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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Vocation Of The Elca: Dismantling White Supremacy, Amanda Vetsch
Vocation Of The Elca: Dismantling White Supremacy, Amanda Vetsch
MA Capstone Papers
White Supremacy is an embodied belief and culture that must be eradicated in order for us to live into the diverse, mutually flourishing kin-doms that God has called us into. The history of white supremacy and racist theology includes ideas of mission, hierarchy, and compromise. White people and predominantly white institutions are vocationally called to do the specific work of dismantling white supremacy. The Lutheran theological tradition has commitments and practices that can ground and compel people into and through this work.
Two ways of understanding white supremacy culture are White Body Supremacy by Resmaa Menakem and Characteristics of White …
Contextual Leadership Within Chin Immigrant Churches In The United States, Bawi Bik Thawng
Contextual Leadership Within Chin Immigrant Churches In The United States, Bawi Bik Thawng
Doctor of Ministry Theses
This research explores the leadership practices of Chin immigrant congregations in the United States, focusing on how they can develop a more effective leadership practice in dealing with the new context of the new land. It attempts to answer the question: What kind of leadership practice will help Chin immigrant leaders apply adaptive leadership theory for implementing contextual oriented leadership theory for the church? The initial motivation for this research arose out of the researcher’s interest in the perception of Chin immigrant congregations on the issue of leadership. A qualitative case study research method was employed in this research.
The …
Missional Leadership In Times Of Congregational Transition, Tormod O. Svensson
Missional Leadership In Times Of Congregational Transition, Tormod O. Svensson
Doctor of Ministry Theses
Congregational transitions are points of change, providing opportunities to introduce a missional understanding and direction of ministry. Missional leadership in times of congregational transition includes case studies of three ELCA congregations in transition, led by pastors who have a missional understanding of leadership, processed through the lenses of transformational pastoral leadership, congregational transitions, what it might mean to be sent by God, the Holy Spirit leading and empowering, missional ecclesiology, and congregational spiritual practices. It draws on resources by Allen Roxburgh, Patrick Keifert, Dwight Zscheile, Craig Van Gelder, Lee Bolman, Terrence Deal, Peter Northouse, William and Susan Bridges, and others.
Discarded Art And Furnishings, Part 2: Respectful Disposal, Paul Daniels
Discarded Art And Furnishings, Part 2: Respectful Disposal, Paul Daniels
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This article discusses options for respectfully disposing of sanctuary art and furnishings, including re-homing, working with local historical societies, and auctioning pieces.
Discarded Art And Furnishings, Part 1: Repurposing, Paul Daniels
Discarded Art And Furnishings, Part 1: Repurposing, Paul Daniels
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This article presents suggestions for repurposing discarded sanctuary art and furnishings.
Creating Effective Congregational Heritage Displays – Part 1: Planning The Project, Paul Daniels
Creating Effective Congregational Heritage Displays – Part 1: Planning The Project, Paul Daniels
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This article discusses purpose and scale of congregational heritage displays.
Unity And Diversity: How A Bilingual-Multicultural Congregation Reflects The Nature Of The Trinity In Unity And Diversity, Albert W. Triolo
Unity And Diversity: How A Bilingual-Multicultural Congregation Reflects The Nature Of The Trinity In Unity And Diversity, Albert W. Triolo
Doctor of Ministry Theses
This project used the lenses of adaptive change, transculturation, church size theory, love the stranger, led by the Spirit, unity and diversity in God’s family, imago Trinitatis, and missio Dei to study how action research interventions might affect a culturally diverse congregation. It was found that understanding culture is complicated, homogeneous units typically stay apart but do come together, crossing boundaries of homogeneity is difficult, ongoing education helps for transculturation, transculturation comes mostly through conversation, and people can experience Trinitarian equality through transculturation. In short, the Common Culture of a Community is Cultivated in its Context through Conversation and Communion.
