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Spiritual Genealogy: Early Church Influences On The Life And Work Of John Wesley And Their Renewing Impact On His Successors Today , Karl Dana Stonebraker

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Marriage And The Image Of God As It Is Reflected In Paul's Understanding Of Women And The Ministry In Four Passages: 1 Cor. 11:2-16; 14:33b-36; Eph. 5:22-33; 1 Tim. 2:11-15, Lane Burgland

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

This study proposes to examine the Pauline texts which bear most directly upon the subject of women and their involvement in the ministry of word and sacrament. Several evangelical feminist6writers will be engaged in the study at specific points in the interpretation. The primary goal of this paper, however, is to produce an exegesis of these four passages which identifies the basis of Paul's comments and demonstrates their unity. This work is intended to answer the question: "how does what Paul's says about women in four passages reflect his understanding of the image of God and Christology?"

The contribution this …

The Impact Of Spiritual Formation On Church Growth Among United Methodist Elders In West Virginia, David Dwight Spence

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Theology And Mission In The Asian Church, Hwa Yung

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Cultivating Spiritual Well-Being Through Pastoral Home Visitation, Harry L. Sparling

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Church Growth Through Indigenous Urban Church Planting In The Korean Nazarene Church, Ki Young Hong

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The Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of A Lay Pastoral Care Program, Philip Charles Rogers

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An Analysis Of The Unique Growth At Evangel Christian Life Center In Louisville, Kentucky With Insights Recognized By The Church Growth Movement , Dossie Morris Wood

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An Exegetical Study Of The Biblical Passages Cited By The Wesleyan Church Regarding Storehouse Tithing, Margaret Cordia Jordon-Jones

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The Christian's Relationship To The State : A Study Of Romans 13:1-7, Esther Hood

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Ecclesiology In Dialogue : A Critique Of The Understanding Of The Nature Of The Church In The Thought Of G. C. Berkouwer, Bruce Norman

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This dissertation deals with the concept of the nature of the church in the thought of G. C. Berkouwer as indicated in the following chapter sketches. Chapter 1 briefly outlines the historical and theological development of thought about the nature of the church, her function, and the interrelationship of the two. The most revelant elements of the church's nature are identified, described, and analyzed in both Roman Catholic and Reformed thought. Chapter 2 presents biographical, methodological, and theological backgrounds of Berkouwer. These provide the framework within which one must understand Berkouwer's view of the nature of the church. Chapter 3 …

Preparing The Local Church For A Healing Ministry : A Unifying Framework, Arthur L. Luckie

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Church Revitalization In The Southwest Texas Conference Of The United Methodist Church: Conference Church Revitalization And Extension Using The Organizational Perception Indicator -- Opi, George Wayne Joehnk

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Mobilizing The Laity : A Strategy For Obtaining Great Numerical Growth In The Wilmore Free Methodist Church, Carroll Wesley King Jr.

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A Paradigm For Church Leadership From I Corinthians, William Francis Love

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Evaluation Of A Ministry Formation Group For Increasing Laity Intrinsic Religious Orientation, Brodrick A. Hoyer

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Revitalization And The Church: A Study Of The Renewalmovement In The Sixth Conference Of The Brazillian Methodist Church, João Carlos Lopes

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The Pastor As Change Agent : How Effective Pastors Of Missionary Churches Develop A Change Climate In Their Churches, Arnold L. Stauffer

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A Study Of An Educational Practice In The Church Of God (Holiness), Gayle Woods

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Old Fire, New Hope: Refiring The Sunday School, Renew The Church, R. Alan Rice

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The Assertive Pastor : A Pilot Study Comparing Wesleyan And Non-Wesleyan Pastors In Assertive/Non-Assertive Behavior, Paul Stephen Hontz

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Trumpets For The Khasis : Evaluating The Indigeneity Of The Church Of God Among The Khasis, Leaderwell Pohsngap

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The Use And Implications Of Makarios In The New Testament, Young Kim

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

An exegetical study has been adopted by this writer as the most pertinent methodology for the subject. The study begins with the study of the Old Testament passages which contain the term אְּשרי which is the Old Testament counterpart of Makáeios. The study examines these of the term in the Old Testament Apocrypha and the Greek classics. The study goes on to investigate the use and implications of Makáeios in the New Testament according to writer by writer.

An Investigation Of Contemporary Feminist Arguments On Paul's Teaching On The Role Of Women In The Church, Hershel House Wayne

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

As may be readily seen, mass confusion pervades this problem. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the various approaches interpreters have used to understand the apostle Paul's teaching on the role of women in the church and to offer alternative ways to view the Pauline texts. Not only will I interact with the feminists on their specific perspectives of the pertinent Pauline texts, but I will examine the hermeneutical presuppositions of these writers and also attempt to discern their perspective of Scripture and how that affects the exegetical fruit they produce.

Patterns Of Free Methodist Worship: Historic Freedoms , Claude E. Griffith

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A Study Of Recent Research On The Concept Of Holy War In The Old Testament, Brian Truog

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The main purpose of this thesis is to gain a general overview of recent scholarship in the area of Holy War in the Old Testament. Holy War is a "problem" for the Christian for at least two reasons. First, the concept of holy War in the Old Testament is often a major point used in stressing the discontinuity between the Old Testament and the New Testament. Contrasts are set up between the Old Testament as a book of Law and the New Testament as a book of Gospel. The Old Testament is seen as containing a primitive form of religion …

A Selected Study Of Wesleyan Church Leaders : Discovering Principles For Minstry In The Local Church, Edward L. Bean

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The Local Church In A Christian Academic Community: A Process For Discovering And Developing Its Identity, Mission And Ministry , Arthur S. Brown

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The Relationship Of Christian Practice To The Doctrine Of Heart Purity In The Wesleyan Tradition , Ronald David Kelly

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The Biblical Basis For Discipleship Development In The Local Church, Charles C. Lake

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