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Developing Parental Leadership Through Biblical Love As Expressed In Presence, Communication, And Discipline In The Homes At Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Shelby, North Carolina, M. Lamont Littlejohn Jr.

Doctor of Ministry Projects

A Christian education curriculum was established at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Shelby, North Carolina, to develop parental leadership centered on biblical love. The goal was to train parents to model biblical love in their homes. Relying upon scripture affirming parental leadership in the home, parents were enlisted and participated in a six-week study. Surveys measured experience, involvement, practice, and understanding of biblical knowledge. There was no significant statistical difference between the control group and focus group quantitatively; however, the focus group was also assessed qualitatively by means of theological reflection, presence, communication, and discipline application activities. Final reviews indicated …

Suffering In The Human Experience: An Examination Of The Book Of Job And King Lear, Allison Denton

English Department Student Scholarship

This thesis uses the Old Testament figure of Job and the Shakespearean character King Lear to examine how suffering calls us to question life and its meaning. These works were chosen because of their authors' demonstrated value of life despite their protagonists' pain. This project originated from a desire to answer questions about the meaning of life that had arisen during four years of study at the College of the Holy Cross.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Christian. Pacifist. Assassin?, Emily Larsen

History of Christianity II: TH 314

No abstract provided.

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum: May 2016, Julius T. Medenblik, Jessica Driesenga, Aaron Einfeld, Chris Meehan

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum (2002- )

Articles
3 - From the President: The Challenge and Opportunity of Hospitality by Jul Medenblik
4 - The Consummate Host by Sarah Schreiber
6 - Become What You Are by Mariano Avila
11 - How We Teach Forms People for Ministry by Ronald Feenstra
14 - Welcoming Youth to Deep Places by Jessica Driesenga
15 - Pardon Our Dust by Aaron Einfeld
16 - Earning a College Degree Behind Bars by Chris Meehan
19 - Faculty Publications by Monica Brands
20 - Arie Leder by Bruce Buursma
22 - Calvin Van Reken by Bruce Buursma
23 - Al Gelder by …

Challenging Students At Fort Worth Christian School To Engage The Economically Disadvantaged In Their Community, James Hensley

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This doctor of ministry thesis presents a project in which I led a group of students at Fort Worth Christian School in experiences that challenged them to be more engaged with the economically disadvantaged in their community. The problem I identified at the outset of the project was a lack of such experiences along with troubling attitudes about poverty. Many students initially demonstrated ambivalence or even outright hostility toward the notion of helping people who live in poverty. I found such attitudes to be contrary to the teachings of Jesus and to my central beliefs as a Christian. I believed …

"Continuing To Work Would Keep My Life Normal"- A Phenomenology Of Labor And Work Among Mothers With Cancer, Kimberly Workman

All Theses

In 1989, years after many women had gained acceptance for working outside of the home, Hochschild (1989) coined the term "second shift labor" referring to the double burden of paid and unpaid labor experienced by working women. Hochschild's work highlights social inequality and suggests that the perceived step towards equality that was commonly associated with women's right to work actually had an adverse effect. It resulted in women, especially those with young children, working double shifts' the first one being their paid formal employment, and the second one being the housework at home. However, just as the women's rights movement …

Redemption Of Man And Nature: Environmentalism Through The Lens Of Mainline Protestants And Conservative Evangelicals, Scottie Glen Hill

Honors Theses

This thesis addressed the relationship between the environmental movement in America and Protestant Christianity. Currently, there is an assumption that Christians tend to have attitudes that are adverse to environmentalism. This study investigated the origins of the current narratives while analyzing the various factors that have contributed to changes in this dynamic over time. This was done through an analysis of various primary sources from the late 1960s and 1970s, a critical period of time in which environmentalism and Protestant Christianity became inextricably connected. In 1967, amidst a growing environmental movement, Lynn White Jr. released an essay that criticized the …

Biblical Principles Of Small Group Ministry, Shawn Barr

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Small group ministry models abound today, and so do the materials that provide the methodology for these models. However, there seems to be a dearth of resources that connect the methods with a theological foundation. This project will demonstrate the need for examining small groups from a theological aspect, and then examine the principles of biblical community as found in Scripture. These principles will then be measured through surveys of at least fifty participants in small group settings from several churches, including the churches where the author was the small group pastor for the last seven years and where he …

Obligations Of Grace, Mark E. Roberts

Empowered21 Global Network of Spirit-Empowered Scholars

Grace obliges recipients to respond in gratitude and obedience to God, the giver of grace. While the New Testament emphasizes God's grace given through Jesus Christ in a New Covenant with believers, the Old Testament emphasizes grace more than many Christians recognize. Grace is expressed in the Old Testament especially through God's free choosing of Abraham as the "father of the faithful," through divine covenants with Abraham, with the divinely constituted nation of Israel, and with the governing house of David. Such grace abounds when God's covenanted people fail to keep their covenant, yet God, after disciplining the covenant people …

Gospel Encounter With Subaltern India , Stanish Stanley

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

This work examines the role of religio-cultural resources in enabling the transformation of a broken community and people.

