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The Role Of The Church In The Interpretation Of Scripture, Richard M. Davidson Jan 2006

The Role Of The Church In The Interpretation Of Scripture, Richard M. Davidson

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Of Missional Outreach To United Methodist Church Growth In The Central Appalachian Region, 1990-2005, Carol D. Crawford Jan 2006

The Relationship Of Missional Outreach To United Methodist Church Growth In The Central Appalachian Region, 1990-2005, Carol D. Crawford

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Braveheart Pastors : The Role Of Courage In A Pastor's Ability To Lead The Local Church Effectively, Timothy James Farrell Dec 2005

Braveheart Pastors : The Role Of Courage In A Pastor's Ability To Lead The Local Church Effectively, Timothy James Farrell

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Stewardship Of Older Adults In The Church And Within The Broader Community, Yeonhyung Timothy Cho Jan 2005

The Stewardship Of Older Adults In The Church And Within The Broader Community, Yeonhyung Timothy Cho

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Study Using Spiritual Ideas Of Forgiveness In Christian Ministry To An Ethnic Congregation, Jong Mok Lee Jan 2005

Study Using Spiritual Ideas Of Forgiveness In Christian Ministry To An Ethnic Congregation, Jong Mok Lee

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Staffing With Clergy Teams In The United Methodist Church, J. David Panther Jan 2005

Staffing With Clergy Teams In The United Methodist Church, J. David Panther

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Who We Were Meant To Be : Communicating Core Values To All Saints Presbyterian Church In Singapore, Philip Jin Teck Huan Jan 2005

Who We Were Meant To Be : Communicating Core Values To All Saints Presbyterian Church In Singapore, Philip Jin Teck Huan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Vision On Congregational Health In The West Ohio Conference Of The United Methodist Church, David Michael Cady Jan 2005

The Impact Of Vision On Congregational Health In The West Ohio Conference Of The United Methodist Church, David Michael Cady

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Gift Of Prophecy In The United Methodist Church, Keith P. Bohley Jan 2005

The Gift Of Prophecy In The United Methodist Church, Keith P. Bohley

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Beauty In Worship : A Paradigm Incorporating Philosophical And Theological Attributes Of Beauty In Assessing Worship, Wayne Allen Price Jan 2005

Beauty In Worship : A Paradigm Incorporating Philosophical And Theological Attributes Of Beauty In Assessing Worship, Wayne Allen Price

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Faith Seeking Action: Missio-Ecclesiology, Social Movements, And The Church As A Movement Of The People Of God, Gregory Paul Leffel Jan 2004

Faith Seeking Action: Missio-Ecclesiology, Social Movements, And The Church As A Movement Of The People Of God, Gregory Paul Leffel

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Practices And Characteristics For Pastors Renewing Mainline Congregations: Case Studies From The Presbytery Of Memphis, G. Christopher Scruggs Jan 2004

Practices And Characteristics For Pastors Renewing Mainline Congregations: Case Studies From The Presbytery Of Memphis, G. Christopher Scruggs

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Apostolic Leadership Model That Enables Pastors To Develop A Passion To Reach The Unchurched, Charles C. Kyker Jan 2004

An Apostolic Leadership Model That Enables Pastors To Develop A Passion To Reach The Unchurched, Charles C. Kyker

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Shembe, Ancestors, Or Christ?: A Missiological Inquiry Into The Status And Role Of Jesus Christ In The Amnazaretha Church, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa, Edley Joseph Moodley Jan 2004

Shembe, Ancestors, Or Christ?: A Missiological Inquiry Into The Status And Role Of Jesus Christ In The Amnazaretha Church, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa, Edley Joseph Moodley

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Hermeneutical Implications Of Certain Pre-Pauline Passages In The Pauline Corpus Of The New Testament, Inta Ivanovska May 2003

Hermeneutical Implications Of Certain Pre-Pauline Passages In The Pauline Corpus Of The New Testament, Inta Ivanovska

Master of Art Theology Thesis

Postmodern linguistics and philosophy have challenged the possibility that an author, a text, or a reader of a text possesses or can possess complete objectivity. It claims that an "independent, objective, reason-driven reader" is merely a "communally dependent, subjective, presupposition-bound agent." Similarly, an author is regarded as subject who through the text merely expresses the perspectives he has acquired through his own, contextually-shaped experiences. Moreover, once created, a text is not to be regarded as an entity which bears its own intrinsic meaning; nor is a text the expression of an "original," authorial intent. Rather, a text is merely a …


