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Easter 6 Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt 2016 Concordia University - Portland

Easter 6 Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Series C, and offers up sermon ideas.


Involving Youth In Ministries Of Service, Maryrae Romatowski Stein 2016 University of the Incarnate Word

Involving Youth In Ministries Of Service, Maryrae Romatowski Stein

Pastoral Institute

I am currently serving the parish of St. Anthony Marie de Claret as the Director of Religious Education. Prior to outlining this proposal, I assessed the strengths and weaknesses within our catechetical programs, looked at the dynamics of the St. Anthony community, and discussed the project with our pastor to obtain his preferences. The common thread of concern was the lack of involvement and presence of the youth in the life of the parish. I decided to design and implement a pastoral project, using my ninth grade class as the pilot group, which would allow students to serve alongside adult …


Challenging Students At Fort Worth Christian School To Engage The Economically Disadvantaged In Their Community, James Hensley 2016 Abilene Christian University

Challenging Students At Fort Worth Christian School To Engage The Economically Disadvantaged In Their Community, James Hensley

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This doctor of ministry thesis presents a project in which I led a group of students at Fort Worth Christian School in experiences that challenged them to be more engaged with the economically disadvantaged in their community. The problem I identified at the outset of the project was a lack of such experiences along with troubling attitudes about poverty. Many students initially demonstrated ambivalence or even outright hostility toward the notion of helping people who live in poverty. I found such attitudes to be contrary to the teachings of Jesus and to my central beliefs as a Christian. I believed …


Obligations Of Grace, Mark E. Roberts 2016 Oral Roberts University

Obligations Of Grace, Mark E. Roberts

Empowered21 Global Network of Spirit-Empowered Scholars

Grace obliges recipients to respond in gratitude and obedience to God, the giver of grace. While the New Testament emphasizes God's grace given through Jesus Christ in a New Covenant with believers, the Old Testament emphasizes grace more than many Christians recognize. Grace is expressed in the Old Testament especially through God's free choosing of Abraham as the "father of the faithful," through divine covenants with Abraham, with the divinely constituted nation of Israel, and with the governing house of David. Such grace abounds when God's covenanted people fail to keep their covenant, yet God, after disciplining the covenant people …


Encouraging Word : The Pastor's Role In Increasing Biblical Literacy In The Local Congregation, Todd A. Leach 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

Encouraging Word : The Pastor's Role In Increasing Biblical Literacy In The Local Congregation, Todd A. Leach

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Clergy Cultural Competency : Multicultural Competency As A Prerequisite For Ministry In Hawaii, Debra K. Murray 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

Clergy Cultural Competency : Multicultural Competency As A Prerequisite For Ministry In Hawaii, Debra K. Murray

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Empty-Handed Church : Discerning Consumerism's Impact On Today's Christian, Raymond J. Rooney Jr. 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

The Empty-Handed Church : Discerning Consumerism's Impact On Today's Christian, Raymond J. Rooney Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Initiating A Missional Mindset : The International Leadership Institute's Eight Core Values As Impetus For Missional Living, Kenneth R. Ott 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

Initiating A Missional Mindset : The International Leadership Institute's Eight Core Values As Impetus For Missional Living, Kenneth R. Ott

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Effective Training Program For Short-Term Mission Trips In Dayton Korean Grace Church, InGyu Song 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

Effective Training Program For Short-Term Mission Trips In Dayton Korean Grace Church, Ingyu Song

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Becoming Wise : Designing Leadership Formation Programs In Light Of Training Transfer Constructs, Narcis Natanael Vlasin 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

Becoming Wise : Designing Leadership Formation Programs In Light Of Training Transfer Constructs, Narcis Natanael Vlasin

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Restorative Justice : Transformation Project Prison Ministry's Reason For Growth And Motivation Of The Volunteers, Yong Hui V. McDonald 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

Restorative Justice : Transformation Project Prison Ministry's Reason For Growth And Motivation Of The Volunteers, Yong Hui V. Mcdonald

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


For Better Not Worse : Creating Holy Marriages And Families, John Robert Black 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

For Better Not Worse : Creating Holy Marriages And Families, John Robert Black

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Partnership Between Churches And Para-Church Organizations In Nigeria : Trends, Implications And Prospects, Sunday H. Daleng 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

The Partnership Between Churches And Para-Church Organizations In Nigeria : Trends, Implications And Prospects, Sunday H. Daleng

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Means To An End : The Sustainability Of Bivocational Ministry, Marc B. Donaldson 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

A Means To An End : The Sustainability Of Bivocational Ministry, Marc B. Donaldson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Sense Of Belonging In Sermon-Based Small Groups, Trenton David Eastman 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

The Sense Of Belonging In Sermon-Based Small Groups, Trenton David Eastman

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Growing Together : A Study Of Christian Discipleship, Thad Harvey 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

Growing Together : A Study Of Christian Discipleship, Thad Harvey

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Spiritual Mentoring Among African American Males At Eastern Kentucky University, Harvey Cozart 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

The Impact Of Spiritual Mentoring Among African American Males At Eastern Kentucky University, Harvey Cozart

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Clergy Stress, Complex Trauma And Sabbath Practice : A Study On Sabbath Practice As Healing Process For Clergy Serving In Stressful Appointments, Randoph Wayne Kanipe 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary

Clergy Stress, Complex Trauma And Sabbath Practice : A Study On Sabbath Practice As Healing Process For Clergy Serving In Stressful Appointments, Randoph Wayne Kanipe

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Biblical Principles Of Small Group Ministry, Shawn Barr 2016 Liberty University

Biblical Principles Of Small Group Ministry, Shawn Barr

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Small group ministry models abound today, and so do the materials that provide the methodology for these models. However, there seems to be a dearth of resources that connect the methods with a theological foundation. This project will demonstrate the need for examining small groups from a theological aspect, and then examine the principles of biblical community as found in Scripture. These principles will then be measured through surveys of at least fifty participants in small group settings from several churches, including the churches where the author was the small group pastor for the last seven years and where he …


Developing A Model For Church-Based Disaster Relief, Brady Rose 2016 Liberty University

Developing A Model For Church-Based Disaster Relief, Brady Rose

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this project is to provide a manual for the local church to implement in preparation for and during times of disaster. The author will specifically focus on the region of Amherst County, Virginia for this project. The author will approach this project by first defining what a disaster is and the role the church should play during times of great need. Attention will be given specifically to how the church should respond during times of disaster in foreign nations, in the United States, in nearby counties, and in the community of the church’s backyard. This project will …


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