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Mission: Vol. 21, No. 1

Mission

Mission: Vol. 21, No. 1. The articles in this issue include: "A Family Affair" from the Editor, "Issues of Power and a Theology of the Family (Part I)" by S. Scott Bartchy, and "Missions, the Atonement, and the Salvation of Mankind" by Edward Fudge. A WORD FOR OUR TIMES: "Morality in the Public Arena: Is it so Difficult?" by Edward G. Holley, "Worship Styles" by Randy hall, and "Curiosity" by John Smith. BOOKS: A HARVEST OF BOOKS; FOR FALL READING: "The Quest for Faith: Reason and Mystery As Pointers To God (C. Stephen Evans)" reviewed by Leonard Allen, " …

1 Corinthians 9:19-23 A Model For Those Who Seek To Win Souls, Kenneth V. Neller

Restoration Quarterly

Neller, Kenneth V. (1987) "1 Corinthians 9:19-23 A Model for Those Who Seek to Win Souls," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 29 : No. 3.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Mission: Vol. 20, No. 12

Mission

Mission: Vol. 20, No. 12. The articles in this issue include: "Looking to the Past and to the Future" from the Editor, "The Ambivalence of Belief" by Robert Seymour, "Job: The Struggle of Faith" by Michael V. Houston, "God is Love" by Ken Cameron, "Restoration and the Cultural Risk" by Ron Durham, and "A Disciple Responds to the New Search for Unity" by Daniel Griggs. A WORD FOR OUR TIMES: "Relics of the Past" by Ben B. Boothe, "How Much is a Person Worth?" by John Wright, "Maturity or a New Infancy?" by David Sampson, and "Don't Count My Blessings …

The Parish As A Confessing Community, Gary M. Simpson

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

A Biblical Preaching Strategy For The Ministers Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Central Dominican Conference, Ramon Araujo C.

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The problem of preaching in the Central Dominican Conference seems to be one of sermon content. Weaknesses in hermeneutical principles as well as rules applied to the biblical sermon can be detected. Even when preachers quote the Bible and try to explain the message, the biblical text is not properly discussed or explained. This situation results in poor sermon content. To correct this anomaly, this study provides a guide on Biblical Preaching to help the minister produce a better sermon to feed the church.

Method

In order to investigate the content of sermons and the principles applied to preaching …

Rationale And Suggested Program For Workshop On Congregational Singing For Use In Local Church Or District, Christopher Ederesinghe

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Congregational singing represents the part of corporate worship in which the entire group of worshipers present participates. It is therefore a vital and integral part of public worship. However, despite the availability of broad general guidelines at denominational level, these have not always been implemented in an effective manner at the level of the local church or pastoral district.

Method

This project report is presented in two parts. Part 1 comprises a position paper which which serves as the theo retical component of the project. This includes a biblical/ theological rationale for congregational singing, a denominational perspective, an historical …

Mission: Vol. 20, No. 5

Mission

Mission: Vol. 20, No. 5. The articles in this issue include: "Thanksgiving: 1986" from the Editor, "Burn-Out and the Fire That Consumes" by Ron Durham, "Watching the Service or Experiencing Kononia?" by Steven L. McKenzie, "A 20th Anniversary Reflection: Now, More Than Ever, We Need Mission!" by Richard Hughes, "Books" by Bruce L. Edwards, Jr., Book Review Editor, "Surrender" by William T. Stewart. A WORD FOR OUR TIMES: "Floods: Who Is Responsible for Our Misfortunes?" by Bob Johnson, "Idol Worship: The Tragedy of Separation" by George L. Brown, "What is Helping?" by Jan Randolph, and "Has the Essence Been Retrieved?" …

The Theology And Practice Of Individual Confession And Absolution And Its Application To Pastoral Care From An Early North American Lutheran Perspective, Breno C. Thome

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The two subjects of this study^ namely, pastoral care and Individual confession and absolution, have traditionally been seen as closely connected. Each has also a unique character. In this study both subjects will be focused on from the perspective provided by the historical analysis of their development within the Lutheran context, specifically that of North American Lutheranism in the nineteenth century. Pastoral care has been greatly developed, particularly in the area of pastoral counseling, in the last fifty years. This parallels the increasing development of the behavioral sciences in this century. The causes and consequences of such rapid growth in …

