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Mentorship Of The Female Worship Leader, Tammy L. Jarboe

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

In recent years, some evangelical churches have seen a rise in the number of females involved in worship ministry leadership. Despite the female worship leader’s significant call to ministry, many challenges still exist in fulfilling God’s call on her life. Some of these challenges include clarity of call, difficulties in a male-saturated work environment, and perceived lack of opportunities for ministry. Additionally, some female worship leaders feel marginalized by the reluctance of churches to ordain them to the ministries in which they already serve. Although this paper will not address the question of whether women should or should not be …

The Intersection Of Ministry And Mental Health: Worship Leaders With Depression, Benjamin Bartow Harrison

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Despite the fact the mental health issues are becoming more destigmatized among those in society, pastors and other church staff still face unique challenges when seeking treatment for mental health issues. This study considers the perspectives of ministers who often struggle in silence with depression. This qualitative historical research study will identify the unique challenges faced when battling depression that have not yet been studied concerning the lives of worship leaders in various stages of such mental health issues. Time demands, financial challenges, and stigma have emerged as common themes through exploration of a small body of existing literature and …

Development And Implementation Of Selected Spiritual Disciplines For The Worship Team Leaders Of Monte Vista Baptist Church, Clifton Edwin Kosier

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

One of the foremost doxological problems of the twenty-first century is complacency in worship. Deficient spiritual development of the follower of Christ is rampant among Christians; many believers, suffering from this, have moved away from the purpose of man - to have a love relationship. This relationship has been replaced with a task-oriented spirit. No longer do we leave worship ready to make a difference for the Kingdom of God, but Christians come to complete a task and remove it from a long list of “to dos” in their busy world. Corporate worship has become habitual while lacking spiritual meaning. …

A Study Of The Renewal Of Worship Through The Restoration Of The Public Nature Of The Gospel: A Case Study Of The Seed Church, Jubilee Together, And Cris, Kang Hyeok Lee

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The Korean church which advocated evangelicalism is now in crisis. It is because the actual meaning of the Kingdom of God and the public and social significance of the gospel have been lost while the aspect of the individual salvation or the church itself has been its primary concern. As a result of losing the social meaning of sin and salvation, Christianity as a holistic truth has been excluded from the public sphere and is merely regarded as a personal religion. The gospel and the church, which have been reduced to religion and institutions and have acquiesced in the divided …

The Rise Of The Part-Time Worship Leader In The Mid-Size Southern Baptist Church, Donald Oren Blakeney

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this paper is to explore the prevalence of part-time, bivocational, semi-retired and volunteer worship leaders within mid-size Southern Baptist church and the need for further training and education through a denominationally-driven mentor program. The known decline in attendance and financial giving that most Southern Baptist churches have experienced has affected the moneys available to fill staffing needs and thereby require a reassessment of staff positions; the percentage of the budget allocated for staffing and continuing education. Most of these part-time worship leaders are already educated in another field and cannot allot the resources for a return to …

The Impact Of Lyric Choices On Spiritual Edification, Hanna Jane Byrd

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Modern Christian worship music has gained influence within the evangelical community. The words of these songs, sung corporately, have the potential to influence the spiritual lives of church congregants, making it important for worship leaders and songwriters to identify the most beneficial lyrics. Despite numerous opinions about theological and personally relevant lyrics, little research has been conducted on the spiritual effects of lyric content within the lives of Christian believers. Diminutive scholarly inquiry has been limited to historical, theological or qualitative methodologies. Utilizing the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) and the Spiritual Transcendence Index (STI), this quantitative quasi-experimental study …

A Case Study Of The Culturally Diverse Worship At The Florida Hospital Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Richard Edwin Hickam

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The Florida Hospital Seventh-day Adventist Church (FHC) is a multicultural, multigenerational church in Orlando, FL. This case study will examine the history of the worshiping community with particular attention to the change in the culture of the worship services enacted in 2014 and its ongoing impact. The church moved from a traditional and a contemporary service to two identical culturally conscious worship services. This format is unusual in the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) denomination. Seventh-day Adventism was named in a Pew study as the most diverse religion in the United States, but that does not mean its people are racially worshiping …

Worship Pastor's Need For Pastoral Leadership Development, Jerry Leonard Newman

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Pastoral leadership development must occur beyond the musical development that is gained through practice and musical education. The premise of this study considers the developmental needs of those in church leadership. Music ministers may be equipped for musical aspects of leadership. However, failure in obtaining knowledge, understanding, and enacting of the pastoral leadership elements required to fulfill the role of a music pastor may not have been developed. It can be argued that a change in role from ‘music minister’ to ‘a pastor who happens to lead worship' should occur. While little research can be found confronting the need for …

