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Leadership Development In The African American Church, Barbara S. Houston

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

If the Church successfully fulfills its mission, it must have skilled and effective lay leadership. This research intends to examine the Christian organization's enhancement through discipleship and leadership development. Leadership development and discipleship are vital to every church organization. However, research shows that many historically African American denominations are challenged perhaps more than others to find and educate new religious leaders for their congregations (Johnson, 2017, kindle, loc. 179). What most African American pastors have discovered is that aging leadership is prominent in all denominations. The reality is that many African American churches are on life support; they are clinically …

Grounded Theory Study On The Perceived Relationship Between Classical Leadership Theories Education And Christian Ministry Leader's Success, Yannique Thomas

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

A central aim of the research study was for colleges and universities that prepare Christian ministry leaders for ministry in the twenty-first century to include classical leadership theories education in order to meet the growing demand for equipping Christian ministry leaders of the future for success (Kessler & Kretszchmar, 2015). The research findings overwhelmingly suggested that there is a direct link between classical leadership theories education and Christian ministry leaders’ success. All of the characteristics, skills, talents, and attributes identified through receiving classical leadership theories education shifts the emphasis away from what the Christian ministry leader knows in his head …

A Content Analysis Of A Black Plus-Size Woman And Social Media Influencer Making Policy Change: Through The Lens Of Instagram, Tamika Nicole Johnson

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study examines how a Black plus-size woman social media influencer, @CurvyNyome, encounters censorship, dehumanization, sexualization, and body-shaming on Instagram. Social media, such as Instagram, have formed communication channels and opened avenues for people to be expressive, positive, hostile, or indifferent. The long history of the sexualization and dehumanization of Black women is rooted in centuries of oppression, which led the recipients of oppression to inadvertently adopt dehumanizing beliefs and behaviors (Burnette et al., 2017). The study’s significance is that Black plus-size women are often made to believe and feel that their body is not beautiful. Black women have struggled …

Easter Choir Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2022-2023

Easter Tenebrae Choral Concert: From Darkness Into Light. Andrews University Singers | Stephen Zork

2022-2023 Performance Forum - April 7, 2023, Jafet Diaz, Benjamin Shaposhnikov, Juan Diaz Quijano, Luis Pulido, Matthew Montelione, Daniel Meneses Leal, Fabiola Parra, Sheng Yuan Kuan, Weizhen Lai, Miguelangel Garcia Marquez, Lily West, Angela Fiedler, Gabriella Mazzone, Anttuan Rios Pelaez

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

Junior Recital: Sophia Brattoli, Trombone; Brett Harris, Trombone; Lu Witzig, Piano; April 7, 2023, Sophia Brattoli, Brett Harris, Lu Witzig

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 7, 2023
Friday Evening
6:00 p.m.

Foster Care And The Church, Donald R. Brown

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this action-based research project was to expose the absence of the church from active/personal involvement in the lives of foster families. The foster care system is overloaded, resulting in burnout of both foster parents and administrators. This results in a negative impact on children who enter the foster care system. Data was researched from the national, state, and local levels to note trends in the foster care system and reference that data with current books and journal articles analyzing trends/needs in the system. The intervention utilized interviews, questionnaires, and observations to gather information on the status of …

One Church’S Apathy Toward Fulfilling The Great Commission, David Thomas Williamson

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Philippians 1:9-11 records Paul’s prayer containing four assessments believers can use to measure their progress toward spiritual maturity. These areas include a love that flows, a mind that knows, a character that shows, and a fruit that grows. The purpose of all these qualities is to demonstrate God’s glory. Where spiritual maturity is absent, apathy and complacency abound, and this dilemma must be overcome before a church can effectively pursue and sustain a viable focus on church revitalization. Because theological academia has not effectively focused on the partnership between spiritual maturity and church revitalization, this DMIN research project will address …

A Multiphase Iterative Mixed-Method Study Of Lay-Equipping Competencies Of Midwestern Adventist Pastors, Gary Sean Collins

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this Multiphase iterative mixed-method study is to determine if the lay equipping competency courses of a School of Divinity's MDiv program influences the church discipleship programs of graduate lead pastors to develop partnership with their parishioners in ministry and commitment for their church's mission. Burggraff (2015) attests that most evangelical churches in North America are in decline (p. 22). He and many other scholars believe that this general membership decline is due to a lack of emphasis on discipleship, by clergy (Burggraff, 2015). At this stage in the research, lay equipping competencies (LEC) will be generally defined …

The Chanticleer, 2023-04-06, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Neely, John W., 1836-1916 (Sc 737), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 737. Amnesty oath of John W. Neely, Simpson County, Kentucky, a member of Terry’s Texas Rangers, signed in Fort Bend County, Texas, 1866, and a page from The Dallas Morning News, 16 December 1892, about the Terry’s Texas Rangers' reunion.

Ur Jazz & Contemporary Combos, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Calypso (2023), Jordan Muschler

Season 2022-2023

No abstract provided.

Student Chamber Music Recital, Arkansas State University Department Of Music

Performance Programs

No abstract provided.