In the context of nineteenth and twentieth century British India, an oppressed community in India set out to explore the possibility of challenging and re-defining their own destiny. This oppressed section of Indians who lived in the margins of Indian caste defined society were considered socially and ritually polluting people and were subservient to various socio-economic and religio-cultural biases. The daily life routine of this oppressed community, called the Sambavars (Pariahs) of the Malayalam speaking princely State of Travancore in South India, …

Jesus, The New Temple Mark 11:20–25 In Its Narrative Context, Daniel Jeffrey Berge

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

The cursing of the fig tree in Mark has led to myriad readings, and wide-ranging discussions from botany to textual criticism. This work argues that reading Mark 11:20–25 in its narrative context shows that the cursing of the fig tree in Mark should be seen in the light of the previous temple-cleansing scene, signaling the condemnation of the present temple order. However, in 11:20–25, the Marcan Jesus provides his followers with encouragement to have faith that God is still with them despite the condemnation of the present temple order. The very activities that one would have seen as dependent on …

The Pragmatic Constraints Of ἈΛλά In The Synoptic Gospels, Shawn I. Craigmiles

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Dynamics Of Transformative Change Of Lectio Divina In The Context Of Transformative Learning Theory, Joyce M. Chen

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Causal Comparative Analysis Of Biblical Worldview Among Graduate Students Based On Christian School Attendance, David Baniszewski

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

One of the primary objectives of the Christian school (K-12) is the development of a biblical worldview in its students. This study examined the impact that these Christian schools had on their students’ biblical worldview development by administering a biblical worldview assessment to graduate students at a private, Christian university (Liberty University). Christian, graduate students in the School of Education at Liberty completed a demographic survey and a biblical worldview assessment. The survey collected information on age, gender, type of K-12 schools attended, profession to the Christian faith, and denominational background. The results of the survey and assessment were analyzed …

Developing A Curriculum Ministry For Widows In The Local Church, Gail Nanez

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

An examination of widows in the local church reveals a growing percentage of widows in many churches today, signifying a significant ministry need for widows in the church. An abundance of widows sitting in churches, are not only suffering the grief, and loneliness from their loss, some have lost their only income and sometimes feel neglected or a burden to others. As a biblical mandate, it is imperative that the church, pastors, and counselors take heed to the biblical command of ministering to the comfortlessness and insecurity many widows are facing. This will entail revitalization of the care of widows, …

“Make God Proud!” A Sermon From 2 Thessalonians 1.3–10, Lee M. Fields

Leaven

No abstract provided.

The Trinitarian Thanksgiving Of 1 Thessalonians 1.1-10, Barry L. Blackburn Sr.

Leaven

No abstract provided.

What Paul Preached At Thessalonica And Why It Matters, David Lertis Matson

Leaven

No abstract provided.

Editor's Notes, Stuart Love, D'Esta Love

Leaven

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents

Leaven

No abstract provided.

It Doesn't Feel Like Church To Me, Laura Callarman

Leaven

No abstract provided.

It Doesn't Look Like Church To Me!, Kent Smith

Leaven

No abstract provided.

The Great Communion Service Of October 4, 2009, David Baird

Leaven

No abstract provided.

Church Prohibition Of Books, Most Reverend Joseph M. Pernicone, D.D.

The Catholic Lawyer

No abstract provided.

The Argument Of Hebrews, Austen Haney

The Kabod

This is a commentary on the book of Hebrews

Easter 5 Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Series C, and offers up sermon ideas.

The Diamond, April 20, 2016, Dordt College

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Musical Talent Abounds at NCDC 2016; Ideafest: A Recital for Academics; Dutch International Students: Ain't Dutch Ain't Much
• News: Most Boring Campus?: Dordt's Secret Drinking Culture; Double Feature: Twins on Campus; Juggling Club Tosses Around Performances; Yearly Graduation Ticket Shortages; Shakespeare in College: Students Present at Early British Literature Conference; Dordt's Future: Administration and Students Weigh In; Athletics vs. Academics--Or is It?
• Opinion: Letter from the Editor; The Netflix Corner: An Idiot Abroad; Final Thoughts of a Graduate; Immigration Stipulation; ARTs: Not the Advanced Reformed Thought Kind
• Sports: New Football Culture Culminates in Spring Finale; Good Weather Finally …

Book Drive Success, University Of Dayton. University Libraries

University Libraries Blog Archive

1,200 books collected means 120 young students will have 10 books each to take home for summer reading enrichment.

Intertextual Discourse And The Problem Of God: The Intersection Of The Speeches Of Job And Deuteronomy, James Kipp Swinney

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Common understandings of the books of Job and Deuteronomy cast them as contradictory documents. Some scholarship concurs with this view. Despite this understanding, scholarship has not thoroughly investigated the relationship of these two texts. The book of Job carries allusion and references to much literature in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East. In this thesis, I argue that the speeches of the character Job create a constructive dialogue with the book of Deuteronomy. While the views of the books are not identical, I argue that the speeches of Job largely evidence affirmation of Deuteronomy rather than derision or …

Easter 4 Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Series C, and offers up sermon ideas.