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Multicultural Realities: A Call To Diversify The Unity Of The Church, Simone Twibell

Faculty Scholarship – Christian Ministry

With the advent of modernization and globalization, the social landscape of our world has been rapidly changing. Urbanization and new patterns of migration have contributed to the formation of a complex tapestry of cultural plurality. As a result, the social fabric of society has undergone a swift transformation, challenging Christians to continually think about their faith in new ways. Perhaps like never before, in the last few decades America has seen large new multicultural populations emerge. It does not take a social scientist to recognize that our world is diverse, our cities and towns are changing, and our schools and …

Missiology As A Discipline: Its Dimensions And Scope, Simone Twibell

Faculty Scholarship – Christian Ministry

At its most fundamental level, missiology simply refers to the study of mission. This basic understanding, however, invites further reflection. What and whose mission ought to be studied? What methods, academic disciplines, and tools must be employed in such a study? Inevitably, other questions beckon to be included in the discussion. Is there an essential core that pertains only to missiology that is not shared by other disciplines? What are missiology’s primary concerns? What are the goals and purpose of missiology? This article seeks to address these pertinent issues by offering a few insights from both a biblical and academic …

Augustine Of Hippo: A Historical Theology Critique, Zachary Monte

Honors Program Projects

This study evaluates how current historical theology survey texts understand and present the theology of Augustine. The texts are examined to assess the following: accuracy of presentation on discussed topics, specific theological topics Augustine addressed excluded in the surveys, and theological bias on the part of the authors. The historical theology surveys include Gregg Allison’s Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine, Justo González’s A History of Christian Thought, and Alister McGrath’s Historical Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought. The three major topics treated include Augustine’s Trinitarian thought, the Donatist Controversy, and the Pelagian Controversy. The findings …

Short-Term Missions: Making A Long-Lasting Difference In Today's World, Simone Twibell

Faculty Scholarship – Christian Ministry

Over the course of the last few decades, short-term missions (STM) has invigorated and challenged the missionary enterprise around the world like no other movement. In fact, close to 1.6 million adults from the United States travel abroad every year on STM trips. During 2015, the Church of the Nazarene alone sent 618 short-term missions teams from the United States, including Work & Witness, University teams and Jesus Film Ministry teams. This effort involved the participation of 8,644 individuals who engaged in an intentional missional journey and stimulated missionary activity both at home and abroad. The magnitude of this movement …

Me And We: God's New Social Gospel, Leonard Sweet, Craighton T. Hippenhammer

Faculty Scholarship – Library Science

A review of a book by Leonard Sweet that attempts to redefine the old social gospel into a new social gospel that is more evangelical in nature than the recent social justice movement.

Faith-Based Programming And Community Transformation, Larry Bollinger

Ed.D. Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to investigate the correlation between holistic programs administered by local Nazarene congregations and any impact on self-efficacy in order to assess the programs’ impact on community transformation. The goal was to determine if faith has a positive impact on poverty alleviation outcomes and if local congregations can be at least as effective as secular agencies in helping communities make progress out of poverty. The researcher used the New General Self-Efficacy (NGSE) scale to evaluate self-efficacy (Chen, Gully, & Eden, 2001) and found the beneficiaries of the holistic programs of Bangladesh Nazarene Mission had statistically …

The Effects Of Laity Ministry Involvement On Transformational Discipleship, Emmanuel Reinbold

Ed.D. Dissertations

This study sought to determine the impacts of The Place Assessment process within four congregations that are a part of The Church of the Nazarene in central and Eastern Iowa. The Place Assessment process included structured teaching, completing a comprehensive assessment online, and structured coaching. The results of this process showed measurable increases in the areas of discipleship engagement and discipleship transformation.

2nd Place Essay: Leading Without Limits, Whitney Knox

Reed Leadership Student Essay Contest Winners

In response to the essay prompt: "If you knew you could not fail as a leader, what would you attempt to do for Jesus?"

I am a firm believer that God equips His servants for the mission that He calls them to. I hope someday to be a calming and assuring presence for my patients during a time when they are suffering. Knowing that I could not fail as a leader, I would not be afraid to make the tough decisions that deeply affect the lives of those who entrust me with their health care. Knowing that Jesus would not …

1st Place Essay: Bringing Revival To Central And Eastern Europe, Chelsea Risinger

Reed Leadership Student Essay Contest Winners

In response to the essay prompt: "If you knew you could not fail as a leader, what would you attempt to do for Jesus?"

