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Maximizing The Use Of Interpreters In Shortterm Medical Missions, Barbara L. Loach Oct 2026

Maximizing The Use Of Interpreters In Shortterm Medical Missions, Barbara L. Loach

Great Commission Research Journal

In the debate over the effectiveness of short-term medical missions (STMM), the role of interpreters has received cursory attention. However, the perceived quality of care and the actual care that patients receive, and therefore their receptivity to the organization and the presentation of the gospel by faith-based STMMs, hinges greatly on employing trained interpreters who can reliably communicate on behalf of all parties involved. Each barrier to cross-cultural communication —verbal, non-verbal, and cultural—can and should be addressed to have a successful mission outreach; providing adequate training for all participants in STMM, especially for interpreters, is critical to mediate the communication …


When Everything Moves Faster Than The Soul: Spirituality In A Fast-Paced World, Pablo Marzilli Oct 2026

When Everything Moves Faster Than The Soul: Spirituality In A Fast-Paced World, Pablo Marzilli

Great Commission Research Journal

This article analyzes one of the main characteristics of the hypermodern era in which we live: social acceleration. We live in an extremely individualistic era that forces us to be highly efficient and productive in everything we do. This social phenomenon leads to a sense of being overwhelmed; our culture demands that we maximize the use of our time, to the point where we feel that we are less productive than we actually are, even though this is objectively impossible. This culture of acceleration, which makes us live at a dizzying pace, also influences the church and reshapes our daily …


Understanding Evangelism: Biblical Foundations, Historical Developments, And Contemporary Issues By J.D. Payne, D. A. Horton Oct 2026

Understanding Evangelism: Biblical Foundations, Historical Developments, And Contemporary Issues By J.D. Payne, D. A. Horton

Great Commission Research Journal

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Powerful Pulpits: Black Preachers As Cultish Leaders In The Axman Murders, 1909-1912, Lauren N. Henley Oct 2026

Powerful Pulpits: Black Preachers As Cultish Leaders In The Axman Murders, 1909-1912, Lauren N. Henley

Interdisciplinary Journal of Leadership Studies

Southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas experienced a series of disturbingly similar ax murders from November 1909 to August 1912. In nearly every case, a black family living within a mile of the Sunset Limited line of the Southern Pacific Railroad was brutally slaughtered in their own home, victims of a surreptitious assailant. Eventually, a young black woman would take credit for some of the crimes, ushering in the language of “religious fanaticism” as a potential motive. This confession sparked an intense period of criminalization of black male preachers, with a particular focus on Pentecostal leaders in southwestern Louisiana. This article …


Asa Gray’S Darwinian Theism And The Problem Of Coherence, Michael A. Flannery Oct 2026

Asa Gray’S Darwinian Theism And The Problem Of Coherence, Michael A. Flannery

Libraries Professional Work

Recently it has been argued by Rope Kojonen that Asa Gray’s public promotion of Darwinian evolution can be defended as a “conjunctive” explanation that accommodates both Darwin’s natural selection and its stochastic processes as well as a teleology fully commensurate with a divine order—theistic evolution thus, if not vindicated, is at least supportable on logical grounds. However, on close examination this idea is questioned by focusing on certain important historical issues that the conjunctive explanation fails to resolve, and in some cases, even address. In the end, Gray’s spirited public promotion of Darwin’s “grand idea” is not an issue of …


Front Cover Oct 2026

Front Cover

Spiritan Horizons

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Student Essay Winners Oct 2026

Student Essay Winners

Spiritan Horizons

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Introduction Oct 2026

Introduction

Spiritan Horizons

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Fr. Henri Le Floch Cssp—The Forgotten Pioneer Of Poullart Studies. Part I, Eamonn Mulcahy Cssp Oct 2026

Fr. Henri Le Floch Cssp—The Forgotten Pioneer Of Poullart Studies. Part I, Eamonn Mulcahy Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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How The Spiritan Mission And Spirituality Can Bring Hope Today, Igono Abel Raphael Cssp Oct 2026

How The Spiritan Mission And Spirituality Can Bring Hope Today, Igono Abel Raphael Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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A Spirit-Led Movement: From Missionary Sending To Lay Vocation: The Development Of Lay Spiritans In The United States (1965–2026), John Hansen Phd, Anne Marie Witchger Hansen Phd Oct 2026

A Spirit-Led Movement: From Missionary Sending To Lay Vocation: The Development Of Lay Spiritans In The United States (1965–2026), John Hansen Phd, Anne Marie Witchger Hansen Phd

Spiritan Horizons

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The Dynamics Of Hospitality: A Paradigm For Promoting And Doing Authentic Catholic Theologies, Gregory Olikenyi Cssp Oct 2026

