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Finding The Heart Of God : The History And Missiological Significance Of The Word Of Life House Church Network As A Movement Of Renewal In China, Yalin Xin

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Appropriating Narrative Preaching Within The Palestinian Evangelical Churches In The Region Of Galilee, Israel, Nabil Elia Samara

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A Contemplative Youth Ministry Retreat Model, Russell H. Freeman

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Towards A Model Of Engagement In The Public Realm For The Methodist Church In Singapore, Kiem-Koik Kwa

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The Aids Orphan Crisis In Kenya: Caring For Kikuyu Children In Escarpment, Patrick Gitau Kihiu

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The HIV/AIDS pandemic has continued to ravage many populations in the world. Sub-Saharan Africa has become the home of millions of HIV/AIDS orphans and the numbers continue to grow. A major repercussion of the pandemic is that the traditional extended family network within this African context has been overwhelmed. Many of the AIDS orphans are now cared for by elderly grandparents. This study shows how the Kikuyu tribal system is supposed to work in providing care for its orphans. The study examines how some of the contemporary factors, particularly the spread of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, have affected this tribal system. …

Missional Experiential Education For Developing Christian Global Citizens, David E. Fenrick

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At the start of the 21st century, Christian educators are faced with the challenge of equipping Christian disciples for participation in God's present mission in the world, a worldthatisinthemidstofradicalchangeduetotheforcesofglobalization. Christians around the world, most of whom will never have the opportunity to participate in formal ministerial education, are being called upon to demonstrate a missional multicultural witnessandgloballevelofcitizenshipinthecommunitieswheretheylive. Giventhis reality, Christian education at every level needs to discover a pedagogical process for preparing all Christians for missionary vocations that address the emerging missiological realities ofthe 21st century.

This research was undertaken in order to investigate the degree to which the principles …

Good News To The Poor: A Model For Holistic Ministry In Bunyore, Kenya, Moses Alela

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This study details a model for holistic Christian ministry which can be adopted by churches to help alleviate extreme poverty in Bunyore, Kenya. The model presented here is faithful to biblical truth and culturally relevant. If well implemented, the model can help Christians in Bunyore meet both their spiritual and physical needs, thereby demonstrating that Good News is indeed good to those in extreme poverty. The model has a spiritual element which makes it Holistic Christian Transformational Development (as it is termed here). This model stands in distinction from other models introduced by secular bodies which lack this spiritual element, …

The Church's Changing Mission: Working With Hiv/Aids Among The Shona People Of Zimbabwe, Thomas Muhomba

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The devastating and unhealthy consequences of HIVIAIDS pandemic in the midst of a growing church among the Shona people of Zimbabwe suggest the need to investigate characteristics and factors that expose the Shona to HIVIAIDS risk behaviors; and formulating recommendations to the church for effective ministry with the Shona community. The study was carried out among Shona cohorts in the urban area and rural area. For the urban area, the study was done in Harare targeting the Shona Community and United Methodist congregations whose membership are largely made up o f the Shona Speaking people. For …

Preacher-As-Witness : The Homiletical Approach Of E. Stanley Jones, Luke Molberg Pederson

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Church Health And Church Growth In Congregations Of The Russian Church Of Evangelical Christians, Andrei E. Blinkov

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Development And Evaluation Of Computer-Based Coaching For Relational Evangelism, Jonathan David Bynum

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The Effect Of Fasting Upon The Development Of Servant Leaders At Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sidney F. Gauby

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The Effect Of Short-Term Missions On Second Generation Korean Americans, Kyoung Won Lee

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Grow And Go : A Program For Mobilizing The Local Church For Small Group Participation And Ministry Involvement, Stuart Lee Noell

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Disciple-Making Boards : The Impact Of Training A Church's Governing Board In Small-Group Spiritual Formation Leadership, Gary Lee Olsen

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The Fruit Of The Spirit And The Incarnational Nature Of The Missional Church, Michael J. Mercurio

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Excursions To Meet God And Renew The Spirit, Charles R. Shonkwiler

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Measuring The Impact Of The Self-Image Reformation Program On Women Pastors Of Manchu Autonomous Counties (In China), Jessie Yim Han Ng

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A Cultural Analysis Of Cambodian Methodist Church Worship Services And Their Implications For Evangelism, Kevin Lowe Joo Oon

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Finding The Heart Of God: The History And Missiological Significance Of The Word Of Life House Church Network As A Movement Of Renewal In China, Yalin Xin

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Relationship Of Structural Change To Church Growth Of London First Umc, Earl Wade Arp

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The Contextualization Of The Gospel Of Jesus Christ Among Bektashi Albanians, Richard William Shaw

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Examing Effective Outreach To Boomers, Xers, And Millenials In South-Central Ohio Vineyard Churches, J. Michael Cuckler

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Plugging The Leak In The Emerging Leadership Pipeline: Strategies To Improve The Retention Of New Staff In Younglife's Raceway Region, Daniel Bertram Benjamin Lewis

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Leadership Training For Developing The Leadership In Haret El-Ballaneh Alliance Church, Lebanon, Charbel Abdulmassih Malak

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Assessing The Church-Based Bible Institutes And Master's Commission Programs Of Assemblies Of God Churches In The Great Lakes Region, Donald F. Williams

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Muslim Evangelism In Kano State Of Nigeria: A Case Study Of Ecwa Churches, Peter Dogo Korosi

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Transmission And Reception Of Blended Family Narratives In The Church Context, Christopher W. Perry

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Reclaiming Ecwa Believers' Identity And Sense Of Belonging In Christ: A Problem Of Christian Identity, Emmanuel Datiyong Akanet

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Transformative Learning For Transformational Leadership: An Evaluation Of The International Leadership Institute Training Program, Norival Trindade Jr.

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