If I was certain that I could not fail as a leader, I would work to bring revival to Central and Eastern Europe. Former areas of high religious influence, these ex-Soviet countries have been altogether stripped of their beliefs in Jesus Christ. Those that were Christians in Slovakia, previously Czechoslovakia, during the time of Communism were looked down upon or punished for going to church. With unfailing leadership, my attempt for Christ would include a revival …

3rd Place Essay: Serving God On The Mission Field, Abbie Allen

Reed Leadership Student Essay Contest Winners

In response to the essay prompt: "If you knew you could not fail as a leader, what would you attempt to do for Jesus?"

By the end of elementary school, I knew two things about my life. I wanted to be a nurse, and God wanted me to be a missionary. It would take me a while to understand that God, being a good God, could take the desires of my heart and use them to serve Him on the mission field. If I knew I could not fail as a leader and if I had God’s blessing, I would …

Reducing Barriers To Wesleyan Thought: Olivet Nazarene University And The Wesleyan Holiness Library, Craighton T. Hippenhammer

Faculty Scholarship – Library Science

Olivet Nazarene University’s recent move to start publishing academic scholarship in a digital institutional repository, Digital Commons, is a smart move to not only highlight and preserve Olivet scholarship, but also to support the worldwide open access movement that is widely expected to rescue the current failing model of academic publishing. The traditional methods for publishing faculty scholarship have been inadequate for some time, and the financial structures that sustain them are collapsing due to skyrocketing journal prices. What faculty members want most for their research is that it be as accessible, available and useful to other researchers and to …

Preacher's Magazine Volume 74 Number 04, Neil B. Wiseman (Editor)

Preacher's Magazine

EDITORIAL Thanks, Brother, for Shaping Our Ministry, Neil B. Wiseman

FEATURE What People Remember About Your Ministry, Neil B. Wiseman

COLLECTION OF RANDAL E. DENNY WRITINGS Is Your Passport Ready?; The Most Neglected Ministry in the Church; We Preach Christ Crucified; At Your Service, Lord!; Pastoral Ministry: A Front Seat in Human Experience; Sunday School Is More Important than We Think; Theology of the Church—We Are Family; The Secret of Victorious Living; Just a Parish Priest; Precious Moments of Worship; What I Learned from Receiving Pastoral Care; To Be Used of God; What Is Success in Ministry?; Serendipities of Work …

Preacher's Magazine Volume 74 Number 03, Randal E. Denny (Editor)

Preacher's Magazine

EDITORIAL Passport for Home, Wilbur W. Brannon

HOLINESS Definite Holiness Preaching, Morris Chalfant

HOLINESS CLASSICS Holiness Teaching—New Testament Times to Wesley, by Paul Merritt Bassett, J. Kenneth Grider

TODAY’S BOOKS FOR TODAY’S PREACHERS A Dangerous Hope, Derl G. Keefer

PREACHER’S EXCHANGE

CHURCH MUSIC Hymn Story of the Month—Part Four, Keith Schwanz; A Tight Squeeze, Donna G. Kelley; How I Taught Children to Sing—When I Couldn’t Carry a Tune, Lois Hoadley Dick

FEATURES The Sticky Question of Denominational Loyalty, Richard S. Taylor; Go On to Maturity, William Tucker; Church of the Solid Rock, Joseph M. Stowell

CHURCH …

Preacher's Magazine Volume 74 Number 02, Randal E. Denny (Editor)

Preacher's Magazine

EDITORIAL Beautiful Savior, Randal E. Denny

FEATURE A Scientist Takes Steps Along His Damascus Road, Karl Giberson; Memories, Movements, and Measurements of Grace, Bud Reedy; Small-talk Your Way to a Successful Career, Patricia L. Fry

GREAT HOLINESS CLASSICS The Holy Spirit and the Church’s Master, Paul S. Rees

EVANGELISM Candles and Roses, Ernest McNaught

CHRISTIAN HOLIDAYS Implications of the Incarnation, David Hoffman; Christmas Blesses Small, J. Grant Swank Jr.