The Dynamics Of Hospitality: A Paradigm For Promoting And Doing Authentic Catholic Theologies, Gregory Olikenyi Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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Animating Spiritan Education Through Communities Of Practice, Steve Hansen Phd, Anne Marie Witchger Hansen Phd Oct 2026

Animating Spiritan Education Through Communities Of Practice, Steve Hansen Phd, Anne Marie Witchger Hansen Phd

Spiritan Horizons

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Visit To A Place Of Worship, Emma Mindach Oct 2026

Visit To A Place Of Worship, Emma Mindach

Spiritan Horizons

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Forming Students For Mission Trips, William H. Christy Cssp Oct 2026

Forming Students For Mission Trips, William H. Christy Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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Bede Uche Ukwuije, Trinity And Inculturation: The Humanity Of God And The Future Of African Theolog Y. University Of Notre Dame Press, 2026. X + 351 Pages. $65 (Hardcover); $51.99 (Ebook), George Worgul Oct 2026

Bede Uche Ukwuije, Trinity And Inculturation: The Humanity Of God And The Future Of African Theolog Y. University Of Notre Dame Press, 2026. X + 351 Pages. $65 (Hardcover); $51.99 (Ebook), George Worgul

Spiritan Horizons

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Table Of Contents Oct 2026

Table Of Contents

Spiritan Horizons

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Whose Mind Is It Anyway? A Phenomenological Reflection On The Experience Of Spiritan Christian Thinking, Jeffrey Mccurry Phd Oct 2026

Whose Mind Is It Anyway? A Phenomenological Reflection On The Experience Of Spiritan Christian Thinking, Jeffrey Mccurry Phd

Spiritan Horizons

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Continuing The Quest For Morality Truly Christian, Truly African: The Achievement Of Paulinus Odozor, C.S.Sp. Edited By Maurice Agbaw-Ebai And Matthew Levering. South Bend, Indiana: St. Augustine’S Press, 2025. Xiii + 391 Pages. $36., James Chukwuma Okoye Cssp Oct 2026

Continuing The Quest For Morality Truly Christian, Truly African: The Achievement Of Paulinus Odozor, C.S.Sp. Edited By Maurice Agbaw-Ebai And Matthew Levering. South Bend, Indiana: St. Augustine’S Press, 2025. Xiii + 391 Pages. $36., James Chukwuma Okoye Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

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Formed Together: A Value-Based Model Of Mutual Spiritual Formation For Pentecostal Pastors And Churches Under 500, W. T.A. Mcmillan Oct 2026

Formed Together: A Value-Based Model Of Mutual Spiritual Formation For Pentecostal Pastors And Churches Under 500, W. T.A. Mcmillan

Doctor of Ministry (DMin)

“Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock” (Acts 20:28) is both a warning and an invitation. It insists that the pastor's inner life and the congregation's shared life cannot be pulled apart without doing damage to both. This dissertation grows out of that conviction and out of years of pastoral ministry in Pentecostal churches where the pressure to perform often overwhelms the slow work of being formed. It asks a simple but searching question: How do Assemblies of God pastors serving congregations under 500 in attendance understand the connection between their own spiritual health and the spiritual …


Sanctified Rhythms Of Rest: Reclaiming Sabbath And Spiritual Retreat For Pastoral Renewal And Burnout Mitigation In The Georgia Assemblies Of God, Philip Sosebee Oct 2026

Sanctified Rhythms Of Rest: Reclaiming Sabbath And Spiritual Retreat For Pastoral Renewal And Burnout Mitigation In The Georgia Assemblies Of God, Philip Sosebee

Doctor of Ministry (DMin)

“Sanctified Rhythms of Rest: Reclaiming Sabbath and Spiritual Retreat for Pastoral Renewal and Burnout Mitigation in the Georgia Assemblies of God” explored how intentional rhythms of Sabbath observance, solitude and silence, and spiritual retreat shaped the lived experiences of credentialed ministers within the Georgia District of the Assemblies of God. Pastoral burnout, emotional exhaustion, and unsustainable ministry expectations continue to affect ministers across denominational contexts, raising questions regarding the role of biblically grounded rhythms of rest in fostering pastoral renewal and sustainability. Using a six-month longitudinal hermeneutic phenomenological design, twenty-nine credentialed ministers participated in the intentional practice of weekly Sabbath …


The Quest For Sacred Truth In A Secular Society What Is Fueling Gen Z’S Return To Faith And Church Attendance In America?, William W. Dornbush Oct 2026

The Quest For Sacred Truth In A Secular Society What Is Fueling Gen Z’S Return To Faith And Church Attendance In America?, William W. Dornbush

Doctor of Ministry (DMin)

