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Enlisting Volunteers In Ministry, Jerry Louis Fore

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Involving church members in ministry annually challenges church leaders. To meet this demand within the Seventh-day Adventist church, a committee typically nominates church members to fill prescribed offices—places of need. Filling offices, however, too often causes a committee to overlook some people or to mismatch interests, talents, and tasks.

Method

While serving the Kansas City Central Church as senior pastor, I introduced a Bible-based process to involve members' gifts and talents in ministry. Using trained interviewers in this one-year pilot project, members became involved after matching their talents and interests with tasks. After the church approved the project, I …

Pastoral Emphases In Premarital Counseling, Paul Bramstedt

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Many things in life start out as being something that is optional, but as time passes they soon become a necessity. Premarital counseling is one aspect of ministry which forty years ago was considered an optional service by many pastors. Today it is viewed as a necessity.

Premarital counseling which is conducted by a Christian minister is rooted in the Word of God. Teachings of Holy Scripture in respect to marriage are at the heart and core of the counseling process. While the premarital counseling which a Christian minister conducts may cover various topics, there are distinct pastoral emphases which …

Burnout In The Pastoral Ministry: The Need For Clear Boundaries, Russell Weise

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

A survey was conducted of 138 pastors in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod in the Central and Southern Illinois districts in the Fall of 1991. The purpose of the survey was to determine the level of stress and burnout in the pastor's lives.

The survey revealed the following: generally pastors are very satisfied with their calling as pastors, but the findings reveal the pastor's strong proclivity to ignore his wife and family and to deny any possible warning signs of stress and burnout. The findings also uncovered that pastors are eager to have support groups but find themselves not wanting to …

The Future Of Denominational Research: Souther Baptist Research Fellowship, Larry L. Mcswain

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

Denominational researchers must focus on their unique role in relation to the role of other researchers. Our future as competent and effective researchers is dependent on our ability to keep up with the technology available to us. We must develop and maintain networks among researchers to avoid duplication of effort and create adequate sharing of what we know. We must also find ways to include the most difficult research subjects in our efforts. Moreover, if our calling is to have any meaning we must have the kinds of relationships and influence with decision makers that the information we have will …

The Voices Of God's Call, Especially Dreams, Visions, And Angelic Messages, William N. Rickard

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Mission: Vol. 19, No. 6

Mission

Mission: Vol. 19, No. 6. The articles in this issue include: "Unto You a Child is Born" from the Editor, "John" by George Ewing, "God in Our Arena" by Frank C. Perry, "When the Time Was Ripe" by Leroy Garrett, "Going Home for Christmas" by Robert E. Seymour, "Seasons" by William T. Stewart, "Missing" by C. Leonard Allen, "Intellectual Pursuits in Our Colleges" by Robert M. Randolph, "Getting to Know Us" the Editor, "Doctrinal Reflections: Restorationism: The Past and the Future" by Lynn E. Mitchell, Jr., BOOKS: "Reason and Imagination in C. S. Lewis: A Study of Till We Have …

Mission: Vol. 16, No. 12

Mission

Mission: Vol. 16, No. 12. The articles in this issue include: "Limitations and Constraints: the Life of a South African Christian" interview with Esline Shuenyane, "Prophetic Patterns in Cry, the Beloved Country" by Bonnie Bowman Thurston, "Where have All the Prophets Gone?" by John Allen Chalk, "In Need of a Cultural Translator" by Brad Thurston, "You're Old Now" by Ann Leatherwood, "The Ambiguities of Forgiveness" by Elmer Prout, "Books: Building a Religious Library: Second in a Series: Basic Resources for Old Testament Study" by John T. Willis, and "Index--1982-83."

An Index To The Revised Bauer-Arndt-Gingrich Greek Lexicon, Second Edition, By F. Wilbur Gingrich & Frederick W. Danker [Review] / Edited By John R. Alsop., Sakae Kubo

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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Soli Deo Gloria: The Relationship Between Christianity And The Arts, Frederic Baue

Master of Divinity Thesis

For Eliot, for Bach, for the redeemed of every age, "Soli Deo Gloria" sums up the relationship between Christianity and the arts. It is the purpose of this paper to examine that relationship, past, present, and future.

Mission: Vol. 12, No. 9

Mission

Mission: Vol. 12, No. 9. The articles in this issue include: "From Judaism to Jesus," "Looking Out," "Communion Meditation," "Living with Uncertainty" by Cline Davis, "Sinner Wasp" a poem by Claude Whitcomb, "A-Musing," "Churches and Sects: How King James Led Us Astray" by Buff Scott, Jr., "The Restoration of Secularity" by Robert O. Fife, "When God Stooped" by Robert J. Roe, "Opinion/RSVP Divorce and Remarriage: Continuing Questions," "Books," "Forum," "Cross Currents," and "Three Seasons of Spring" a poem by Douglas Cheaney.

