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“Lift Up Your Eyes”: Case Study Of Journey Church, Tucson, Jim Roden

Great Commission Research Journal

The receptivity principle of church growth discerns who in the local population is generally responsive to the gospel. The biblical warrant for this principle is seen in Jesus’ instructions to his disciples (Mark 5:11) and in Paul’s ministry (Acts 14:19-20). Donald McGavran emphasized, “Evangelism can be and ought to be directed to responsive persons, groups, and segments of society…. Correct policy is to occupy fields of low receptivity lightly.” The experience of anxiety typifies gospel-receptive groups; when their anxiety dissipates, their gospel receptivity diminishes. The special-needs population and those who are close to them experience unrelieved chronic anxiety that predisposes …

Book Review: Jesus Revolution: How God Transformed An Unlikely Generation And How He Can Do It Again Today By Greg Laurie And Ellen Vaughn, H. L. Ward Jr.

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Igniting Hope Among Gen Z, Billy Mcmahan

Great Commission Research Journal

Generation Z is the future of the Church. We need to begin equipping followers of Jesus to welcome them home. This article explores the seven common characteristics of Generation Z. It will also dive into research done among current youth workers from around the country and then provide some strategies on how to engage Generation Z based on that research. About 90 million young Americans fit into the age bracket of Generation Z. As the Church, we need to understand their worldview. As they emerge into adulthood, it will be vital to the health of the Church overall to equip …

The Acts Way: Returning To The Original Plan A Of Church Planting, Joshua D. Sorrows

Great Commission Research Journal

This article examines the question: Is there a way to plant gospel-centered churches faster? Building off of Donald McGavran’s homogeneous unit theory, this article explores the biblical basis, the varied methodologies, and the successful implementation of a micro-church planting strategy in the Colorado Rockies. It evaluates the validity of micro-church planting alongside our current methods of church planting. The article calls for consideration to return to the Acts model of church planting through disciple-making that will help the Church go deep and reach wide.

The Life Of Donald Mcgavran: Leaving A Legacy, Gary L. Mcintosh

Great Commission Research Journal

As the Church Growth Movement continued to develop, it gained strength and respect. The establishing of the McGavran Chair of Church Growth was a red-letter day, which established the CGM as an academic discipline. Donald and Mary McGavran slowly backed away from direct ministry, but continued to follow the movement’s impact. This except reports the final years of McGavran’s life and ministry

Book Review: Remission: Rethinking How Church Leaders Create Movement By Gary Comer, Jim Roden

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

The Christian Family: Implications Of Familial Language For The Identity Of The Church, Rebekah Lukas

Master of Art Theology Thesis

Lukas, Rebekah L. “The Christian Family: Implications of Familial Language for the Identity of the Church.” M.A. thesis, Concordia Seminary, 2020. 85 pp.

The family is a prominent image for the identity of the Church. Biblical language reflects the truth that the Church is a family, and God’s promises include familial rhetoric. For Christians, God is “Our Father who art in heaven,” and Jesus is our brother. Christians are made “sons of God” through Baptism, becoming a member of the whole family of God. These are essential aspects of the Christian’s identity. When the Church neglects its use of this …

Dancing Theology - A Construction Of A Pneumatology Of The Body, Kristin Kissell

LMU Theses and Dissertations

Dance is the language of the soul. Dance, as a theological source, can remind us of who we are in and with the living perichoresis of the Trinity. Dance, as embodied art, can provide us with a new way of viewing and discussing pneumatology and that we too, in our incarnate reality, participate in perichoresis. Within this work I seek to answer the questions of how dance is a source of theology, why a pneumatology of the body is significant, and how dance provides a framework for a pneumatology of the body. The creation of a pneumatology of the body …

The Imago Dei As A Response To Consumerism And Individualism Within The Church, Carine George

LMU Theses and Dissertations

The pastoral problem being addressed has to do with the culture of consumerism and individualism that have influenced the culture of the Church. Within Western society, the “ism” culture, consisting of factors such as: hedonism, consumerism, materialism, secularism, relativism and individualism, has become very prominent. Christians often operate no differently than non-Christians, and this is problematic since Christians are called to be salt for the earth and light for the world (Matthew 5:13-16), a people set apart. In John 15:19, we are told that we were not made to be of this world, so we need to stop being influenced …

