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Seeing With New Eyes: Costa Rican Pilgrimage As Transformation, Elizabeth C. Reilly, Katherine Brown 2021 Loyola Marymount University

Seeing With New Eyes: Costa Rican Pilgrimage As Transformation, Elizabeth C. Reilly, Katherine Brown

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

In summer 2019, eleven faculty and staff members from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California embarked on an immersion study trip to Costa Rica. An integral part of the university’s commitment to mission and identity, it is one of a number of opportunities for its members to explore the mission and its Jesuit identity within a global context. Framed around the Ignatian principle of pilgrimage, this article describes the focus and goals for the study trip, pre-trip preparations, and the trip itself. We highlight some of the activities in which faculty and staff participated and summarize their reflections of …


Interview On Social Justice, Hyveth Williams, Willie Edward Hucks II 2021 Andrews University

Interview On Social Justice, Hyveth Williams, Willie Edward Hucks Ii

Faculty Publications

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Emancipation And Human Flourishing Amidst Injustice And Racial And Ethnic Divide, Jasmine Fraser 2021 Andrews University

Emancipation And Human Flourishing Amidst Injustice And Racial And Ethnic Divide, Jasmine Fraser

Faculty Publications

The issue of racism involves complex layers that need equal redress to walk in the fullness of freedom. Explanation: Attention is given to the eradication of systemic racism. The issue of internalized racism needs to be addressed with much intentionality to mitigate its adverse effects. Attending to the impact of internalized racism can empower minorities, helping them thrive amidst discrimination and walk in the freedom Christ gives.


Preaching Social Justice, Hyveth Williams 2021 Andrews University

Preaching Social Justice, Hyveth Williams

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Redemption: The Demonstration Of God's Love, S. Joseph Kidder, Katelyn Campbell 2021 Andrews University

Redemption: The Demonstration Of God's Love, S. Joseph Kidder, Katelyn Campbell

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Bigger, Better, Wider, And Always More: What Has Wealth To Do With Mission?, Gerald A. Klingbeil 2021 Andrews University

Bigger, Better, Wider, And Always More: What Has Wealth To Do With Mission?, Gerald A. Klingbeil

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Biblical Social Justice And Ethical Leadership: A Pastoral Perspective, Boubakar Sanou 2021 Andrews University

Biblical Social Justice And Ethical Leadership: A Pastoral Perspective, Boubakar Sanou

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Grenzerfahrungen: Wenn Gottes Wort Persönlich Wird, Gerald A. Klingbeil 2021 Andrews University

Grenzerfahrungen: Wenn Gottes Wort Persönlich Wird, Gerald A. Klingbeil

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Sharing Jesus With Muslims: A Survey Of Church Leaders In Africa, Akimana Canisius, Gordon S. Bonham 2021 Africa International University

Sharing Jesus With Muslims: A Survey Of Church Leaders In Africa, Akimana Canisius, Gordon S. Bonham

Great Commission Research Journal

A web survey of 34 pastors and other church leaders in 2020 who had met during graduate studies at Africa International University (AIU) was conducted to understand what is being done in Muslim evangelism in their home churches, primarily in East Africa. They generally characterized Muslims positively, as being made in the image of God, and as needing salvation through Jesus. They identified what they considered to be key differences between Muslims and Christians. Half of their churches made general evangelistic efforts, but most of these made no specific attempt to share the gospel with Muslims. Sharing the gospel with …


Innovations In A Nursing Home Ministry, H. L. Ward Jr. 2021 Community Church, Santa Rosa, Florida

Innovations In A Nursing Home Ministry, H. L. Ward Jr.

Great Commission Research Journal

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Innovativeness And Church Commitment: What Innovations Were Most Important During The Pandemic?, Anna Covarrubias, David R. Dunaetz, Wendi Dykes McGehee 2021 Azusa Pacific University

Innovativeness And Church Commitment: What Innovations Were Most Important During The Pandemic?, Anna Covarrubias, David R. Dunaetz, Wendi Dykes Mcgehee

Great Commission Research Journal

The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented need for innovations in churches around the world. Organizational innovativeness, a precursor of successful innovations in organizational contexts, is rarely studied in churches. This study of American church attenders (N = 244) found that perceived innovativeness of churches (conceived of as the elements of a church’s culture which promote innovation, specifically, creativity, organizational openness, future orientation, risk-taking, and proactiveness) was a very strong predictor of church commitment (conceived of as intentions to stay in the church, r = .60, p < .001). Of the moderators examined in this study (membership tenure, age of participant, church size, and gender), only gender moderated this relationship; the relationship between perceived innovativeness and church commitment was stronger for females than for males. This suggests that innovations that facilitated relationship development and relationship maintenance had the greatest impact on church commitment during the pandemic.


Digital Monastic Communities At Sumter Chapel, Americus, Georgia, Drew Anderson 2021 Sumter Chapel, Americus, Georgia

Digital Monastic Communities At Sumter Chapel, Americus, Georgia, Drew Anderson

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Introduction To Special Section: Innovations In Churches During The Covid-19 Pandemic, David R. Dunaetz 2021 Azusa Pacific University

Introduction To Special Section: Innovations In Churches During The Covid-19 Pandemic, David R. Dunaetz

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Making Online Children’S Ministry Interactive In Wheaton, Illinois, Eric Norregaard, Ping Ng 2021 Wheaton Chinese Alliance Church

Making Online Children’S Ministry Interactive In Wheaton, Illinois, Eric Norregaard, Ping Ng

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


The Quarantine Olympics Of Cultivate Church In Athens, Alabama, Joel Franks 2021 Cultivate Church, Athens, Alabama

The Quarantine Olympics Of Cultivate Church In Athens, Alabama, Joel Franks

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Storytelling The Gospel In Hungary: Zooming In On An Ancient Mode Of Communication, Keith Sellers 2021 WorldVenture Mission

Storytelling The Gospel In Hungary: Zooming In On An Ancient Mode Of Communication, Keith Sellers

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Microchurches: A Smaller Way By Brian Sanders, Jason L. Lalonde 2021 Asbury Theological Seminary

Book Review: Microchurches: A Smaller Way By Brian Sanders, Jason L. Lalonde

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Announcements, David R. Dunaetz 2021 Azusa Pacific University

Announcements, David R. Dunaetz

Great Commission Research Journal

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Innovation In Churches: A Theoretical Framework, David R. Dunaetz 2021 Azusa Pacific University

Innovation In Churches: A Theoretical Framework, David R. Dunaetz

Great Commission Research Journal

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the many changes in the present socio-cultural context point to the importance of innovation in churches. A theoretical framework for understanding innovation in churches is presented, featuring 6 key elements. These elements include the cultural context of the church and the church’s target audience, a culture of innovation within the church, innovations in church programs, processes, and personnel, social capital (social ties) which permits church members to navigate the changes associated with innovation, program loss (that which is lost when programs change), and progress toward the church’s goals. The church’s goals and the …


Quick Responses To Community Needs In Two Churches During The Pandemic, Brad Ransom, Edward E. Moody 2021 Free Will Baptist North American Ministries

Quick Responses To Community Needs In Two Churches During The Pandemic, Brad Ransom, Edward E. Moody

Great Commission Research Journal

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