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The Sex Trade, Evil And Christian Theology, Glenn M. Harden Dec 2010

The Sex Trade, Evil And Christian Theology, Glenn M. Harden

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Invitation To World Missions: A Trinitarian Missiology For The Twenty-First Century By Timothy C. Tennent, Edward L. Smither Jul 2010

Book Review: Invitation To World Missions: A Trinitarian Missiology For The Twenty-First Century By Timothy C. Tennent, Edward L. Smither

Great Commission Research Journal

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Global Migration, The United States And Canada: A Great Commission Opportunity, J. D. Payne Jul 2010

Global Migration, The United States And Canada: A Great Commission Opportunity, J. D. Payne

Great Commission Research Journal

The history of the United States and Canada is a story of migration. While many waves of early migrants came from Christianized European countries, the past several decades have revealed many contemporary migrants coming from Asian, African, and Middle Eastern contexts where Evangelicals are small in number. While certainly there is a great influx of migrants from Latin American contexts, there are also large numbers of migrants coming to the U. S. and Canada representing some of the world’s least reached peoples. In this article, I attempt to describe their numbers and offer a theological and missiological response to this …


Introduction, Alan Mcmahan Jul 2010

Introduction, Alan Mcmahan

Great Commission Research Journal

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Rethinking Missiology In The Context For The 21st Century: Global Demographic Trends And Diaspora Missiology, Enoch Wan Jul 2010

Rethinking Missiology In The Context For The 21st Century: Global Demographic Trends And Diaspora Missiology, Enoch Wan

Great Commission Research Journal

New orientations are required of practitioners/researchers in formulating mission strategy and conducting missiological research in the context of the 21st Century due to the global demographic trends of internal migration to the city and international immigration to countries of the Northwest region. In addition, the center of Christianity has shifted from the Northern hemisphere towards the south and from the post-Christian west to elsewhere; thus new approaches are required. Diaspora missiology will be presented as an alternative to the traditional orientations of farming analogy (e.g. church planting and church growth), territorialization (e.g. home vs. foreign missions, sending vs. receiving) and …


About The Great Commission Research Network, Alan Mcmahan Jul 2010

About The Great Commission Research Network, Alan Mcmahan

Great Commission Research Journal

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

Holistic Christian Formation For Enduring Leadership, Robert Stephen Gober

ATS Dissertations

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Twenty-Somethings In The Church : The Impact Of A Biblical Worldview Study, Debbie Norris Lanier Jan 2010

Twenty-Somethings In The Church : The Impact Of A Biblical Worldview Study, Debbie Norris Lanier

ATS Dissertations

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The Use Of Humor In Preaching And Its Relationship With Ethos, Relational Solidarity, And Affective Learning, Craig Adolf Finnestad Jan 2010

The Use Of Humor In Preaching And Its Relationship With Ethos, Relational Solidarity, And Affective Learning, Craig Adolf Finnestad

ATS Dissertations

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Sanctuary In Time : The Effect Of Sabbath Keeping On The Lives Of Missionaries, Cynthia Shomo North Jan 2010

Sanctuary In Time : The Effect Of Sabbath Keeping On The Lives Of Missionaries, Cynthia Shomo North

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Spiritual Abuse In The Christian Community, Barbara Olivia Berry Jan 2010

Spiritual Abuse In The Christian Community, Barbara Olivia Berry

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Common Characteristics Of Mentors Of New Believers In Jesus In Israel, Efraim Goldstein Jan 2010

The Common Characteristics Of Mentors Of New Believers In Jesus In Israel, Efraim Goldstein

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Children With Disabilities And Ministry : Training Adults For More Effective Ministry, Robert M. López Jan 2010

Children With Disabilities And Ministry : Training Adults For More Effective Ministry, Robert M. López

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Lighted To Lighten : A Study Of Missional Families In Bangalore, India, P. C. Matthew Thankachan Jan 2010

Lighted To Lighten : A Study Of Missional Families In Bangalore, India, P. C. Matthew Thankachan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Exploratory Study Of Marital Satisfaction Of Forty Couples At The Africa Inland Church, Jericho, Nairobi, With The View To Inform Premarital Counseling Practices In Kenya, Joseph Mathiani Mbunga Jan 2010