Mission: Vol. 18, No. 5

Mission

Mission: Vol. 18, No. 5. The articles in this issue include: "Women in Christ" from the Editor, "Women and the Church: An Overview" by Bonnie Bowman Thurston, "Culture Meets Culture: Christian Men and Women in First Century Palestine and Twentieth Century North America" by Claude Cox, "Women's Place in the Church" by J. Harold Thomas, "Women Struggling as Persons in Christ" by Larry James, "The Immorality of Superiority/Inferiority" by Mary Sue Black, "Coping with the Two-Career Marriage" by Nancy Myers, BOOKS: "Is the Bible Sexist? (Donald G. Bloesch)" reviewed by Jim Sims, "The Banquet is Ready: Are WE?" by …

Mission: Vol. 17, No. 3

Mission

Mission: Vol. 17, No. 3. The articles in this issue include: "He Is Risen" by Raymond A. Waugh, Sr., "Forum," "Worship, Service, and the Christian Assembly" by Clifton Ganus, III, "Worship Integration: Getting Our 'Word and Act' Together" by George E. Butterfield, "The Shock of Recognition" by Robert E. Seymour, "Our Worship Together" by Phillip Johnson, "The Wonder of it All" by Dale Brown, BOOKS: "Building a Religious Library: Fifth in a Series: A Library in Biblical Theology" by Thomas H. Olbricht, and "The Fire That Consumes (Edward William Fudge)" reviewed by Bruce Wagner.

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 18 No 1 - April 1983), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Church and World: A Trinitarian Perspective by John Bolt - 5 / Remember Lot's Wife: Preaching Old Testament Narrative Texts by Carl G. Kromminga - 32 / The Old Testament in Biblical Theology and Dogmatics by Marten H. Woudstra - 47 / Review of Books - Atkinson, David, The Marriage Covenant and the Discipline of Divorce: To Have and to Hold, reviewed by William Huyser - 61 / Barnett, James M., The Diaconate: A Full and Equal Order, reviewed by Richard R. De Ridder - 63 / Campbell, Roderick, Israel and the New Covenant, reviewed by John …

Mission: Vol. 16, No. 8

Mission

Mission: Vol. 16, No. 8. The articles in this issue include: "The Hospice Concept of Care" by Josefina Magno, M.D., "On Being a Friend" by Tadd Fisher, "Accepting Others" by Henry Goodspeed, "Return to Beersheba" by Martha Smallwood, "Person to Person: Saying Thank You" from the Editor, "The Christian as an Instrument of Peace" by Ray F. Chester, "Time for a 'Freeze' on Video Death Games" by John Shelton Lawrence, "Why I Want to be a Minister" by Mark Hauptli, "A Prayer for Now" by Jens Holley, "Books: A Model for Identity Development" by Herbert A. Marlowe, Jr., and "Forum."

Mission: Vol. 15, No. 11

Mission

Mission: Vol. 15, No. 11. The articles in this issue include: "Rhetoric and Reality in the Restoration Movement" by Carl Wayne Hensley, "Communication and Interpersonal Relationships in the Church" by Dwayne D. Van Rheenen, "Preaching and/or Communicating: Some Personal Reflections" by Prentice A. Meadow, "Editorial Responsibility" by Reul Lemmons, "Communication in the Restoration Tradition: Current Research and a Selected Bibliography" by Dwayne D. Van Rheenen, "Reflections on the Supper" by Elmer Prout, "Looking Back and Looking Forward: Christian Scholars Speak" by Mike Casey, "Hunger: Action-Alert," "On Keeping Secrets: The Law, the Minister, and Privileged Communication" by Peggy Hedrick, "Film Review" …

A Proposed Training Program For Seventh-Day Adventist Ministerial Interns In The Scandinavian Countries, Rolf H. Kvinge

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Wherever the Seventh-day Adventist Church with its professional ministry desires to improve its effectiveness, the matter of field education for interns as well as theological education is of importance. Somehow, guidelines and formative education for the ministers in the field has been lacking in the Scandinavian countries. Due to lack of orientation and the absence of supervised education in the practice of ministry, ministerial interns have often felt inadequate when taking up their own responsibilities for the work in their national environment. For the development of a field practicum that may change the situation stated above, this study has been …

A Study Of Church Planting And Growth Patterns Of Eight Korean Seventh-Day Adventist Congregations In The Eastern North America, Hai Chong Pak

Doctor of Ministry Projects

NOTE: This Doctor of Ministry Project falls in a category described in the Andrews University Theological Seminary Bulletin as "Project II" in fulfillment of requirements for an alternate curriculum plan under which the candidate prepares two related papers—a theological position paper that addresses some issue or problem that exists in the church in a theological setting and a professional paper that addresses that issue or problem from a standpoint of ministerial practice.

