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Sharing Jesus With Muslims: A Survey Of Church Leaders In Africa, Akimana Canisius, Gordon S. Bonham

Great Commission Research Journal

A web survey of 34 pastors and other church leaders in 2020 who had met during graduate studies at Africa International University (AIU) was conducted to understand what is being done in Muslim evangelism in their home churches, primarily in East Africa. They generally characterized Muslims positively, as being made in the image of God, and as needing salvation through Jesus. They identified what they considered to be key differences between Muslims and Christians. Half of their churches made general evangelistic efforts, but most of these made no specific attempt to share the gospel with Muslims. Sharing the gospel with …

Crisis Mode: 10 Keys To Unlock Thriving In Christian School Leadership - Part 2 Of 5, Joshua E. Bowar

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

No abstract provided.

Innovations In A Nursing Home Ministry, H. L. Ward Jr.

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Innovativeness And Church Commitment: What Innovations Were Most Important During The Pandemic?, Anna Covarrubias, David R. Dunaetz, Wendi Dykes Mcgehee

Great Commission Research Journal

The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented need for innovations in churches around the world. Organizational innovativeness, a precursor of successful innovations in organizational contexts, is rarely studied in churches. This study of American church attenders (N = 244) found that perceived innovativeness of churches (conceived of as the elements of a church’s culture which promote innovation, specifically, creativity, organizational openness, future orientation, risk-taking, and proactiveness) was a very strong predictor of church commitment (conceived of as intentions to stay in the church, r = .60, p < .001). Of the moderators examined in this study (membership tenure, age of participant, church size, and gender), only gender moderated this relationship; the relationship between perceived innovativeness and church commitment was stronger for females than for males. This suggests that innovations that facilitated relationship development and relationship maintenance had the greatest impact on church commitment during the pandemic.

Digital Monastic Communities At Sumter Chapel, Americus, Georgia, Drew Anderson

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Introduction To Special Section: Innovations In Churches During The Covid-19 Pandemic, David R. Dunaetz

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Making Online Children’S Ministry Interactive In Wheaton, Illinois, Eric Norregaard, Ping Ng

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

The Quarantine Olympics Of Cultivate Church In Athens, Alabama, Joel Franks

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Storytelling The Gospel In Hungary: Zooming In On An Ancient Mode Of Communication, Keith Sellers

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Microchurches: A Smaller Way By Brian Sanders, Jason L. Lalonde

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Announcements, David R. Dunaetz

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Innovation In Churches: A Theoretical Framework, David R. Dunaetz

Great Commission Research Journal

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the many changes in the present socio-cultural context point to the importance of innovation in churches. A theoretical framework for understanding innovation in churches is presented, featuring 6 key elements. These elements include the cultural context of the church and the church’s target audience, a culture of innovation within the church, innovations in church programs, processes, and personnel, social capital (social ties) which permits church members to navigate the changes associated with innovation, program loss (that which is lost when programs change), and progress toward the church’s goals. The church’s goals and the …

Quick Responses To Community Needs In Two Churches During The Pandemic, Brad Ransom, Edward E. Moody

Great Commission Research Journal

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Identifying Current Gaps In Church Planting Movements Research: Integrating First- And Second-Order Perspectives, Warrick Farah

Great Commission Research Journal

The proliferation of church planting movements in least-reached peoples today provides an opportunity ripe for missiological research. Using the online application form for the Movements Research Symposium 2020 of the Motus Dei Network, this article identifies six gaps of understanding in the missiological discourse on movements: 1) Deepening Theological and Missiological Descriptions of Movements, 2) Identifying Best Practices and Effective Movement Strategies, 3) Clarifying Issues of Ecclesiology – Practical, Theological, and Spiritual, 4) Training Movement Catalysts and Practitioners, 5) Highlighting Contextual, Sociological, and Holistic Features of Movements, and 6) Documenting Movements with Respect to Verification, Metrics, and Administration. However, issues …