The Confirmation Manual For Instruction In The Word, Edward Koehler

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

This thesis contains a proposed course of instruction in the Word of God for catechumens of the Lutheran Church. It presents the Old Testament as a self-contained unit of study primarily for pupils twelve to fourteen years old. Ultimately, the course is designed to include the New Testament as the basis for a second year of study. The aim of the course is to help the student understand and apply the basic teachings of the Christian faith. The Bible is used as the source-book, and Martin Luther's Small Catechism is used as a supplement to guide the pupil toward a …

Mission: Vol. 9, No. 8

Mission

Mission: Vol. 9, No. 8. This issue contains the following articles: "The Price of Peace in Gainesville" an interpretive report from the editor, "Commentary," "Funerals Without Caskets" by Wes Reagan, "I Have a Dream" by Paul Keckley, "Restoration Update: The 'One Cup' Segment in American Church History" by James W. Russell, "The Care and Management of Guilt" by Jim Reynolds, "Renewal in the Pulpit: Jeremiah, Baal, and Jesus" by Wendall Willis, "Penalty" a poem by Roy Z. Kemp, "Forum," and "Cross Currents."

Which Version Today?, Sakae Kubo, Walter Specht

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Archeological News, Lawrence T. Geraty

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Functions Of Ministry And Laity With Special Reference To The East Caribbean Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Samuel H. Joseph

Doctor of Ministry Projects

(No Abstract Available)

Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

I Believe…That God Alone Is Immortal, Steven P. Vitrano

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Book Review. - Literatur, Frederick W. Danker

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur

Luther's Principles Of Teaching As Reflected In His Preached Sermons 1528-1532, Franklin Ritthamel

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

This thesis will explore the educational development and teaching activities of Martin Luther against the background of the Reformation. It will bring some understanding of the importance of education in the Lutheran Reformation, the scope of Luther’s educational activities, the necessity of education for the success of the Reformation, and the objectives which marked the educational activity in the Reformation. It will show the theological development of Martin Luther and how this brought about educational reforms. This study is especially directed toward relating these items to Luther’s preaching in the period of 1528-1532.

Theological Observer, Unknown

Concordia Theological Monthly

Theological Observer

Brief Studies, Robert G. Hoerber

Concordia Theological Monthly

"'God be Merciful to me A Sinner" A Note on Luke 18:13

Homiletics: Outlines On Ranke Epistles, John E. Meyer

Concordia Theological Monthly

Outlines on Ranke Epistles

Book Review. - Literatur, John Theodore Mueller

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur

Preaching From The Greek New Testament, Eric C. Malte

Concordia Theological Monthly

Some four hundred and fifty years ago, in his Preface to his Greek Testament, which became the standard for three hundred years in spite of the haste and imperfections connected with it, Erasmus expressed his delight as follows: "These holy pages will summon up the living image of Christ's mind. They will give you Christ Himself, talking, healing, dying, rising - the whole Christ, in a word. They will give Him to you in an intimacy so close that He would be less visible to you if He stood before your eyes."

Theological Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches, F. E. Mayer

Concordia Theological Monthly

Theological Observer. – Klrchllch Zeitgeschichtliches (Theological Observer. – Of course contemporary history)

Brief Studies, A. Von Rohr Sauer, W. F. Beck, Martin H. Franzmann

Concordia Theological Monthly

The Book of Psalms

The "Window" in the Ark

Classics in the Senior College

Brief Studies, Arthur C. Repp, W. F. Beck

Concordia Theological Monthly

Obstacles to Bible Reading in the Home

In The Sign of Bach

Notes on Col 3:14

Theological Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches, John Theodore Mueller

Concordia Theological Monthly

Theological Observer. – Klrchllch Zeitgeschichtliches (Theological Observer. – Of course contemporary history)

A Survey Of Theories Proposed For The Basis Of The Transfer Of Training And Their Application In Lutheran Religious Education, Allen Henry Nauss

Master of Divinity Thesis

This paper presents a survey of several of the important theories which have been offered as solutions to the problem of the transfer of training.

A Survey Of Theories Proposed For The Basis Of The Transfer Of Training And Their Application In Lutheran Religious Education, Allen Henry Nauss

Bachelor of Divinity

This paper presents a survey of several of the important theories which have been offered as solutions to the problem of the transfer of training.