An Exploratory Study Of Marital Satisfaction Of Forty Couples At The Africa Inland Church, Jericho, Nairobi, With The View To Inform Premarital Counseling Practices In Kenya, Joseph Mathiani Mbunga

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Journey In Preaching As A Spiritual Discipline, Leonard R. Luchetti Jan 2010

A Journey In Preaching As A Spiritual Discipline, Leonard R. Luchetti

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Components To Effect Spiritual And Numerical Growth In The Good News Churches Of Palakonda Division, Srikakulam District, A. P. India, Victor John Ratnam Palla Jan 2010

Components To Effect Spiritual And Numerical Growth In The Good News Churches Of Palakonda Division, Srikakulam District, A. P. India, Victor John Ratnam Palla

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Creating Synergy In Churches With Multiple Congregations, C. Michael Pearson Jan 2010

Creating Synergy In Churches With Multiple Congregations, C. Michael Pearson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Model For Preaching In The Missional Church : Common Characteristics Of Preaching Found In Effective Missional Churches Within The Pacific Northwest District Of The Christian And Missionary Alliance, Paul William Smith Jan 2010

A Model For Preaching In The Missional Church : Common Characteristics Of Preaching Found In Effective Missional Churches Within The Pacific Northwest District Of The Christian And Missionary Alliance, Paul William Smith

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Band Of Brothers : A Study In Forming Spiritual Leadership Characteristics In Men, Ian George Wills Jan 2010

Band Of Brothers : A Study In Forming Spiritual Leadership Characteristics In Men, Ian George Wills

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.


From Traditional To Missional Church: Describing A Contextual Model Of Change For Ingrown Korean Diaspora Church In North America, Gil Pyo Lee Jan 2010

From Traditional To Missional Church: Describing A Contextual Model Of Change For Ingrown Korean Diaspora Church In North America, Gil Pyo Lee

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Wesleyan Doctrine Of Christian Assurance And Psychological Type, Greg Burgner Jan 2010

The Wesleyan Doctrine Of Christian Assurance And Psychological Type, Greg Burgner

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Revitalization 17:2, Center For The Study Of World Christian Revitalization Movements Jan 2010

Revitalization 17:2, Center For The Study Of World Christian Revitalization Movements

Revitalization

No abstract provided.


Revitalization 17:1, Center For The Study Of World Christian Revitalization Movements Jan 2010

Revitalization 17:1, Center For The Study Of World Christian Revitalization Movements

Revitalization

No abstract provided.


Contextualization Of The Public Worship Practices Of Vietnamese Protestant Churches In The Greater Ohio Valley Region, Dennis G. Crump Jan 2010

Contextualization Of The Public Worship Practices Of Vietnamese Protestant Churches In The Greater Ohio Valley Region, Dennis G. Crump

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Transnational Migration And The Reverse Mission Of Nigerian-Led Pentecostal Churches In The U.S.A.: A Case Study Of Selected Churches In Metro Atlanta, William E. Udotong Jan 2010

Transnational Migration And The Reverse Mission Of Nigerian-Led Pentecostal Churches In The U.S.A.: A Case Study Of Selected Churches In Metro Atlanta, William E. Udotong

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Item 1 Of 5 Next ► A Case Study Of The Contemporary Church Renewal Movement In Korea, Pil Won Min Jan 2010

Item 1 Of 5 Next ► A Case Study Of The Contemporary Church Renewal Movement In Korea, Pil Won Min

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Toward Addressing Split-Level Christianity : A Study Of The Interaction Between Christianity And Folk Religions In Romania, Florin Paul Botica Jan 2010

Toward Addressing Split-Level Christianity : A Study Of The Interaction Between Christianity And Folk Religions In Romania, Florin Paul Botica

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Preaching The Cross On The Healing Of Shame In Jiksan-Eup Korean Methodist Church, Sung Kwon Han Jan 2010

Preaching The Cross On The Healing Of Shame In Jiksan-Eup Korean Methodist Church, Sung Kwon Han

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.