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Children With Disabilities And Ministry : Training Adults For More Effective Ministry, Robert M. López Jan 2010

Children With Disabilities And Ministry : Training Adults For More Effective Ministry, Robert M. López

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No abstract provided.


A Journey In Preaching As A Spiritual Discipline, Leonard R. Luchetti Jan 2010

A Journey In Preaching As A Spiritual Discipline, Leonard R. Luchetti

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No abstract provided.


An Exploratory Study Of Marital Satisfaction Of Forty Couples At The Africa Inland Church, Jericho, Nairobi, With The View To Inform Premarital Counseling Practices In Kenya, Joseph Mathiani Mbunga Jan 2010

An Exploratory Study Of Marital Satisfaction Of Forty Couples At The Africa Inland Church, Jericho, Nairobi, With The View To Inform Premarital Counseling Practices In Kenya, Joseph Mathiani Mbunga

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No abstract provided.


Creating Synergy In Churches With Multiple Congregations, C. Michael Pearson Jan 2010

Creating Synergy In Churches With Multiple Congregations, C. Michael Pearson

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No abstract provided.


Can They Live Again? : An Analysis Of Small Churches Within The Church Of The Nazarene Who Transitioned To Vitality From The Death Spiral, Arthur T. Roxby Jan 2010

Can They Live Again? : An Analysis Of Small Churches Within The Church Of The Nazarene Who Transitioned To Vitality From The Death Spiral, Arthur T. Roxby

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No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Men's Disciple-Making Programs : How Discipleship Influences Men's Lives, Andrew David Templeton Jan 2010

The Impact Of Men's Disciple-Making Programs : How Discipleship Influences Men's Lives, Andrew David Templeton

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No abstract provided.


Middle-Class "Christ Is The Answer Ministries" (Citam) And The Urban Poor : A Study Of Community Action With Recommendations, Silas Kinyua Waweru Jan 2010

Middle-Class "Christ Is The Answer Ministries" (Citam) And The Urban Poor : A Study Of Community Action With Recommendations, Silas Kinyua Waweru

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No abstract provided.


Discover Your Wesleyan Dna : A Curriculum For The Wesleyan Methodist Church Of New Zealand, Richard James Waugh Jan 2010

Discover Your Wesleyan Dna : A Curriculum For The Wesleyan Methodist Church Of New Zealand, Richard James Waugh

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No abstract provided.


Growing In Christ Together : Facilitating Spiritual Maturity Through Marital Enhancement, Ronnie Neal Burton Jan 2010

Growing In Christ Together : Facilitating Spiritual Maturity Through Marital Enhancement, Ronnie Neal Burton

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No abstract provided.


Contextualization Of The Public Worship Practices Of Vietnamese Protestant Churches In The Greater Ohio Valley Region, Dennis G. Crump Jan 2010

Contextualization Of The Public Worship Practices Of Vietnamese Protestant Churches In The Greater Ohio Valley Region, Dennis G. Crump

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No abstract provided.


Spiritual Abuse In The Christian Community, Barbara Olivia Berry Jan 2010

Spiritual Abuse In The Christian Community, Barbara Olivia Berry

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No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of The 2009 Mindanao Training Event For Camacop Evangelists Involved In Public Proclamation For Church Planting : Its Impact On The Attitudes, Knowledge, And Practices Of The Participants, Isaias F. Catorce Jan 2010

An Evaluation Of The 2009 Mindanao Training Event For Camacop Evangelists Involved In Public Proclamation For Church Planting : Its Impact On The Attitudes, Knowledge, And Practices Of The Participants, Isaias F. Catorce

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No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of Public Leadership Formation In Select Zimbabwe Churches, Kurai Chitima Jan 2010

An Investigation Of Public Leadership Formation In Select Zimbabwe Churches, Kurai Chitima

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No abstract provided.


Preaching The Cross On The Healing Of Shame In Jiksan-Eup Korean Methodist Church, Sung Kwon Han Jan 2010

Preaching The Cross On The Healing Of Shame In Jiksan-Eup Korean Methodist Church, Sung Kwon Han

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No abstract provided.


