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Wesleyan-Style Bands : A Pilot Training Program In The Local Church, Bailey D. Barkley
Wesleyan-Style Bands : A Pilot Training Program In The Local Church, Bailey D. Barkley
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Church Planting : Challenges, Opportunities, And Nurturing Healthy Churches, Michael Magar
Church Planting : Challenges, Opportunities, And Nurturing Healthy Churches, Michael Magar
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Best Practices Of Gospel-Based Ecumenical City Movements In The United States Of America, James Ross Middleton Jr.
The Best Practices Of Gospel-Based Ecumenical City Movements In The United States Of America, James Ross Middleton Jr.
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Pastors' Widows And The Church Support : A Theological Study In The Context Of Kerala Pentecostals In India, Rachel Blessy Eapen
Pastors' Widows And The Church Support : A Theological Study In The Context Of Kerala Pentecostals In India, Rachel Blessy Eapen
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Center And Edge A Flourishing Relationship : Encouraging Best Practices In A Mixed Ecology, John Marsh
Center And Edge A Flourishing Relationship : Encouraging Best Practices In A Mixed Ecology, John Marsh
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Deconstructing Politicism : How Multiethnic Churches Can Maintain Scriptural Unity In The Midst Of Political Diversity, Morgan Stephens
Deconstructing Politicism : How Multiethnic Churches Can Maintain Scriptural Unity In The Midst Of Political Diversity, Morgan Stephens
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Transforming Believers To Disciples Of Christ : To Transform Twenty-First Century Believers Of The India Gospel Churches Into Disciples, Like The First-Century Disciples, Abraham Samuel Kallumpurathu
Transforming Believers To Disciples Of Christ : To Transform Twenty-First Century Believers Of The India Gospel Churches Into Disciples, Like The First-Century Disciples, Abraham Samuel Kallumpurathu
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Church Planting In Rural Ghana : Administrative Structures To Plant & Maintain New Churches, Isaac Oteng Donkor
Church Planting In Rural Ghana : Administrative Structures To Plant & Maintain New Churches, Isaac Oteng Donkor
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Effective And Sustainable Church Planting Strategies For Persians From A Muslim Background In Britain, Jonathan Aptin Samadi
Effective And Sustainable Church Planting Strategies For Persians From A Muslim Background In Britain, Jonathan Aptin Samadi
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Nurturing A Holistic Pentecostal Spirituality Among Second And Third-Generation Latinos In The U.S., Carmelo Oquendo
Nurturing A Holistic Pentecostal Spirituality Among Second And Third-Generation Latinos In The U.S., Carmelo Oquendo
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Planting With A Limp : Recovering Lament In Growing New Churches, Robin P. Ham
Planting With A Limp : Recovering Lament In Growing New Churches, Robin P. Ham
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Deaf-Centric Expression Of Biblical Language And Themes, Grace M. Tang
Deaf-Centric Expression Of Biblical Language And Themes, Grace M. Tang
Senior Honors Theses
Christianity contains complicated language and concepts that many individuals can struggle to express in American Sign Language (ASL) in ways that resonate with the Deaf community. Accessibility for the Deaf extends far beyond the translation of words into signs, requiring recontextualization to fit a Deaf lens and adaptation of communication methods to match the oral tradition and Deaf culture. This qualitative study evaluates how the hearing-centered language and themes of the Bible can be effectively portrayed to Deaf audiences through comprehensive interviews with three Deaf Christian pastors and three hearing Christian interpreters. This research found that Deaf churches allow for …
The Convergence Point Project: Assessing A Cultural Apologetics Curriculum For Today’S Believer, David L. Eadie Sr.
The Convergence Point Project: Assessing A Cultural Apologetics Curriculum For Today’S Believer, David L. Eadie Sr.
