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Missio Politica Oecumenica: Mission And Political Action In The Life And Thought Of Johannes Verkuyl (1908-2001), Hidalgo B. Garcia

CTS PhD Doctoral Dissertations

This is a study on the relationship between evangelism and church planting and political action. Against the background of polarization between the ecumenical movement and the evangelical movement on the question, the study demonstrates that missio politica oecumenica defined as struggle for justice and righteousness and against evil is a distinct and integral aspect of mission, alongside kerygma, koinonia, and diakonia. It develops this thesis from the life and thought of Johannes Verkuyl (1908- 2001), a Dutch Reformed missionary to Indonesia who was involved in the decolonization of the country. His experience in Indonesia, together with his later experience as …

2006 Agenda, Crcna

Agendas and Acts of Synod

Grand Rapids, MI: W. Wayne Leys, president; William C. Veenstra, vice-president; William B. Weidenaar, first clerk; Cecil Van Niejenhuis, second clerk

Ms 615 Foundations Of Church Growth, George G. Hunter

Syllabi

III. Textbooks: The following textbooks are for students in MS 615 and ME 700. The literature, especially McGavran's Understanding Church Growth, should be perceived as the heart of the course. Class sessions will stimulate deeper reading, provide perspective, headline some themes and expand upon others, fill gaps, suggest implications and applications, and facilitate learning and strategic thinking. Class sessions may involve varied technologies, such as lectures, experiential lectures, case studies, visiting speakers, films, maps, data gener- ation, simulations, pencil and paper instruments, reports, processing of assigned readings, etc. A. Read EACH of the following: 1. Donovan, Vincent J. Christianity Rediscovered. …

Mi 770 Christian Mission And Global Culture, Lalsangkima Pachuau

Syllabi

TEXTBOOKS Barnett, Mike & Michael Pocock, eds. The Centrality of Christ in Contemporary Missions. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2005. Friedman, Thomas L. The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2005, 2006. Rifkin, Jeremy. The Age of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism Where All of Life is a Paid-For Experience. Tarcher/Putnam, 2000. Schreiter, Robert J, C.PP.S. The New Catholicity: Theology between the Global and the Local. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1997. Snyder, Howard A. EarthCurrents: The Struggle for the World’s Soul. Abingdon, 1995.

Me 630 Planting New Churches, Ronald K. Crandall

Syllabi

READING REQUIREMENTS (25% of Grade) The following are required texts and a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page single spaced reading report must be completed on each: 1. 2. 2. Stuart Murray, Church Planting: Laying Foundations, 2001 (250 pages). Reading report due on October 3rd. Tom Jones, ed., Church Planting from the Ground Up, 2004 (350 pages). Reading report due on October 24th. Ed Stetzer, Planting Missional Churches, 2006 (350 pages). Reading report due on November 7th.

La Perfilación Como Método Para Identificar Las Necesidades De Los Inmigrantes, Ruben Ramos Rivera

Doctor of Ministry Projects

The Hispanic community is currently the largest minority group in the United States and its annual rate of growth continues to be significant. Hispanic immigrants, in particular, face very unique problems and challenges, Seventh-day Adventist pastors and churches need to develop effective strategies that may help them to fill the needs of this group as well as to obey the divine commission of bringing them to Christ. This dissertation seeks to contribute to the wealth of resources and strategies available to pastors by providing them with a valuable tool that may help them to effectively plan their outreach ministries to …

The Relationship Between Leadership Traits And Church Growth Among Pastors Of Free Churches In Germany, Edgar Machel

Dissertations

Problem. Many German Christian denominations have been losing members year by year for the past five decades. There are more and more voices that question the way pastors function as leaders. Therefore, this study looked at the differences of personality traits among pastors of Free Churches in Germany in the context of church growth. The leading research question was. What kind of leadership traits, behaviors, and attitudes are favorable to lead a church toward growth and to return stagnating churches to vibrancy?

Methodology. The “Business-focused Inventory of Personality” was sent out to 1,100 Pentecostal, Baptist, and Adventist pastors, of …

Dc 5 Wesleyan Polity And Discipline, Jerry G. Pence

Syllabi

REQUIRED TEXTS: Pence, Jerry G., Wesleyan History and Discipline Study Guide (2003) [$12.99 discounted price, WPH Item #BKB555] Barnwell, Ray E., Sr., ed., Connecting to Christ: Belonging (Indianapolis, IN: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2002) [$8.99 paperback, WPH Item #BKB910] The Discipline of The Wesleyan Church2004 edition (Indianapolis, IN: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2001) [$6.99 paperback, Item #BKB482; $9.99 hardcover with CD, WPH Item #BKB283] Haines, Lee M. and Thomas, Paul William, eds., An Outline History of The Wesleyan Church, fifth rev. ed. (Indianapolis, IN: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2001) [$12.99 paperback, WPH Item #BKB448] Robert’s Rules of Order: The Modern Edition (New York: …

Redeeming The Time: Protestant Missionaries And The Social And Cultural Development Of Territorial Nebraska, Robert J. Voss

Department of History: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in May of 1854 formally opened a new region of the United States to settlers. Hundreds came with news of the creation of Nebraska Territory, but not in comparable numbers to the major western migrations that would follow after the Civil War. Instead, the initial small waves of Nebraska settlers would cling to the Missouri River and its settlements establishing communities on the eastern edges in the newly opened territory. These first settlers set the foundations for culture and society in Nebraska.