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The Present Indicative In Matthew 19:9, Carroll D. Osburn

Restoration Quarterly

Osburn, Carroll D. (1981) "The Present Indicative in Matthew 19:9," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 24 : No. 4.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Mission: Vol. 15, No. 3

Mission

Mission: Vol. 15, No. 3. The articles in this issue include: "Athens or Jerusalem: Allies or Antagonists?" by Charles H. Talbert, "Religion and Public Education" by Donald Heath and Leo Perdue, "From Colleges to Preacher Schools: Education in Our Movement" from the Editor, "Tales from the Boonie Stomper" by Robert T. Clark, "Six Flags Over Us All" by Dale Brown, "Film Review" by Wayne Wiese, "Books" by Everett Ferguson, and "Forum."

Mission: Vol. 14, No. 12

Mission

Mission: Vol. 14, No. 12. The articles in this issue include: "Seminar," "To be a People of Justice" by Larry James, "Seeking Justice in Missions" by Bob Douglas, "Go Ye: Preach and Heal?" by Roger McCown, Ellie Evans and Robert T. Clark, M. D., "The Mission Training and Resource Center: A Bold Adventure in Evangelism" by Bob Douglas, "Viewing the Church of Christ from Jail" by Michael Gose, "Reflections on an Unlikely Prophet" by Don Crittenden, "Books" by Edward G. Holley, "Forum," and "Index."

A Developing Model To Meet Counseling Needs Through The Local Church, Wayne H. Lee

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Strategy For The Lutheran Church-Hong Kong Synod To Fulfill The Great Commission Of Making Disciples, Yat Kwong Wong

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

There are three reasons for writing this thesis" "A Strategy for the Lutheran Church-Hong Kong Synod to Fulfill the Great Commission of Making Disciples. "

In the first place~ no one has evaluated the Hong Kong Synod in regard to church growth since it began thirty years ago. It is necessary to know whether our church in Hong Kong has grown effectively or not. Secondly, since no church on earth is prefect, a study such as this will help in identifying the weaknesses of the Hong Kong Synod as a first step toward improving it.

Finally, the author plans to …

The Transfer Of Ministers In The Seventh-Day Adventist Church Of The German Democratic Republic And Its Effects On The Minister's Service And Family Life, Johannes E. Mager

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Transfers from one pastoral district to another are part of the life and work of ministers of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Every transfer deeply affects all aspects of his life, and that of his family. It also influences his relationship with the administrators of the church and touches the respective congregations. The aim of this study was to find out (1) whether transfers have solely a pragmatic character, or whether they also carry biblical-theological implications; (2) whether transfers do encumber interpersonal relations and, if so, what possibilities exist to solve these tensions …

Mission: Vol. 13, No. 10

Mission

Mission: Vol. 13, No. 10. The articles in this issue include: "The Bible and Our Culture" from the Editor, "Biblical Theology and the Restoration Movement" by Thomas H. Olbricht, "What Kind of Man was This?" by Kris Engdahl, "The Historical Reliability of the Bible" by Jim Whitfield, "Seeing is not Believing" by Gene Shelburne, "Saints Alive" by William J. Cook, "Glimpses of Our Past" by Thomas H. Olbricht, "Books" by Bobbie Lee Holley, and "Forum."

Mission: Vol. 13, No. 8

Mission

Mission: Vol. 13, No. 8. The articles in this issue include: "The Truth That Makes Us Free" From the Editor, "We've Sold the Farm!" by Robert Meyers, "From Magic to Mystery" by LeVerne Metz, "The Ordeal of Compassion" by Leonard Allen, "The Times Really are a Changin'" by Allen Holden, Jr., "Sure-Fire Religion" by William J. Cook, Jr., "'Books: Silence' by Bobbie Lee Holley" reviewed by Steven Spidell, and "Malachi and the Bored Congregation" by Lana Wisenbaker.

