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Native-Led Contextualization Efforts In North America 1989-2009, Richard L. Twiss Jan 2011

Native-Led Contextualization Efforts In North America 1989-2009, Richard L. Twiss

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Confirmation And Ministry Participation, Jeffrey S. Harper Jan 2011

Confirmation And Ministry Participation, Jeffrey S. Harper

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Social Transformation Through Pastoral Transformational Leadership : A Case Study Of Mombasa Synod, Pius N. Kagwi Jan 2011

Social Transformation Through Pastoral Transformational Leadership : A Case Study Of Mombasa Synod, Pius N. Kagwi

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Why Some Inner-City, African-American Churches In Chicago Have Undergone Significant Membership Declines, While Others Have Seen Large Increases In Memberships In The Post-Civil Rights Era, Norman Goodwin Jan 2011

A Study Of Why Some Inner-City, African-American Churches In Chicago Have Undergone Significant Membership Declines, While Others Have Seen Large Increases In Memberships In The Post-Civil Rights Era, Norman Goodwin

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Missional Spirituality : Invitation To Listen, David Mullens Jan 2011

Missional Spirituality : Invitation To Listen, David Mullens

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Online Peer-Based Spiritual Mentoring Program For Field Missionaries, Thomas David Nichols Jan 2011

An Online Peer-Based Spiritual Mentoring Program For Field Missionaries, Thomas David Nichols

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Breaking The Culture Of Ethnic Hostility In Kenya, Geoffrey Kamau Njuguna Jan 2011

Breaking The Culture Of Ethnic Hostility In Kenya, Geoffrey Kamau Njuguna

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Seeing The Big Picture : A Study Of Walk Thru The Bible's Old Testament Storyline Seminar's Impact On The Spiritual Health Of Participants, Robbie D. Phillips Jan 2011

Seeing The Big Picture : A Study Of Walk Thru The Bible's Old Testament Storyline Seminar's Impact On The Spiritual Health Of Participants, Robbie D. Phillips

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Equipping The Laity Through Discipleship Training In A Korean Church, Yijoon Chang Jan 2011

Equipping The Laity Through Discipleship Training In A Korean Church, Yijoon Chang

ATS Dissertations

The purpose of the research was to evaluate how effective discipleship training enhanced the spiritual maturity of lay believers and transformed them into churchbuilding leaders. The particular context of this study is Korean Madisonville United Methodist Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nashville Korean United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and Sarang Community Church in Anaheim, California. This was an evaluative study using questionnaires and personal interviews to assist in measuring the effectiveness of discipleship training to enhance the spiritual maturity of lay believers.

The review of selected literature focuses on what the church is, who the pastor is, who the laity …


Evaluation Of An Elder-Leader Training Course For An Upper-Middle Class Church In Santiago, Chile, Michael John Strecker Jan 2010

Evaluation Of An Elder-Leader Training Course For An Upper-Middle Class Church In Santiago, Chile, Michael John Strecker

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Wesleyan Doctrine Of Christian Assurance And Psychological Type, Greg Burgner Jan 2010

The Wesleyan Doctrine Of Christian Assurance And Psychological Type, Greg Burgner

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Item 1 Of 5 Next ► A Case Study Of The Contemporary Church Renewal Movement In Korea, Pil Won Min Jan 2010

Item 1 Of 5 Next ► A Case Study Of The Contemporary Church Renewal Movement In Korea, Pil Won Min

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Fighting The Good Fight : The Missional Use Of Militant Language, David Mark Durst Jan 2010

Fighting The Good Fight : The Missional Use Of Militant Language, David Mark Durst

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Sanctuary In Time : The Effect Of Sabbath Keeping On The Lives Of Missionaries, Cynthia Shomo North Jan 2010

Sanctuary In Time : The Effect Of Sabbath Keeping On The Lives Of Missionaries, Cynthia Shomo North

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Humor In Preaching And Its Relationship With Ethos, Relational Solidarity, And Affective Learning, Craig Adolf Finnestad Jan 2010

