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Intuitive Wisdom In Leadership : Exploring The Exercise Of Intuitive Wisdom Among Ministry Leaders In New Zealand, Clinton J. Ussher

ATS Dissertations

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Preschool Ministries And Churches That House Them : A Study To Develop Best Practices To Promote Healthy Collaborative Relationships, Miguel A. Velez Andujar

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Collaboration In Ministry : A Transformative Approach To Kingdom Ministry In The United Methodist Church, Scott E. Ireland

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Post-Founder Sustainability : Building Ministries That Outlive Their Founders, William Stephen Murrell

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Planting Healthy Churches Through The Lens Of Missional Discipleship, Melvin R. Reddy

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Easter 2 Series C 2019, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Second Sunday of Easter, Series C and offers ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Love And Friendship In Ambrose, Augustine, And Aelred, Trayvon Estey, Hank Voss

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Calvin And The Spiritual Classics: Lessons For Congregational Leaders, Isaiah Swain, Hank Voss

Presentations

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Sacred Roots Thriving In Ministry: Equipping Under-Resourced Urban And Rural Ministry Leaders, Loyal Juraschek, Lucas Hagen, Hank Voss

Presentations

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Lyrics In Congregational Song: A Biblical And Historical Survey, Michael May

Senior Honors Theses

Is there a standard as to what constitutes biblical, God-honoring congregational song lyrics? In this paper, I will seek to address this question through a review of relevant biblical principles and positions of prominent leaders throughout church history. The Bible provides a language of worship in the Psalms and includes some information regarding singing in the New Testament. Biblical principles have been applied throughout the centuries by various church fathers. The synthesis of biblical principles and historical contributions will produce a set of guidelines by which congregational song lyrics may be evaluated for the purpose of contextual application in modern …

Festival Of The Resurrection Series C 2019, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Festival of the Resurrection, Series C and offers ideas for proclamation and preaching.

The Peacemakers: Navigating The Intersection Of Biblical Justice And Contemporary Policing, Nathan Brown

Senior Honors Theses

For Christians seeking to enter the field of policing, the question of justice is answered by two separate sources. Conceptions of justice are presented by both the contemporary justice system and the Bible. The history and current state of American policing reveal a sense of justice that is concerned with fighting crime and defending the rights of the vulnerable. There are, however, inherent limitations when operating within a system made by man. Biblical justice goes further by prioritizing restoration and redeemed relationships within its conception of justice. Reconciling these two perspectives equips Christian police officers with a framework with which …

South China Chimes Volumes 10-11, 1937-1938

South China Chimes

This file contains seven issues of South China Chimes: Volume 10, number 9 (November 1937) and Volume 11, numbers 1-6 (January-September 1938). South China Chimes was published ten times per year.

The Open Arena, Volumes 1-2

Open Arena

There are a few missing pages.

Palm Sunday Series C 2019, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Palm Sunday, Series C and offers ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Attending To The Beauty Of Creation And The New Creation, Charles Arand, Erik Herrmann

Concordia Pages

The beauty of the earth, in all its intricacies, is a gift of the creator to us. And its value is not practical or ethical, but is given to us simply to delight us even as God delights in it. And it is powerful. N. T. Wright notes that beauty, whether in God’s creation or in human art, “is sometimes so powerful that it evokes our very deepest feelings of awe, wonder, gratitude, and reverence.”1 Beauty blossoms into appreciation for God’s creation and love of the creator.

Lent 5 Series C 2019, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Series C and offers ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Developing Adaptive Leaders: An Initial Intervention For Transforming A Church Culture, Molly Schroeder

Master of Theology Theses

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Evangelism, Social Media, And The Mum Effect, David R. Dunaetz

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

The Mum effect is the natural human reluctance to share bad news with others, due to a desire to avoid a range of negative consequences, consequences affecting both self and the recipient of the bad news. Although the gospel is good news to those who believe, it may be viewed negatively by those who do not believe. Thus, Christians may be hesitant to share the gospel because of the negative consequences associated with the Mum effect. Because of the anonymity of the internet, social media is often filled with unre­strained criticism of Christianity. This may amplify the perceived negative consequences …

"Using Luther’S Small Catechism As A Family Devotional" A Study Of Family Prayer At Messiah Lutheran Church Hays, Kansas 2018, Rocco Mallardi

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Mallardi, Rocco J. “Using Luther’s Small Catechism as a Family Devotional.” A study of Family Prayer at Messiah Lutheran Church Hays, Kansas 2018.” Doctor of Ministry. Major Applied Project, Concordia Seminary, 2019. 153 pp.

The goal of this study was to seek an answer to the question: how can a church help parents teach the faith in the home? In search of an answer to this question I studied how Martin Luther answered the question. From this study I developed a Small Catechism based curriculum for families to use as they gather for prayer and the study of God’s Word.