This dissertation investigated the Critical Research Question: What are the key external factors influencing Generation Z’s internal quest for spiritual renewal? The study examined biblical, historical, and contemporary revival movements, including the Exodus, Pentecost, the Great Awakenings, the Jesus Movement, Charismatic Renewal, Brownsville, Toronto, and Asbury, to identify recurring patterns linking external pressures to spiritual awakening. Using a qualitative design, the study conducted semi-structured interviews with twelve Generation Z participants who experienced spiritual searching, renewal, or a deepened faith between 2020 and 2025, exploring how contemporary external pressures influence spiritual openness and transformation. The findings revealed six major themes: (1) …


Using Demographics And Psychographics To Advance The Great Commission: Lessons From The National Association Of Free Will Baptists, Edward E. Moody Jr. Oct 2026

Using Demographics And Psychographics To Advance The Great Commission: Lessons From The National Association Of Free Will Baptists, Edward E. Moody Jr.

Great Commission Research Journal

For decades, marketers have used demographics and psychographics to engage different segments of the population. Psychographics refers to the study of people’s activities, interests, opinions, values, attitudes, and lifestyles to better understand and predict behavior beyond what can be learned from demographic characteristics alone (Demby, 1974; Wells & Tigert, 1971). This paper examines whether these strategies can be effectively adapted to advance the Great Commission. The practices of the early church, particularly those of the Apostle Paul, reflect principles that are consistent with contemporary demographic and psychographic analysis. In this paper, the process of using an approach to help churches …


My Pilgrimage In The Growth Of The Church, Charles Van Engen Oct 2026

My Pilgrimage In The Growth Of The Church, Charles Van Engen

Great Commission Research Journal

I have lived a life invested in the growth of the church and forming leaders who would mobilize the church toward growth. I have sought to pay forward what others did for me. Born of missionary parents, I was raised in the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. From 1973 to 1985, my wife, Jean, and I served the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico in Chiapas, Mexico, in leadership formation, training evangelists, pastors, and teachers of rapidly growing churches. In 1981, I received a Ph.D. in missiology under Johannes Verkuyl at the Free University of Amsterdam. I taught Mission Theology …


Outside The Church Walls: An Empirical Exploration Of Organizational Culture And Pastoral Leadership In Two Urban Churches, Althea P. Gordon-Scott, Joshua D. Henson, Bethany D. Peters, Katrina Hutchins Oct 2026

Outside The Church Walls: An Empirical Exploration Of Organizational Culture And Pastoral Leadership In Two Urban Churches, Althea P. Gordon-Scott, Joshua D. Henson, Bethany D. Peters, Katrina Hutchins

Great Commission Research Journal

A mini-ethnographic case study explored the interconnections of organizational culture and pastoral leadership with sustainable outreach in two very different churches that focus on ministry to people with life-controlling issues and economic need: a small, primarily Black church in the Great Lakes region and a large, primarily White and Hispanic church in the western United States. Despite their differences, the churches shared similar espoused values and leadership characteristics that facilitated their outreach initiatives. Themes derived from the data include altruistic foundations, the value of relationships, exemplary pastoral leadership, organizational challenges, agile organizational systems, and the centrality of God.


The Great Dechurching: Who’S Leaving, Why Are They Going, And What Will It Take To Bring Them Back? By Jim Davis And Michael Graham, David Thiessen Oct 2026

The Great Dechurching: Who’S Leaving, Why Are They Going, And What Will It Take To Bring Them Back? By Jim Davis And Michael Graham, David Thiessen

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Disability & Evangelism: The Good News Of The Fullness Of God’S Kingdom By Rochelle Scheuermann, Kenneth Nehrbass Oct 2026

Disability & Evangelism: The Good News Of The Fullness Of God’S Kingdom By Rochelle Scheuermann, Kenneth Nehrbass

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Repairing The Missional Breach: Why The Church Isn’T Making Disciples And How We Can Fix It By Kevin Blackwell, Henry E. Walker Oct 2026

Repairing The Missional Breach: Why The Church Isn’T Making Disciples And How We Can Fix It By Kevin Blackwell, Henry E. Walker

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


How Did We Get Here? Examining 70 Years Of The Church Growth Movement By Todd Wilson, Mike Morris Oct 2026

How Did We Get Here? Examining 70 Years Of The Church Growth Movement By Todd Wilson, Mike Morris

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Reviving Mission: Awakening To The Everyday Movement Of God By Linson Daniel, Jon Hietbrink, And Eric Rafferty, John Husted Oct 2026

Reviving Mission: Awakening To The Everyday Movement Of God By Linson Daniel, Jon Hietbrink, And Eric Rafferty, John Husted

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.