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We Will Hold Onto You: The Liberating Power Of Music And Liturgy To Break Open The Stories Of Mental Illness In Communities Of Faith, Hillary Doerries

Doctor of Pastoral Music Projects and Theses

One in five people lives with a diagnosable mental health problem in any given year. Thus, the presence of mental illness already permeates faith communities. The church’s history with mental illness remains complicated, especially as some communities of faith continue to espouse negative lay theologies that are harmful and dismissive to people living with mental health problems. Guided by the tenants of liberation theology, this thesis argues that mental health justice is a part of God’s overarching justice intended for all creation. When we, as God’s people, encounter or observe injustice, it is our theological task to gather the weary, …

Saint Jude's, November 13, 2022

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Saint Jude's, November 6, 2022

Saint Jude's

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Newsletter Catholic Deaf Of Detroit, November 2022

Newsletter Catholic Deaf of Detroit

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Detroit, MI

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The Biblical Imperative For Pastoral Self-Care, Petr A. Činčala, René Drumm

Faculty Publications

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Saint Jude's, October 30, 2022

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Saint Jude's, October 23, 2022

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Self-Compassion Education, A Framework For A Self-Care Plan For Military Chaplains: A Qualitative Study, Opeyemi Samuel Oluwafisoye

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Self-compassion education promotes coping skills to ease emotional discomfort and suffering by offering a sense of belonging, understanding, and caring, similar to the benefits of empathy for someone else. No research has been done examining the buffering importance of self-compassion education as a framework for self-care among military chaplains. The current study was tailored toward understanding military chaplains’ perception of self-compassion as a framework for self-care. The dissertation aimed to determine a need to formulate a self-care plan for military chaplains to reduce their pain after helping Soldiers and their families diagnosed with trauma through different interventions. The goal of …

Saint Jude's, October 16, 2022

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Saint Jude's, October 9, 2022

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Heart, Soul, Mind, And Strength: Understanding Spirituality's Transformative Impact As Assisted By Intradisciplinary Integration, Christopher Taylor Stokes

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Spirituality is an essential and deeply embedded part of Black Americans’ psyche. The counseling field has largely overlooked the roles of spirituality and religious beliefs in the development of the consciousness of this demographic. In the treatment of Black Americans, particularly Black churchgoers, this can be a serious oversight. The purpose of this DMin action research thesis is to provide sufficient intradisciplinary integrative spiritual teaching to effect holistic coping strategies for Lake Providence’s Mid-Week Bible Study Service members. The goal is to bring healing through an intradisciplinary integrative teaching approach utilizing psychology, theology, and spirituality. If the members of Lake …

Saint Jude's, October 2, 2022

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Jean-Remi Bessieux (1803-1876) And The Founding Of The Catholic Church In Gabon, François Nicolas Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Silent Holy Spirit, October-December 2022

Silent Holy Spirit

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in St. Louis, MO

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St. Dominic Deaf Center, October-November 2022

Saint Dominic Deaf Center

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Houston, TX

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From Ginkgo Biloba To The Almond Tree In Blossom: Spiritan Spirituality In Portugal, Tony Neves Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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Libguide: Introduction To Womanist Theology, Elli Cucksey

Intersections

No abstract provided.

Newsletter Catholic Deaf Of Detroit, October 2022

Newsletter Catholic Deaf of Detroit

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Viewpoint: Independent Ministries —Bane Or Blessing?, Gary Councell

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

Forming Saints In A Digital Context, Mark R. Teasdale

Great Commission Research Journal

Biblical and scholarly sources agree on the importance of forming Christians to seek after holy living to make them more effective evangelists, such that the ministries of evangelism and spiritual formation are intertwined. They also agree that one of the primary roles of the church is to provide for this formation. However, the practices for doing this have been complicated by the heavy move toward digital ministry because of COVID-19. Congregations can continue this formational work even in highly digital contexts by helping Christians tell their story through lifelogging, providing rituals and disciplines to sanctify time and physical spaces, and …

Emotional Intelligence: An Essential And Valuable Tool For Effective Christian Leadership, Louis Brown

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.

Present And Post-Pandemic Theology: What And How We Will Teach And Preach, Seventh=Day Adventist Theological Seminary

Current: Faith Meets Life and Culture

No abstract provided.

For A Synodal Church: To Live Communion, Achieve Participation, To Open Herself To Mission, James Chukwuma Okoye Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Theology Matters, Jiří Moskala

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Saint Jude's, September 25, 2022

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Saint Jude's, September 18, 2022

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Saint Jude's, September 11, 2022

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Pastoral Pitfalls: Solutions To Navigating The Stresses Of Twenty-First Century Ministry, Chris Moore

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

American church clergy and their families are suffering from the effects of Twenty-First Century ministry and the stresses of the local church, according to research from the Fuller Institute, Barna Group, and Pastoral Care Inc. Much of the research in this area and its effects on the clergy and churches occurred more than a decade ago. Through updated research and surveys of current Southern Baptist ministers in the Baptist General Convention of Texas, this thesis will offer solutions to how these dangers can be lessened or alleviated. Through the presentation of updated statistics, the seriousness of this problem for the …

A Phenomenological Study Of Clergy Job-Related Stress And Stress-Coping During Covid-19, Peter Michael Foxwell

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of stress and stress-coping of five Michigan pastors who led their Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) congregations through the 2020-21 COVID-19 pandemic. Stress is generally defined as the psychophysiological response to a perceived threat or stressor, and stress-coping is generally defined as intentional behaviors designed to manage stress. The theoretical background of this study is the transactional theory of stress and coping (TTSC) (Lazarus, 1966; Lazarus & Folkman, 1984) as it relates to pastors’ lived experience of ministry-related stress and coping in crisis conditions. The rationales for …

Saint Jude's, September 4, 2022

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