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Understanding The Folk Islam Of The Dagbani-Speaking People: A Prerequisite To Evangelism In North Ghana, Sampson Kenneth Twumasi

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. At the beginning of this century Islam was confined to some geographical areas in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Dr. Samuel Zwemer in his writings claimed that Islam was a dying religion because it had within it “the germs of death." This claim is no longer valid as Islam has experienced a resurgence and grown proportionately well in other parts of the world. Islam, along with animism, has gained roots in Africa, especially in North and West Africa. Both religions have grown tremendously among some of the people groups in North Ghana where Islam is mixed with hundreds of superstitions …

The Role Of The Pastor In Lay Development In The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In Papua New Guinea, Aaron M. Lopa

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Statement of the Problem

The task of this study was to rethink the role of pastors as shepherd-equippers of lay leaders in view of the explosive growth of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Papua New Guinea.

Method

The dissertation has two parts. Part One covers: (1) institutional factors which provided the background for this study, (2) biblical and theological dimensions as the basis for the new pastoral paradigm in PNG, and (3) cultural and sociological factors as means to understand the local cultures in order to contextualize ministry to make it more relevant to the people. Part Two synthesizes the …

New Approaches For Seventh-Day Adventist Evangelism In Swaziland, Stephen Jacobs Masuku

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The Seventh-day Adventist church in Swaziland experienced slow growth from the time of its inception. Starting from 1920, when the first Adventist missionary arrived in Swaziland, to 1994 membership was 2075. This means that the Adventist church in Swaziland was the slowest growing church in the former Southern Union and among the Christian churches in Swaziland.

Method

This dissertation analyzes: Swazi traditional history, Swazi traditional religious beliefs, the introduction of Christianity in Swaziland, how the SDA church was planted in Swaziland, and the evangelistic methods utilized by the Adventist church and other Christian churches. This approach helped in the …

Perception And Response To Receptivity: The History And Growth Of The Wesleyan Church In The Philippines, 1932-1994, Robert Andrew Bickert

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Development Of A Prayer Ministry Group In A Local Church For Baby Boomers, Richard G. Calhoun

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Church Growth At The End Of The Twentieth Century: Recovering Our Purpose, Thom S. Ranier

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The thesis of this paper is that a critical element is missing in much of church growth literature and practice today. Furthermore the viability of the movement and the health of churches across our land may very well depend upon our recovery of that missing element. The mysterious missing element is, simply stated, evangelism.

A Response To Dr. Rainer, Larry Gilbert

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

A Response to Ranier's (1995) "Church Growth at the End of the Twentieth Century: Recovering Our Purpose" (in this issue).

A Response To Dr. Russell, Geroge C. Hunter Iii

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

A response to Russell's (1995) article "40 Years of Church Growth: A View from the Theological Tower."

Church Growth-- “Quo Wadis - Whither Goest Thou”, Elmer L. Towns

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The philosophy and the strategy of the Church Growth Movement are focused on the homogeneous unit principle, people movements, receptivity, and the use of the social sciences to establish principles and methods.

A Response To Dr. Litfin, Carl George

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

A response to Duane Litfin's (1995) "Understanding Your Critics: An Outsider’s Analysis of a Core Criticism of the Church Growth Movement" (in this issue).

A Response To Dr. Russell, Jerold F. Reed

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

A response to Russell's (1995) article "40 Years of Church Growth: A View from the Theological Tower."

40 Years Of Church Growth: A View From The Theological Tower, Walter Russell Iii

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

I present these evaluative thoughts about the first forty years of the Church Growth Movement, and especially the first twenty-five years of the movement in North America (1970- 1995), with the humility appropriate to one person’s perspective on so vast and diverse a phenomenon as that of the Church Growth Movement.

Core Values: Backbone Of A Movement, Kent R. Hunter

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

In the last 10 to 20 years, the Church Growth Movement has proliferated in at least three dimensions. First, the Movement has proliferated by topics. In the last decade or so, we have seen church growth leaders concentrate on mega-churches, metachurches, philosophy of ministry, understanding secular people, mission statements, the age wave, builders, boomers, busters, lifestyle evangelism, vision, change, small groups, Sunday Schools, breaking barriers, etc. In a second dimension, there has been proliferation in other ways. Not only was there the founding of the American Society for Church Growth, but there Church Growth Associations in other countries. In a …

Travel Reports From Former Yugoslavia 1995, Bill Yoder

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Configuration Of The Small Religious Communities In The Former Yugoslavia, David Steele

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Volume 13, Number 3, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 1995

Volume 13, Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Winter 1995

Effective Leadership In Small Group Ministry Through The Application Of Family Systems, James Knill

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

The premise of this project is that small group leaders can become more effective and caring through the application of family systems theory, specifically Bowenian theory, to the leadership process. The author developed a four-part training manual that provides a general orientation to family systems thinking for group leaders, with a specific focus on self-differentiation, homeostasis or balance, and emotional triangles. All leaders indicated improved ability to work with groups and in other settings as self-differentiated persons, though some wanted to understand the concepts more completely. All felt they were more effective leaders following the training process.

The Christian Founder-Leader: Qualities Necessary For Founding An Effective Ministry Of Evangelism And Discipleship, With Case Studies Of Founders, Robert F. Boyd

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Spiritual Formation On Church Growth Among United Methodist Elders In West Virginia, David Dwight Spence

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Church Growth Through Indigenous Urban Church Planting In The Korean Nazarene Church, Ki Young Hong

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Church Grwoth Bibliography, John N. Vaughan

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This is a bibliography relevant for church growth

Volume 11, Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 1993

Reformed Worship (Rw) 27 - Ascension / Pentecost (March 1993), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Perspectives

In This Issue: A New Mission by Emily R. Brink....2

Culture Shock by Craig Van Gelder....3

We're Struggling with Worship by Edith Bajema....6

You're Halfway Home by David Beelen....8

Bulletin Board? by Douglas A. Kamstra....10

Seeking the Seekers by Mary Ann Wierks....14

Faithful or Faddish? by Mark Lemmenes....16

For Whom the Bell Toils by Emily R. Brink....23

Christ in the Clouds by Debra Levey Larson....26

Let the Children Come by Shelley E. Cochran....26

View from the Pew: Deception Pass by James Calvin Schaap....36

Resources

Hymn of the Month: …

Adapting To A Revolution: A Study Of The Brethren In Christ In The Changing Context Of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Daryl Ray Climenhaga

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Split-Level Christianity In Africa : A Study Of The Persistance Of Traditional Religious Beliefs And Practices Among The Akan Methodists Of Ghana, Mathias Kwesi Forson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

About The North American Society For Church Growth 1992, John N. Vaughan

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Improving Our "Sink Or Swim" Training Model For Church Planters, Tom A. Steffen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

Many of those sent out locally or internationally to plant churches have never planted a church or been involved in the process, worked on a team, or have been trained in crosscultural studies. This paper argues that we can do a much better job of preparing our church planters.

Volume 11, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 1992

Observations On Western Missions In Eastern Europe, Bill Yoder

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.