The Impact Of Lyric Choices On Spiritual Edification, Hanna Byrd

Liberty University Research Week

Graduate

Applied

The Impact Of Lyrics Choices On Spiritual Edification, Hanna Byrd

Liberty University Research Week

Graduate

Worship Studies

A Study Of Music: Music Psychology, Music Therapy, And Worship Music, Jessica Whittemore

Senior Honors Theses

There are three specific fields related to music: the psychology of Music and how it affects human brain and functions, the methodology of Music Therapy and how it affects individuals undergoing treatment, and the psychological effects of Worship Music and how it can be used in music therapy. Music therapy is a growing field in which the therapeutic outcomes greatly benefit the patients. The overall purpose is to create a greater understanding of music and music therapy in order to a provide a system for introducing group worship services into music therapy to ultimately bring spiritual healing to individuals.

Incorporating A Pedagogy Of Worship In The Community Group Ministry Of Grace Bible Church, Jeremy G. Sauskojus

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Many local church fellowships have embraced small groups (life groups, community groups) as a means of connecting people with one another from within the larger church body. These small groups are a means of building community. Furthermore, many churches testify to the importance of pursuing worship as much more than music in the corporate worship gathering that takes place once a week. However, very little has been done to connect these two components together in the small group ministry environment. As will be presented, people have written concerning each one of these important elements of church body life. Yet, connecting …

Worship Ministry Leadership: Principles For Age-Related Transition And Succession, John Rollin Mohler

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The tenure of a long-serving worship pastor is affected by many variables, but few are as impactful, challenging, yet unexamined, as the pastor’s age. In this historical research study, the researcher assesses the best strategies of professional development necessary for aging worship pastors as they transition for lasting relevance and honorable succession. This study focused on the necessities of cultural engagement and people development as a means to maintain, among other things, platform credibility and leadership reproduction. Historic rationale and precedent was established through the examination of principles of age-related recalibration, transition, and succession from the researcher’s own experience, as …

Join The Band: Benefits Of Engaging Intergenerational Volunteers In The Local Church Worship Ministry, Jamie R. Coates

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Throughout the Bible and much of church history, intergenerational ministry was the common practice. However, in recent decades many local evangelical churches have abandoned the practice of intergenerational ministry and have instead embraced age-segregated ministry models. Reflecting this shift, age-segregated worship ministries within the local evangelical church have become the norm. This qualitative study examined biblical examples and teachings regarding worship and ministry and examined worship and ministry practices from throughout church history. Analysis of the research findings addressed the characteristics of an effective intergenerational worship ministry. Although facilitating an intergenerational worship ministry is a complicated endeavor, this study revealed …

An Exploration Of Musical Influences Throughout Worship: Enhancing Worship Experiences Via Hymns Encompassing Spiritual Gifts, Nina Marie Tedeschi

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

One of the most important aspects of the role of worship leader, is that of choosing relevant worship materials. The use of hymns has enhanced worship for ages. The trends of the current age have precipitated a concern and need for conscientious selection of music, along with appropriate application of the singing of hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs. A major consideration in worship planning is to utilize music which reaches all generations. The impetus of this study is primarily based upon biblical, historical, theological, philosophical, methodological, and observational practice of worship. The research focuses upon the importance of planning and …

Program Book - Calvin Symposium On Worship, Calvin Symposium On Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

No abstract provided.

การศึกษาสาระดนตรีพื้นบ้านในมาตรฐานผู้เรียน มาตรฐานผู้สอน มาตรฐานหลักสูตร และหลักสูตรดนตรีศึกษาระดับปริญญาบัณฑิตในสถาบันระดับอุดมศึกษาของประเทศไทยและนานาชาติ, สุทิชา บุญโน

