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Fruitfulness And Ordination : Ministry Effectiveness As A Prerequisite For Ordination, Edney Joaquim
Fruitfulness And Ordination : Ministry Effectiveness As A Prerequisite For Ordination, Edney Joaquim
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Relevant Methods And Strategies For Successful Church Planting In Hyderabad, India, Patrick Dommati
Relevant Methods And Strategies For Successful Church Planting In Hyderabad, India, Patrick Dommati
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Developing Healthy Mbb Community : An Analysis Of Relationships Between Muslim Background Believers, M. T. C.
Developing Healthy Mbb Community : An Analysis Of Relationships Between Muslim Background Believers, M. T. C.
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Latino Church Planting Challenge : Factors That Impact Latino Church Planting In Orlando, Florida, Within The Encuentro Ministries Network, Carlos DaríO Peralta
The Latino Church Planting Challenge : Factors That Impact Latino Church Planting In Orlando, Florida, Within The Encuentro Ministries Network, Carlos DaríO Peralta
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Predicting And Preventing Inactive Members, James David Barrett
Predicting And Preventing Inactive Members, James David Barrett
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Most churches have many members classified as inactive. The purpose of this project is to discover if there are any common characteristics among those who have become inactive that can be used to identify and prevent others from becoming inactive members. Based on surveys and questionnaires sent to pastors, active, and inactive members from several churches in the Cabarrus Baptist Association, the project seeks to identify patterns among members who have become inactive. It then reviews the information to propose strategies to identify possible methods for preventing members from becoming inactive in the future.
Effective Church Leadership Through Emotional Intelligence, Joshua T. Lancaster
Effective Church Leadership Through Emotional Intelligence, Joshua T. Lancaster
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
In On Leadership, John Gardner wrote, “Most of what leaders have that enables them to lead is learned.” Effective leadership skills can be learned and become habits. In Primal Leadership, Daniel Goleman wrote, “Not only can emotional intelligence be learned, but it also can be retained over the long term.” Southern Baptist congregants expect their pastors to be theologians, but also effective leaders. The emotional quotient barrier suggests that pastoral leadership is less effective because of behaviors such as inconsistent management of emotions, inability to genuinely connect with people, or leading without inspiration. This has led to stagnated or declining …
The Acts Model Designed To Make Disciples, Phillip Harold Stevens
The Acts Model Designed To Make Disciples, Phillip Harold Stevens
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Churches are in decline. Every relevant statistic reveals the church has a major problem, and if it is to continue to survive it must make changes. The church is not evangelizing, not making disciples, and not making an impact in our communities. Every year it is estimated that over 4,000 churches close each year. The organism founded by Jesus is being overcome. Winfall Baptist Church, located in Gladys, VA, was arguably a church on the decline. Members of the Winfall community believed the church building would one day end up becoming a hay barn. Based on Scripture, surveys of current …
A Strategy To Plant Missional Churches That Multiply In Small Urban Communities, Michael Scott Moore
A Strategy To Plant Missional Churches That Multiply In Small Urban Communities, Michael Scott Moore
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This thesis will use Hopewell, VA, as a microcosm of small urban towns across America that are in need of spiritual and economic revitalization. The purpose of this thesis will be to develop a strategy for planting churches in Hopewell, VA, that is not only able to reach its community but serve as a model to reach other similar urban communities. The rationale for this topic is to shine the light on the need for revival in spiritually and economically depressed towns. Demographic and ethnographic research will be done, as well as interviews with a minimum of ten local leaders. …
Church Planting, Humanitarian Services, And Christian Holiness In Central India : A Study Of The Life And Mission Of Ernest And Phebe Ward, Shivraj Kumar Mahendra
Church Planting, Humanitarian Services, And Christian Holiness In Central India : A Study Of The Life And Mission Of Ernest And Phebe Ward, Shivraj Kumar Mahendra
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
A Study On ‘Big Forest Movement’ Of Ansandongsan Church: The Case Of Church Planting, Dongsung Park
A Study On ‘Big Forest Movement’ Of Ansandongsan Church: The Case Of Church Planting, Dongsung Park
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This dissertation aims to study about the ‘Big Forest Movement’ conducted by Ansan Dongsan Church which experienced healthy growth in its community through small group ministry. The Korean church has been leading growth and revival through church planting. However, from the 21st century, church growth is rapidly declining and planted churches are also experiencing severe period of decline. There are still many churches being planted but the reality is that many of them are not growing or being shut down. There may be various reasons for this phenomenon but the main reasons would be the lack of preparation and no …
The Abandonment Of The Church : A Study Of Church Membership Decline, Shawn L. Dandridge Sr.
The Abandonment Of The Church : A Study Of Church Membership Decline, Shawn L. Dandridge Sr.
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Team Leadership : Core Competencies In Children's Ministries, Jessica E. Fleck
Team Leadership : Core Competencies In Children's Ministries, Jessica E. Fleck
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Evaluating The Recalibrate Initiative Of The Free Methodist Church : Impact Of Coaching The Pastors And Churches Through The 2017 Cohort, Joseph Shimko
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Missional Readiness Amoung Christian Men : How A Study On John 13-17 Can Impact Missional Readiness, Steven C. Cosslett
Missional Readiness Amoung Christian Men : How A Study On John 13-17 Can Impact Missional Readiness, Steven C. Cosslett
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The International Church Experience : How English-Speaking International Churches Reach, Disciple, And Minister To Their Target Audience, Paul Dreessen
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Every Campus : Best Practices For Starting New Campus Ministries, Delvin Jevon Pikes
Every Campus : Best Practices For Starting New Campus Ministries, Delvin Jevon Pikes
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Church Engagement In Neighborhood Revitalization : Mobilizing And Sustaining Disciples In Ministry To Marginalized Neighbors, Austin Maxheimer
Church Engagement In Neighborhood Revitalization : Mobilizing And Sustaining Disciples In Ministry To Marginalized Neighbors, Austin Maxheimer
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Missionally Engaging Our Neighbors : Equipping Christians To Reach Their Neighbors For Christ, T. Scott Rawlings
Missionally Engaging Our Neighbors : Equipping Christians To Reach Their Neighbors For Christ, T. Scott Rawlings
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Healthy Church Planting : Using Spiritual Disciplines In Training Church Planters, Thomas C. Tanner Jr.
