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Transforming Attitudes And Commitment To Missions At The Mt. Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church In Greenville, South Carolina, Jermaine A. Boyce

Doctor of Ministry Projects

This ministry project's goal was to seek transformation in attitudes and commitment to missions at the Mt. Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, South Carolina. The goal of transformation was to guide the congregation's mission practices to be exemplary of its 'Missionary' name and the overall mission of the church as discovered in Luke-Acts and in the Abrahamic Covenant.

The project tested the attitudes and commitment to missions from the Missionary Society in comparison to the general congregation. The project revealed both strengths and weaknesses in the attitudes and commitments of the Missionary Society and the congregation about missions. The …

Spiritual Care For Missionaries Within The Ministry Context Of Make Way Partners, Milton R. Smith

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Spiritual Care for Missionaries Within the Ministry Context of Make Way Partners is the report of a research project. The objective of this project was to study the spiritual care of missionaries within the ministry context of Make Way Partners (MWP). The ministry context of MWP is to prevent and combat human trafficking. The context of this project was in the country of Sudan, in and near Darfur.

In particular, the study addressed the possibility that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator might aid the leadership of MWP in predicting how missionaries might respond to stress in the field. Also, the project …

1937 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association

Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books

The 1937 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Kings Mountain, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by C. V. Martin. The Committee on Religious Literature recommends The Royal Service, The Window Y.W.A., and World Comrades publications. John William Suttle has served as Moderator for the Kings Mountain Baptist Association for twenty-five years. Wade D. Bostic, a missionary to China gave a report on the country's conditions.

1877 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association

Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books

The 1877 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Pleasant Hill Church (present day: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church) in Grover, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by J. H. Yarboro. The Committee on Education addresses associational support for the development of a female college and the continued support for the Shelby Academy, principal J. A. White, the Boiling Springs Academy, and Wake Forest College. A motion was made and resolved to endorse the "efforts of the Board of Trustees of the Kings Mountain Female College, to establish such a college" in Cleveland County.The association considered a motion …

1871 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association

Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books

The 1871 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Bethel Church in Iredell County, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder G. M. Webb. Churches at Capernaum, Shelby, and New Prospect were received in the Kings Mountain Baptist Association upon their dismission from the Broad River Baptist Association. The 8th article in the Abstract of Principles regarding baptism were changed. The 12th article from the Abstract of Principles was stricken out. This year marked the first year that a circular letter was not sent out to associational and missionary churches. The association elected to reinstate the …

1868 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association

Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books

The 1868 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at Mount Paran Church (present day: Mount Paran Baptist Church) in Blacksburg, located in neighboring Cherokee County, SC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder G. M. Webb and the circular letter authored by Elder J. H. Yarboro. Committees on Sabbath Schools and Missions report a decline in funding and practice.

1864 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association

Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books

The 1864 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at the Bethel Meeting House in Iredell County, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder Larkin M. Berry and the circular letter was authored by Elder Gabriel Phillips of the Broad River Baptist Association. At the conclusion of the missionary sermon, delivered by Elder George W. Rollins on September 18, a collection was received in the amount of $372.66 to send the gospel to the North Carolina troops of the Confederate Army. The Committee on Sabbath Schools resolved to appoint Elder G. M. Webb as a missionary to …

1863 Minutes Of The Kings Mountain Baptist Association, Kings Mountain Baptist Association

Kings Mountain Baptist Association Minute Books

The 1863 meeting of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association took place at the Sandy Run Meeting House (present day: Sandy Run Baptist Church) in Mooresboro, NC. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder George W. Rollins and the circular letter was authored by Elder Larkin M. Berry. On October 25, the association collected $654.25 to aid the Marion Board's operations to send the gospel to North Carolina troops in the Confederate Army. Additional contributions during the associational session brought the total to $671.50. A resolution was made for associational churches to cease correspondence and association with itinerant preacher Drury Scruggs. …