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Co-Dominion: The Changing Nature Of The Adamic Covenant In An Age Of Artificial Intelligence, Corey Hastings Aug 2026

Co-Dominion: The Changing Nature Of The Adamic Covenant In An Age Of Artificial Intelligence, Corey Hastings

Masters Theses

Theologians and religious bodies attest to the rising influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in governments, the economy, and the lives of the people of God. Through the covenant with Adam, God gave humans the blessing of dominion and capabilities unique to creation to till the earth. Today, humans retain the image of God but AI increasingly displaces human functions with coordinated agency. Using Hebrew language exegesis of passages from Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus, this study compares capabilities gifted to humans with the scope of current and near future AI models. It incorporates direct artifact analysis of a large-language model as …


Conversations That Matter : Discerning And Responding To Prevenient Grace In Evangelistic Practice Among Australian Nazarenes, Richard H. Giesken May 2026

Conversations That Matter : Discerning And Responding To Prevenient Grace In Evangelistic Practice Among Australian Nazarenes, Richard H. Giesken

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Service As Spiritual Formation : A Foundational Discipleship Framework For Service, Mak Zhe Hao May 2026

Service As Spiritual Formation : A Foundational Discipleship Framework For Service, Mak Zhe Hao

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Patterns, Pressures, And Pathways : An Ethnographic Study Of Discipleship In Nepali-Speaking Immigrant Churches In The United States, Ram Kumar Budhathoki Jan 2026

Patterns, Pressures, And Pathways : An Ethnographic Study Of Discipleship In Nepali-Speaking Immigrant Churches In The United States, Ram Kumar Budhathoki

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Wholehearted And Finite: Teaching Effectively Within A Theology Of Limits And Calling, Leah A. Zuidema Sep 2025

Wholehearted And Finite: Teaching Effectively Within A Theology Of Limits And Calling, Leah A. Zuidema

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

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Embodying Biblical Hospitality : Threshold Moments For God's Welcome In Secular Workplaces, Sandra Lynn Blumanhourst May 2025

Embodying Biblical Hospitality : Threshold Moments For God's Welcome In Secular Workplaces, Sandra Lynn Blumanhourst

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Multiplying Disciples Through The Family : Relationship Between Family Discipleship And Disciples Who Make Disciples, Julius D. Coomson May 2025

Multiplying Disciples Through The Family : Relationship Between Family Discipleship And Disciples Who Make Disciples, Julius D. Coomson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Effective And Sustainable Church Planting Strategies For Persians From A Muslim Background In Britain, Jonathan Aptin Samadi May 2025

Effective And Sustainable Church Planting Strategies For Persians From A Muslim Background In Britain, Jonathan Aptin Samadi

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Effectiveness Of A Six-Week Missional Discipleship Training Program For Youth At Ipc Prayer Centre Thiruvalla, Jibbin Raju Poovakala May 2025

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of A Six-Week Missional Discipleship Training Program For Youth At Ipc Prayer Centre Thiruvalla, Jibbin Raju Poovakala

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Theology Of Work : A Theology Of Work In The Church Work Environment, Jeffrey Roland Drew May 2024

A Theology Of Work : A Theology Of Work In The Church Work Environment, Jeffrey Roland Drew

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Exploring Best Practices Of Charitable Organizations : A Case Study Of Social Ministry For Widows And Orphans Of Some Selected Non-Profit Organizations In Kaduna, Nigeria, Mary Dizerkiya Bakut May 2023

Exploring Best Practices Of Charitable Organizations : A Case Study Of Social Ministry For Widows And Orphans Of Some Selected Non-Profit Organizations In Kaduna, Nigeria, Mary Dizerkiya Bakut

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Bilingual Preaching : A Proposed Methodology For Multicultural Churches, Fikri Youssef Jan 2023

Bilingual Preaching : A Proposed Methodology For Multicultural Churches, Fikri Youssef

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Mentoring Spiritual Leaders : Discerning Effective Practices, Michael B. Miller Jan 2023

