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Best Practices Of Church Planting : A Case Study Of Ecwa And Other Churches In The West Coast Region Of The Gambia, Lawrence Borbor Jah 2018 Asbury Theological Seminary

Best Practices Of Church Planting : A Case Study Of Ecwa And Other Churches In The West Coast Region Of The Gambia, Lawrence Borbor Jah

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Visible Practices Of Christian Community In Online Video Small Groups, Joel Peter Jupp 2018 Asbury Theological Seminary

Visible Practices Of Christian Community In Online Video Small Groups, Joel Peter Jupp

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Rebooting Your Walk With Jesus : The Rediscovery Of A Young Indian International Migrant As A Christ-Follower, Jacob Mathew 2018 Asbury Theological Seminary

Rebooting Your Walk With Jesus : The Rediscovery Of A Young Indian International Migrant As A Christ-Follower, Jacob Mathew

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Antidote For Emerging Neopaganism : Developing A Discipleship Strategy That Calls For Faith In God In A Growing Congregation, Victor O. Olaosebikan 2018 Asbury Theological Seminary

Antidote For Emerging Neopaganism : Developing A Discipleship Strategy That Calls For Faith In God In A Growing Congregation, Victor O. Olaosebikan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Progressing From Corruption To Fidelity : An Exploration Of Church-Initiated Agentry In Nigerian Society, Babatunde Oladimeji 2018 Asbury Theological Seminary

Progressing From Corruption To Fidelity : An Exploration Of Church-Initiated Agentry In Nigerian Society, Babatunde Oladimeji

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Missional Fidelity Of Movein : An Intentional Christian Mission Movement To Unreached Immigrants To North American, Micah Kim 2018 Asbury Theological Seminary

Missional Fidelity Of Movein : An Intentional Christian Mission Movement To Unreached Immigrants To North American, Micah Kim

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


We Preach Christ : Recovering The Gospel In Christian Preaching, Richard G. Hutchison 2018 Asbury Theological Seminary

We Preach Christ : Recovering The Gospel In Christian Preaching, Richard G. Hutchison

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Practice Of A Spiritual Formation Program To Strengthen Christian Maturity In Sri Lankan House Church Leaders, Lohan C.A. Bibile 2018 Asbury Theological Seminary

The Practice Of A Spiritual Formation Program To Strengthen Christian Maturity In Sri Lankan House Church Leaders, Lohan C.A. Bibile

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


From Entrance To Engagement : Experiences That Connect New Attendees In A Faith Community, Alan E. Johnson 2018 Asbury Theological Seminary

From Entrance To Engagement : Experiences That Connect New Attendees In A Faith Community, Alan E. Johnson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Saving The Sheep, Preserving The Fruit: A Plan Of Christian Education For The Millennials And Beyond In The Midwest Wesleyan Church, Keith Studebaker 2018 Liberty University

Saving The Sheep, Preserving The Fruit: A Plan Of Christian Education For The Millennials And Beyond In The Midwest Wesleyan Church, Keith Studebaker

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This thesis involved a ministry plan for adequately preparing preteen youth in the Midwestern Wesleyan Church denomination. The goal was to ground those youth in their relationship with God until their relationship with Him and His Church will persist through their teenage years and beyond. The topic is crucial in view of the marked exodus of youth from the evangelical church by their late teenage years, often never to return. Data were collected to show what is actually being provided currently to preteen youth in Midwestern Wesleyan local churches through a mixed-methods survey of pastors or Christian education leaders in …


Easter 5 Series B 2018, Phillip L. Brandt 2018 Concordia University - Portland

Easter 5 Series B 2018, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

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


Mercy Vs. Justice - Blood Of The Lamb, Ryan Murphy 2018 Bowling Green State University

Mercy Vs. Justice - Blood Of The Lamb, Ryan Murphy

Honors Projects

How did Christ's death save us? The Atonement is a Christian doctrine which has been heavily debated in how it should be understood since the beginnings of Christianity. This analysis covers the theological theories of the Atonement, narrates a Catholic layman's personal understanding that is based on scholarly research and is kept within the bounds of Catholic doctrine, and summarizes the thoughts and feelings of surveyed college-age Christians on the subject.


