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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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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 / …

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 …

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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Editors' Notes, Markus H. Mcdowell, Eleanor A. Daniel

Leaven

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Table Of Contents

Leaven

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Renewal In Chrildren's Ministry, Wendy Wray Ogren

Leaven

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The Story Of The Christian Canon, J. David Miller

Leaven

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At Home In Capernaum, Katie Hayes

Leaven

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Where Is Your Faith? Luke 8.22-25, Corleen Parmelee

Leaven

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Youth Ministry: A Letter To A New Christian, Caleb S. Cage

Leaven

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Table Of Contents

Leaven

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Church Turnaround: Perspectives, Principles, And Practices, Kenneth E. Priddy

Great Commission Research Journal

Prominent church analysts agree that over 80% of American Protestant churches are in plateau and decline and that the growth of the church is not keeping pace with the growth of the population. Sacrifice on the part of church leaders and congregants is sorely needed but strongly resisted, as congregations tend to prefer stability and familiarity above risk and change. This paper presents insights into the origin of plateau and decline and offers perspectives, principles, and practices that when properly and faithfully applied, generate health, growth, and multiplication in churches that commit to sustainable church turnaround.

2012 - 106th Annual Summit, "Intimacy", Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian University

Lectureship and Summit Programs

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The Greatest Commandment And The Great Commission, Roger Lamb

Leaven

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Review: The Facilitator Era: Beyond Pioneer Church Multiplication, Edward L. Smither

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

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Volume 27, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Summer 2011

Implementing A Discernment Phase For Those Nominated In The Shepherd Selection Process At The Cinco Ranch Church Of Christ, Aaron Walling

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This doctor of ministry thesis presents the results of a project that implemented a discernment phase for those nominated in the shepherd selection process at the Cinco Ranch Church of Christ. Occurring in the fall of 2010, this project involved nominees in a series of six one-hour, thirty-minute sessions designed to establish the theological foundations for shepherding and to explore its practical expression at Cinco Ranch. For the theological component, this project primarily utilized Ephesians 4:11-16, and for the practical side, it incorporated group interactions with those serving as shepherds along with the review of guiding leadership documents. The project‟s …

Kids And Kingdom: The Precarious Presence Of Children In The Synoptic Gospels, Arthur James Murphy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

At a time when institutions of faith are increasingly confronted with scandals that have brought the vulnerability of young children to the fore of religious consciousness, some scholars have pointed to Jesus' special concern and affection for children in the Gospels. Scholars are struck by how often the authors place Jesus in relation to children: healing them, blessing them, and challenging their marginal status by characterizing them as models for understanding the kingdom of God proclaimed by Jesus. If the authors had concluded their stories of Jesus' eschatological gathering with the blessing of the children, then their characterizations of children …

Helping The Parents Of Middle School Students Communicate Biblical Truths Of Sexuality At The First Baptist Church Of Lenoir, North Carolina, Thomas Russell Hinton

Doctor of Ministry Projects

An educational program was developed to discover the role of the church in promoting healthy parent/child communication about sexuality. Believing scripture affirms sexuality as a blessing from God, parents and middle school youth were recruited and led through the study. Surveys measured attitudes, opinions, and understanding of biblical knowledge, anatomy, and communication levels. After the program the families were given two months to observe parent/child communication. Final surveys indicated that the church can play an active role in promoting parent child communication about sexuality, and participants reflected a positive outcome by recommending the continuation of this program as a part …