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One Faith, One Body : A Study In Racial Reconciliation, Jesse S. Mclain
One Faith, One Body : A Study In Racial Reconciliation, Jesse S. Mclain
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Anger Reduction On Burnout In Pastors Serving A Tristate Area Of The Church Of God (Anderson), Dale E. French
The Impact Of Anger Reduction On Burnout In Pastors Serving A Tristate Area Of The Church Of God (Anderson), Dale E. French
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Virtue Ethics And The Place Of Character Formation Within Lutheran Theology, Joel Biermann
Virtue Ethics And The Place Of Character Formation Within Lutheran Theology, Joel Biermann
Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation
This study strives to provide a way for all parish pastors to reconsider the task of providing ethical training in a parish setting. The intent of this investigation is to encourage a shift in perception that will allow training in ethics to be evaluated and eventually adopted as both practically positive and theologically valid. Failing that ambitious goal, the study can at least prompt further discussion of the appropriate place of training in ethics, that is, teaching the practical matters of living the Christian life. Understood scripturally, the goal is quite simply to provide a way for congregations faithfully to …
The Impact Of Visual Imagery Upon Congregants' Involvement In The Sermon, Daniel M. Bilkert
The Impact Of Visual Imagery Upon Congregants' Involvement In The Sermon, Daniel M. Bilkert
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Systemic Catechesis, Kevin Wyssmann
Systemic Catechesis, Kevin Wyssmann
Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project
Systemic Catechesis is designed to merge several academic disciplines into a new catechetical model. Learning theories, systemic psychology, and a distinctive Lutheran approach to confirmation are combined in an effort to catechize whole family systems while specifically targeting junior high youth. This multifaceted program utilizes class time, home work, periodic evaluations, camps and retreats to maximize learning. The results of this project is a two-year curriculum that fully integrates educators, congregation, and the family into the catechetical process.
Empowering Methodist Laity In South India For Effective Ministry, Samuel John Royappa
Empowering Methodist Laity In South India For Effective Ministry, Samuel John Royappa
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between Church Health And Church Growth In United Methodist Churches In The West Ohio Annual Conference, Brian Allen Law
The Relationship Between Church Health And Church Growth In United Methodist Churches In The West Ohio Annual Conference, Brian Allen Law
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
How Rapidly Growing Churches Leverage Financial Resources To Maintain Or Increase Rates Of Growth, Ken Diehm
How Rapidly Growing Churches Leverage Financial Resources To Maintain Or Increase Rates Of Growth, Ken Diehm
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
A Strategy For Transforming St. James United Methodist Church: A Study In The Relationship Between Church Growth And Church Health, David Wesley Kofahl
A Strategy For Transforming St. James United Methodist Church: A Study In The Relationship Between Church Growth And Church Health, David Wesley Kofahl
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Turning Heritage Into Hope: Strategies For A Midlife Denomination, Kenneth John Driedger
Turning Heritage Into Hope: Strategies For A Midlife Denomination, Kenneth John Driedger
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
An Evaluation Of The Christian Believer Study As A Tool For Discipleship And Life Transformation, George M. Wasson
An Evaluation Of The Christian Believer Study As A Tool For Discipleship And Life Transformation, George M. Wasson
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center Bulletin 10:2 (Winter 2002), Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center
Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center Bulletin 10:2 (Winter 2002), Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center
Bulletin
No abstract provided.
Filipino Group Life: A Contextual Study Of Small Groups In Free Methodist Congregations, David Warren Clemente
Filipino Group Life: A Contextual Study Of Small Groups In Free Methodist Congregations, David Warren Clemente
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
A Study Of Church Health And Growth At Creekside Community Church, Christopher Allen Jarrett
A Study Of Church Health And Growth At Creekside Community Church, Christopher Allen Jarrett
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Becoming A Five Star Church, Jeffrey T. Johnson
Becoming A Five Star Church, Jeffrey T. Johnson
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Paradox For The Church: Time-Limited Counseling Tools For Pastoral Care, Charles Phillip Redwine
Paradox For The Church: Time-Limited Counseling Tools For Pastoral Care, Charles Phillip Redwine
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Attracting And Assimilating The Unchurched In The 21st Century, David Duane Durey
Attracting And Assimilating The Unchurched In The 21st Century, David Duane Durey
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Management Of Internal Transitioning As A Necessary Function Of Leaders In The Establishment Of Second-Order Change In Church Organizations, David Wayne Blackmer
The Management Of Internal Transitioning As A Necessary Function Of Leaders In The Establishment Of Second-Order Change In Church Organizations, David Wayne Blackmer
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Role Of Mentoring In The Preparation Of Church Planters Of Reproducing Churches, D. Keith Cowart
The Role Of Mentoring In The Preparation Of Church Planters Of Reproducing Churches, D. Keith Cowart
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Empowering Effective Fathering Through An Informational-Relational Model Of Local Church Men's Ministry, Thomas Owen Palmer
Empowering Effective Fathering Through An Informational-Relational Model Of Local Church Men's Ministry, Thomas Owen Palmer
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Church Health And Church Growth Among General Association Of General Baptist Churches, James Vernon Kinder
Church Health And Church Growth Among General Association Of General Baptist Churches, James Vernon Kinder
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Historical Debate Among Leaders Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints On The Topic Of The United Nations, Katie Marie Lenhard
The Historical Debate Among Leaders Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints On The Topic Of The United Nations, Katie Marie Lenhard
Theses and Dissertations
Since the inception of the United Nations in 1945, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have made public statements regarding the international peace and security organization. To the confusion of many Church members, who often look to their leaders for prophetic guidance on numerous spiritual and temporal topics, these statements have been conflicting. Some Church leaders have clearly opposed the United Nations and others have openly supported it, offering various ideological explanations for their beliefs. Yet, it is evident that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has never made an official position on the …
Building Church On Holy Ground: Proposals To Contextualize Church Buildings In India, Pramod Y. Aghamkar
Building Church On Holy Ground: Proposals To Contextualize Church Buildings In India, Pramod Y. Aghamkar
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Short-Termers Over The Long Run : Assessing Missional Effectiveness Of Non-Career, Mid-Term Nazarene Missionaries, Douglas Wayne Terry
Short-Termers Over The Long Run : Assessing Missional Effectiveness Of Non-Career, Mid-Term Nazarene Missionaries, Douglas Wayne Terry
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.