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Do Mass-Produced Apologetics Help Spiritual Conversations? Testing Mama Bear Apologetics With Millennial Mothers, Joshua S. Johnson 2022 Asbury Theological Seminary

Do Mass-Produced Apologetics Help Spiritual Conversations? Testing Mama Bear Apologetics With Millennial Mothers, Joshua S. Johnson

ATS Dissertations

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Ministry Mentoring Matters : Best Practices For Mentoring New Pastors, Keith Koteskey 2022 Asbury Theological Seminary

Ministry Mentoring Matters : Best Practices For Mentoring New Pastors, Keith Koteskey

ATS Dissertations

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Narrative Preaching For Millennials : Inviting The Next Generation Into God's Story, Daniel J. Jones 2022 Asbury Theological Seminary

Narrative Preaching For Millennials : Inviting The Next Generation Into God's Story, Daniel J. Jones

ATS Dissertations

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The Challenge Of Change : A Qualitative Analysis Of Pastors As Change Agents, Joshua O. Gale 2022 Asbury Theological Seminary

The Challenge Of Change : A Qualitative Analysis Of Pastors As Change Agents, Joshua O. Gale

ATS Dissertations

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Multi-Site Church : Best Practices To Launch And Sustain Multi-Site, Brandon Beals 2022 Asbury Theological Seminary

Multi-Site Church : Best Practices To Launch And Sustain Multi-Site, Brandon Beals

ATS Dissertations

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Jerusalem The Great : An Analysis Of The Literary Structure Of John's Revelation, Adrian Reynolds 2022 Asbury Theological Seminary

Jerusalem The Great : An Analysis Of The Literary Structure Of John's Revelation, Adrian Reynolds

ATS Dissertations

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Forming Generous Disciples : Effective Strategies For Creating A Culture Of Generosity, David M. Loleng 2022 Asbury Theological Seminary

Forming Generous Disciples : Effective Strategies For Creating A Culture Of Generosity, David M. Loleng

ATS Dissertations

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An Integrated Preaching Design : A Methodological Framework For Preaching In The Indian Context, Ancy John 2022 Asbury Theological Seminary

An Integrated Preaching Design : A Methodological Framework For Preaching In The Indian Context, Ancy John

ATS Dissertations

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The Healthy Pastor : Surviving In Ministry Without Losing Your Soul, Terry L. Roberts 2022 Asbury Theological Seminary

The Healthy Pastor : Surviving In Ministry Without Losing Your Soul, Terry L. Roberts

ATS Dissertations

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Christian Change Agents : Analyzing The Effectiveness Of A Christian Leadership Program Among Students In A Central Kentucky Restoration Church, James W. Bush 2022 Asbury Theological Seminary

Christian Change Agents : Analyzing The Effectiveness Of A Christian Leadership Program Among Students In A Central Kentucky Restoration Church, James W. Bush

ATS Dissertations

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A Turtle On A Fencepost, Hyveth Williams 2022 Andrews University

A Turtle On A Fencepost, Hyveth Williams

Faculty Publications

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Creating A Multiplying Micro Group Discipleship Model Beyond The Church Building, Keisha Battle Spivey 2022 Liberty University

Creating A Multiplying Micro Group Discipleship Model Beyond The Church Building, Keisha Battle Spivey

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The proposed thesis project on discipleship presents an effective discipleship making plan in fulfillment of the Great Commission through a parachurch ministry. The researcher believes that many churches have replaced disciple-making efforts with programs and platitudes. The purpose of this project is to establish a strategy that cultivates healthy disciples who recognize their Christian responsibility to make disciples through micro group ministries. It consists of three stages. Stage one consists of the research design component, stage two includes the intervention design component, and stage three involves the intervention delivery process. The goals of this project include teaching believers the biblical …


Discovering Sacred Roots; Discipleship As Apprenticeship, Hank Voss 2022 Taylor University

Discovering Sacred Roots; Discipleship As Apprenticeship, Hank Voss

Essays

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A Reader’S Guide To Worship And Liturgical Studies, David Kneip 2022 Abilene Christian University