Risen With Healing In Her Wings: An Ecclesiological Ethnography Of Three Young Congregations In St. Paul, Minnesota, Catrina Louise Ciccone
Risen With Healing In Her Wings: An Ecclesiological Ethnography Of Three Young Congregations In St. Paul, Minnesota, Catrina Louise Ciccone
Doctor of Philosophy Theses
This dissertation assumes that death and resurrection is the rhythm of life for all disciples of Jesus Christ, and that this baptismal pattern of dying in Christ and being raised to new life in Christ plays itself out in many penultimate iterations across our lives until our ultimate Death and Resurrection. As such, living in a cultural climate in which the white North American Christendom Church is captive to an ecclesiology of death, fixated upon and anxious about its imminent demise, this dissertation seeks to provide a counter-narrative: an ecclesiology of the resurrection occurring in this new missional era, a …
Oral History Interviews In The Congregation – Part 3: The Interview Questions, Paul Daniels
Oral History Interviews In The Congregation – Part 3: The Interview Questions, Paul Daniels
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This article presents a sampling of interview questions for a congregational oral history project.
Oral History Interviews In The Congregation – Part 4: Final Interview Details And Conclusion, Paul Daniels
Oral History Interviews In The Congregation – Part 4: Final Interview Details And Conclusion, Paul Daniels
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This article discusses the technical aspects of completing a successful oral history interview, including technology considerations, transcription, and deed of gift forms.
Oral History Interviews In The Congregation – Part 2: Planning The Project And Next Steps, Paul Daniels
Oral History Interviews In The Congregation – Part 2: Planning The Project And Next Steps, Paul Daniels
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This article focuses on choosing interviewers and interview subjects for a congregational oral history project.
Oral History Interviews In The Congregation – Part 1: Introduction, Paul Daniels
Oral History Interviews In The Congregation – Part 1: Introduction, Paul Daniels
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This article present scope considerations for a congregational oral history project.
From Busy Bags To Building Bridges: An Investigation In How The Intentional Engagement Of Children In Worship Can Assist Cultural Inclusivity, Billie Jo Wicks
From Busy Bags To Building Bridges: An Investigation In How The Intentional Engagement Of Children In Worship Can Assist Cultural Inclusivity, Billie Jo Wicks
Children, Youth, and Family (CYF) Papers
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Celebrating The Congregational Anniversary: Planning The Congregational History, Part 3, Paul Daniels
Celebrating The Congregational Anniversary: Planning The Congregational History, Part 3, Paul Daniels
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This article provides answers to some common questions that arise when planning a congregational history.
Celebrating The Congregational Anniversary: Planning The Congregational History, Part 2, Paul Daniels
Celebrating The Congregational Anniversary: Planning The Congregational History, Part 2, Paul Daniels
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This article discusses style and tone considerations of planning a congregational history.
Celebrating The Congregational Anniversary: Planning The Congregational History, Part 1, Paul Daniels
Celebrating The Congregational Anniversary: Planning The Congregational History, Part 1, Paul Daniels
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This article discusses deciding scope, audience, and format of composing a congregational history, as well as determining the capacity for completing such a project.
Some Basics Of Document Retention And Records Sampling, Paul Daniels
Some Basics Of Document Retention And Records Sampling, Paul Daniels
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No abstract provided.
Ask The Archivist: What Makes A Useful Church Archives?, Paul Daniels
Ask The Archivist: What Makes A Useful Church Archives?, Paul Daniels
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No abstract provided.
The Elca By The Numbers, Mark A. Granquist
Planning For 2017: Reformation Resources For Your Library, Mark A. Granquist
Planning For 2017: Reformation Resources For Your Library, Mark A. Granquist
Faculty Publications
This survey of recent and forthcoming books relating to the Reformation seeks to help readers to navigate the deep waters of this literature and to find useful volumes from which to “drink.”
Experiencing The Spirit: The Magnificat, Luther, And Feminists, Lois E. Malcolm
Experiencing The Spirit: The Magnificat, Luther, And Feminists, Lois E. Malcolm
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Confessional Basis Of Lutheran Thinking On Church-State Issues, Mary Jane Haemig
The Confessional Basis Of Lutheran Thinking On Church-State Issues, Mary Jane Haemig
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Gospel And Feminism: A Proposal For Lutheran Dogmatics, Lois E. Malcolm
The Gospel And Feminism: A Proposal For Lutheran Dogmatics, Lois E. Malcolm
Faculty Publications
The aim of this essay is to identify the theological, and deeply Christian, point of resonance between Lutheran and feminist theologies. It begins with a brief overview of themes in Christian feminist theologies; it then offers rationale and recommendations for why and how Lutheran dogmatics should critically engage feminist perspectives so that it can better serve the task of assisting Christians in their proclamation of the promise in Jesus’ gospel.