Staying Power : Pastoral Tenure In Church Planting, Stan R. Buck Jan 2003

Staying Power : Pastoral Tenure In Church Planting, Stan R. Buck

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


When You Speak Of God, Do You Think Of God As A Man Or A Woman?: Inclusive Language And God's Concept, David Lawrence Fisher Jan 2003

When You Speak Of God, Do You Think Of God As A Man Or A Woman?: Inclusive Language And God's Concept, David Lawrence Fisher

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Of Spiritual Disciplines On Commitment Keeping In The Post-Camping Experience, Brian Thomas Rainwater Jan 2003

The Relationship Of Spiritual Disciplines On Commitment Keeping In The Post-Camping Experience, Brian Thomas Rainwater

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Leadership Behaviors And Personal Transitions That Occur In The Lives Of Pastors Who Have Led Churches Through Significant Growth, Andre J. Snodgrass Jan 2003

Leadership Behaviors And Personal Transitions That Occur In The Lives Of Pastors Who Have Led Churches Through Significant Growth, Andre J. Snodgrass

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Increasing The Holistic Small Group Factor Of Evangelical United Methodist Church, Racine, Wisconsin, Through A Strategic Adult Sunday School Program, Creighton William Kaye Jan 2003

Increasing The Holistic Small Group Factor Of Evangelical United Methodist Church, Racine, Wisconsin, Through A Strategic Adult Sunday School Program, Creighton William Kaye

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Marital Satisfaction In The Church Of God In Izhevsk, Russian, Ilya Anatolyevich Okhotnikov Jan 2003

Assessment Of Marital Satisfaction In The Church Of God In Izhevsk, Russian, Ilya Anatolyevich Okhotnikov

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Factors Leading Visionary Entrepreneurial Laity To Start New Ministries, Andrew J. Cooney Jan 2003

Factors Leading Visionary Entrepreneurial Laity To Start New Ministries, Andrew J. Cooney

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Equipping Model Applied To Valley Chapel Free Methodist Church, Todd Wayne Daningburg Jan 2003

An Equipping Model Applied To Valley Chapel Free Methodist Church, Todd Wayne Daningburg

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Developing And Testing Receptivity To A Purpose-Driven Organizational Structure For The Pillar Of Fire, Robert W. Cruver Jan 2003

Developing And Testing Receptivity To A Purpose-Driven Organizational Structure For The Pillar Of Fire, Robert W. Cruver

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Trinitarian Ontological Approach To The Congregational Revitalization Of Loudsville United Methodist Church, John Eugene Heckman Jan 2003

A Trinitarian Ontological Approach To The Congregational Revitalization Of Loudsville United Methodist Church, John Eugene Heckman

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


One Faith, One Body : A Study In Racial Reconciliation, Jesse S. Mclain Nov 2002

One Faith, One Body : A Study In Racial Reconciliation, Jesse S. Mclain

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Is 501 X Kingdom, Church, And World, Charles E. Gutenson Jan 2002

Is 501 X Kingdom, Church, And World, Charles E. Gutenson

Syllabi

1. Clapp, Rodney. Border Crossings. Brazos Press, 2000. 2. Hauerwas, Stanley and Will Willimon. Resident Aliens, 3. Willimon, Wil. Shaped by the Bible, Donovan, Vincent. Christianity Rediscovered, 4. Wright, Tom. The Challenge of Jesus. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1999. 5. Yoder, John Howard. The Politics of Jesus. Wm.B.Eerdmans, 1972 (or the second edition, 1994).


The Role Of Mentoring In The Preparation Of Church Planters Of Reproducing Churches, D. Keith Cowart Jan 2002

The Role Of Mentoring In The Preparation Of Church Planters Of Reproducing Churches, D. Keith Cowart

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Strategy For Transforming St. James United Methodist Church: A Study In The Relationship Between Church Growth And Church Health, David Wesley Kofahl Jan 2002

A Strategy For Transforming St. James United Methodist Church: A Study In The Relationship Between Church Growth And Church Health, David Wesley Kofahl

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


How Rapidly Growing Churches Leverage Financial Resources To Maintain Or Increase Rates Of Growth, Ken Diehm Jan 2002

How Rapidly Growing Churches Leverage Financial Resources To Maintain Or Increase Rates Of Growth, Ken Diehm

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.