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A Protocol For Assessing And Developing Spiritual Formation Among Council For Christian Colleges And Universities Schools In North America, Keith R. Anderson

Doctor of Ministry

The purpose of this dissertation is to develop a protocol for assessing and developing spiritual formation among schools affiliated with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities in North America.

Problem: A paradigm that is deeply rooted in scripture, practical theology, and an understanding of spiritual formation is needed to assess programs for spiritual formation of traditional college students.

1. What is the need within its context? Articulates why a need exists among schools of Council for Christian Colleges and Universities? I will describe the historical context and provide original research from forty-two CCCV schools.

2: What is the approach …

A Wesleyan Understanding Of Grace As Responsible And Therapeutic: A Path To Transformational Spirituality, Katherine Simmons Conolly

Doctor of Ministry

The ministry problem addressed in this dissertation is the need for spiritual transformation. Christians are called to transformation into the image of Christ. John Wesley's understanding of grace as both responsible and therapeutic is one pathway to this transformation. He believed that grace was the interaction of God and humanity, where God reaches out to us and we are to respond. The more we respond, the more we are able to respond. This is responsible grace. And as we grow in grace, the result is a growth in holiness, or into the likeness of Christ. This growth is not just …

Looking Ahead At Catholic Higher Ed, Gerard V. Bradley

Journal Articles

Here is what we got. The people in charge -- faculty, college administrators, trustees, other intellectual elites, and (judging by what they do) the bishops -- do not believe what they need to believe to restore Catholic education to the colleges: that a Catholic education is better because the faith is true. This I call the Indispensable Conviction. It is the pearl of great price. Our leaders no longer possess it. And, without a Catholic education, our magnificent campuses are like whited sepulchers.

Is the status quo really so dire? What does the next generation portend? Can demand for …

The Vincentian Mission In The Solomon Islands, Raphael Sucaldito C.M.

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

2002 Ncod Pastoral Week Report

National Catholic Office for the Deaf (NCOD) Conferences

Documents from the 2002 NCOD Pastoral Week held in Costa Mesa, CA in 2002

• Northeast Region report
• ICDA-US report
• Southeast Atlantic Region report
• Midwest Region report
• Executive Director's report
• Mid-Atlantic Region report

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Vincentiana Vol. 46, No. 2 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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Spiritual Empowerment Of Special Needs Families, Andrew Leon Meeko

Doctor of Ministry

Families with children possessing disability face crushing challenges physically, economically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. Sadly, most succumb to this onslaught and disintegrate. The tragedy of these families is only amplified in that they have the potential to influence lives, churches, and nations as perhaps no other entity can.

Chapter One focuses on understanding the tragedy of special needs families. The dehumanizing attitudes and denials of basic rights that handicap those with disability are examined. Chapter Two takes a closer look at the stresses and emotional whirlpools these families endure. Stress hardiness and cohesion/control mechanisms of families are also considered in …

Spirituality Education For Graduate Social Workers: A Vaccine For Burnout?, Beverly Ann Fontaine

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the implications of a connection between spirituality courses in social work graduate programs and the prevention of burnout among practitioners in the field.

Ratio Missionum Congregatio Missionis: Chapters 1-4

Vincentiana

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Mother Of Our Savior And Cooperator In Our Salvation: Imitatio Mariae And The Biblical Mystery Of The Visitation In St. Francis De Sales, Joseph F. Chorpenning

Marian Studies

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Vincentiana Vol. 46, No. 1 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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The Individual And The Meeting, Martha Paxson Grundy

Quaker Religious Thought

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The Provincial Director: “Animator” Of The Daughters Of Charity, Augustín Martínez C.M.

Vincentiana

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The Role Of Consecrated Women In The Church And In Society Today: A Reflection, Julma Neo D.C.

Vincentiana

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Mission And Charity, Fernando Quintano C.M.

Vincentiana

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Homily Of The Superior General To The Provincial Directors Of The Daughters Of Charity, Robert P. Maloney C.M.

Vincentiana

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Specific Contribution Of St. Vincent And St. Louise To The Identity And Spirituality Of The Daughters Of Charity, Benito Martínez C.M.

Vincentiana

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St. Louise And St. Vincent, Jean-Pierre Renouard C.M.

Vincentiana

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Popular Mission Online: Cyberspacing The Vincentian Charism, Atilano G. Fajardo C.M.

Vincentiana

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Vincentiana Vol. 45, No. 2 [Full Issue]

Vincentiana

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The Impact Of Intentional Learning Experiences For Personal Spiritual Formation On Seminary Students, Carol M. Tasker

Dissertations

Problem. Many seminary students describe their time in seminary as a spiritual desert. Most Protestant seminaries do not provide spiritual formation classes for their students, thinking that such measures are unnecessary or inappropriate for theological education, or assuming that the church is the place for spiritual formation to take place. Nevertheless, pastors are expected to be spiritual leaders, and the pastor’s spirituality is ranked by laity as the highest priority needed by seminary graduates for effective church ministry. A literature survey of theological education shows that, in the last 150 years, students have consistently recognized their need for help …

Addressing Mormon Female Communities: Working Towards A Woman's Capacity, Alyssa Snow Larson

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis project explores the discourse in Mormon culture addressing Mormon female communities. The discussion is sociological rather than theological and examines the functional characteristics of discourse found in the tradition regarding women. It sets out to review a paradox in the discourse addressing Mormon women that has been documented over time. I examine how this paradox in Mormon discourse establishes and limits women's roles; to do so, I use personal examples and the experience provided by thirteen women whom I interviewed.

The thesis is divided into three main discussions: Community, Discursive Action and Cooperation. My methodology involves a theoretical …

Redeeming The City: Exploring The Relationship Between Church And Metropolis, Meredith Ramsay

New England Journal of Public Policy

The author calls attention to a neglected force in urban political life by highlighting how positivism undermined scholarly interest in cultural forces, particularly religion. She shows that although community organizing was formerly led by leftist radicals, today it is led by the church. Five factors contribute to the leading role of congregations in grassroots organizing and urban revitalization. Analysis and interpretation of these factors led the author to conclude that secularization and urban restructuring have left only the church with a sufficient moral and institutional presence in distressed urban neighborhoods to spearhead a return to more direct participatory forms of …

Designing A Needs-Based Mentoring Program For New Pastors In The Free Methodist Church Of North America, Mike Edward Conkle

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Apostolic Works Of The Congregation Of The Mission (Constitutions 10-18; Statutes 1-12), Lauro Palú C.M.

Vincentiana

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The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 40, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Newsletter

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St. Vicent De Paul, Formator Of Priests, Stanislaus Wypych C.M.

Vincentiana

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Equipping The Equippers : A Covenant Group Training Model For Pastors, Debra Kaye Wallace-Padgett

ATS Dissertations

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Being A Vincentian, Being A Formator, Robert P. Maloney C.M.

Vincentiana

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On The Formation Of Formators (A Study Document Used In The General Council To Implement Some Of The Recommendations Of The General Assembly Of 1998), Robert P. Maloney C.M.

Vincentiana

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