada
Salmo 47; Hechos 1:1-11; Efesios 1:17-23; Lucas 24:44-53

Domingo 19.05.2002 – Pentecostés – Samuel Almada
Salmo 104:25-35; 1 Corintios 12:3-7;Hechos 2:1-11; Juan 20:19-23

Domingo 26.05.2002 – Domingo de Trinidad – Samuel Almada
Salmo 8; Génesis 1:1-2:4; 2 Corintios 13:11-13; Mateo 26:16-20

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Número 25: 2º Domingo De Pascua - 5º Domingo De Pascua, 2017 Luther Seminary

Número 25: 2º Domingo De Pascua - 5º Domingo De Pascua

Estudios Exégeticos Homiléticos

Domingo 07.04.2002 – 2º Domingo de Pascua – Mercedes García Bachmann
Salmo 16; Hechos 2:14, 22-32; 1 Pedro 1:1.3-9; Juan 20: 19-31

Domingo 14.04.2002, – 3er Domingo de Pascua –Mercedes García Bachmann
Salmo 116:1-3.10-17; Hechos 2:14.36-41, 1 Pedro 1:17-23; Lucas 24:13-35

Domingo 21.04.2002 – 4to Domingo de Pascua – Mercedes García Bachmann
Salmo 23; Hechos 2:42-47; 1 Pedro 2: 19-25; Juan 10:1-10

Domingo 28.04.2002 – 5to Domingo de Pascua – Mercedes García Bachmann
Salmo 31:1-5.15-16; Hechos 7:55-60; 1 Pedro 2:2-10; Juan 14:1-14

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Número 24: 3º De Cuaresma - Domingo De Pascua De Resurrección, 2017 Luther Seminary

Número 24: 3º De Cuaresma - Domingo De Pascua De Resurrección

Estudios Exégeticos Homiléticos

Domingo 03.03.2002 – 3º de Cuaresma – Néstor Míguez
Salmo 95; Éxodo 17: 3-7; Romanos 5: 1-11; Juan 4:5-26 (27-42)

Domingo 10.03.2002 – 4º de Cuaresma – Néstor Míguez
Salmo 23; 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Efesios 5:8-14; Juan 9:1-41

Domingo 17.03.2002 – 5º de Cuaresma – Néstor Míguez
Salmo 130; Ezequiel 37:1-14; Romanos 8:6-11; Juan 11:1-45

Domingo 24.03.2002 – Domingo de Ramos – Néstor Míguez
Salmo 118:1-2,19-29; Isaías 50:4-9; Filipenses 2:5-11; Mateo 21:1-11

Jueves 28.03.2002 – Jueves Santo – Néstor Míguez
Salmo 116:1,10-17; Éxodo 12:1-14; 1 ...

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Número 23: 4º De Epifanía - 2º De Cuaresma, 2017 Luther Seminary

Número 23: 4º De Epifanía - 2º De Cuaresma

Estudios Exégeticos Homiléticos

Domingo 3.02.02 – 4º de Epifanía – J. Severino Croatto
Salmo 37:1-11; Miqueas 6:1-8; 1 Corintios 1:18-31, Mateo 5:1-12

Domingo 10.02.02 – Último de Epifanía o Transfiguración – J. Severino Croatto
Salmo 2:6-11; Éxodo 24:12-18; 2 Pedro 1:16-21; Mateo 17:1-9

Domingo 17.02.02 – 1º de Cuaresma – J. Severino Croatto
Salmo 32; Génesis 2:4-9, 15-17; Romanos 5:12-19; Mateo 4:1-11

Domingo 24.02.02 – 2º de Cuaresma – J. Severino Croatto
Salmo 121; Génesis 12:1-4; Romanos 4:1-5, 13-17; Juan 3:1-17

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Número 22: Epifanía - Tercer Domingo De Epifanía, 2017 Luther Seminary

Número 22: Epifanía - Tercer Domingo De Epifanía

Estudios Exégeticos Homiléticos

06.01.2002 – Epifanía – Pablo Andiñach
Isaías 60:1-6; Salmo 72; Efesios 3:1-12; Mateo 2:1-12

13.01.2002 – Bautismo de Jesús – Pablo Andiñach
Salmo 29; Isaías 42:1-9; Hechos 10:34-43; Mateo 3:13-17

20.01.2002 – Segundo Domingo de Epifanía – Pablo Andiñach
Salmo 40:1-11; Isaías 49,1-7; 1 Corintios 1:1-9; Juan 1:29-34

27.01.2002 – Tercer Domingo de Epifanía – Pablo Andiñach
Salmo 27:1-6; Isaías 9,1-4; 1 Corintios 1,10-17; Mateo 4,12-23

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Easter 6 Series C 2017, Phillip L. Brandt 2017 Concordia University - Portland

Easter 6 Series C 2017, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday’s Sermon

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Popular Authors

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Roscoe Lilly Liberty University

Rodger Bufford George Fox University

Paul Chipman Liberty University

Douglas Robinson Liberty University

Donna Mack-Tatum Liberty University

Trevor O'Reggio Andrews University

Joshua Kellogg Liberty University

Roger Holliman Liberty University

Timothy Yates Liberty University

Brian Moss Liberty University

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