The Use Of Humor In Preaching And Its Relationship With Ethos, Relational Solidarity, And Affective Learning, Craig Adolf Finnestad

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Discipleship Development In Persons Who Considered Leaving The Vestal Center United Methodist Church And Decided To Stay : A Grounded Theory Study, Roger Lawrence Frederick Jan 2010

Discipleship Development In Persons Who Considered Leaving The Vestal Center United Methodist Church And Decided To Stay : A Grounded Theory Study, Roger Lawrence Frederick

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Holistic Christian Formation For Enduring Leadership, Robert Stephen Gober Jan 2010

Holistic Christian Formation For Enduring Leadership, Robert Stephen Gober

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Common Characteristics Of Mentors Of New Believers In Jesus In Israel, Efraim Goldstein Jan 2010

The Common Characteristics Of Mentors Of New Believers In Jesus In Israel, Efraim Goldstein

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Twenty-Somethings In The Church : The Impact Of A Biblical Worldview Study, Debbie Norris Lanier Jan 2010

Twenty-Somethings In The Church : The Impact Of A Biblical Worldview Study, Debbie Norris Lanier

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Children With Disabilities And Ministry : Training Adults For More Effective Ministry, Robert M. López Jan 2010

Children With Disabilities And Ministry : Training Adults For More Effective Ministry, Robert M. López

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Journey In Preaching As A Spiritual Discipline, Leonard R. Luchetti Jan 2010

A Journey In Preaching As A Spiritual Discipline, Leonard R. Luchetti

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Exploratory Study Of Marital Satisfaction Of Forty Couples At The Africa Inland Church, Jericho, Nairobi, With The View To Inform Premarital Counseling Practices In Kenya, Joseph Mathiani Mbunga Jan 2010

An Exploratory Study Of Marital Satisfaction Of Forty Couples At The Africa Inland Church, Jericho, Nairobi, With The View To Inform Premarital Counseling Practices In Kenya, Joseph Mathiani Mbunga

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Creating Synergy In Churches With Multiple Congregations, C. Michael Pearson Jan 2010

Creating Synergy In Churches With Multiple Congregations, C. Michael Pearson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Can They Live Again? : An Analysis Of Small Churches Within The Church Of The Nazarene Who Transitioned To Vitality From The Death Spiral, Arthur T. Roxby Jan 2010

Can They Live Again? : An Analysis Of Small Churches Within The Church Of The Nazarene Who Transitioned To Vitality From The Death Spiral, Arthur T. Roxby

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Men's Disciple-Making Programs : How Discipleship Influences Men's Lives, Andrew David Templeton Jan 2010

The Impact Of Men's Disciple-Making Programs : How Discipleship Influences Men's Lives, Andrew David Templeton

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Middle-Class "Christ Is The Answer Ministries" (Citam) And The Urban Poor : A Study Of Community Action With Recommendations, Silas Kinyua Waweru Jan 2010

Middle-Class "Christ Is The Answer Ministries" (Citam) And The Urban Poor : A Study Of Community Action With Recommendations, Silas Kinyua Waweru

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Discover Your Wesleyan Dna : A Curriculum For The Wesleyan Methodist Church Of New Zealand, Richard James Waugh Jan 2010

Discover Your Wesleyan Dna : A Curriculum For The Wesleyan Methodist Church Of New Zealand, Richard James Waugh

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Contextualization Of The Public Worship Practices Of Vietnamese Protestant Churches In The Greater Ohio Valley Region, Dennis G. Crump Jan 2010

Contextualization Of The Public Worship Practices Of Vietnamese Protestant Churches In The Greater Ohio Valley Region, Dennis G. Crump

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Harmony Way: Integrating Indigenous Values Within Native North American Theology And Mission, Randy Stephen Woodley Jan 2010

The Harmony Way: Integrating Indigenous Values Within Native North American Theology And Mission, Randy Stephen Woodley

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Spiritual Abuse In The Christian Community, Barbara Olivia Berry Jan 2010

Spiritual Abuse In The Christian Community, Barbara Olivia Berry

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.