A Strategy For The Presentation Of The Principles Of Christian Stewardship To The Seventh-Day Adventist Churches In South America, Roberto R. Roncarolo

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

In the SDA Church in South America there are deficiencies in three clearly defined aspects of the educative phase of stewardship campaigns: (1) in the unilateral presentation of the doctrine of stewardship, (2) in the methods and procedures used in that presentation, and (3) in the persons that receive the benefits of said presentation. In this project, the problem of how to improve the efficiency of stewardship education is discussed.

Method

The purpose of this research is to develop and evaluate a series of Christian stewardship meetings that differs from the series now in use in South America in …

Health Evangelism: A Rationale And Practical Application To The West Indonesia Union Mission Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Jonathan Kuntaraf

Doctor of Ministry Projects

This Doctor of. Ministry Project report falls in a category described in the Seminar Bulletin as "Project II" in fulfillment of requirements for an alternate curriculum plan under which the candidate prepares two related papers--a theological position paper addressing some issue or problem in the church theologically, and a professional paper addressing this issue or problem from the standpoint of ministerial practice.

(No Abstract)

A Study And Analysis Of The Bible Lands Travelogue-Archaeological Approach In Public Evangelism, Victor A. Schulz

Doctor of Ministry Projects

To investigate the method of a selected number of evangelists who are using the Bible lands travelogue-archaeological approach, to ascertain what they consider as the most significant and seemingly effective characteristics of their methods was the purpose of this project. Then, incorporating these findings, to develop an approach that may help the author and other evangelists to use this method effectively in public evangelism, has been the problem under investigation in this study.

The project was organized into three main parts. The first searches for a justification for a Bible lands travelogue approach. The second analyzes the method as it …

The Contextualization Of An Understanding Of Biblical Preaching Into The Jamaican Situation, Vassel George Kerr

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Preaching has always been an important function of the Christian church. It is the generating source of the Christian faith, and Paul struck the mark when he declared, "Faith comes by hearing" (Rom 10:17). Martin Luther burnished that mark, making it a hallmark of the Reformation: "Faith is an acoustical affair." The contemporary preacher cannot lose sight of the centrality of the Protestant pulpit. The biblical Keryxon ton logon (preach the word), is a mandate, a command, not a temporary injunction or a recommendation. Not only should the preacher proclaim the Good News, he or she1 is to make it …

Mission: Vol. 12, No. 3

Mission

Mission: Vol. 12, No. 3. The articles in this issue include: "Blessed are the Peacemakers" by Ben Wiebe, "By Man Shall His Blood be Shed" by Gene Shelburne, "The Dark Night of the Soul--a Musing" by Grady James Robinson, "The Christian's Native Language: The Meaning of the Lord's Supper" by Phillip Johnson, "Can the Church Re-Enter the World of Modern Thought?" by John Arceneaux, "God is Light" by Charles Coulston, "Cross Currents," and "Forum."

Mission: Vol. 11, No. 1

Mission

Mission: Vol. 11, No. 1. The articles in this issue include: "The Task and the Commitment" by Bradford L. Davis, "Mission in the Restoration Heritage" by Ron Tyler, "A Prayer" by Steve Harrist, "Windows: Who We Are, Where WE're Going" from the Editor, "Mirrors: Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us" from the Editor, "Mission Awards, 1976," "I Have a Dream for the Church" by Rob McRay, "From the Back Pew: What's $23 Million Between Billy Graham and God?" by Dave Wimbish, "Forum," "Movies" by Allan McNicol, "Cross Currents," and "Looking Out."

Paul's Principals Of Counseling In First And Second Timothy: The Search For A Biblical View Of Counseling, Robert Gaiser

Master of Divinity Thesis

Thus this paper seeks to define a balanced position between psychology and theology and between secular counseling and counseling by those with theological training. This is done in a general overview. But going beyond the definition of these terms and the relationship of theology to psychology, the author seeks to set forth some counseling methods or terms that Paul uses in his two letters to Timothy. The purpose of this paper is to set forth these principals to aid us in the area of pastoral counseling.