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ดนตรีพื้นบ้านมีองค์ประกอบเฉพาะตัวที่สามารถสะท้อนตัวตนทางวัฒนธรรมของสังคม การศึกษาดนตรีพื้นบ้านส่งเสริมให้ผู้เรียนเข้าใจสังคม เคารพและเห็นคุณค่าในวัฒนธรรมของตนเองและผู้อื่น การศึกษาครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาลักษณะทั่วไป และวิเคราะห์สาระดนตรีพื้นบ้านในมาตรฐานผู้เรียน มาตรฐานผู้สอน มาตรฐานหลักสูตร และ หลักสูตรดนตรีศึกษาของประเทศไทย สหรัฐอเมริกา อังกฤษ และออสเตรเลีย การศึกษาครั้งนี้ใช้ระเบียบวิธีวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพโดยใช้วิธีการวิจัยเอกสารประกอบการสัมภาษณ์ ผลการศึกษา พบว่า การเรียนรู้สาระดนตรีพื้นบ้านปรากฏใน 2 รูปแบบ ประกอบด้วย 1) การเรียนรู้สาระดนตรีพื้นบ้านเชิงเนื้อหาซึ่งให้ความสำคัญกับสาระความรู้และทักษะดนตรีพื้นบ้าน และ 2) การเรียนรู้สาระดนตรีพื้นบ้านเชิงแนวคิดซึ่งให้ความสำคัญการเชื่อมโยงความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างดนตรีกับสังคมโดยอาศัยสาระความรู้และทักษะในดนตรีพื้นบ้านหลากหลายประเภทภายใต้กรอบแนวคิดพหุวัฒนธรรม ในแต่ละประเทศให้ความสำคัญกับสาระดนตรีพื้นบ้านในมาตรฐานผู้เรียน มาตรฐานผู้สอน มาตรฐานหลักสูตร และหลักสูตรดนตรีศึกษาในรูปแบบที่แตกต่างกันตามบริบททางสังคม ประวัติศาสตร์ วัฒนธรรม และนโยบายทางการศึกษาของชาติ ผลการศึกษาสามารถนำไปปรับใช้เป็นแนวทางในการพัฒนาหลักสูตรดนตรีศึกษาของไทย โดยคำนึงถึงบริบทของหลักสูตรและความต้องการของสังคม

Lexical Derivation Of The Pint Taxonomy Of Goals: Prominence, Inclusiveness, Negativity Prevention, And Tradition, Benjamin M. Wilkowski, Adam Fetterman, Shaun K. Lappi, Laverl Z. Williamson, Elizabeth Ferguson Leki, Emilio Rivera, Brian P. Meier

Psychology Faculty Publications

What do people want? Few questions are more fundamental to psychological science than this. Yet, existing taxonomies disagree on both the number and content of goals. We thus adopted a lexical approach and investigated the structure of goal-relevant words from the natural English lexicon. Through an intensive rating process, 1,060 goal-relevant English words were first located. In Studies 1-2, two relatively large and diverse samples (total n = 1,026) rated their commitment to approaching or avoiding these goals. Principal component analyses yielded 4 replicable components: Prominence, Inclusiveness, Negativity prevention, and Tradition (the PINT Taxonomy). Study 3-7 (total n = 1,396) …

The Bridwell Quarterly. Issue 6, Winter 2020, Michelle Ried

Bridwell Library Publications

No abstract provided.

Ecclesia Semper Sanctificanda: Historic Models Of Catechesis And The Cultivation Of Social Holiness, Jonathan A. Powers

The Asbury Journal

This study aims to show how the maintenance of holy life and love in the church requires intentional and continual cultivation by the church. If the church is to be continually sanctified then it must intentionally invest in the sanctification of its members. The article examines three historic examples of catechesis in order to exhibit models whereby the church has taken seriously the task of forming disciples who display holiness of heart and life. This article looks at the Didache and On the Apostolic Tradition, as well a John Wesley's use of societies, class meetings, and band meetings to …

Episcopal Churchwomen Of The Diocese Of Upper South Carolina Records - Accession 245, Episcopal Churchwomen Of The Diocese Of Upper South Carolina

Manuscript Collection

The Episcopal Churchwomen Diocese of South Carolina collection represents a valuable reference guide to the work of the organization. Included in the collection are handbooks, a constitution, minutes of annual conventions, correspondence and newspaper clippings related to the organization. The annual handbooks for the organization provide an overview of the organization’s activities. Also included are several short historical sketches of St. Helena’s Episcopal Church in Beaufort, S.C., The Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston, S.C, The Church of the Holy Comforter in Sumter, S.C., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Summerville, S.C. and a historical sketch of …

The Dead Sea Scrolls And The New Testament, Dana M. Pike

Faculty Publications

Since their initial discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have generated a great deal ofinterest, ranging from responsible scholarly inquiry to public sensationalism.1 During the years 1947–1956, local Bedouin and eventually archaeologists found scrolls and primarily scroll fragments (many thousands of them) in eleven caves proximate to the small archaeological site of Qumran, near the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. Stories of the initial discovery of major scrolls by Bedouin cousins in what is now called Qumran Cave 1 vary in certain details and have been often recounted, as have stories about the intrigue involved in the authentication …