From 1854 until 1860, pioneers claimed lands near the Missouri, with few …

The Evolution Of Church Growth, Church Health, And The Missional Church: An Overview Of The Church Growth Movement From, And Back To, Its Missional Roots, Ed Stetzer

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The American application of the Church Growth Movement has, in my estimation, moved away from McGavran’s original emphasis of mission. While still valuing the approach and learning much from it, I would like to share my personal journey out of mainstream Church Growth into a more missional approach.

Contemporary Korean Ecclesiastical And Social Conditions Calling For Conversion Church Growth, Paul H. Kim

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

“‘Why is the Korean church growing so rapidly? Many Christians around the world have asked this question,” say Bong-Rin Ro and Marlin L. Nelson, in the preface of the book Korean Church Growth Explosion published a decade ago. Today, many Christians around the world ask a different question: Why has the Korean church, that grew so rapidly in such a short time, slipped into a stagnation for about two decades?

My Pilgrimage In Church Growth, Elmer L. Towns

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

My pilgrimage with Church Growth began with my conversion. It was a deep conversion that affected every part of my life and it was a hard struggle because I didn’t want to give up my self-righteousness.

Via Media : The Necessity Of Deeper Theological Refection For The Genuine Renewal Of Church In The Emerging Culture And Context / By Jason Clark., Jason Clark

Doctor of Ministry

No abstract provided.

Leadership And Learning: Two Sides Of The Same Coin, James A. Tucker

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

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Church Planting Using A Continuous Quality Management Process In A New Wesleyan Church In Western New York, Christopher Mark Baldwin

ATS Dissertations

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Missional Small Churches : Transitioning A Church From Pastoral To Program, Mark Alan Lindstrom

ATS Dissertations

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Book Reviews, William J. Abraham, Elaine A. Heath, Nathan Crawford, Joerg Rieger, J.D. Payne, John N. Oswalt, Michael Rynkiwiech, Charles M. Wood

The Asbury Journal

Wesleyan Perspectives on the New Creation

M. Douglas Meeks, ed.

Nashville: Kingswood,

2004, 200 pp., paper, 2004, $30.00

Reviewed by William J Abraham

Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places

Eugene H. Peterson

Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

2005, xii, 368pp. cloth, $25.00

Reviewed by Elaine A. Heath

The Evangelical Moment: The Promise of an American Religion

By Kenneth J. Collins

Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Press

2005, 288 pp., paper, $22.99

Reviewed by Nathan Crawford

Theology as History and Hermeneutics: A Post-Critical Evangelical Conversation with Contemporary Theology

Laurence W. Wood

Lexington: Emeth Publisher

2004, 261 pp.

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Public Use Or Private Benefit? The Post-Kelo Intersection Of Religious Land Use And The Public Use Doctrine, Nicholas William Haddad

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Entrepreneurial Leader As Change Agent : Developing Innovative Churches, Bryson G. Butts

ATS Dissertations

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Self-Expressed Conditions, Expectations, Assumptions, And Experiences Of The Rosebud Sioux In The Winner, South Dakota, Area That Are Offered As Reasons Individuals Or Households Do Not Participate In Local Churches, Ross Slade Reinhiller

ATS Dissertations

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The Prayer-Driven Church Plant, David A. Slagle

ATS Dissertations

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A Qualitative Case Study Of A Mississippi Multiracial Congregation, John Charles Meador

ATS Dissertations

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Sports Ministry In America's One Hundred Largest Churches, Matthew Brian White

ATS Dissertations

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Religious Publishing And Print On Demand : A Comparison Of Warner Press With Representative Religious Publishers Between 1980--2005, Steven V. Williams

ATS Dissertations

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Resource Reviews, Phyllis Fox

The Christian Librarian

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Exploring The Possibilities Of Using Lisanga Small Groups In Disciple-Making Among The Avalogoli People Of Kenya, Nebert A. Mtange

ATS Dissertations

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Exploring The Possibilities Of Using Lisanga Small Groups In Disciple-Making Among The Avalogoli People Of Kenya, Nebert A. Mtange

ATS Dissertations

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Compound Change In Existing Congregations, Lois E. Black

ATS Dissertations

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From Caudillo To Collaborative Leader : A Culturally Influenced Derailment In Emergent Leadership In An Ecuadorian Denomination, Randall S. Coleman

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

2006 - 88th Annual Lectureship, "Messages From The Gospel Of John", Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian University

Lectureship and Summit Programs

No abstract provided.