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Some Chapters Of My Life Story, Henry Clay Morrison Jan 2014

Some Chapters Of My Life Story, Henry Clay Morrison

Heritage Material

No abstract provided.


Harmonizing Individual And Ecclesiastical Expectations With The Institution Of Theological Education, Meeli Tankler Jan 2013

Harmonizing Individual And Ecclesiastical Expectations With The Institution Of Theological Education, Meeli Tankler

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Thoughts For The Thoughtful, Henry Clay Morrison Jan 2013

Thoughts For The Thoughtful, Henry Clay Morrison

Heritage Material

No abstract provided.


Historical Support For Early Methodist Views Of Water And Spirit Baptism, Joseph D. Mcpherson Jan 2013

Historical Support For Early Methodist Views Of Water And Spirit Baptism, Joseph D. Mcpherson

The Asbury Journal

This paper is a product of the Wesleyan Studies Summer Seminar for 2011. This program at Asbury Theological Seminary, under the leadership of Dr. Kenneth Collins, provides Wesleyan scholars with a month long intensive opportunity for research, writing, and interacting with other Wesleyan scholars for the furthering of academic knowledge in fields of Wesleyan Studies.


This paper explores the historical theological positions regarding water and Spirit Baptism in early Methodism and how these views diverged in the American Holiness Movement. Early Methodist teaching was more in line with Church history in associating water baptism with the outpouring of the Holy …


The Practical Theology Of The General Rules, Andrew C. Thompson Jan 2013

The Practical Theology Of The General Rules, Andrew C. Thompson

The Asbury Journal

The “General Rules of the United Societies” were a central component of the early Methodist movement under John Wesley’s leadership. Examinations of the General Rules in contemporary literature tend to focus on their role in personal and organizational discipline for early Methodists and for the movement as a whole. Yet a close examination of the rules shows that they served a greater purpose: as the practical theological articulation of how Methodists could expect to experience sanctification in the context of their lives. This crucial aspect of the General Rules’ use can be seen by exploring Wesley’s understanding of the means …


Poetry As The Handmaid Of Piety: Hymns As A Catalyst For Human Development In Early Methodism, Brian Yeich Jan 2012

Poetry As The Handmaid Of Piety: Hymns As A Catalyst For Human Development In Early Methodism, Brian Yeich

The Asbury Journal

In the preface to the 1780 edition o f Hymns for the People Called Methodist, John Wesley stated, 'When Poetry thus keeps its place, as the handmaid of Piety, it shall attain, not a poor perishable 'Wreath, but a crown that fadeth not away."l While John Wesley may have never used the term ''human development," a student of Wesley would quickly observe that Wesley and the early Methodists were focused on the transformation of individual human lives as well as the society in which they lived. This paper explores the connection between the hynmody of early Methodism and …


Wesleyan Discipleship Group : Wesleyan Discipleship As A Catalyst For Equipping Servants, Steven Kayne Pulliam Jan 2011

Wesleyan Discipleship Group : Wesleyan Discipleship As A Catalyst For Equipping Servants, Steven Kayne Pulliam

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Holistic Christian Formation For Enduring Leadership, Robert Stephen Gober Jan 2010

Holistic Christian Formation For Enduring Leadership, Robert Stephen Gober

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Discover Your Wesleyan Dna : A Curriculum For The Wesleyan Methodist Church Of New Zealand, Richard James Waugh Jan 2010

Discover Your Wesleyan Dna : A Curriculum For The Wesleyan Methodist Church Of New Zealand, Richard James Waugh

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Personal Well-Being : Issues Vital To Longevity And Faithfulness In The Pastoral Ministry In The Trinity Annual Conference Of The Methodist Church In Malaysia, Hwai Teik Ong Jan 2009

Personal Well-Being : Issues Vital To Longevity And Faithfulness In The Pastoral Ministry In The Trinity Annual Conference Of The Methodist Church In Malaysia, Hwai Teik Ong

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of The 40 Days Of Purpose Spiritual Growth Campaign In Twelve Churches Of The Alabama-West Florida Conference Of The United Methodist Church, James Nathan Elliott Jan 2008

The Impact Of The 40 Days Of Purpose Spiritual Growth Campaign In Twelve Churches Of The Alabama-West Florida Conference Of The United Methodist Church, James Nathan Elliott

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Developing A Contextual Theology Of Postcolonial Filipino American Diasporic Identity, Ferdinand C. Llenado Jan 2008

Developing A Contextual Theology Of Postcolonial Filipino American Diasporic Identity, Ferdinand C. Llenado

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


In Search Of Unity For The Methodist Church In Indonesia, Paw Liang The Jan 2008

In Search Of Unity For The Methodist Church In Indonesia, Paw Liang The

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Church's Changing Mission: Working With Hiv/Aids Among The Shona People Of Zimbabwe, Thomas Muhomba Mar 2007

