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Best Practices For Local Mission Work : Developing Effective And Healthy Mission In The Church, Victoria H. Harrison May 2020

Best Practices For Local Mission Work : Developing Effective And Healthy Mission In The Church, Victoria H. Harrison

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Every Campus : Best Practices For Starting New Campus Ministries, Delvin Jevon Pikes May 2020

Every Campus : Best Practices For Starting New Campus Ministries, Delvin Jevon Pikes

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Engagement In Neighborhood Revitalization : Mobilizing And Sustaining Disciples In Ministry To Marginalized Neighbors, Austin Maxheimer May 2020

Church Engagement In Neighborhood Revitalization : Mobilizing And Sustaining Disciples In Ministry To Marginalized Neighbors, Austin Maxheimer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Developmental Networks : Influencing The Early Career Choices Of Emerging Adults Serving In Campus Ministry, Jessica A. Avery May 2020

Developmental Networks : Influencing The Early Career Choices Of Emerging Adults Serving In Campus Ministry, Jessica A. Avery

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Missionally Engaging Our Neighbors : Equipping Christians To Reach Their Neighbors For Christ, T. Scott Rawlings May 2020

Missionally Engaging Our Neighbors : Equipping Christians To Reach Their Neighbors For Christ, T. Scott Rawlings

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Black Protestant Millennials : Attracting, Engaging, Discipling, And Retaining The Next Generation, Denise R. Page May 2020

Black Protestant Millennials : Attracting, Engaging, Discipling, And Retaining The Next Generation, Denise R. Page

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Healthy Church Planting : Using Spiritual Disciplines In Training Church Planters, Thomas C. Tanner Jr. May 2020

Healthy Church Planting : Using Spiritual Disciplines In Training Church Planters, Thomas C. Tanner Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


City-Centre Resource Churches : Training To Enable Church Planting, Ric Thorpe May 2020

City-Centre Resource Churches : Training To Enable Church Planting, Ric Thorpe

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Role Leadership Can Play In Consolidating Relationships For Peacebuilding : Building A Healthy Relationship Between The Abudu And The Andani Royal Families Of Dagbon Traditional Area, Ghana, Abukari S. Yakubu May 2020

The Role Leadership Can Play In Consolidating Relationships For Peacebuilding : Building A Healthy Relationship Between The Abudu And The Andani Royal Families Of Dagbon Traditional Area, Ghana, Abukari S. Yakubu

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


New Church Planting And Stress : A Look At The Florida Region Of The Christian Church (Disciples Of Christ), Fernando Morales May 2020

New Church Planting And Stress : A Look At The Florida Region Of The Christian Church (Disciples Of Christ), Fernando Morales

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


What Are You Doing Here, Elijah? : The Influence Of Mentoring Relationships On Clergy Satisfaction, Charles A. Shoemaker May 2020

What Are You Doing Here, Elijah? : The Influence Of Mentoring Relationships On Clergy Satisfaction, Charles A. Shoemaker

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Evangelization Through Deeds Of Compassion : Developing Best Practices For Successful Evangelization Among Pentecostal Churches In The District Of Tiruchirapalli, Joseph J. Santhappan May 2020

Evangelization Through Deeds Of Compassion : Developing Best Practices For Successful Evangelization Among Pentecostal Churches In The District Of Tiruchirapalli, Joseph J. Santhappan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Unnecessary Aporia Of Religious Language : Exploring The Meaning And Function Of Religious Language, Dylan Q. Ziegler May 2020

The Unnecessary Aporia Of Religious Language : Exploring The Meaning And Function Of Religious Language, Dylan Q. Ziegler

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Engaging In God's Redemptive Purposes For Israel : Impact Of The Jerusalem Encounter Tour And Conference On Evangelical Leaders, Wayne M. Hilsden May 2020

Engaging In God's Redemptive Purposes For Israel : Impact Of The Jerusalem Encounter Tour And Conference On Evangelical Leaders, Wayne M. Hilsden

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Something Old, Something New: How New Churches Are Embracing Liturgy, Winfield Bevins Apr 2020

Something Old, Something New: How New Churches Are Embracing Liturgy, Winfield Bevins

Great Commission Research Journal

The movement toward ancient church tradition has been well documented; however, there has also been a steady rise of new churches that are embracing church tradition and liturgy. The first part of this article will examine the history behind this movement and the factors that have contributed to its development. Next, it will look at four case studies of new churches that are embracing liturgy, which I refer to as neo-liturgical churches. It will end with an exploration of the promise that this may hold for reaching young adults.