The Conceptions Of Self-Evidence In The Finnis Reconstruction Of Natural Law, Kevin P. Lee

St. Mary's Law Journal

Finnis claims that his theory proceeds from seven basic principles of practical reason that are self-evidently true. While much has been written about the claim of self-evidence, this article considers it in relation to the rigorous claims of logic and mathematics. It argues that when considered in this light, Finnis equivocates in his use of the concept of self-evidence between the realist Thomistic conception and a purely formal, modern symbolic conception. Given his respect for the modern positivist separation of fact and value, the realism of the Thomistic conception cannot be the foundation for the natural law as Finnis would …

An Abundance Of Good Things : Paul Ricoeur's Cultural Imagination And A Phenomenology Of Deuteronomism, Tad C. Blacketer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Censorship And Banned Books From A Christian Perspective, Sarah D. Jenkins

Selected Honors Theses

Removing material due to controversial content has been a common practice for much of recorded history. This action is often done in concern for the psychological and emotional well-being of viewers, especially if these viewers include children. However, this does not necessarily mean this practice is always warranted. Many researchers have studied this topic as well as its effects, expanses, and connections to religion. Research shows that exposure to certain material can potentially cause changed behavior in individuals who do not possess the maturity needed to process them effectively. Individuals who are more mature or emotionally stable show no lasting …

Apocalypse And Eschatology In John Ford's The Grapes Of Wrath (1940), Nancy Wright

Journal of Religion & Film

John Ford’s The Grapes of Wrath (1940) visualizes conventions of the apocalypse genre to represent not simply a particular historical setting, the Great Depression, but also a vision of history to be interpreted in terms of eschatology. Expressionistic photography transforms the characters’ experiences into enigmatic visions that invite and guide interpretation. A comparison of montage sequences in Ford’s The Grapes of Wrath and Pare Lorentz’s The Plow That Broke The Plains (1936), a Farm Security Administration documentary, clarifies how Ford’s narrative film aligns spectators within and outside the mise-en-scène.

Hail, Caesar! A Jesus Film In Search Of A Christ Figure, Jon Coutts

Journal of Religion & Film

For over a century the moving picture has been a medium ripe for propagation or exploration of the story of Christ. Since the first wave hit screens in the late 1890s and early 1900s, the list of so-called “Jesus films” has come to number in the dozens. Given that Joel and Ethan Coen’s 2016 Hail, Caesar!­ sets itself up as a reprisal of such films, the question is how to interpret it. To explore this, interpretation of the film is framed by consideration of the Coen brothers' attention to religious themes, is set against the backdrop of the second wave …

The Moving Image And The Time Of Prophecy: Trauma And Precognition In L. Von Trier’S Melancholia (2011) And D. Villeneuve’S Arrival (2016), Luca Zanchi

Journal of Religion & Film

Both the deferred recurrence of post-traumatic symptoms and the foresight granted by prophetic vision bring about a disruption of temporality and generate a chronological discontinuity which is often formally rendered as narrative discontinuity. This similarity produces an interpretive ambiguity that is central to the films, Melancholia (2011) by Von Trier and Arrival (2016) by Denis Villeneuve. Both movies begin by hinting at the post-traumatic origin of visions and then gradually shift towards a prophetic explanation. In addressing these two case studies, this article approaches prophecy and its temporality from a narratological perspective, integrating the critical parameters of trauma-theory with the …

Creation Of Electronic Programs On The Sanctuary Of Al-Hakim Al-Termizi, Jumayev Turdali Saminjonovich, Alimjon Dadamuhamedov Irgashevich

The Light of Islam

We recognize that the sustainable development of tourism has great potential for the development of cultural and humanitarian ties around the world. We emphasize the importance of information technology in tourism tourism, especially in the areas of advertising, marketing, differentiation and specialization of tourism products. In addition, we reaffirm our commitment to pilgrimage tourism for the individual growth of people and the strengthening of basic social norms and national values. The program uses modern programming languages such as Php, Java, C ++. Al-Hakim at-Termizi is one of the most famous places of worship in Uzbekistan, which is also known for …

Features Of Aspects Of Information Exchange, Donoxon Kalandarova

The Light of Islam

This article is dedicated to the ideas, stages and development of an informed society. A number of scientific views and theoretical foundations of the contents, types, types, basic functions and features of the exchange of information, which is one of the main parts of the information society, are analyzed and argued. And also, the scientific views and conclusions of Western and Russian researchers in the field of information security are presented. The article puts forward the ideas of the influence of information on public consciousness and the formation of personal identity.