Book Review: The Culture Map By Erin Meyer, Kenneth Nehrbass

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Complete Issue Fall 2021: Innovation In Churches, David R. Dunaetz

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Neo-Calvinism For The Nations: Reviewing Part 2 & 3 Of Reformed Public Theology, Donald Roth

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Together, these essays demonstrate that Neo-Calvinism can offer insight beyond its Dutch roots."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Reformed Public Theology from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/neo-calvinism-for-the-nations-reviewing-part-2-3-of-reformed-public-theology/

She Is To Remain Silent, Joya Schreurs

Student Work

"Women are not only prevented from exercising the full range of their spiritual gifts, but grapple with the message this sends about their worth as church members and simply as humans."

Posting about women in ministry from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/she-is-to-remain-silent/

Crisis Mode: 10 Keys To Unlock Thriving In Christian School Leadership - Part 1 Of 5, Joshua E. Bowar

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

No abstract provided.

The Adjective Green, David Schelhaas

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"What a gift it is that we may not only lie down in pastures but that they may be green pastures."

Posting about the beauty of language from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/the-adjective-green/

Why We Love Career And Technical Education - Part One, Timothy Van Soelen

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

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Holding Close Both The Wonder And The Wounds, Kevin Timpe

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Brian Brock’s recent Wondrously Wounded is a welcome addition to the growing theology of disability literature. Despite its many virtues, I think Wondrously Wounded runs the risk of distorting the Church’s identity with regard to how it has responded to disability. Drawing on Hilde Lindemann’s work on ‘holding’ and ‘letting go’ of identities, I try to strengthen Brock’s call for the Church. Our collective work toward the realization of the gospel requires that together we hold the Church’s wounds, and not just its wonders, as part of the narrative we recount.

Character, Charisma, Hope, And Healing: Reflections On The Rise And Fall Of Mars Hill, Gayle Doornbos

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"In the face of giftedness, we can lose sight that the way of Christ is the way of the cross, of self-giving love."

Posting about the podcast The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/character-charisma-hope-and-healing-reflections-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/

Words That Couldn't Be Spoken, James C. Schaap

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"In the reign of terror created by the SS in occupied Holland, no one could speak the truth—no one."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the power of words from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/words-that-couldnt-be-spoken/

An Unlikely Story: A Review Of Reformed Public Theology, Justin Bailey

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"If Neo-Calvinism is to have a future, it will need to be translated into new settings, allowed to grow organically in new soils."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Reformed Public Theology from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/an-unlikely-story-a-review-of-reformed-public-theology/

What If Forgiveness Were Unthinkable?, James K.A. Smith

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Review of Paul Kahn's memoir Testimony.

Program: Featured Lecture, "Cultivating A Cross-Shaped Heart For A Broken World.", Sara Gaston Barton

William M. Green Distinguished Christian Lecture Program

Program for the Forty-First Annual William M. Green Distinguished Christian Lecture Program with featured lecturer Sara Gaston Barton, University Chaplain and Associate Vice President for Spiritual Life, Pepperdine University

Christopher Cone And Redacted Dominionism: Review Essay, Chris Gousmett

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

The Bells Of Helmus (Book Review), James C. Schaap

Pro Rege

Reviewed Title: The Bells of Helmus by Cobie de Lespinasse. Portland, Oregon: The Metropolitan Press, 1934. 250 pp.

Orban's Hungary: Lack Of Freedoms Becoming The Motivation For Hungarian Emigration, Fanni Sampson

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

In the past 10 years Hungary has gone through some major systematic changes since the Orban administration took office. The implementations of the Orban government serve the benefits and power of his party and aim to limit the freedom of Hungarian citizens. Orban, throughout these changes, emphasizes the importance of preserving the Hungarian national identity, which he defines as far-right conservative christian values and takes control over everything that does not fit under this definition. This thesis argues that the Hungarian government is becoming increasingly dictatorial under the Orban administration which not only challenges the life of Hungarian citizens but …