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A Look At Women In Ministry Today, Anna Griffith

Leaven

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Communion Meditation: Let Us Fix Our Eyes On Jesus, Phil Phillips

Leaven

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An Annotated Bibliography For Small-Church Ministry, Dan Yarnell

Leaven

No abstract provided.

Life On Screen And Other Musings On Faith, Food, & Media, Mary E. Hess

Faculty Publications

Media and food have this in common: a healthy diet of either one nourishes us, while an unhealthy diet causes problems. Just as we eat together in families, we should find ways to engage media together as well.

The Application For Church Planting Through The Intercessory Prayer Ministry Of Young Adult Ministry In Choong Hyun Presbyterian Church, Kwang Lee

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this thesis is about researching church planting through the intercessory prayer ministry. This project describes several spiritual awakenings through this ministry. The most important result of spiritual awakenings is that skeptical believers in spiritual life have been changed into positive ones and passive believers have been transformed into active ones. Actually the author as an assistant pastor ministered in Choong hyun Presbyterian Church for almost five years. His wife and he led this ministry for one and half years. The author tried to find out the biblical background related to intercessory prayer through the New Testament, write …

Reflections Of An Adult Educator, Tamsen Murray

Leaven

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South Carolina Conference Journal 2012, United Methodist Church. South Carolina Conference

South Carolina Conference Journal

THE JOURNAL OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE OF The United Methodist Church Southeastern Jurisdiction

VOLUME I 2012

Price: $25.00 per year paid in advance by subscription only (Volumes I and II included)

Edited for the Conference by KAREN H. RADCLIFFE Secretary of the Annual Conference

Florence Civic Center Florence, South Carolina

June 10-13, 2012

Insights From Charles Spurgeon's Preaching For A Changing Culture, John Lewis

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This project has been done in order to increase the amount of literature available that demonstrates how to preach to a 21st century culture and to enlighten preachers to the timeless truths that transcend from the great 19th century preacher Charles Spurgeon. A close evaluation of Charles Spurgeon's biblical preaching reveals a model for pastors to emulate in a post-modern context in the local church. Spurgeon was a master communicator and a survey of his mid to late 1800's preaching reveals those areas of his ministry that are still useful in the New Millennium. By reviewing Spurgeon's sermons and writings, …

The Schott Family, Jodi Schott

Verbum

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"We had the joy of welcoming a miracle into our family recently. Christopher Jonathan was born on October 2, 2011. Since his birth, we have truly come to know God’s love through the blessing of Christopher. He is a beautiful baby with a charming personality. It’s a delight to come home to his “full face smile” every day! Here is a little info about each of the Schott’s:"

Living In The Peace Of God: Perspectives From Romans, Mark Love

Leaven

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Family: A Resource Reading Guide, Eleanor Daniel

Leaven

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Who Is Responsible For The Children? Parenting Our Youth In The Context Of The Church, Clarence Hibbs

Leaven

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The Four Spiritual Laws: An Analysis Of Campus Crusade's Method Of Evangelism, Joshua John Kellogg

Senior Honors Theses

The Four Spiritual Laws is a method of evangelism that has sold over one hundred million copies and has been translated into many different languages. This shows that the Four Spiritual Laws has been effective in its presentation of the Gospel. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the Four Spiritual Laws. This thesis will identify whether the message of the Four Spiritual Laws is biblically accurate. This will be done through an exegetical analysis of the Bible verses that the Four Spiritual Laws cite. Suggestions will be given to improve any weaknesses of the Four Spiritual Laws that …

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 47 No 1 - April 2012), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: Revisiting the Psalm of Jonah by Amanda W. Benckhuysen - 5 / Calvin's Theological Appropriation of His Philosophical Sources: A Note on Natural Law and Institutes 2.2.2 2-23 by Charles D. Raith II - 32 / Vos and Berkhof on Union with Christ and Justification by J. V. Fesko - 50 / Groen van Prinsterer: Godfather of Bavinck and Kuyper by Harry Van Dyke - 72 / It's About Time: Opening Reformational Thought to the Eschaton by Nicholas Ansell - 98 / Reforming Public Theology: Two Kingdoms, or Two Cities? by James K. A. Smith - 122 / …

A Values Comparison Of Liberty University Freshmen, Steve R. Vandegriff

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

There has been debate over generally accepted values, not only in the context of education, but also within the context of those who are considered people of faith. This study is an investigation to determine if there are any differences between the two contexts, with responses being drawn from students enrolled in a required introductory university course on the campus of a Christian university. The variables of this study will be gender and ethnicity, giving a picture of student values, prior to being influenced by university pedagogy. A survey was made available by Hogan Assessments, self-titled as Motives, Values Preferences …

Lonergan On The Historical Causality Of Christ: An Interpretation Of 'The Redemption: A Supplement To De Verbo Incarnato', John Volk

Dissertations (1934 -)

In 1958, the Canadian Jesuit theologian Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984) completed a draft of a major text on redemption. He stated that the text was to be an addition to his book De Verbo Incarnato, with the purpose of explaining the historical causality of Christ. The Lonergan Research Institute, Toronto, has produced a preliminary English translation titled The Redemption: A Supplement to De Verbo Incarnato. To date, there has been no interpretation of this text. This dissertation aims at making a contribution towards the remedy of this lacuna in Lonergan studies. The dissertation interprets Lonergan's understanding of the historical causality of …

The Postmodern Church, Timothy C. Lawless

Senior Honors Theses

Within the past twenty years, the Church (especially in America) has experienced dwindling membership and attendance, along with a host of other problems. Many of these problems are symptomatic of a massive cultural shift toward postmodernism, leading to discontentment with the Church. In attempting to respond to these challenges, the emergent Church has arisen as a major element of American religious culture. Their methodology and doctrine is heavily influenced by postmodernism, which presents a further challenge for Christian leaders and ministers. This paper will survey the challenges facing the Church, will describe the emergent Church’s origin and response to these …

The Crippling Problem The Church Faces Today, S. Joseph Kidder

Faculty Publications

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2012 Ellen White Issues Symposium: "Ellen White And Me", Angelika Kaiser

Memory, Meaning & Faith

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After Paul Left Corinth: The Influence Of Secular Ethics And Social Change, Bruce W. Winter, Ken L. Berry

Leaven

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A Fragile Foundation: The State Of Developmental Assets Among American Youth, Peter L. Benson, Peter C. Scales, Nancy Leffert, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Eleanor A. Daniel

Leaven

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Development Assets: A Synthesis Of The Scientific Research On Adolescent Development, Peter C. Scales And Nancy Leffert, Eleanor A. Daniel

Leaven

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The Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry, Doug Fields, Eleanor A. Daniel

Leaven

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Resource Guide For Youth Ministry, Markus H. Mcdowell

Leaven

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Helping Teens Develop Authentic Relationships, James White

Leaven

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Teaching Scripture Effectively To Teens, Markus H. Mcdowell

Leaven

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Tapping Into The Power Of Mentoring And Service Learning, Tim Defor

Leaven

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Remembering The Family In Youth Ministry, Walter Surdacki

Leaven

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The Dangers Of Spirituality Without Theology, Scott Talley

Leaven

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A Developmental Approach To Youth Ministry, Eleanor A. Daniel

Leaven

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