Book Review: L.E.A.R.N. Evangelism Handbook: Giving Away The Greatest Gift By Marshall Windsor, Sanejo Leonard Apr 2020

Book Review: L.E.A.R.N. Evangelism Handbook: Giving Away The Greatest Gift By Marshall Windsor, Sanejo Leonard

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


The Song Of Cuba’S Great Awakening: Music In Baptist Worship And Witness, Michael Sharp, Ed Steele Apr 2020

The Song Of Cuba’S Great Awakening: Music In Baptist Worship And Witness, Michael Sharp, Ed Steele

Great Commission Research Journal

From the 1990s to the present, Cuban Baptists have witnessed a time of unparalleled church growth. During that time frame, musicians have participated in ministries aimed at church growth by organizing largescale public musical events, compiling a Cuban hymnal that included indigenous Cubano worship songs, developing new programs of leadership training for church musicians, and employing music in missionary projects both at home and abroad. This article explores what can be learned from the Cuban Baptists’ experience regarding music as an effective tool in evangelism, the value of musicians reaching musicians as a mission strategy, the importance of ethnodoxology in …


Musical Worship: The New Sacrament?, Elsen Portugal Apr 2020

Musical Worship: The New Sacrament?, Elsen Portugal

Great Commission Research Journal

Music has been present in the worship practices of Christian communities as far back as the early days of the Church. Its presence has not been merely tolerated but intentionally integrated into liturgical practices, sometimes reflecting practices under the old covenant, and at other times adopting other shapes. Music’s meaning and power have also been variously evaluated by theologians and laypeople through the centuries. In certain segments of Christianity, music has even developed a theological relationship to concepts of sacrament. Such a relationship has penetrated the “worship event” in the latter part of the twentieth century and has frequently become …


That All May Hear: How Indigenous Church Music Encourages Church Growth In Africa, Trevor Yoakum Apr 2020

That All May Hear: How Indigenous Church Music Encourages Church Growth In Africa, Trevor Yoakum

Great Commission Research Journal

This article demonstrates how indigenous church music can be an effective tool in promoting healthy church growth. After defining indigenous church music through the insights of ethnodoxology, the author explains how it engages local hearers through their own conceptual categories. This cognitive interaction is relevant in that it augments comprehension of biblical themes and content. But it also impacts hearers through the various levels of their worldview. The article ends with a case study of how a consortium of African theological institutions and IMB missionaries are developing orality-based indigenous music to teach, refute heresy, and evangelize the continent.


Intellectual Humility As It Pertains To Self-Knowledge, Nicholas S. Grounds Apr 2020

Intellectual Humility As It Pertains To Self-Knowledge, Nicholas S. Grounds

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


“Lift Up Your Eyes”: Case Study Of Journey Church, Tucson, Jim Roden Apr 2020

“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. Apr 2020

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 Apr 2020

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 Apr 2020

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 Apr 2020

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 Apr 2020

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

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Disruptive Innovation In The Church : Lead Pastors' Qualities That Change The World, Jon N. Ferguson Apr 2020

Disruptive Innovation In The Church : Lead Pastors' Qualities That Change The World, Jon N. Ferguson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Practicing Prayer And Attachment To God : A Study Of Emerging Adult Spiritual Formation, Christopher J. Palmer Apr 2020

Practicing Prayer And Attachment To God : A Study Of Emerging Adult Spiritual Formation, Christopher J. Palmer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Abundance Of Good Things : Paul Ricoeur's Cultural Imagination And A Phenomenology Of Deuteronomism, Tad C. Blacketer Apr 2020

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

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


William Carey's Expectation For Missionary Cooperation : An Inquiry Into The Significance Of Interdependence In The Missionary Partnerships And Collaborative Efforts Of The First Baptist Mission In India, Andrew D. Mcfarland Mar 2020

William Carey's Expectation For Missionary Cooperation : An Inquiry Into The Significance Of Interdependence In The Missionary Partnerships And Collaborative Efforts Of The First Baptist Mission In India, Andrew D. Mcfarland

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.