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A Study Exploring The Educational Needs Of African-American Pastors' Wives Within Baptist Congregations, Jocelyn Georgette Henry-Whitehead
A Study Exploring The Educational Needs Of African-American Pastors' Wives Within Baptist Congregations, Jocelyn Georgette Henry-Whitehead
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
For many years, the role of the pastor's wife has been an emerging role in American religious history (Sweet, 1983). While on their journey in building and nurturing their relationship with God, supporting their husbands, families, congregations, and communities, pastors' wives have experienced joys and blessings as well as challenges and issues. A tremendous joy for some pastors' wives has been the privilege, the opportunity, and the honor to serve, minister to, assist and care for others. However, one major challenge for many pastors' wives has been preparedness, or the lack of preparedness, knowledge, and instruction (Obleton, 1996). Wives of …
A Qualitative Study Of Clergy Career Satisfaction, Functioning, And Clergy-Congregant Relations, Brian R. Mcdonald
A Qualitative Study Of Clergy Career Satisfaction, Functioning, And Clergy-Congregant Relations, Brian R. Mcdonald
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Current Setting Of The Evolution/Creation Debate In American Public Schools, Bradley Doyle Reynolds
The Current Setting Of The Evolution/Creation Debate In American Public Schools, Bradley Doyle Reynolds
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Ministerial Education In Colonial Massachusetts, Charlotte Ryland
Ministerial Education In Colonial Massachusetts, Charlotte Ryland
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Chemical Dependency Counselors' Spiritual Well-Being On The Spiritual Well-Being Of Their Clients, Clifford Wilson Brooks Jr.
The Effect Of Chemical Dependency Counselors' Spiritual Well-Being On The Spiritual Well-Being Of Their Clients, Clifford Wilson Brooks Jr.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact an inpatient substance abuse counselors' spiritual well-being had on chemically dependent patients' spiritual well-being over the course of two weeks in treatment.;Raymond Paloutzian and Craig Ellison developed the Spiritual Well-Being Scale which was utilized in this study along with the Rokeach Value Survey, the Personal Orientation Inventory, and the Profile of Adaptation to Life Scale. Pre and Post test packets containing the Spiritual Well-Being Scale and the Profile of Adaptation to Life Scale were administered to one hundred ten inpatient alcohol and drug patients. A total of forty-five alcohol and …
Issues Of Power And Centrality In United Methodist Ministers' Occupational Activities: Implications For Professional Education, Richard Bruce Osmann
Issues Of Power And Centrality In United Methodist Ministers' Occupational Activities: Implications For Professional Education, Richard Bruce Osmann
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this interview based qualitative study was to explore the influence that a plurality of social contexts, represented through United Methodist congregations in the Virginia Conference, have on the formation of ministers' occupational activities.;The study used a typology developed by Larry Blazer (1987) to identify the occupational activities practiced by parish ministers. The investigation weighted clergy's professional practice using Judith Hackman's (1985) concepts of power and centrality in her study institutions of higher education's budgeting process. Congregational representatives identified occupational activities that were central and peripheral to their congregation's mission. Clergy identified the occupational activities that received more …
Academic Freedom And The Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Experience, 1979-1989, James Benson Johnson Ii
Academic Freedom And The Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Experience, 1979-1989, James Benson Johnson Ii
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As fundamentalist-conservatives pressed their agenda in Southern Baptist Convention life, and, in particular, as they assumed a majority on the board of trustees of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, the academic freedom of the Southeastern faculty became an issue. Concerns enunciated by Robert M. MacIver (1955) provide reference points in responding to the inquiry: "Was the academic freedom of the faculty violated at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary?" While a prologue and epilogue are offered, the study parameters of the Southeastern Seminary experience are 1979 to 1989. The study concludes that academic freedom was compromised in this …
A Descriptive Study Of Sex-Trait Stereotypes Of Lay Church Members For Women Clergy, Loretta A. Mueller
A Descriptive Study Of Sex-Trait Stereotypes Of Lay Church Members For Women Clergy, Loretta A. Mueller
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to investigate the sex-trait stereotype church lay people had of women clergy. Two groups of lay people were studied, those who had and had not had a woman clergy as either pastor or assistant pastor of a church to which they belonged. Data was also obtained from women clergy.;Gough's Adjective Check List was used to determine a stereotype that the above described lay people had of women clergy. The goal was to determine if there were differences between lay men and women in the way they described women clergy and if there were differences …
The Development Of An Exceptional Brethern Ministers Scale For The California Psychological Inventory, James Ralph Hutchison
The Development Of An Exceptional Brethern Ministers Scale For The California Psychological Inventory, James Ralph Hutchison
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The purpose of this study was to develop an Exceptional Brethren Ministers Scale for the California Psychological Inventory. This scale was designed to differentiate between effective and ineffective parish pastors in the Church of the Brethren.;The procedure involved the identification of two groups of parish clergy in the Church of the Brethren. These groups were formulated using a Pastoral Effectivenes Rating Form, (PERF). A list containing 160 items was circulated among a group of experts in ministry in the Church of the Brethren for their appraisal. The experts rated each item according to its efficacy in discriminating between effective and …
A History Of Governance At Lee College : A Study In Pentecostal Higher Education, Raphael Weller Stephens Iii
A History Of Governance At Lee College : A Study In Pentecostal Higher Education, Raphael Weller Stephens Iii
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The purpose of this study was to trace the history of governance of Lee College, Cleveland, Tennessee, considering the influence of pentecostalism, particularly as stressed by its sponsoring denomination, the Church of God. Consideration was given to possible accommodations and complex influences which impacted on the pentecostal position of the College, differentiating secular/academic standards from clearly pentecostal standards.;It was hypothesized that Lee College would be highly influenced by the conservative pentecostalism of the Church of God that the decision-making process would reflect this influence. Two questions were asked: (1) to what extent has pentecostalism influenced the governance structure of Lee …
Biographical Sketches Of Anglican Clergymen Trained At The College Of William And Mary, 1729-1776: A Study Of James Blair's Plan And Its Result, Susan Louise Patterson
Biographical Sketches Of Anglican Clergymen Trained At The College Of William And Mary, 1729-1776: A Study Of James Blair's Plan And Its Result, Susan Louise Patterson
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.