The Yellow Boat

Theatre Programs

No abstract provided.

Legacy, Amy J. Hirshman, Madison Mccormick, Riley Bowers, Bonnie M. Brown

Hidden No More: The Enduring Impact of Native American and Enslaved People on the Evansdale Neighborhood and WVU Campus

No abstract provided.

Johnny Hartleip, Saxophone, April 6, 2023 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Makayla Rasmussen, Bassoon, April 6, 2023 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Gryphon Trio, April 6, 2023 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recitals given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

2022-2023 Woodwind Department Recital, Juan Fernandez Villegas, Megan Hagel, Jasmin Abdunazarova, Isaiah Obey, Manuel Mendes Escobar, Lauren Swartz, Zhanbota Balgabekov, Madison Miller, Shuqi Yang, Youbeen Cho, Peter Shane Savage, Yance Zheng, Sungkyun Lee, Kari Jenks, Nataniel Farrar, Fabiola Hoyo, Olivia Oakland, Lauren Washburn, Sutton Fransen, Graydon Howard, Keegan Neely, Clair Ives, Andrew Borjas, Paula Mora Alfaro, Jonathan Dills, William Penn

Studio Recitals

No abstract provided.

Best Practices For Social Media Branding, Allison Myers

Honors College Theses

Social media is a fast growing marketplace for businesses to advertise themselves to established and potential consumers. Each platform has different algorithms, demographics, and ways for users to interact and connect. Even with a constantly growing research field and course options around the subject, understanding the behaviors of viewers on each app can still be a tough guessing game. Therefore, I have used both research studies and online courses, to present a strategy with which to efficiently and effectively market one’s business for Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. I then present ways to understand the success of this and personal marketing …

The Grizzly, April 6, 2023, Layla Halterman, Chase Portaro, Jenna Smith, Marie Sykes, Kate Horan, Ava Compagnoni, Vaughn Dibattista

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

The "Super Bowl" of Admissions • Loose Change Takes Center Stage in Lower Wismer • An April Note From the Editor • Following the Trail to Oregon • Humor Writing: Not Just Something to Laugh at • Opinions: What is That Building Called?; What Will You Miss About Ursinus? • 46 Deep: Ursinus Men's LAX Story From a Player's Perspective

Plant Sentience And The Case For Ethical Veganism, Josh Milburn

Animal Sentience

Does the possibility of plant sentience pose a problem for ethical veganism? It has not yet been demonstrated that plants are sentient (i.e., that they can feel). Moreover, even if it were demonstrated that plants could feel, it would also have to be demonstrated that they can feel the affectively “valenced” feelings that are ethically significant, such as pain and fear, rather than just neutral sensations such as darker/lighter, or wetter/drier. Finally, if plants could feel valenced feelings, veganism would likely still be the ethical option, on the principle of causing the least harm.

Ensemble Concerts: Jazz Combos, April 6, 2023, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
April 6, 2023
Thursday Evening
8:00 p.m.

In Knowledge We Trust(Ed): A Case Study In Abolition Theatre, Misty Dawn Saribal

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation argues for performance art’s role(s) in growing abolition on higher education campuses. After defining abolition’s intersections with higher education, and discussing why performance is often diminished and overlooked, I examine a university abolitionist performance I co-directed that highlighted prison labor on our university’s campus titled ‘In Knowledge We Trusted: Red Tape, White Institutions, and Blue Students.’ A rationale for abolition performance and an abolition performance praxis is detailed with attention to avoiding the pitfalls of authenticity policing in prison abolition and genre policing in abolitionist art. Conclusions about how the performance contributed to and embodied abolition politics and …

Caring For Those That Care For Us: Impact Of The Mexican Social Security Law Reforms On Pregnant Domestic Workers, Kaitlyn Sutton

Scholars Week

Kaitlyn Sutton

Kaitlyn Sutton is a senior Human Resources Management and Spanish double major from Louisville, Kentucky. She developed a passion for foreign language during her first semester at Murray State University and was able to further her interest by studying abroad on the Maya Mexico KIIS trip in 2023. It was during this program that she first learned about the importance of domestic workers in Mexico and was inspired to explore their workplace rights from the perspective of her other undergraduate degree in Human Resources. After graduation, Kaitlyn plans to attend Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee in order to …

Creation, Understanding, And Reflection In A Senior Vocal Performance Half Recital, Kaitlyn Langford

Graduate Dissertations and Theses

Creation, Understanding, and Reflection in a Senior Vocal Performance Half Recital

Student Recital: Emily Pollard, Violin, Emily Pollard, Bobbie Kesler-Corleto, Avery Suhay

Student Recitals

No abstract provided.

What's In A Name? The Politics Of Commemoration From The Un-Naming Of The Alexander Graham Bell Dorm At Rit To The Samuel Schmucker Controversy At Wcu, Brent Ruswick

Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations

Professor Brent Ruswick, History - What's in a Name? The Politics of Commemoration from the un-naming of the Alexander Graham Bell dorm at RIT to the Samuel Schmucker controversy at WCU

Uni Concert Band, April 5, 2023 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recitals given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.