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The Importance Of Doctrinal Teaching In Holiness Camp Meetings, David C. Johnson

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Interest in this research began during the summer of 1974 with the author's involvement in a doctrine class for teenagers. The class was part of the program of the Jennings Lodge Summer Assembly Camp of the Evangelical Church of North America. Each general class had already been established, but no curriculum had been chosen. Thus it was necessary to improvise until improvement could be made. Therefore, this project began as an attempt to provide doctrinal material for teaching teens foundations of faith in the summer camp setting. It includes research into the needs of youth, as well as methods through …

A Pastor's Guide To Understanding Abortion And Its Theological And Ethical Implications, John Richard Tusant

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Babies are God's opinion that the world should go on. Babies are also the life-line for humanity. This continuing life-line proposes certain questions concerning the life and the death of babies as the pastor deals with humanity.

God has created man and woman to reproduce and replenish the earth, as seen in Genesis 9:7. However, the issue that faces society and particularly the pastor is, unwanted infants. The issue of unwanted infants has consequences that will govern the father and mother's thoughts and actions for life. Generally, people who question the importance of God's ways in the issue to be …

The West Coast Jesus Movement: 1965-1975, Thomas John Hinderliter

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

In the mid 1960 1 s, a new and unique phenomenon began to hit the religious establishment in America. Hippies, drug addicts, and the restless youth of America began converting to Christianity in unprecedented numbers. The new Christians became known variously as Jesus freaks, Jesus people, and street Christians. The developing movement became known as the Jesus revolution or the Jesus movement.

It is the purpose of this study to trace the development of the Jesus movement on the West Coast from 1965 to 1975.

A Projected Growth Strategy For The Madras Free Methodist Church, Ralph E. Cooper

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

B.T. Roberts, the spiritual forefather of all Free Methodists and the first bishop of the church "born of necessity" in 1860, was a man in the lineage of John Wesley the spiritual forefather of Methodism and Francis Asbury the first bishop of American Methodism.. Bishop Roberts was convinced that being a success does not come by chance in the work of the Lord.. He wrote in his book, ~ .2£ ~' "He who works for God never loses the fruit of his labors. Failure is clearly beyond the range of possibility .. " This same positive approach is given in …

The Prayer Ministry Of The Apostle Paul, John L. Tien

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Prayer is an important subject among the biblical teachings. In almost all of the books of the Bible, truths about prayer are mentioned, and actual prayers recorded.

Prayer is also important in the ecclesiastical life. It exists in all of the worships and fellowships among Christians, either in the beginning or at the end of the liturgy, sometimes also in the middle right before the sermon presentation.

Prayer is very important in the life of a Christian. At the time one is saved, he (or she) "calls upon the name of the Lord" through prayer. After he has been saved, …

Music As A Tool In Christian Education, Carl Jon Duhrkoop

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

As one enters a typical Sunday School, he will hear music. This is not surprising, for music is a prominent part of the education of the Church. Questions, however, are surfacing today. Is music a valuable part of the education of the Church or is it simply an appendage, used out of indifference, convention or even the need to fill up the time allotted? Is music being planned with the lesson or is it more commonly picked upon arrival? Is music chosen for its beauty, familiarity, intended use or for its rhythmic style? These questions are not easy to answer …

The Comparative Usages Of Δε΄ And Α΄Λλα΄ In The Four Gospels, Stanley James Witham

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

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A History Of The Pacific Northwest District Conference Of The Evangelical Free Church Of America, Robert A. Rapp

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

The Evangelical Free Church of America is a merger. It should be noted that the Free Church groups that merged in 1950 to form the Evangelical Free Church of America, each had early beginnings in the Northwest.

The first Free Evangelical witness in the Pacific Northwest occurred in the decade of the 1880s, following the historic meetings of organization at Boone, Iowa, and Boston, Massachusetts in 1884. The first churches of both the Swedish and Norwegian-Danish groups were centered in the Seattle-Tacoma area. Progress and growth were impeded in those early days by language and distance barriers. By the time …

An Analysis Of The Salt Program, James R. Tusant

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

"We are all parts of Christ's body, and it takes every one of us to make it complete, for we each have difficult work to do." Romans 12:4, The Living Bible.

As Christians we are the body of Christ. Our calling as individuals and our mission as a church will be accomplished only so well as each of us, as parts of the body, are functioning in ministry. We each have God-given gifts and we are called to use these gifts in service to each other and the world. This concept of lay ministry and its importance in the life …

A Christian Telephone Crisis Intervention Manual, John Calvin Kennington

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

In our society individuals face crisis situations regularly. From the beginning of life to its conclusion in death, a spider in the bathtub or an unkind remark, life moves from one crisis to another. Some things cause small emotional disturbances while others cause permanent psychological damage. What ever the cause, no crisis is small to the person going through it, and finding the resolution can become an all-consuming task. The problem of dealing with such emergencies is not new. Every generation has had to grapple with crises.

Biblical Servanthood: A Pattern For Christian Life And Ministry, Wayne Schock

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Excerpt: "Between secular and Christian codes of conduct there has always been a distinction regarding the ideal behavior and attitude. This is especially true in regards to how we see ourselves in relation to others. Friedrich Nietzsche, in the last part of the nineteenth century, proclaimed a new philosophy of man which claimed that the strong were justified in the exploitation of the weak, that the weak were in fact to be used by the strong and to serve the strong. He differentiated between "slave-morality" and "master-morality", and idealized the latter, and judged the "slave-morality" to be inferior and for …

A Training Manual For Wgm Regional Directors And Area Representatives (A Proposal), James Thomas Marshall

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

World Gospel Mission is an independent missionary organization that not only ministers in various countries around the world, but also conducts a vigorous ministry in the United States. This discussion is directed for area representatives and regional directors of the Church Ministries Department, who represent the Society in public meetings and from regional offices. Material presented is useful as a training manual for new personnel as well as a reference source for established personnel of the department. The reader should note the use of the term representative, for it refers to area representatives and regional directors alike.

A Comparative Analysis Of Pastoral Counseling Practices In Selected Protestant Churches, John C. Simmons

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

As a professional discipline pastoral counseling has increasingly grown toward full maturity. The literature available in the field is vast. A great many books describe the various methods and techniques of pastoral counseling. It is not at all difficult for the student serious in cultivating personal attitudes conducive to the role of pastoral counseling to discover suggestions and directives in the literature. In addition, professional journals on pastoral counseling deal with a wide range of topics from the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and counseling. These journals also deal with the integration of psychotherapeutic theory and theological concepts, and they keep …

Emotional Freedom For The Christian Through Communication: A Study Course For Adults, Bonnie Jerke

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

This graduate research project entitled, "Emotional Freedom for the Christian Though Communication: A Study Course for Adults," contains four chapters of basic information under the major headings of accepting, understanding, living with, and communicating with one's emotions. This process within the headings as adapted from James C. Coleman's Psychology and Effective Behavior in which her explains the steps to mastery of emotions as follows: (1) understand and accept them, (2) function with them and not against them, and (3) find constructive ways to express them. The practical outgrowth of these four chapters is the final chapter, a study course for …

The Pauline Idea Of Faith Contrasted With The Rabbinic Concept Of Halakhah, Reginald Lewis Melhorn

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

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A Process Approach For Sunday School Success: A Manual For The Evangelical Church Of North America, Linda E. Reksten

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

No abstract provided.