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The Ecclesiological Implications Of The Priesthood Of All Believers, Alan Parker Nov 2017

The Ecclesiological Implications Of The Priesthood Of All Believers, Alan Parker

Faculty Works

The Protestant Reformation encouraged the "priesthood of all believers" but how does that concept impact the local church in the Seventh-day Adventist denomination? The lack of a clear ecclesiology has hampered the growth and effectiveness of Adventism. Both Exodus 19:6 and 1 Peter 2:9 provide a theological hermeneutic for how to reframe our ecclesiology in a way consistent with the Protestant principle of every believer serving as a priest. Priests are teachers, holy representatives, and mediators. The practical implications of these three aspects are examined. Luther's struggle with papal power structures are examined in the light of his radical understanding …


Gajung (House) Church Ministry As A Renewal Movement For Korean Protestant Church : Focusing On The Ministry Of Seoul Baptist Church Of Houston, Texas, Sinhyung Seo Oct 2017

Gajung (House) Church Ministry As A Renewal Movement For Korean Protestant Church : Focusing On The Ministry Of Seoul Baptist Church Of Houston, Texas, Sinhyung Seo

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Case Study Of Disciple-Making Practices Of The Korean Immigrant Churches In The United States : The Principles Of Reproduction In Disciple-Making, Sung Hyuk Nam Oct 2017

A Case Study Of Disciple-Making Practices Of The Korean Immigrant Churches In The United States : The Principles Of Reproduction In Disciple-Making, Sung Hyuk Nam

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Overflowing Generosity, Glenn Featherstone Douglass Aug 2017

Overflowing Generosity, Glenn Featherstone Douglass

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Reintroducting The Doctrine And Experience Of Christian Perfection To United Methodists, Matthew Hatcher Johnson May 2017

Reintroducting The Doctrine And Experience Of Christian Perfection To United Methodists, Matthew Hatcher Johnson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Preaching Wesley's Ordo Salutis : A Study In Wesleyan Theology Today, Edward E. Beedle May 2017

Preaching Wesley's Ordo Salutis : A Study In Wesleyan Theology Today, Edward E. Beedle

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Church Has Left The Building : The Benediction And Missional Worship, Nathan Leslie Carden May 2017

The Church Has Left The Building : The Benediction And Missional Worship, Nathan Leslie Carden

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Following Our Rabbi : Discovering An Apprentice Model Of Discipleship, Judith L. Ransbottom-Stallons May 2017

Following Our Rabbi : Discovering An Apprentice Model Of Discipleship, Judith L. Ransbottom-Stallons

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Cultures Of Intentional Connection : Effective Ministry Practices Of Congregations With Their Daycares And Schools, Mark C. Caldwell May 2017

Cultures Of Intentional Connection : Effective Ministry Practices Of Congregations With Their Daycares And Schools, Mark C. Caldwell

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Preachers' Kids Have Free Will, Too : Discerning Best Practices For The Spiritual Nurture Of Pastors' Children, Stephen G. Pichaske May 2017

Preachers' Kids Have Free Will, Too : Discerning Best Practices For The Spiritual Nurture Of Pastors' Children, Stephen G. Pichaske

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


From Infancy To Maturity : Effective Discipleship Practices Of Nazarene Churches, Anthony M. Sparrow May 2017

From Infancy To Maturity : Effective Discipleship Practices Of Nazarene Churches, Anthony M. Sparrow

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Missional Leadership : A Case Study Of The Representative Congregations Of Methodist, Presbyterian, And Other Churches In Tahan-Kalaymyo, Sagaing Region, Lal Thla Muana May 2017

Missional Leadership : A Case Study Of The Representative Congregations Of Methodist, Presbyterian, And Other Churches In Tahan-Kalaymyo, Sagaing Region, Lal Thla Muana

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Salvific Relationship : Exploring The Relationships Between Spiritual Growth And Missional Service In The Wichitas District Of The Oklahoma Annual Conference Of The United Methodist Church, Matthew B. Scraper May 2017

Salvific Relationship : Exploring The Relationships Between Spiritual Growth And Missional Service In The Wichitas District Of The Oklahoma Annual Conference Of The United Methodist Church, Matthew B. Scraper

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Church Health And A Merged Congregations In The Kentucky Conference, Eliseo A. Mejia-Leiva May 2017

The Relationship Between Church Health And A Merged Congregations In The Kentucky Conference, Eliseo A. Mejia-Leiva