A Reader’S Guide To Worship And Liturgical Studies, David Kneip

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

The history of writing about worship in the Christian tradition is almost as old as the tradition itself, and it shows no sign of abating anytime soon. As a result, readers may find it difficult to know where to begin reading, and how to evaluate books that are popular or otherwise available to them. This annotated bibliography aims to assist readers in navigating the huge field of Christian publishing in worship studies, both by offering specific book recommendations and by demonstrating some of the different sub-categories that one might examine in attempting to choose what to read or study. The …


What In The World Is Research?, Tim Sensing 2022 Abilene Christian University

What In The World Is Research?, Tim Sensing

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

Doctor of Ministry projects engage in robust field research involving data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Often, DMin students are entering the world of a social science field researcher for the first time. Words like “research”, “Institutional Review Boards”, and the non-sequitur “non-research,” fall outside the common vocabularies of even the professors. Navigating the language so one is not lost in translation fosters researcher confidence.


Identity Formation And Powerful Narrative: What The Church Can Learn From Disney, Janie Fisher 2022 Concordia Seminary - Saint Louis

Identity Formation And Powerful Narrative: What The Church Can Learn From Disney, Janie Fisher

Master of Art Theology Thesis

This thesis explores a phenomenon I first observed while working for The Walt Disney Company in Florida. Many people seem to be dedicated to Disney in a distinctly religious way, giving the company their time, money, abilities, and heart. Disney is one of the most successful organizations in America, and they have mastered the art of storytelling in their films and theme parks. These stories can be used for identity formation, as they teach people who they are, what the world is like, and how they ought to live. Disney uses religious means to help their fans feel as if …


The Church In The Modern Context, Maria Milazzo 2022 College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

The Church In The Modern Context, Maria Milazzo

Obsculta

This paper on the Church in the Modern Context brings into conversation the goals of Vatican I, Vatican II, and those of Pope Francis in today’s modern context. It seeks to understand the context of the councils and where Pope Francis seeks to lead the Church today, especially one that resembles a field hospital.


On The Task Of Today's Theologian, Henry O. Widdicombe 2022 College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

On The Task Of Today's Theologian, Henry O. Widdicombe

Obsculta

This piece was written as a reading response paper for Kristin Colberg’s Documents of Vatican II course in the Spring of 2022. It argues that today’s theologian must take seriously the demands of the Second Vatican Council and that the task of the theologian is, in light of contemporary culture, offer an ever-new articulation of the Gospel of Christ Jesus that does not lose its ever-ancient truths. In that vein, the piece utilizes the assigned readings for a particular course meeting to, with the aid of Bernard Lonergan, outline a kind of pro-Vatican II panegyric.


The Generation Of The Smartphone, Anisabel Palma 2022 College of Saint Benedict/Saint Johns University

The Generation Of The Smartphone, Anisabel Palma

Obsculta

iGen is the generation of those born after 1995. A common characteristic of teen iGen’ers is their lack of interest in school. Many of these kids attend school only because they must, not because school is a place where they are looking forward going each morning. The low interested has been increasing since 2012.. There is a link between iGen teens’ behavior including motivation to go to school to their use of technologies around them. In this paper, the author tries to find a response to this change and to offer some hope to those working with teens.


Climate Change: The Role Of Technology, "Dominon," And Our Pastoral Responsibility, Leah Wakefield 2022 College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

Climate Change: The Role Of Technology, "Dominon," And Our Pastoral Responsibility, Leah Wakefield

Obsculta

This paper briefly examines the correlation between burning fossil fuels, the increase of carbon in the atmosphere and resulting volatile weather, including hurricanes and floods. The paper then discusses possible technological solutions, including carbon dioxide scrubbers. Finally, the paper critically examines Genesis 2:15 and 1:26 and uses Laudato Si’ to reframe our understanding of “dominion” over the earth as a responsibility that calls for us to work to end climate change.


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