Opening Your Door And Dinner Table As Evangelism, Gary Alan Fox 2018 Southern Methodist University

Opening Your Door And Dinner Table As Evangelism, Gary Alan Fox

Doctor of Ministry Projects and Theses

With the decline of membership in most mainline denominational churches, can people with no religious affiliation, or who have left the church, or who want nothing to do with the church, enter into a relationship with God through community in small neighborhood groups meeting in homes? The problem for most mainline churches is that small groups are viewed as only being for short term Bible Study or information gathering. Yet, a life transforming encounter with God often happens through long-term small groups that are focused on relationship building and life stage support as the primary focus. It is in community …


Book Reviews, Arden C. Autry PhD, Edward E. Decker Jr, Christopher G. Foster, Robert W. Graves, Daniel D. Isgrigg, Jeffrey S. Lamp, Wonsuk Ma, Peter A. Reynolds, James B. Shelton, Andrew R. Williams 2018 Oral Roberts University

Book Reviews, Arden C. Autry Phd, Edward E. Decker Jr, Christopher G. Foster, Robert W. Graves, Daniel D. Isgrigg, Jeffrey S. Lamp, Wonsuk Ma, Peter A. Reynolds, James B. Shelton, Andrew R. Williams

Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology

No abstract provided.


Sexuality, Gender, And Marriage: Pentecostal Theology Of Sexuality And Empowering The Girl-Child In India, Brainerd Prince, Atula Walling 2018 ORU E21 Scholars 2017

Sexuality, Gender, And Marriage: Pentecostal Theology Of Sexuality And Empowering The Girl-Child In India, Brainerd Prince, Atula Walling

Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology

Th e focus of the article arises from a case study of an Indian woman and her adopted child, Sunita and Komal. Th ere are three key issues that can be abstracted from the story of Sunita and Komal. Th e abandoned “girl-child” Komal raises the question of sex—what am I? What does it mean to be biologically female? What consequences are there for being born female? Sunita’s and Komal’s rejection from their families has led them to ask the question about their gender—who am I? What does it mean to be a girl or woman in a predominantly Hindu …


The Question Of Power In African Pentecostalism, Alex R. Mayfield 2018 Boston University

The Question Of Power In African Pentecostalism, Alex R. Mayfield

Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology

Should the charismatic theology of anointing be considered a democratizing influence in Africa or a reiteration of mediatorial forms of power? Th is article seeks to answer this question by analyzing African traditional religious power structures in comparison to modern African theologies and practices of Pentecostal anointing. Th is comparison, however, highlights the problem of drawing direct lines from Africa’s past to its present; Pentecostal rupture from a traditional past is paradoxically both a break from and connection to pre-colonial conceptions of the self and community. Ultimately, this article argues that while both traditional religions and modern Pentecostal anointing favor …


From Orphan To Child Of God: Pentecostal Theologizing As A Channel Of Social Transformation In Mozambique, Jeremy Bone, Samuel Lee 2018 Asbury Theological Seminary

From Orphan To Child Of God: Pentecostal Theologizing As A Channel Of Social Transformation In Mozambique, Jeremy Bone, Samuel Lee

Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology

Heidi and Rolland Baker, founders of Mozambican-based Iris Global, have been influential in developing a distinctively pentecostal framework for holistic mission. While evangelism and social work are now widely seen as integrated processes, pentecostalism demands attention also to the supernatural. This paper posits that the theological convictions of the Bakers have served as a launching pad for their holistic care of orphans in Mozambique. Because pentecostal movements are rooted in experience, pneumatic theologizing presupposes praxis. This paper will initially examine three theological impulses at the core of Iris Global: pentecostalism, revivalism, and incarnational love. These theological impulses are then weaved …


A Historical And Hermeneutical Approach To The Vice-Lists: A Pauline Perspective, Mark Hall 2018 Oral Roberts University

A Historical And Hermeneutical Approach To The Vice-Lists: A Pauline Perspective, Mark Hall

Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology

The subject of homosexuality is controversial in the Church, even among Pentecostals; consequently, there has arisen a need for a historical and hermeneutical examination of the topic, especially in the Pauline corpus. The vice-lists of ancient literature along with the ones in the Pauline epistles provide insight into the apostle’s understanding of their purpose and function. Of the ones where Paul lists sexual sins, three specifically mention homosexuality: Romans 1:26–27, 1 Corinthians 6:9–10, and 1 Timothy 1:9–10. Th is article discusses Paul’s understanding of the connection between homosexuality and idolatry and provides an in-depth analysis of the Greek words μαλακοί …


Editorial, Jeffrey S. Lamp 2018 Oral Roberts University

Editorial, Jeffrey S. Lamp

Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Spiritus Editorial Board 2018 Oral Roberts University

Front Matter, Spiritus Editorial Board

Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology

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