CHURCH MUSIC Hymn Story of the Month—Part Three, Keith Schwanz

PREACHING Attitude Check, Jim L. Wilson

PASTOR’S PERSONAL GROWTH Children with a Glass Life: A Review of the …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 87 Number 12 (1998), J. Wesley Eby (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Fine Image Photography

FEATURES

4 Believing and Receiving, Paul M. Bassett

6 When Promise Becomes Presence, Wayne M. Warner

8 A Pocket of Calm, Lucinda Norman

10 Christmas All Year Long?, June Cerza Kolf

14 Christmas Traditions- Making Your Family Celebrations Memorable, STAN and LINDA TOLER & Elmer and Ruth Towns

POETRY

9 A Prayer for Advent, Joel T. Mills

CONTINUING COLUMNS

2 Editor’s Choice, J. Wesley Eby

3 Masculine Journey, Victor Schreffler

7 General Superintendent’s Viewpoint, Jerry D. Porter

11 Words of Faith, Rob L. Staples

16 The Unheralded, J. Wesley Eby

17 In a Woman’s …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 87 Number 11 (1998), J. Wesley Eby (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Comstock

FEATURES

2 Statement in Support of Refugees and Immigrants, Board of General Superintendents

4 Multicultural Ministries Conference Focuses on Reconciliation, Bryon Mclaughlin

7 What Kind of Church Do You Seek?, Wayne M. Warner

8 The Blue Cross, Jean Testerman

14 Let Me Help You Write, L. Elizabeth Arthurs

16 God Gave Me a Lawyer and a Songbird, Melissa Salisbury

CONTINUING COLUMNS

3 Guest Editorial, Bev Borbe

6 General Superintendent’s Viewpoint, Paul G. Cunningham

10 Words of Faith, Rob L. Staples

18 The Family Album, Jerry and Lynda Cohagan

20 The Unheralded, J. Wesley Eby

DEPARTMENTS

11 …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 87 Number 10 (1998), J. Wesley Eby (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: B. Taylor/ H. Armstrong Roberts, Inc.

FEATURES

2 A Call to Action, Board of General Superintendents

4 Ministering to Our Pastors, Chip Ricks

8 Reflections of a Recently Retired Pastor, Stan Meek

16 Nazarene Bible College- Preparing Future Pastors

CONTINUING COLUMNS

3 General Superintendent’s Viewpoint, James H. Diehl

7 In a Woman’s Voice, Marlo M. Schalesky

10 Nazarene Roots, Stan Ingersol

11 Words of Faith, Rob L. Staples

14 Guest Editorial, John M. Smee

18 The Unheralded, J. Wesley Eby

19 Masculine Journey, Victor Schreffler

DEPARTMENTS

6 The Readers Write

12-13, 20-21 News

15 The Question Box …

Preacher's Magazine Volume 74 Number 01, Randal E. Denny (Editor)

Preacher's Magazine

EDITORIAL An Unfaltering Faith, Randal E. Denny

FEATURE The Limits of Plagiarism, J.B. Chapman

HOLINESS CLASSICS I Want to Know Christ, Carl Leth

HOLINESS HERITAGE Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary Heritage Day, Floyd T. Cunningham

PREACHING Preparing Your Attitude for Sunday, Craig Rench

BIBLICAL STUDIES The Biblical Gift of Tongues, B.D. Webb

WORSHIP Now Hear This, Jim I. Wilson; The Need to Feel Unstrung, Doug Barnett

CHURCH MUSIC Hymn Story of the Month, Part Two, Keith Schwanz

SERMON Is There Hope for the Hapless Wedding Guest?, C.S. Cowles

PICTURE WINDOWS FOR PREACHING, Compiled by Derl G. Keefer

WESLEYANA Within a …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 87 Number 09 (1998), J. Wesley Eby (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo and Art Credit: Comstock, Miller, and Pluff

FEATURES

2 Leftovers for God?, Mark Barnes

5 Mine? Or His?, Richard Maffeo

6 No Pain, No Gain, Stephen Lim

9 Is It My Turn?, June Cerza Kolf

12 Sanctification- A Comprehensive Provision, Al Truesdale and Bonnie Perry

18 Grilled-Cheese-Sandwich Time, Grant Lee

CONTINUING COLUMNS

(Inside front cover) General Superintendent’s Viewpoint, William J. Prince

4 Guest Editorial, Loren P. Gresham

8 The Family Album, Jerry & Lynda Cohagan

10 The Unheralded, J. Wesley Eby

15 Words of Faith, Rob L. Staples

DEPARTMENTS

14 The Readers Write

16-17, 21-22 News

20 The …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 87 Number 08 (1998), J. Wesley Eby (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Dennis Flaherty Photography

