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A Missional Outreach Model In The Czech Republic: A Postchristian, Secular Culture, Petr Činčala Oct 2020

A Missional Outreach Model In The Czech Republic: A Postchristian, Secular Culture, Petr Činčala

Great Commission Research Journal

The Czech Republic is one of the most secular countries in the world. Moreover, the church has not been growing over the last few decades. This case study presents the church planting efforts in the city of Liberec, focusing on an outreach center started by a small number of Christians with the goal of sharing Christ’s love in culturally relevant ways. The initial efforts led to a family-centered activity center with many programs that helped develop personal relationships, trust, and open doors to share the gospel. An English class and gospel choir have been at the center of the outreach, …


The Power Of Faithfulness In Relational Evangelism, Lance C. Hahn Oct 2020

The Power Of Faithfulness In Relational Evangelism, Lance C. Hahn

Great Commission Research Journal

Many evangelistic efforts bear little fruit. It may be due to our inability to convey the right information, but it may also be due to an inappropriate environment for the information to be interpreted correctly. This article describes a process that God may use to engage a person whose heart has been prepared, so that the seed sown is received, not only as truth, but with joy. Relational evangelism carried out faithfully allows consistent sowing until chaotic moments open the heart.


Pioneering Spots In The Netherlands: A Missional Mainline Church's Turnaround And The Discovery Of Innovative Ways Of Communicating The Gospel In A Pluralistic Society (A Research Overview On The Years 2012 - 2020), Achim Härtner Sep 2020

Pioneering Spots In The Netherlands: A Missional Mainline Church's Turnaround And The Discovery Of Innovative Ways Of Communicating The Gospel In A Pluralistic Society (A Research Overview On The Years 2012 - 2020), Achim Härtner

Witness

No abstract provided.


Evangelism Among Muslims In Cambodia: Recent Research Findings, Thomas Seckler Sep 2020

Evangelism Among Muslims In Cambodia: Recent Research Findings, Thomas Seckler

Witness

No abstract provided.


Is An Open Infinite Future Impossible? A Reply To Pruss, Elijah Hess, Alan Rhoda Jul 2020

Is An Open Infinite Future Impossible? A Reply To Pruss, Elijah Hess, Alan Rhoda

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

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 Three W'S Project, Steven L. Claspell May 2020

The Three W'S Project, Steven L. Claspell

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Pastoral Leadership Practices On Local Churches In The Nkawkaw Diocese Of The Methodist Church Ghana, John Oppong-Yeboah May 2020

The Effects Of Pastoral Leadership Practices On Local Churches In The Nkawkaw Diocese Of The Methodist Church Ghana, John Oppong-Yeboah

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Theology Of Romance For Married Couples, Cameron J. Scalera May 2020

A Theology Of Romance For Married Couples, Cameron J. Scalera

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.


Unguarded : Freedom From Shame For Expat Women, Cynthia M. Brewer May 2020

Unguarded : Freedom From Shame For Expat Women, Cynthia M. Brewer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Discipleship Camp : A Model For Developing And Making Disciples, Timothy L. Brewer May 2020

Discipleship Camp : A Model For Developing And Making Disciples, Timothy L. Brewer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Best Of All, God Is With Us : A Wesleyan Approach To Funeral Preaching, Joshua L. Duckworth May 2020

The Best Of All, God Is With Us : A Wesleyan Approach To Funeral Preaching, Joshua L. Duckworth

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.


Effects Of Pastors' Lifestyle On Church Members, Case Study Of Gyel Local Church Council Of Evangelical Church Winning All, Alexander M.G. Abafi May 2020

Effects Of Pastors' Lifestyle On Church Members, Case Study Of Gyel Local Church Council Of Evangelical Church Winning All, Alexander M.G. Abafi

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Contextual Preaching : A Model For Effective Impact On The Socio-Cultural Living Of Christians In The Anglican Diocese Of Ijebu South-West, Nigeria, Babatunde Fadefoluwa Rotimi Ogunbanwo May 2020

Contextual Preaching : A Model For Effective Impact On The Socio-Cultural Living Of Christians In The Anglican Diocese Of Ijebu South-West, Nigeria, Babatunde Fadefoluwa Rotimi Ogunbanwo

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.


Spiritual Formation Of Millennials : An Exploration Of Best Practices For Crosspoint Church, Robert D. Chartrand May 2020

Spiritual Formation Of Millennials : An Exploration Of Best Practices For Crosspoint Church, Robert D. Chartrand

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Basis For Continuing Homiletical Education : The Development Of A Preaching Training Program For Lay Pastors In The Province Of Cebu, Philippines, Soo Young Lee May 2020

A Basis For Continuing Homiletical Education : The Development Of A Preaching Training Program For Lay Pastors In The Province Of Cebu, Philippines, Soo Young Lee

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.


Evangelization Through Deeds Of Compassion : Developing Best Practices For Successful Evangelization Among Pentecostal Churches In The District Of Tiruchirapalli, Joseph J. Santhappan May 2020

Evangelization Through Deeds Of Compassion : Developing Best Practices For Successful Evangelization Among Pentecostal Churches In The District Of Tiruchirapalli, Joseph J. Santhappan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Authenticity And Messianic Interpretation Of The Prophecies Of Isaiah, Vindicated In A Course Of Sermons Preached Before The University Of Oxford., Robert Payne Smith May 2020

The Authenticity And Messianic Interpretation Of The Prophecies Of Isaiah, Vindicated In A Course Of Sermons Preached Before The University Of Oxford., Robert Payne Smith

Heritage Material

No abstract provided.


Musical Worship: The New Sacrament?, Elsen Portugal Apr 2020

Musical Worship: The New Sacrament?, Elsen Portugal

Great Commission Research Journal

Music has been present in the worship practices of Christian communities as far back as the early days of the Church. Its presence has not been merely tolerated but intentionally integrated into liturgical practices, sometimes reflecting practices under the old covenant, and at other times adopting other shapes. Music’s meaning and power have also been variously evaluated by theologians and laypeople through the centuries. In certain segments of Christianity, music has even developed a theological relationship to concepts of sacrament. Such a relationship has penetrated the “worship event” in the latter part of the twentieth century and has frequently become …


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 …


Intellectual Humility As It Pertains To Self-Knowledge, Nicholas S. Grounds Apr 2020

Intellectual Humility As It Pertains To Self-Knowledge, Nicholas S. Grounds

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Accounting For The Whole: Why Pantheism Is On A Metaphysical Par With Complex Theism, Caleb Cohoe Apr 2020

Accounting For The Whole: Why Pantheism Is On A Metaphysical Par With Complex Theism, Caleb Cohoe

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.


An Abundance Of Good Things : Paul Ricoeur's Cultural Imagination And A Phenomenology Of Deuteronomism, Tad C. Blacketer Apr 2020

An Abundance Of Good Things : Paul Ricoeur's Cultural Imagination And A Phenomenology Of Deuteronomism, Tad C. Blacketer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Are We Free To Break The Laws Of Providence?, Kenneth L. Pearce Apr 2020

Are We Free To Break The Laws Of Providence?, Kenneth L. Pearce

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

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.


William Carey's Expectation For Missionary Cooperation : An Inquiry Into The Significance Of Interdependence In The Missionary Partnerships And Collaborative Efforts Of The First Baptist Mission In India, Andrew D. Mcfarland Mar 2020

William Carey's Expectation For Missionary Cooperation : An Inquiry Into The Significance Of Interdependence In The Missionary Partnerships And Collaborative Efforts Of The First Baptist Mission In India, Andrew D. Mcfarland

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.