The author classifies the means of information resources from …

Aspects And Possibilities Of Using The Cluster Approach In Developing The Effectiveness Of Ziyarah Tourism, Anvar Xudoyarov

The Light of Islam

In the context of global economic innovation, it is important to study the methodological and practical aspects of this problem from the point of view of identifying trends, aspects and possibilities of using the cluster approach in developing the effectiveness of ziyarah tourism. In our country, the government must create all the necessary conditions for the formation and effective functioning of the tourism industry, in particular tourism pilgrimages, also create a regulatory framework and take appropriate measures for the development and development of certain types of tourism. One of the important factors in the development of tourism in our country …

Tourism Development In Uzbekistan: Current Trends And National Priorities, Abduvali Isadjanov, Gulmuratov Ilyos

The Light of Islam

Considerable attention is paid to the role of tourism in the structure of the modern economy, in creating new jobs and developing small businesses.The analysis of current trends in the development of tourism in the world economy and certain regions, developed and developing countries. Special attention is paid to priority areas of tourism development in Uzbekistan, measures to stimulate its development, including measures to improve transport logistics, infrastructure, develop a network of hotels, and simplify the procedure for issuing tourist visas. The article reviews global, regional and national tourism development in some countries. The trends and prospects for the development …

Rhythmic-Syntactic Parallelisms In Old Turkic Poetry (By Example Of Extract From “Devon Lugati-T-Turk”), Abdulazizkhan Nig'monov Mr

The Light of Islam

One of the main elements that have an important role in the formation of verse and give it a rhythmic melody, musicality and emotionality are rhythmic-syntactic parallelisms. In this article based on poetic extracts from “Divan Lugati-t-Turk”, parallelisms and their features, which played an important role in the formation of versification and the history of the development of the Turkic language, are analyzed. Syntactic parallelism is manifested in the genres of oral folk art as the main and powerful tool that ensures the integrity of various poetic works, and especially quatrains. If rhythmic-syntactic parallelisms form poetry, then parallelism itself is …

Structural-Semantic Analysis Of Polynomial Verbal Copulative Phraseologies In Persian Language, Nuriddinov Nodir Mr

The Light of Islam

Copulative phraseological units (CPU) occupy a special place in the Persian phraseological fund. These include fixed phrases which built on the model name+and+name, name+and+adjective, belonging to the same grammatical row. In these phrases, the linking conjunction واو عطف vāv-e a’tf is used as a connecting element. The linking conjunction واو عطف vāv-e a’tf is always pronounced “о” "in both fixed and free phrases. In CPUs, the main function of واو عطف vāv-e a’tf - to combine words with the same syntactic relation - loses its strength, and this conjunction turns into one of the main components of the …

Functional Equivalents Of The Simple Verb خواستن [Xāstan] And Their Formal Invariants, Zokir Arifdjanov

The Light of Islam

The article explores semantic groups defined on the basis of lexical-semantic variants of the simple verb xāstan and their functional equivalents.

Five semantic groups of the simple verb xāstan are proposed and, due to the limitations of the article, only options with meanings are requested; demand which belong to the second semantic group. Functional equivalents are determined on the basis of authoritative sources and analyzed using examples from various literature. According to the results of the analysis, invariant values that combine the meaning of each functional equivalents, that is, a common value that includes various semantic nuances of the value …

Тhe Use Of Modern Methods In Teaching Students The Arabic Language, Yulduz Ismailova

The Light of Islam

The proposed article is devoted to the use of interactive methods in teaching students the Arabic language, which lays the foundation for the future professional activities of students.