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Hispanic United Methodist Church Growth : The Factors That Impact Growth In Hispanic United Methodist Churches Within The Kentucky Annual Conference, Iosmar Alvarez Alfonso May 2017

Hispanic United Methodist Church Growth : The Factors That Impact Growth In Hispanic United Methodist Churches Within The Kentucky Annual Conference, Iosmar Alvarez Alfonso

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Differentiation Of Self In Pastoral Leaders : Differentiation Of Self Inventory, Revised As A Valid Assessment Protocol, James Edward Cinocca Jr. May 2017

Differentiation Of Self In Pastoral Leaders : Differentiation Of Self Inventory, Revised As A Valid Assessment Protocol, James Edward Cinocca Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Impact Of Church Health On Mergers : A Study Of Two Merging United Methodist Congregations, Andrew Stephen Adams May 2017

Impact Of Church Health On Mergers : A Study Of Two Merging United Methodist Congregations, Andrew Stephen Adams

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Entrepreneurial Church Planting (Ecp) As A Model Of Fresh Expressions In The South Korean Context : Case Studies Exploring Relationships Between Church Planting And Social Capital, Sang Rak Joo May 2017

Entrepreneurial Church Planting (Ecp) As A Model Of Fresh Expressions In The South Korean Context : Case Studies Exploring Relationships Between Church Planting And Social Capital, Sang Rak Joo

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Second Birth : Multi-Site Ministry As A Means Of Church Revitalization In The United Methodist Church, Christopher R. Schmidt May 2017

A Second Birth : Multi-Site Ministry As A Means Of Church Revitalization In The United Methodist Church, Christopher R. Schmidt

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Normal Is Not Biblical : An Exploratory Study Of Ministry With Developmental Disabilities In The Arkansas Conference Of The United Methodist Church, Stephen E. Waggoner May 2017

Normal Is Not Biblical : An Exploratory Study Of Ministry With Developmental Disabilities In The Arkansas Conference Of The United Methodist Church, Stephen E. Waggoner

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Revive Us Again : Intergenerational Ministry As A Strategy For The Revitalization Of Bongshin Church In Seoul, Korea, Jung Jun Kim May 2017

Revive Us Again : Intergenerational Ministry As A Strategy For The Revitalization Of Bongshin Church In Seoul, Korea, Jung Jun Kim

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Difficult Ministry Seasons, Robbie B. Townsend Apr 2017

Difficult Ministry Seasons, Robbie B. Townsend

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Toward A New Church In A New Africa : A Biographical Study Of Bishop Ralph Edward Dodge 1907-2008, Samuel Dzobo Apr 2017

Toward A New Church In A New Africa : A Biographical Study Of Bishop Ralph Edward Dodge 1907-2008, Samuel Dzobo

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Five Practical Steps For Increasing Church Membership: A Case Study Of First Baptist Church Of Venice, Florida, Christopher Cornette Apr 2017

Five Practical Steps For Increasing Church Membership: A Case Study Of First Baptist Church Of Venice, Florida, Christopher Cornette

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The Bible implores Christians to commit themselves to one another for spiritual growth and personal accountability. This valuable mandate is best recognized in the New Testament as the local church. Many church leaders do not aggressively seize the opportunity to engage church attenders in making the church membership commitment. This thesis project will analyze and investigate the church membership growth processes of ten churches in three different denominations. This author will interview in depth the senior staff members as it relates to their effectiveness in moving attenders to church members compared with First Baptist Church of Venice. This church has …


1880 Minutes Of The Fifty-Third Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church Jan 2017

1880 Minutes Of The Fifty-Third Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church

Minutes of the Kentucky Conference

No abstract provided.


1880 Minutes Of The Fifty-Fourth Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church Jan 2017

1880 Minutes Of The Fifty-Fourth Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church

Minutes of the Kentucky Conference

No abstract provided.


1887 Minutes Of The Sixty-First Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church Jan 2017

1887 Minutes Of The Sixty-First Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church

Minutes of the Kentucky Conference

No abstract provided.


1889 Minutes Of The Sixty-Third Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church Jan 2017

1889 Minutes Of The Sixty-Third Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church

Minutes of the Kentucky Conference

No abstract provided.


1881 Minutes Of The Fifty-Fifth Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church Jan 2017

1881 Minutes Of The Fifty-Fifth Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church

Minutes of the Kentucky Conference

No abstract provided.


1885 Minutes Of The Fifty-Ninth Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church Jan 2017

1885 Minutes Of The Fifty-Ninth Session Of The Kentucky Conference Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church

Minutes of the Kentucky Conference

No abstract provided.