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St. Dominic Deaf Center, October-November 2015

Saint Dominic Deaf Center

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Houston, TX

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Newsletter Catholic Deaf Of Detroit, October 2015

Newsletter Catholic Deaf of Detroit

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Detroit, MI

Newsletter Catholic Deaf of Detroit Finding Aid

The Banner - V. 150, No. 9 - (October 2015), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

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Johnson, Mordecai, Msrc Staff

Manuscript Division Finding Aids

Title: Papers, 1913-1976 Description: 21 linear feet

Notes: Afro-American minister and educator; president of Howard University (1926-1960). Family and personal papers, correspondence, writings by and about Johnson, divinity school education materials, programs, documents relating to Johnson's three-year tenure as a member of the District of Columbia Board of Education, materials from organizations with which Johnson was affiliated, financial papers, address books and datebooks, photographs, and memorabilia relating chiefly to Johnson's activities before and after his tenure as president of Howard University as a minister and civic leader. Includes materials about Johnson's work as student secretary for the International Committee of …

Concordia Seminary Magazine | Fall 2015, Jeffrey Kloha

Concordia Seminary Magazine

God's Word is living and active.

What Are United Pentecostal Church International Women Pastors Experiencing: A Qualitative Inquiry, Cynthia Miller

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Clergywomen make up less than four percent of the licensed ministers of the United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI). This phenomenological inquiry explored how female pastors of the United Pentecostal Church International described their experience of being a female in a profession where men significantly outnumber women in both pastoral and leadership positions. In an attempt to identify factors to guide clergywomen in a truer sense of what it means to be a woman in ministry, eight women serving in pastoral ministry were interviewed. After data analysis of transcribed interviews and participant journals, five findings emerged. The five main findings were …

Models Of Discharge Care In Magnet® Hospitals, Kathleen Bobay, Sarah J. Bahr, Marianne E. Weiss, Ronda G. Hughes, Linda L. Costa

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Objective: The aim of this article is to describe how the discharge preparation process is operationalized in Magnet® hospitals.

Background: Nationally, there are intensive efforts toward improving discharge transitions and reducing readmissions. Discharge preparation is a core hospital function, yet there are few reports of operational models.

Methods: This was a descriptive, Web-based survey of 32 Magnet hospitals (64 units) participating in the Readiness Evaluation and Discharge Interventions study.

Results: Most hospitals have adopted 1 or more national readmission reduction initiatives. Most unit models include several discharge preparation roles; RN case managers, and discharging RNs lead …

Effects Of Spiritual Care Education On Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, And Competence, Cheryl Lynn Petersen

Dissertations (1934 -)

Holistic nursing care embraces the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of the patient and family, thereby providing support and reducing suffering. Nurses’ spiritual care can improve the well-being and quality of life of children with cancer by assisting them to find meaning in their lives. At the end of life, spiritual care assists children in coping with their diagnosis, suffering, and losses. There are distinct deficiencies in education that lead nurses to feel unprepared to provide spiritual care to children. This study employed a prospective, longitudinal design to evaluate the potential effects of an online spiritual care educational program on …

An Understanding Of Student Satisfaction, Lorraine Sweeney

Dissertations

Retention is a challenge for all third level institutions and retention rates remain higher than colleges would like them to be, this has intensified in recent years as participants in higher education has increased and diversified. Third level institutions which would not only benefit from increased fees but also through low cost word of mouth promotion and an enhanced reputation. As such, an important concern for colleges is retaining students and understanding the reasons why students may choose to leave a program. While student satisfaction and retention is a well researched topic there remains questions to be answered in terms …

Spiritual Direction & Soul Care: Embracing God’S Presence In Your Practice (Aacc World Conference 2015), John C. Thomas

Faculty Publications and Presentations

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St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, September 27, 2015

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

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St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, September 27, 2015

Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landover Hills, MD

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid

St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin, September 27, 2015

Saint Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Chicago, IL

Saint Francis Brogia Deaf Center Church Bulletin Finding Aid

Fourth Amended Disclosure Statement

Catholic Dioceses in Bankruptcy

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Theologian Of Sin And Grace, Robert Kolb

Concordia Journal

This volume is a must for anyone seeking an understanding of the transition from the Wittenberg Reformation to seventeenth-century Lutheran theology as well as the developments in hermeneu- tics, history, and biblical exegesis shaped by this unique figure, Matthias Flacius, the Illyrian.