The Church's Changing Mission: Working With Hiv/Aids Among The Shona People Of Zimbabwe, Thomas Muhomba

ATS Dissertations

The devastating and unhealthy consequences of HIVIAIDS pandemic in the midst of a growing church among the Shona people of Zimbabwe suggest the need to investigate characteristics and factors that expose the Shona to HIVIAIDS risk behaviors; and formulating recommendations to the church for effective ministry with the Shona community. The study was carried out among Shona cohorts in the urban area and rural area. For the urban area, the study was done in Harare targeting the Shona Community and United Methodist congregations whose membership are largely made up o f the Shona Speaking people. For …


The Gift Of Prophecy In The United Methodist Church, Keith P. Bohley Jan 2005

The Gift Of Prophecy In The United Methodist Church, Keith P. Bohley

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Staffing With Clergy Teams In The United Methodist Church, J. David Panther Jan 2005

Staffing With Clergy Teams In The United Methodist Church, J. David Panther

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Beauty In Worship : A Paradigm Incorporating Philosophical And Theological Attributes Of Beauty In Assessing Worship, Wayne Allen Price Jan 2005

Beauty In Worship : A Paradigm Incorporating Philosophical And Theological Attributes Of Beauty In Assessing Worship, Wayne Allen Price

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Apostolic Leadership Model That Enables Pastors To Develop A Passion To Reach The Unchurched, Charles C. Kyker Jan 2004

An Apostolic Leadership Model That Enables Pastors To Develop A Passion To Reach The Unchurched, Charles C. Kyker

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Empowering Methodist Laity In South India For Effective Ministry, Samuel John Royappa Jan 2002

Empowering Methodist Laity In South India For Effective Ministry, Samuel John Royappa

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of The Christian Believer Study As A Tool For Discipleship And Life Transformation, George M. Wasson Jan 2002

An Evaluation Of The Christian Believer Study As A Tool For Discipleship And Life Transformation, George M. Wasson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Small Church Revitalization Within The Central Florida District Of The Church Of The Nazarene, George E. Sloan Jr. Jan 2001

Small Church Revitalization Within The Central Florida District Of The Church Of The Nazarene, George E. Sloan Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Pickett's Fire: The Life, Contribution, Thought, And Legacy Of J. Waskom Pickett, Methodist Missionary To India, Arthur Gene Mcphee Jan 2001

Pickett's Fire: The Life, Contribution, Thought, And Legacy Of J. Waskom Pickett, Methodist Missionary To India, Arthur Gene Mcphee

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Without A Parallel: Reasons For The Expansion Of Early American Methodism (1767 Through 1812), William Price Payne Jan 2001

Without A Parallel: Reasons For The Expansion Of Early American Methodism (1767 Through 1812), William Price Payne

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Crossroads United Methodist Church In Recovery: A Study Of The Incorporation And Effectiveness Of Seven Essential Elements Necessary For Revitalization, Mark Linley Alexander Jan 2000

Crossroads United Methodist Church In Recovery: A Study Of The Incorporation And Effectiveness Of Seven Essential Elements Necessary For Revitalization, Mark Linley Alexander

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Pastoring Revival: Case Studies Of Two Churches "In The River", David Norhrop Wentz Jan 2000

Pastoring Revival: Case Studies Of Two Churches "In The River", David Norhrop Wentz

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Planting In Sweden In The 21st Century: A Model For New Methodist Churches, Peter Svanberg Jan 1999

Church Planting In Sweden In The 21st Century: A Model For New Methodist Churches, Peter Svanberg

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Preaching To Cultivate A Whole-Person Response In The Practice Of Stewardship, Stacy R. Minger Jan 1998

Preaching To Cultivate A Whole-Person Response In The Practice Of Stewardship, Stacy R. Minger

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Clergy Career Orientation Toward Support Systems As Means Of Self-Care, Michael Thomas Powers Jan 1997

Clergy Career Orientation Toward Support Systems As Means Of Self-Care, Michael Thomas Powers

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Churches And Poor People: The Impact Of Covenant Discipleship Groups In Local Churches And Their Relation To Increased Face-To-Face Contact With The Poor, Harry F. Gregg Jan 1997

Churches And Poor People: The Impact Of Covenant Discipleship Groups In Local Churches And Their Relation To Increased Face-To-Face Contact With The Poor, Harry F. Gregg

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Spiritual Formation On Church Growth Among United Methodist Elders In West Virginia, David Dwight Spence Jan 1994

The Impact Of Spiritual Formation On Church Growth Among United Methodist Elders In West Virginia, David Dwight Spence

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.