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This action research project designed, developed, and implemented a comprehensive program focused on communicating the gospel through the lens of Cultural Apologetics. This initiative’s core objective was to equip participants with the vital knowledge and practical skills necessary for effectively engaging with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds while articulating the gospel message in a meaningful way. A total of twenty-one volunteers participated in the project. They were provided a pre-questionnaire before starting, which assessed their initial understanding of Cultural Apologetics and their confidence in engaging across cultural divides. Upon finishing the program, the same individuals completed a post-questionnaire to evaluate …
Equipping East African Church Planters For Evangelism And Discipleship: An Evaluation Of Oral Bible Storying Training, Cynthia A. Easton
Equipping East African Church Planters For Evangelism And Discipleship: An Evaluation Of Oral Bible Storying Training, Cynthia A. Easton
Doctor of Education (EdD)
This training evaluation study assessed the effectiveness of an oral Bible storying training on evangelism, discipleship, and the overall efficacy of a 5-day oral Bible storying training program conducted for 40 indigenous church planter leaders (CPLs) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Using Kirkpatrick’s evaluation framework, the study assessed training effectiveness across all four evaluation levels: reaction, learning, behavior, and results. Through an observational learning assessment, a feedback session, and interviews conducted 6–8 weeks and 6 months after the training, the study documented the CPLs’ implementation of the method in their Christian ministries across Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda. The findings revealed …
Mathematization In Missions, Jonathan Pawley
Mathematization In Missions, Jonathan Pawley
Mathematics Senior Capstone
This paper explores the implications of mathematization and the field of Christian missions.
The Role Of Organizational Culture And Pastoral Leadership In Sustainable Church Outreach: A Multisite Mini-Ethnographic Case Study, Althea P. Gordon-Scott
The Role Of Organizational Culture And Pastoral Leadership In Sustainable Church Outreach: A Multisite Mini-Ethnographic Case Study, Althea P. Gordon-Scott
PhD in Organizational Leadership
This study examined the role of organizational culture and pastoral leadership in sustainable church outreach programs. Two churches were chosen for this multisite mini-ethnographic case study because, for multiple years, they have participated in multiple outreaches each week to their non-Christian neighbors. These two churches differed in terms of geographical location, size, demographics, and budget. Data collection included field observations, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and document analysis. The themes that surfaced from the data were altruistic foundations, relational equity, organizational agility, organizational challenges, exemplary pastoral leadership, and the centrality of God. This research contributes to the theoretical and practical understanding …
Book Review: Missiological Triage: A Framework For Integrating Theology And Social Sciences In Missiological Methods By Sarah Lunsford, L. Lynn Thigpen
Book Review: Missiological Triage: A Framework For Integrating Theology And Social Sciences In Missiological Methods By Sarah Lunsford, L. Lynn Thigpen
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
In Search Of Great Discipleship : A Project Exploring Best Practices Of Discipleship Among Hispanic Churches Of Central Florida, Omar Cardona
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Church Doors And Hospital Doors: The Interrelationship, Azubuike Chukwubumnobi Okeke, Samuel Obiajulu Ike
Church Doors And Hospital Doors: The Interrelationship, Azubuike Chukwubumnobi Okeke, Samuel Obiajulu Ike
Great Commission Research Journal
This study examines the place of medical evangelism as a means of church expansion in modern Nigeria. It is a retrospective cross-sectional investigative study involving data collection from the Good Shepherd Specialist Hospital’s anonymized patient records. The Good Shepherd Specialist Hospital is in Enugu State in southeastern Nigeria. Over 100,000 patients sought medical care in the hospital during a period of 19 years. Seventy-four percent had spiritual care provided by a person of the same faith. Most of the respondents came from within the Enugu metropolitan area. Using the church planting ministry of the Chapel of His Resurrection within the …
2025 Vol 17(1) About The Great Commission Research Network, David R. Dunaetz
2025 Vol 17(1) About The Great Commission Research Network, David R. Dunaetz
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Pastors Of Smaller And Larger Churches Face Different Challenges: Empirical Evidence, William Ingersoll, David R. Dunaetz
Pastors Of Smaller And Larger Churches Face Different Challenges: Empirical Evidence, William Ingersoll, David R. Dunaetz
Great Commission Research Journal
This study seeks to expand our understanding of the differences between the challenges faced by pastors of smaller churches and the challenges faced by pastors of larger churches. Pastors of North American churches (N = 347), generally with a theologically conservative orientation, responded to an online survey indicating how difficult they perceived each of 79 challenges to be. In general, evangelism and retaining youth were the most difficult challenges. However, clear distinctions were found between pastors of smaller churches and pastors of larger churches for over one-third of the challenges. For example, pastors of larger churches found that adequately addressing …