FEATURES

2 Why I Believe in Evangelism and Revivals, Donald D. Owens

3 Evangelism Is a Process, Lyle Pointer

6 The Day We Crossed Kellogg, Joyce Williams

10 Three Little Plants, Leanore M. Button

14 What’s a Nice Church like You Doing in a Place like This?, Mike Jackson

CONTINUING COLUMNS

4 General Superintendent’s Viewpoint, John A. Knight

8 In a Woman’s Voice, Marlo M. Schalesky

9 Guest Editorial, W. Mark Greathouse

15 Words of Faith, Rob L. Staples

16 The Unheralded, J. Wesley Eby

17 Masculine Journey, Victor Schreffler

DEPARTMENTS

5 The Readers …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 87 Number 07 (1998), J. Wesley Eby (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Cover photos courtesy of Nashville First Church of the Nazarene

FEATURES

2 Growing in Holiness, Wayne M. Warner

3 Eight Ways to Grow Spiritually, Victor M. Parachin

5 Formal Dining in a Robe and Slippers, Tina Krause

10 Heirs of Holy Intensity, Gary Allen Henecke

16 Lessons Learned at VBS, Mike Jackson

CONTINUING COLUMNS

(Inside Front Cover) General Superintendent’s Viewpoint, Jim L. Bond

4 Guest Editorial, Bruce Oldham

6 Words of Faith, Rob L. Staples

15 The Family Album, Jerry and Lynda Cohagan

18 The Unheralded, J. Wesley Eby

DEPARTMENTS

7 The Readers Write

8-9, 20-21 News …

Preacher's Magazine Volume 73 Number 04, Randal E. Denny (Editor)

Preacher's Magazine

EDITORIAL Pastors and Parishioners Really Do Need Each Other, Randal E. Denny

GREAT HOLINESS CLASSICS, Aaron M. Hills

SPECIAL FEATURE Life in the Family of God, Roger L. Hahn

SPECIAL Is This Epochal?, J. Kenneth Grider

PREACHING A Theology of Reminder, John A. Kitchen

EVANGELISM Interview with Tom Nees, Bryon McLaughlin

REVIVAL Keeping the Church Alive, Muriel Larson; True Stories, Mary Legner

PASTOR’S PERSONAL GROWTH The Biblical Basis for Accountability Relationships, David E. Dryer; Pastor, Who Looks After You?, John I. Hoh Jr.; To Whom Does the Pastor Talk?, Ronald L. Phelps

TODAY’S BOOKS FOR TODAY’S …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 87 Number 06 (1998), J. Wesley Eby (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Comstock

FEATURES

2 “Flames of Holy Love” John Wesley’s Trinitarian Faith, Roderick T. Leupp

6 Did I Take THIS Man?, Mayo Mathers

10 A Promise Kept, Cheryl Gochnauer

12 In Sickness and in Health, Joyce Williams

20 Communication: Understanding How to Understand, Bob and Yvonne Turnbull

CONTINUING COLUMNS

4 General Superintendent’s Viewpoint, Jerry D. Porter

5 Words of Faith, Rob L. Staples

9 Guest Editorial, Stephen G. Green

11 Masculine Journey, Victor Schreffler

13 In a Woman’s Voice, Marlo M. Schalesky

DEPARTMENTS

14-15, 19 News

16 Top Five Sunday Schools

18 The Question Box

18 The Readers …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 87 Number 05 (1998), J. Wesley Eby (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: H. Armstrong Roberts

FEATURES

2 Why Celebrate Pentecost?, Ron McClung

4 Power and Pentecost, J. Grant Swank Jr.

8 Quiet Woman, Exuberant Song, Keith Schwanz

12 A Tribute to Wesley D. Tracy

18 God’s Love is like a Boomerang, Marilyn J. Woody

CONTINUING COLUMNS

3 General Superintendent’s Viewpoint,

Paul G. Cunningham

7 Guest Editorial, C. Neil Strait

11 Words of Faith, Rob L. Staples

16 The Unheralded, J. Wesley Eby

22 The Family Album, Jerry and Lynda Cohagan

DEPARTMENTS

6 The Readers Write

14-15, 20-21 News

23 Late News

23 NCN Broadcast Schedule

Herald Of Holiness Volume 87 Number 04 (1998), Wesley D. Tracy (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: B. Taylor, H. Armstrong Roberts