Ronald R. Feuerhahn: Historian, Theologian, Churchman, Pastor, Jon Vieker

Concordia Journal

In memory of Ronald R. Feuerhahn: Historian, Theologian, Churchman, Pastor.

Proper 13 • Ephesians 4:1–16 • August 2, 2015, Richard Marrs

Concordia Journal

Just as your hands and your knees are gifts to you, gifts from God, so are the people around you gifts from God.

“I Make These Confessions My Own” Lutheran Confessional Subscription In The Twenty-First Century Robert Kolb And Charles P. Arand, Robert Kolb, Charles Arand

Concordia Journal

The spirit of Augsburg and the method of the Wittenberg theologians carry the content of the Lutheran confessional documents into the many societies and cultures of the twenty-first century in which God calls Lutherans to repeat their confession of faith for the benefit of church and world.

Spiritual And Religious Capabilities For Catholic Schools, Christine Mcgunnigle, Chris Hackett

eJournal of Catholic Education in Australasia

The Australian Curriculum articulates the role of general capabilities across all learning areas in the schooling years. The function of these general capabilities is to ensure that students have the dispositions and skills that provide for deep learning and the ability to function successfully in the 21^st Century. Within Catholic schools, these same general capabilities apply. Catholic schools, in recognising the mission of the Church, are however, called to ensure that not only are students able to participate in the 21^st Century context, but that they are able to evangelise through the integration of faith, life and culture. …

Saint John The Evangelist Church, September 20, 2015

Saint John the Evangelist Church

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Green Bay, WI

Saint John the Evangelist Church Finding Aid

St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, September 20, 2015

Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landover Hills, MD

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid

St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin, September 20, 2015

Saint Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Chicago, IL

Saint Francis Brogia Deaf Center Church Bulletin Finding Aid

Telling God’S Story, David Schmitt

Concordia Journal

Telling God’s Story In Telling God’s Story: Narrative Preaching for Christian Formation, John Wright examines the tensions that arise as Christians retell the biblical story in the American culture.

“A Gospel-Based Budgeting Of Theology’S Resources”, Dale Meyer

Concordia Journal

“Lead with the gospel” does, and that is our focus as we offer you our faculty’s time, learning, and energies for your ministry.

Implications Of Brain Research For The Church:What It Means For Theology And Ministry By Allen Nauss, Bruce Hartung

Concordia Journal

It is certainly true that “seminaries and the church’s clergy in the field can certainly become more effective in their ministry as they combine emotion with cognition, work to balance the activity of both hemispheres, become aware of their biases and the virtues of Christ’s model, develop their empathy, translate their theology into meaning, and apply it in their worship and their lives”

Dean J. H. C. Fritz And The (Lifelong) Formation Of Pastors, Bruce Hartung

Concordia Journal

We owe J. H. C. Fritz a great debt, not only for his influence on pastors in the LCMS and elsewhere, but also for his courage to write about his work and share his vision of ministry, preaching, and pastoral theology.

Christian Counseling The Past Generation And The State Of The Field, Richard Marrs

Concordia Journal

Gary Moon, vice president of Richmont Graduate University, says that Christian counseling, pastoral counseling, biblical counseling, and spiritual direction are all “sibling soul care disciplines.”

Encomium For Dr. Bruce Hartung, Troy Countryman

Concordia Journal

Encomium for Rev. Dr. Bruce Hartung

Encomium For Dr. Robert Weise, Matthew Behrens

Concordia Journal

Encomium for Rev. Dr. Robert Weise

Dust And Breath: Faith, Health, And Why The Church Should Care About Both By Kend Hotz And Matthew Mathews, Nicholas Fuller

Concordia Journal

Through individual case studies from inner city Memphis, the book illustrates instances of illness that can be connected pastorally with sin and redemption through faith in Christ.