The use of modern interactive, innovative educational technologies, in particular the use of the project method in teaching students the Arabic language as a method of developing learning, aimed at developing independent research skills (such as problem-solving, collecting and processing information, analyzing and synthesizing the results) along with the use of the Internet and other technical systems, it helps to increase the level of students' training and stimulate their activity in the …

Trainer's Skills And Organizational Issues As An Impact Of The Process Of Psychological Training, Laylo Toyirova, Dildoraxon Ulmasova

The Light of Islam

Nowadays, when life requires processing a huge amount of information, increasing stress tolerance, and adapting a person to new, “unfriendly” conditions of the surrounding social and natural environment, old techniques and methods of activity are of little help. Psychological training, being a system of specially organized intensive exposure, contributing to the solution of many of the pressing problems of both the daily life of people and personnel management. Over the past 10-15 years, psychological training has become one of the most common forms of psychological practice. Since socio-psychological training is aimed at developing healthy communication processes and relationships between people, …

Psychocorrecional Work Of A Practical Psychologist With Aggressive Behavior Of Children And Teenager, Feruza Rasulova Miss

The Light of Islam

Increased aggressiveness of children is one of the most acute problems not only for teachers and psychologists, but also for society as a whole. This article refers to the directions of correctional work with aggressive children, specifies correctional method and technics that express one’s attitude towards negative situations. The goals and objectives of this corrective direction of work with aggressive children are to teach the child to see different behaviors in a problem situation, and also help the child to develop constructive behavior skills, thereby expanding the range of his behavioral reactions in a problem situation and minimizing (ideally, removing) …

Education And Spiritual Education, Xusniddin Akhmedov Mr

The Light of Islam

This article discusses the relevance of reforming the system of education as an important precondition and reliable guarantee of formation of comprehensively developed generation in Uzbekistan in the years of independence. Also considered the factors influencing to the positive changes taking place in society, consciousness,critical thinking of people, the drastic change in the quality of spiritual life.

It is well-known that people's perceptions and ideas about the future are shaped by the knowledge and education of the younger generation and what kind of people they will become in the future. The article gives information about the establishment of the Islamic …

Aesthetic Education And The Formation Of A Culture Of Reading Among Youth Through Works Of Art, Marguba Mirqosimova Miss

The Light of Islam

This article highlights the importance of promoting Uzbek literature in improving youth morality through the analysis of literary works. Works by various genres of Uzbek writers, such as Khurshid Dustmuhamedov, Zulfiya Kurolboy kiz, poet Sirojiddin Sayid, Azim Suyun, Farida Afruz, influence the way of thinking and spirituality of young people, moreover it serves to improve the level of reading. The article explores the influence of literary works on the enrichment of youth through the analysis of works by famous writers and poets. It is based on the fact that teaching young people to read books and promoting reading is one …

The Religious And Socio-Psychological Analysis Of Administrative Activities, Baxriddin Mengbayevich Umarov, Jakhongir Mansur Ugli Ibragimov

The Light of Islam

To date, the issue of the identity of the manager and human resources management has been repeatedly raised by the president of our country, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and it has been proved that research in this area is necessary. Therefore, this article, which examines the selection process and personnel policy, is an overview of the studies of foreign scholars of philosophy, psychology and management, such as Niсcolo Machiavelli, Brian Tracy and Harvey Mackey, who conducted research on this topic, in addition, examples were given from the main Islamic sources, from life Companions, Tabi`ins and Islamic scientists. In the final part of …

The Manifestation Of The Cross-Cultural Phenomenon In The Philosophical-Religious Views Of Scientists Of The West And East, Feruza Bozarova

The Light of Islam

This article examines the manifestation of cross-culture in the philosophical and religious views of Western and Eastern scientists. The analysis of religion as the basis of human perception of the world, which is manifested in a variety of forms, is carried out. In particular, as a true faith in the supernatural ideal, the Creator of the universe and at the same time its patron, dogmatic among official Ministers of religious worship and constantly fluctuating between faith and disbelief. And the specifics of the religious theories of Western and Eastern scholars, such as I. Kant, Ibn Rushd, gazzali, and others, are …

Evolution Of Views On Ethics, Ethical Criteria And Ethical Standards, Matlyuba Qaxxarova, Baxtiyor Mamarasulovich Absattorov

The Light of Islam

This article is dedicated to a comparative analysis of such concepts as “morality”, “moral criteria” and “moral norms” from a philosophical point of view. It describes in detail the essence of the views of philosophers of East and West that morality is the norm in streamlining the relationship between people in society and ensuring unity and stability, which serve the interests and needs of people and society as a primary criterion.

Important in determining moral criteria and moral standards is the concept of justice. Which last represents a peculiar moral category and occupies an important place in social life, in …