FEATURES

8 The Lesson of the Wind-Blown Leaf, Audrey Carli

10 Where Are the Merry Widows?, Gloria Willingham

22 Palm Sunday Parade, J. Grant Swank Jr.

24 Pontius Pilate: One Way or the Other, Kenneth L. Gibble

26 The Graveclothes Are Empty, Tim White

28 Easter, the Cross, and Bunny Bunny, Brenda Kern

36 Unsure Victory, but Assured Faith, Michael D. Beegle

38 This Culture Is Overrated, William Willimon

40 Faith Promise, Gerry Peck

POETRY

23 The Donkey, G. K. Chesterton

30 Are You One of Them?, Dorothy Purdy

CONTINUING COLUMNS

6 …

Preacher's Magazine Volume 73 Number 03, Randal E. Denny (Editor)

Preacher's Magazine

GREAT HOLINESS CLASSICS A New Crisis Ensues, E. Stanley Jones

FEATURE The Triumphant Defeat, John G. Merritt

CHRISTIAN MINISTRY Is There a Place for Shepherds in This Era of Ranchers Complex?, Edmond P. Nash; Ministry Means a Cross, Jerry McCant; Willing Workers, Sue Murphy Mote; The Wacky World of Ministering to the Unchurched: The High Cost of Reaching People You Never Expected to See in Church, Karen Aaker; Ministry: By Gender or by Gift?, Jeannie Neufeld; To Forgive Is to Forget, Raquel Liz Cintron-Forrest

PREACHER’S EXCHANGE

PASTOR, BE ENCOURAGED Where Do Pastors and Mates Go for Help?, C. Neil Strait …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 87 Number 03 (1998), Wesley D. Tracy (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Jim Whitmer

FEATURES

4 Holiness and Discipleship, J. Ray Shadowens

8 Parent-Child Communication: 7 Ways to Close the Gap, Debra Fulghum Bruce

10 Who Needs Missionaries?, Chéri WALTERS

20 To Die For, Victor M. Parachin

22 Blessed Are the Merciful, Janette Oke

26 An Appetite for Righteousness, Joe Seaborn

33 My Snow Prayer, Maxine Dowd Jensen

36 Twenty Years with Cancer, Stephen M. Miller

CONTINUING COLUMNS

1 General Superintendent’s Viewpoint, William J. Prince

2 Masculine Journey, Victor Schreffler

18 The Family Album, Jerry and Lynda Cohagan

32 Words of Faith, Rob L. Staples

33 In a Woman’s …

Herald Of Holiness Volume 87 Number 02 (1998), Wesley D. Tracy (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: Jesse Middendorf

FEATURES

2 Beauty Doesn’t Need a Pretty Package, Marlo M. Schalesky

3 Working, Changing, Growing, Mabel Adamson

19 How to Be Incredibly Happy, Cheryl Jackson

20 Who Said Meow?, Sharon K. Mclellan

22 The Sandwich Generation, Phillip W. Bolerjack

25 Phil and Laura—a Sandwich Generation Case Study

30 The Hymn That Became a Benediction, Victor M. Parachin

44 Marriage Mentoring: The Sleeping Giant in the Church, Les Parrott III and Leslie Parrott

POETRY

39 Aim High, Charles Hastings Smith

CONTINUING COLUMNS

6 General Superintendent’s Viewpoint, John A. Knight

16 Into the Word, Roger L. Hahn …

Just Cause: How Nazarene Students Are Changing Their World, Frank M. Moore

Books and Manuscripts – Theology

The stories of people and projects in this book come from a program in the Church of the Nazarene called C.A.U.S.E. C.A.U.S.E. is an acronym for College and University students Serving and Enabling. It is a unique short-term program involving college students in ministry around the world. The program is coordinated through International Headquarters for the Church of the Nazarene in Kansas City. They select one particular mission field each year and attempt to make an impact in an area of extreme need.

Herald Of Holiness Volume 87 Number 01 (1998), Wesley D. Tracy (Editor)

Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today

Cover Photo Credit: H. Armstrong Roberts

FEATURES

2 NTS—A Place for Growing Visions, Gordon Wetmore

4 Deep Roots—Great Shade, Doug Samples

22 The Gift of Simplicity, Karen O’connor

26 A Day in the Son, Jane A. Rubietta

31 Paring Down, J. Grant Swank Jr.

32 A Contented Spirit, Betty Ann Nolan

34 Instant Results, Pauline Ellis Cramer

44 Rest And Revolution, Kenneth L. Gibble

POETRY

46 Life’s Winters, Kathryn Burns

CONTINUING COLUMNS

9 Masculine Journey, Victor Schreffler

11 General Superintendent’s Viewpoint, Jim L. Bond

19 Into the Word, Roger L. Hahn

20 Words of Faith, Rob L. Staples

34 …