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Mobilizing Habesha Immigrant Churches In Greater Boston : Training Servant Leaders For Transformation And Growth, Mulualem Kaba

ATS Dissertations

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The Impact Of Leadership Matters Course On Christian Leaders, Crispus Christian

ATS Dissertations

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A Strategic Spiritual Formation Study Based On The Book Of Malachi, Rand Muender

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

A review of current literature on spiritual disciplines demonstrates the need for a pastor to successfully implement an exegetical preaching methodology toward spiritual formation. The goal of this project is to answer: “What impact would a strategic spiritual formation study based upon the Book of Malachi implemented by a pastor have on a local church that is below 200 in attendance?” Incorporating the results of surveys sent to pastors within The Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia having below 200 in attendance, this project will review theological, historical, and exegetical, perspectives and principles for a biblical methodology for spiritual formation.

Ministry And Nonprofit Finance: A Guide To Promote Awareness, Stewardship, And Compliance, Larry Brown

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Scripture addresses few topics more frequently than that of finances (e.g., Prov 3:9, Matt 6:21, Ecc 5:10). Given this, and the legal aspects of ministry and nonprofit finances, it is imperative that such organizations ensure awareness of, and compliance with, financial requirements and best practices; this encompasses not only leaders, but also board members and staff/congregation of the organization. All these aspects are fused together under the term “stewardship”–properly and conscientiously managing the assets of another (or of others). This thesis reviews current literature, scriptural guidance, and established best practices to outline optimal practices for ministries/nonprofits. Additionally, this thesis uses …

Increasing The Involvement Of African American Men At Contending For The Faith Church In Wilson, North Carolina, Dameion Royal

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Contending for the Faith Church Ministries was founded in 2004. It is a predominantly African American congregation located in the eastern North Carolina city of Wilson. Since the church’s founding, the gender gap in involvement has been obvious. It is quite clear that men’s involvement is significantly lower than the than that of women within this congregation. This project will suggest a model to increase involvement of African American men at Contending for the Faith Church. Taking into consideration the challenges faced by African American men in America as well as specifically in the community surrounding the church, this study …

The Problem With David: Masculinity And Morality In Biblical Cinema, Kevin M. Mcgeough

Journal of Religion & Film

The King David of the Bible, and especially as portrayed in the books of Samuel, is one of the most complex characters in ancient literature. We are told his story from his youth as a shepherd until his death as king of Israel. He kills a mighty warrior with a slingshot, goes to war with his king and later his son, and has an affair that threatens to throw his kingdom into disarray. The stories surrounding David seem perfect for cinematic adaptation yet what makes this character so compelling has been problematic for filmmakers. Here, three types of Biblical filmmaking …

Is Liberalism The Problem? Review Of Patrick Deneen, Why Liberalism Failed, Ross W. Mccullough

Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology

A specter is haunting conservatism — the specter, indeed, of Marx. Those conservatives too young to remember the Cold War are increasingly suspicious of the economic and political prescriptions of the older anticommunism: capitalism as opposed to socialism; individual rights as opposed to collectivism. If they are not sure of Marx’s solutions, they at least share with him a sense of the problems, especially the meaninglessness and atomization of our social order. The alternative right is an alternative to precisely this fading consensus, wagering that race and nation have survived the ravages of liberal capitalism and can be a home …

Suffering, Double Negatives, And The Friday We Call "Good", Howard Schaap

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"The story of Jesus’ suffering is powerful, and the theological wonder of it is infinitely profound."

Posting about Christ's humanity on the cross­­­­­­­­ 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/suffering-double-negatives-and-the-friday-we-call-good/

Empathy That Is Simply Divine, James C. Schaap

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"When we stumble through the desert places of our lives, when we’d give anything for a drink, He understands."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­Christ's love for us 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/empathy-that-is-simply-divine/

Palm Sunday Series B 2018, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Palm Sunday, Series B and offers ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Turning “Bad Jews Into Worse Christians”: Hermann Adler And The London Society For Promoting Christianity Amongst The Jews, Robert Ellison

English Faculty Research

This paper explores how sermons contributed to Jewish-Christian relations in Victorian England. I begin with a rhetorical analysis of sermons preached on behalf of the London Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, the largest and best known missionary organization of its kind. I then examine a collection of sermons in which Hermann Adler, then rabbi of London’s Bayswater Synagogue and later Chief Rabbi of the British Empire, pushes back against their efforts, offering the “true explanations” of passages which, in his view, had been improperly employed by Christian preachers. Finally, I trace a kind of “feedback loop” in which …

An Agent Of Restoration In A Broken World, Sarah Moss

The Voice

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Staying Upbeat On The Beat, Kate Henreckson

The Voice

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Anywhere But There, James C. Schaap

The Voice

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Ordinary Moments With Extraordinary Outcomes, Karen Van Schouwen

The Voice

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Giving Voice To The Voiceless, Kate Henreckson

The Voice

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The New Amor, Sarah Moss

The Voice

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Bringing Life To History, Kate Henreckson

The Voice

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Dual Citizenship: What Does It Mean To Be A Christian And A Citizen Of The U.S.?, Scott Culpepper

The Voice

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Defender Football: More Than A Game, Justin Banks

The Voice

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Stem Fundraising Campaign Enhances The Sciences, Lydia Marcus

The Voice

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Xc Through The Dordt Prairie, Danny Mooers

The Voice

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Motion Biomechanics Research To Help Volleyball Athletes, Karen Van Schouwen, Sarah Moss

The Voice

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New Business Faculty Bring Professional Expertise, Danny Mooers

The Voice

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Culture-Creators And Critical Thinkers, Kate Henreckson

The Voice

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Roskamp Creates His Own Off-Campus Opportunity, Lydia Marcus

The Voice

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Van Wyk Returns To The Potter's Wheel At Dordt, Sarah Moss

The Voice

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Nursing Changes Bring Students Back To Dordt, Erika Buiter

The Voice

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Learning To Fail, Sarah Moss

The Voice

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To The Ends Of The Earth, Sarah Moss

The Voice

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