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Light & Faith: December 2021, Taylor University Dec 2021

Light & Faith: December 2021, Taylor University

Light & Faith

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Being Dordt Alumni, Sarah Moss Nov 2021

Being Dordt Alumni, Sarah Moss

The Voice

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The Banner - V. 156, No. 10 - (November 2021), Christian Reformed Church In North America Nov 2021

The Banner - V. 156, No. 10 - (November 2021), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

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Major Axes For Missiological Models After Vatican Ii: Rereading Spiritan Mission From The Portuguese Perspective, Pedro Fernandes C.S.Sp. Oct 2021

Major Axes For Missiological Models After Vatican Ii: Rereading Spiritan Mission From The Portuguese Perspective, Pedro Fernandes C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

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The Banner - V. 156, No. 8 - (September 2021), Christian Reformed Church In North America Sep 2021

The Banner - V. 156, No. 8 - (September 2021), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

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Micro-Kingdom: A Theological And Missiological Apologetic For The Microchurch Model As An Effective And Faithful New Testament Expression Of The Kingdom Of God, Donald Clayton Dodge Aug 2021

Micro-Kingdom: A Theological And Missiological Apologetic For The Microchurch Model As An Effective And Faithful New Testament Expression Of The Kingdom Of God, Donald Clayton Dodge

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Using a bibliographic methodology, this thesis is a theological and missiological defense for the microchurch model as a solution to the limitations of the prevalent Western attractional model to effectively live out Jesus command to be a community of disciples making disciples. The declining western model is proving insufficient in a post-Christian, post-Christendom world to fulfill the intended role of the church. And as more churches are continually planted, if the erroneous presuppositions responsible for the decline of the church’s efficacy are not amended, there will be no lasting change regardless of how much effort and money is invested. New …


Church Leadership: The Church's Responsibility To The Great Commission And A Qualitative Approach To Its Command To Make Disciples, William Maxwell Jul 2021

Church Leadership: The Church's Responsibility To The Great Commission And A Qualitative Approach To Its Command To Make Disciples, William Maxwell

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The gospel message is one that is life changing and one that must go forward in our world. As the church, every Christian is responsible for making every effort to fulfill the incredible command that Jesus gave first to his small group of disciples and essentially to every follower. Disciples of Jesus are to go out and make new disciples of Christ, teaching them the ways of Jesus and actively helping them, through the working of the Holy Spirit, to mold them into Christians that will in turn go out and be disciples that make new disciples. Consequently, this is …


Chaplain Leadership: The Absence Of Spiritual Leadership At Winston -Salem State University For Spiritual Advocacy, Leroy H. Izzard Iii Jul 2021

Chaplain Leadership: The Absence Of Spiritual Leadership At Winston -Salem State University For Spiritual Advocacy, Leroy H. Izzard Iii

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Students living in an academic environment need a consistent spiritual presence to enhance the overall academic experience. Spiritual advice should be available in times of crisis and a chaplain could be the spiritual leader to fill that void. . Chaplain leadership should parallel secular academy professionals and religious professionals to fortify spiritual and community awareness on the campus of Winston Salem State University. On a broader scale, the absence of spiritual leadership is a vital component of this problem. Chaplain leaders must answer the call outside the boundaries of religious comfort zones and address the absence of spiritual leadership crippling …


The Banner - V. 156, No. 5 - (May 2021), Christian Reformed Church In North America May 2021

The Banner - V. 156, No. 5 - (May 2021), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

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The Banner - V. 156, No. 3 - (March 2021), Christian Reformed Church In North America Mar 2021

The Banner - V. 156, No. 3 - (March 2021), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

No abstract provided.


Church Revitalization: Fashioning Church For Growth, Willie Lee Wormack Mar 2021

Church Revitalization: Fashioning Church For Growth, Willie Lee Wormack

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This thesis research project is an approach to resolve the issues of the critically declined and dying Friendship Baptist Church whose membership cannot support a viable ministry. Friendship Baptist Church exists with minimal infrastructure at 38503 Mosstown Road, Dade City, Florida, in the rural Lacoochee, Florida area. Friendship Baptist Church needs a visionary plan with leadership and team support directed to assist with church development and growth. The case study approach will implement exploration on the meanings and beliefs of Christianity for the church in the church’s social setting. Investigations about cultural associations of faith with the church is engaged …


Memories: The Crew Of The Uss Abner Read Dd-526 (Second Edition), Mary Elizabeth Downing-Turner, Michael Davis Jan 2021

Memories: The Crew Of The Uss Abner Read Dd-526 (Second Edition), Mary Elizabeth Downing-Turner, Michael Davis

Monographs

Memories: The Crew of the USS Abner Read DD-526 captures the experiences of sailors who served aboard the USS Abner Read. Collected over the course of decade, this collection features more than 120 interviews with sailors who fought aboard the Abner Read during the War in the Pacific. First-hand accounts of life on the ship, the incident at Kiska, and the sinking of the ship during the Battle of Leyte Gulf all feature prominently in this edited volume. There are amusing anecdotes, mundane details, and graphic descriptions of the horrors of war. Though only in service for twenty-one months, …


The Credentialing Crisis: The Impact Of Dual Credit Faculty Credentials And Years Of Experience On Participants Postsecondary Success, Trudy Weddle Jan 2021

The Credentialing Crisis: The Impact Of Dual Credit Faculty Credentials And Years Of Experience On Participants Postsecondary Success, Trudy Weddle

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

By 2025, the majority of jobs in the United States will require postsecondary education and training beyond high school” (Lumina Foundation, n.d., p. 9). Earning college credit in high school, at times earning a postsecondary degree or credential simultaneously while working toward a high school diploma, presents an opportunity for states to increase postsecondary degree and/or credential attainment needed to meet labor market demands. A potential limitation to expanding the opportunity to earn college credit in high school came in 2015 when the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) adopted a policy revision regarding faculty qualifications. This quantitative study examined outcomes from …


The Banner - V. 156, No. 1 - (January 2021), Christian Reformed Church In North America Jan 2021

The Banner - V. 156, No. 1 - (January 2021), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

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A Look At Short-Term Mission Trips In The Context Of Cypress Baptist Church As A Sending Unit, John Daniel Bodine Jan 2021

A Look At Short-Term Mission Trips In The Context Of Cypress Baptist Church As A Sending Unit, John Daniel Bodine

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This thesis project is a study on short-term missions in the context of Cypress Baptist Church as a sending unit. The purpose of this project is to seek answers of why many of Cypress members are choosing not to engage globally by being part of the ministry of short-term missions at Cypress. Cypress Baptist Church is a rapidly growing church, and as it grows it should see more members participating in short-term missions. The goal is to ask the people of Cypress questions centered around this project so the project manager can get candid, real answers to why many are …