Healthy Church Planting : Using Spiritual Disciplines In Training Church Planters, Thomas C. Tanner Jr.
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
City-Centre Resource Churches : Training To Enable Church Planting, Ric Thorpe
City-Centre Resource Churches : Training To Enable Church Planting, Ric Thorpe
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
New Church Planting And Stress : A Look At The Florida Region Of The Christian Church (Disciples Of Christ), Fernando Morales
New Church Planting And Stress : A Look At The Florida Region Of The Christian Church (Disciples Of Christ), Fernando Morales
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
"Theology That Actually Works" : An Analysis Of Those Aspects Of Theological Formation Which Best Equip Church Planters For Their Work, John H. Valentine
"Theology That Actually Works" : An Analysis Of Those Aspects Of Theological Formation Which Best Equip Church Planters For Their Work, John H. Valentine
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Universal Leadership Model, Derwin Lamont Hickman Sr
Universal Leadership Model, Derwin Lamont Hickman Sr
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The Great Commission is the call of Jesus to his people to go out into the world and make disciples. The universal leadership model presents an opportunity for disciples/leaders to step up and fulfill the Great Commission. The church should be involved in discipleship training, outreaches and supporting the issues that are aligned with Christian ideology and important to people in the communities they serve. An effective universal leadership model should include diversity, training, desired change, accountability and effectiveness of change. In so doing, the church can then find parishioners within the church who may be transformed into disciples/leaders and …
Evaluating The Role Of Empowering Leadership And Church Health, Brent Colby
Evaluating The Role Of Empowering Leadership And Church Health, Brent Colby
Doctor of Education (Ed.D)
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of empowering leadership on overall church health. This quantitative study evaluated data collected by Natural Church Development from Assemblies of God churches in the United States between 2006 and 2016. Examining results from 361 churches and 9,619 surveys, this research answered questions relating to the statistical significance of empowering leadership on overall church health, the statistical significance of empowering leadership as a predictive domain of church health, and the most statistically significant predictor of church health. The one sample t-test, binary logistic regression test statistic, and multiple linear regression test …
Healthy Church Multiplication In Modern Churches, William J. Burns
Healthy Church Multiplication In Modern Churches, William J. Burns
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Jesus’ command in Matthew 28:19 leaves no room for interpretation. The role of the followers of Jesus and of the church is decidedly clear. We are called to make disciples of all nations. An honest assessment of my local ministry context, Access Church, reveals that we, as a church, have fallen short of Jesus’ Great Commission. The intention of this research project is to understand the biblical mandate to make disciples as taught throughout Scripture, study Jesus’ discipleship methods in the book of Matthew, and, ultimately, create a new rubric to help Access Church—and other churches—understand how to measure its …
Factors That Produce High-Capacity Leaders Within The Church, Daniel O. Floyd
Factors That Produce High-Capacity Leaders Within The Church, Daniel O. Floyd
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Population is exploding, and yet the church, in some areas, is declining. High-capacity leaders, who can lead large groups of people toward gospel advancement, are needed now more than ever. The research question that this project seeks to answer is: what are the factors that produce high-capacity leaders within the church? The topic of leadership boasts a wealth of research; however, there is a gap in the research regarding what it takes to develop a highcapacity leader, as defined in this project. The research questions are answered through a qualitative phenomenological study that involve interviewing eight pastors who are leading …
Recruiting And Funding Church Planters : Best Practices For Planting Networks, Jeffrey A. Horsman
Recruiting And Funding Church Planters : Best Practices For Planting Networks, Jeffrey A. Horsman
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Ascertaining Factors Affecting Church Congregational Affiliation Among Anglophone Caribbean Immigrants In South Florida, Sheryl Marks-Williams
Ascertaining Factors Affecting Church Congregational Affiliation Among Anglophone Caribbean Immigrants In South Florida, Sheryl Marks-Williams
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Reframing And [Re]Presenting Evangelism In Oral Cultures : A Case Study Of The Harare West (Mumc) Vabvuwi Choir In Zimbabwe, Irene M. Kabete
Reframing And [Re]Presenting Evangelism In Oral Cultures : A Case Study Of The Harare West (Mumc) Vabvuwi Choir In Zimbabwe, Irene M. Kabete
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Racism In Southeast Texas Churches: A Plan For Reconciliation And Healing Among Its Church Community, William James Carter
Racism In Southeast Texas Churches: A Plan For Reconciliation And Healing Among Its Church Community, William James Carter
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
A cursory look at many churches in the United States will show many local Churches are segregated by ethnicity and people groups. When this is done, it gives the appearance that the Church is broken because certain groups choose not to celebrate with others of different ethnicities. The problem is that there is a considerable reality to the appearance. With that, it is the intent of this project to examine the reasons for the divide. In order to determine the reasons, a survey will be provided, and classes taught examining the reasons for the divides. Additionally, this project will seek …