Book Review: Stronger Together: Seven Partnership Virtues And The Vices That Subvert Them By Dave Harvey, Rex Ng
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
2025 Vol 17(1) Complete Issue.Pdf, David R. Dunaetz
2025 Vol 17(1) Complete Issue.Pdf, David R. Dunaetz
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
A Framework For A Flourishing Life Within The American Pentecostal Church Through The Lens Of Scripture And Research, Josh M. Mayo
A Framework For A Flourishing Life Within The American Pentecostal Church Through The Lens Of Scripture And Research, Josh M. Mayo
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
This dissertation examines six Pentecostal churches across the United States, exploring the research question, “What best practices (strategies) and beliefs (theologies) within six Pentecostal churches act as breakthroughs or barriers in promoting spiritual flourishing among their attendees?” Drawing from Matt 5:2–12, the Beatitudes serve as a foundational text for understanding spiritual flourishing in God’s kingdom. A mixed-methods approach was employed, integrating both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies conducted at Cross Church in Cumming, Georgia, Real Life Church (Bowling Green, Kentucky), Vima Church (Wichita, Kansas), Harvest Time (Fort Smith, Arkansas), New Life Church (Peshtigo, Wisconsin), and Life Point Church, which serves …
Multiplying Multipliers: How To Develop Church Planters Who Multiply Through Evangelical Church-Based Planting, Patrick Grach
Multiplying Multipliers: How To Develop Church Planters Who Multiply Through Evangelical Church-Based Planting, Patrick Grach
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
The Evangelical Church of America is declining, while the population of the United States is growing. Though the church has a biblical mandate to multiply and fulfill the Great Commission, the church-planter pipelines within church-planting churches and organizations are shrinking, and only a fraction of churches are multiplying by developing church planters and releasing them to plant new generations of churches. The challenge of generational church multiplication is captured in the research question: How can church-planting churches and church-based church-planting networks prepare church planters to multiply? This study provides a biblical foundation for a practical theology of church multiplication and …
Getting Back To God’S Design For Womanhood: Examining Purpose, Identity, Relationships, Mission And Ministry For The Twenty-First Century Woman, Cynthia Degrie
Getting Back To God’S Design For Womanhood: Examining Purpose, Identity, Relationships, Mission And Ministry For The Twenty-First Century Woman, Cynthia Degrie
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Division, debates, and disputes abound surrounding the practical ministry issues regarding the theology of woman and womanhood, leaving an unresolved stalemate, disengagement, and a mass departure from the church. As a result, the church and culture are left at a point of crisis, devoid of relevant biblical answers to their questions. The church is at a very important crossroad. Continuing on this current path is no longer an option. The time has come to develop an accurate, Scripture-driven theology of womanhood and a Scripture-guided practical ministry response to the issues the twenty-first century woman faces. The first steps entail examining …
Light & Faith: April 2025, Taylor University
The Characteristics Of Missionary Understanding And Practices And The Impact Of Transnationalism In Reference To The Indian Pentecostal Church Of God (Ipc) In The Us, Jaewoo Joung
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
How Spanish Seventh-Day Adventists Respond To A Discipleship Characteristics Training Program, Victor N. Rodriguez
How Spanish Seventh-Day Adventists Respond To A Discipleship Characteristics Training Program, Victor N. Rodriguez
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The current condition of the local church reflects a problem that concerns many churches in North America: There is a lack of understanding regarding the meaning of discipleship. The local church needs to recover a sense of biblical discipleship to execute the Great Commission and make disciples who make disciples. The purpose of this DMIN action research project was to understand how members of Olympia Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church would respond to a discipleship characteristics training program (DCTP). This research project used a mixed method approach to collect and analyze data from 16 participants and 16 members of a control …
Addressing Church Retention In A Post-Christian Age: A Multi-Faceted Approach, Lawrence Kendall Gurley
Addressing Church Retention In A Post-Christian Age: A Multi-Faceted Approach, Lawrence Kendall Gurley
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Declining and shuttered churches in America have become the norm in the past several decades. Congregations and church organizations have witnessed a steep decline while the average age of members and clergy continues to rise. Interventionist efforts to alter the calculus of these trends have been underway for many years in both mainstream and evangelical circles. Only recently have Pentecostal organizations begun to address this decline. The research shows that church decline and attrition, although pervasive, are not inevitable but require concerted and sustained efforts to restore health and a sense of mission to local churches. This dissertation builds on …