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The Abandonment Of The Church : A Study Of Church Membership Decline, Shawn L. Dandridge Sr. May 2020

The Abandonment Of The Church : A Study Of Church Membership Decline, Shawn L. Dandridge Sr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Team Leadership : Core Competencies In Children's Ministries, Jessica E. Fleck May 2020

Team Leadership : Core Competencies In Children's Ministries, Jessica E. Fleck

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


4d'S Of Spiritual Growth : The Local Church's Role In Spiritual Growth And Discipleship, Christopher M. Johnson May 2020

4d'S Of Spiritual Growth : The Local Church's Role In Spiritual Growth And Discipleship, Christopher M. Johnson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Recalibrate Initiative Of The Free Methodist Church : Impact Of Coaching The Pastors And Churches Through The 2017 Cohort, Joseph Shimko May 2020

Evaluating The Recalibrate Initiative Of The Free Methodist Church : Impact Of Coaching The Pastors And Churches Through The 2017 Cohort, Joseph Shimko

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


More Than A Means To An End : The Practice Of Bi-Vocational Ministry Among Missionaries In Northern Nigeria, Oludamilohun Adeliyi May 2020

More Than A Means To An End : The Practice Of Bi-Vocational Ministry Among Missionaries In Northern Nigeria, Oludamilohun Adeliyi

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Missional Readiness Amoung Christian Men : How A Study On John 13-17 Can Impact Missional Readiness, Steven C. Cosslett May 2020

Missional Readiness Amoung Christian Men : How A Study On John 13-17 Can Impact Missional Readiness, Steven C. Cosslett

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The International Church Experience : How English-Speaking International Churches Reach, Disciple, And Minister To Their Target Audience, Paul Dreessen May 2020

The International Church Experience : How English-Speaking International Churches Reach, Disciple, And Minister To Their Target Audience, Paul Dreessen

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Every Campus : Best Practices For Starting New Campus Ministries, Delvin Jevon Pikes May 2020

Every Campus : Best Practices For Starting New Campus Ministries, Delvin Jevon Pikes

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Engagement In Neighborhood Revitalization : Mobilizing And Sustaining Disciples In Ministry To Marginalized Neighbors, Austin Maxheimer May 2020

Church Engagement In Neighborhood Revitalization : Mobilizing And Sustaining Disciples In Ministry To Marginalized Neighbors, Austin Maxheimer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Missionally Engaging Our Neighbors : Equipping Christians To Reach Their Neighbors For Christ, T. Scott Rawlings May 2020

Missionally Engaging Our Neighbors : Equipping Christians To Reach Their Neighbors For Christ, T. Scott Rawlings

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Healthy Church Planting : Using Spiritual Disciplines In Training Church Planters, Thomas C. Tanner Jr. May 2020

Healthy Church Planting : Using Spiritual Disciplines In Training Church Planters, Thomas C. Tanner Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


City-Centre Resource Churches : Training To Enable Church Planting, Ric Thorpe May 2020

City-Centre Resource Churches : Training To Enable Church Planting, Ric Thorpe

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


New Church Planting And Stress : A Look At The Florida Region Of The Christian Church (Disciples Of Christ), Fernando Morales May 2020

New Church Planting And Stress : A Look At The Florida Region Of The Christian Church (Disciples Of Christ), Fernando Morales

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Engaging In God's Redemptive Purposes For Israel : Impact Of The Jerusalem Encounter Tour And Conference On Evangelical Leaders, Wayne M. Hilsden May 2020

Engaging In God's Redemptive Purposes For Israel : Impact Of The Jerusalem Encounter Tour And Conference On Evangelical Leaders, Wayne M. Hilsden

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


"Theology That Actually Works" : An Analysis Of Those Aspects Of Theological Formation Which Best Equip Church Planters For Their Work, John H. Valentine May 2020

"Theology That Actually Works" : An Analysis Of Those Aspects Of Theological Formation Which Best Equip Church Planters For Their Work, John H. Valentine

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Acts Way: Returning To The Original Plan A Of Church Planting, Joshua D. Sorrows Apr 2020

The Acts Way: Returning To The Original Plan A Of Church Planting, Joshua D. Sorrows

Great Commission Research Journal

This article examines the question: Is there a way to plant gospel-centered churches faster? Building off of Donald McGavran’s homogeneous unit theory, this article explores the biblical basis, the varied methodologies, and the successful implementation of a micro-church planting strategy in the Colorado Rockies. It evaluates the validity of micro-church planting alongside our current methods of church planting. The article calls for consideration to return to the Acts model of church planting through disciple-making that will help the Church go deep and reach wide.


Book Review: Remission: Rethinking How Church Leaders Create Movement By Gary Comer, Jim Roden Apr 2020

Book Review: Remission: Rethinking How Church Leaders Create Movement By Gary Comer, Jim Roden

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Something Old, Something New: How New Churches Are Embracing Liturgy, Winfield Bevins Apr 2020

Something Old, Something New: How New Churches Are Embracing Liturgy, Winfield Bevins

Great Commission Research Journal

The movement toward ancient church tradition has been well documented; however, there has also been a steady rise of new churches that are embracing church tradition and liturgy. The first part of this article will examine the history behind this movement and the factors that have contributed to its development. Next, it will look at four case studies of new churches that are embracing liturgy, which I refer to as neo-liturgical churches. It will end with an exploration of the promise that this may hold for reaching young adults.