Mentoring Spiritual Leaders : Discerning Effective Practices, Michael B. Miller

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Adapting The Digital Pulpit : A Study Of The Transition To Online Preaching, Robert Mike Bankston Jan 2023

Adapting The Digital Pulpit : A Study Of The Transition To Online Preaching, Robert Mike Bankston

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Holy Calling Of Workplace : Amplifying The Glory And Purposes Of God, Tamara S. Brown Jan 2023

The Holy Calling Of Workplace : Amplifying The Glory And Purposes Of God, Tamara S. Brown

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Discipleship Band : Evaluating The Transformative Potential And Best Practices For Seedbed's Model Of Discipleship Bands Among Students At Asbury University, Mark A. Benjamin May 2021

The Discipleship Band : Evaluating The Transformative Potential And Best Practices For Seedbed's Model Of Discipleship Bands Among Students At Asbury University, Mark A. Benjamin

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Us-Based Ghanaian Methodist Young People : Improving Their Participation In And Commitment To Church, Samuel Osam-Duodu May 2021

Us-Based Ghanaian Methodist Young People : Improving Their Participation In And Commitment To Church, Samuel Osam-Duodu

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Man Up Retreat : An Instrument Of Defense Against Absentee Fatherhood, Jaime Faberlle May 2021

The Man Up Retreat : An Instrument Of Defense Against Absentee Fatherhood, Jaime Faberlle

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Young Disciples In The Marketplace : A Marketplace-Based Discipleship Program For The United Methodist Young Adults Of The Zambales District, Cristine Carnate Atrero Jan 2021

Young Disciples In The Marketplace : A Marketplace-Based Discipleship Program For The United Methodist Young Adults Of The Zambales District, Cristine Carnate Atrero

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Missionary Training Best Practices : Equipping Church Members To Be Effective Missionaries In Their Own Contexts, Todd Wilson Jan 2021

Missionary Training Best Practices : Equipping Church Members To Be Effective Missionaries In Their Own Contexts, Todd Wilson

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 Jan 2021

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.


Exegetical Assistance To Enhance Sermon Preparation By Fulltime Church Of God Pastors In Buenos Aires, VeróNica Elizabeth Aguilar Jan 2021

Exegetical Assistance To Enhance Sermon Preparation By Fulltime Church Of God Pastors In Buenos Aires, VeróNica Elizabeth Aguilar

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Grace That Goes Before : John Wesley's Doctrine Of Prevenient Grace And Its Significance For Youth Ministry, Brandon W. Dasinger May 2020

Grace That Goes Before : John Wesley's Doctrine Of Prevenient Grace And Its Significance For Youth Ministry, Brandon W. Dasinger

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Team Leadership : Core Competencies In Children's Ministries, Jessica E. Fleck May 2020

Team Leadership : Core Competencies In Children's Ministries, Jessica E. Fleck

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Reclaiming This Generation For Christ : Why Do Latino Pentecostal Youth Abandon Their Faith After High School?, Robert Rodriguez May 2020

Reclaiming This Generation For Christ : Why Do Latino Pentecostal Youth Abandon Their Faith After High School?, Robert Rodriguez

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


When Students Follow Jesus : Toward The Christian Life, Ty Benbow May 2020

When Students Follow Jesus : Toward The Christian Life, Ty Benbow

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Every Campus : Best Practices For Starting New Campus Ministries, Delvin Jevon Pikes May 2020

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 May 2020

Church Engagement In Neighborhood Revitalization : Mobilizing And Sustaining Disciples In Ministry To Marginalized Neighbors, Austin Maxheimer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Healthy Church Planting : Using Spiritual Disciplines In Training Church Planters, Thomas C. Tanner Jr. May 2020

Healthy Church Planting : Using Spiritual Disciplines In Training Church Planters, Thomas C. Tanner Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Evangelization Through Deeds Of Compassion : Developing Best Practices For Successful Evangelization Among Pentecostal Churches In The District Of Tiruchirapalli, Joseph J. Santhappan May 2020

Evangelization Through Deeds Of Compassion : Developing Best Practices For Successful Evangelization Among Pentecostal Churches In The District Of Tiruchirapalli, Joseph J. Santhappan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.