That All May Hear: How Indigenous Church Music Encourages Church Growth In Africa, Trevor Yoakum Apr 2020

That All May Hear: How Indigenous Church Music Encourages Church Growth In Africa, Trevor Yoakum

Great Commission Research Journal

This article demonstrates how indigenous church music can be an effective tool in promoting healthy church growth. After defining indigenous church music through the insights of ethnodoxology, the author explains how it engages local hearers through their own conceptual categories. This cognitive interaction is relevant in that it augments comprehension of biblical themes and content. But it also impacts hearers through the various levels of their worldview. The article ends with a case study of how a consortium of African theological institutions and IMB missionaries are developing orality-based indigenous music to teach, refute heresy, and evangelize the continent.


The Song Of Cuba’S Great Awakening: Music In Baptist Worship And Witness, Michael Sharp, Ed Steele Apr 2020

The Song Of Cuba’S Great Awakening: Music In Baptist Worship And Witness, Michael Sharp, Ed Steele

Great Commission Research Journal

From the 1990s to the present, Cuban Baptists have witnessed a time of unparalleled church growth. During that time frame, musicians have participated in ministries aimed at church growth by organizing largescale public musical events, compiling a Cuban hymnal that included indigenous Cubano worship songs, developing new programs of leadership training for church musicians, and employing music in missionary projects both at home and abroad. This article explores what can be learned from the Cuban Baptists’ experience regarding music as an effective tool in evangelism, the value of musicians reaching musicians as a mission strategy, the importance of ethnodoxology in …


The Life Of Donald Mcgavran: Leaving A Legacy, Gary L. Mcintosh Apr 2020

The Life Of Donald Mcgavran: Leaving A Legacy, Gary L. Mcintosh

Great Commission Research Journal

As the Church Growth Movement continued to develop, it gained strength and respect. The establishing of the McGavran Chair of Church Growth was a red-letter day, which established the CGM as an academic discipline. Donald and Mary McGavran slowly backed away from direct ministry, but continued to follow the movement’s impact. This except reports the final years of McGavran’s life and ministry


Recruiting And Funding Church Planters : Best Practices For Planting Networks, Jeffrey A. Horsman Feb 2020

Recruiting And Funding Church Planters : Best Practices For Planting Networks, Jeffrey A. Horsman

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Ascertaining Factors Affecting Church Congregational Affiliation Among Anglophone Caribbean Immigrants In South Florida, Sheryl Marks-Williams Feb 2020

Ascertaining Factors Affecting Church Congregational Affiliation Among Anglophone Caribbean Immigrants In South Florida, Sheryl Marks-Williams

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Asbury Theological Seminary Academic Catalog : 2020-2021, Asbury Theological Seminary Jan 2020

Asbury Theological Seminary Academic Catalog : 2020-2021, Asbury Theological Seminary

Academic Catalogs

No abstract provided.


Victorian Church Planting: A Contemporary Inquiry Into A Nineteenth Century Movement, Winfield Bevins Jan 2020

Victorian Church Planting: A Contemporary Inquiry Into A Nineteenth Century Movement, Winfield Bevins

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.


From The Editor, Robert Danielson Jan 2020

From The Editor, Robert Danielson

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.


Journal In Entirety Jan 2020

Journal In Entirety

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.


Reframing And [Re]Presenting Evangelism In Oral Cultures : A Case Study Of The Harare West (Mumc) Vabvuwi Choir In Zimbabwe, Irene M. Kabete Jan 2020

Reframing And [Re]Presenting Evangelism In Oral Cultures : A Case Study Of The Harare West (Mumc) Vabvuwi Choir In Zimbabwe, Irene M. Kabete

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Partnership In Missions As A Tool For World Evangelization, Adedayo Oladele Odesola, Moses Audi Oct 2019

Partnership In Missions As A Tool For World Evangelization, Adedayo Oladele Odesola, Moses Audi

Great Commission Research Journal

Partnership, though challenging, can be a valuable tool for world evangelization. The teaching of the Bible and the experience of the Church have shown that joining effort and resources enhances effective ministry, making the Church achieve formidable results in relatively shorter time. Partnership harnesses resources and potentials around the world and encourages mutual participation and engagement globally without duplication or negligence.


The Life Of Donald Mcgavran: Growing Stronger, Gary L. Mcintosh Oct 2019

The Life Of Donald Mcgavran: Growing Stronger, Gary L. Mcintosh

Great Commission Research Journal

The 1980s were the major growth years of the Church Growth Movement in the USA. Win Arn’s Institute for American Church Growth reached its zenith, and the School of World Mission at Fuller continued to promote Church Growth thinking. Peter Wagner gradually took over the primary role as professor of church growth, as McGavran reduced his teaching load. The issue of what is the primary goal of mission—social justice or evangelism—continued to be one of McGavran’s major concerns.