The Leadership Of The Umc As A Prophetic Community For The Holistic Transformation Of Post-Conflict Liberia, Jerry Paye-Manfloe Kulah Jan 2010

The Leadership Of The Umc As A Prophetic Community For The Holistic Transformation Of Post-Conflict Liberia, Jerry Paye-Manfloe Kulah

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No abstract provided.


Opening Their Eyes And Ours : A Study On The Belief And Practice Of Prayer Evangelism, Mitchell L. Reece Jan 2010

Opening Their Eyes And Ours : A Study On The Belief And Practice Of Prayer Evangelism, Mitchell L. Reece

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No abstract provided.


Components To Effect Spiritual And Numerical Growth In The Good News Churches Of Palakonda Division, Srikakulam District, A. P. India, Victor John Ratnam Palla Jan 2010

Components To Effect Spiritual And Numerical Growth In The Good News Churches Of Palakonda Division, Srikakulam District, A. P. India, Victor John Ratnam Palla

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No abstract provided.


A Model For Preaching In The Missional Church : Common Characteristics Of Preaching Found In Effective Missional Churches Within The Pacific Northwest District Of The Christian And Missionary Alliance, Paul William Smith Jan 2010

A Model For Preaching In The Missional Church : Common Characteristics Of Preaching Found In Effective Missional Churches Within The Pacific Northwest District Of The Christian And Missionary Alliance, Paul William Smith

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No abstract provided.


Lighted To Lighten : A Study Of Missional Families In Bangalore, India, P. C. Matthew Thankachan Jan 2010

Lighted To Lighten : A Study Of Missional Families In Bangalore, India, P. C. Matthew Thankachan

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No abstract provided.


Band Of Brothers : A Study In Forming Spiritual Leadership Characteristics In Men, Ian George Wills Jan 2010

Band Of Brothers : A Study In Forming Spiritual Leadership Characteristics In Men, Ian George Wills

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No abstract provided.


Twenty-Somethings In The Church: The Impact Of A Biblical Worldview Study, Debbie Norris Lanier Jan 2010

Twenty-Somethings In The Church: The Impact Of A Biblical Worldview Study, Debbie Norris Lanier

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No abstract provided.


From Traditional To Missional Church: Describing A Contextual Model Of Change For Ingrown Korean Diaspora Church In North America, Gil Pyo Lee Jan 2010

From Traditional To Missional Church: Describing A Contextual Model Of Change For Ingrown Korean Diaspora Church In North America, Gil Pyo Lee

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No abstract provided.


Crossing The Great Divide: Syncretism Or Contextualization In Christian Worship, Cori Mcmillin Waisanen Jan 2010

Crossing The Great Divide: Syncretism Or Contextualization In Christian Worship, Cori Mcmillin Waisanen

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No abstract provided.


The Life And Ministry Of John Sung: Sowing Seeds Of Vibrant Christianity In Asian Soil, Ka-Tong Lim Jun 2009

The Life And Ministry Of John Sung: Sowing Seeds Of Vibrant Christianity In Asian Soil, Ka-Tong Lim

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John Sung, Ph.D. (1901-1944), was a Chinese scientist turned preacher whose public ministry lasted a mere twelve years. Yet his short life impacted tens of thousands, if not more. At a time when science was king and religion was relegated to the realm of myths, a scientist who preached an old-time religion, performed faith healings, and talked about the second coming of Jesus, must be quite "crazy," or hard to understand.

This dissertation is a biographical research seeking to discern contributing factors that made John Sung a central figure of twentieth-century Christianity. It explains the importance of Sung and his …


Sacred Improv : Narrative Preaching That Offers Entrance Into The Gospel Of Jesus Christ, Daniel Wayne Meek May 2009

Sacred Improv : Narrative Preaching That Offers Entrance Into The Gospel Of Jesus Christ, Daniel Wayne Meek

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No abstract provided.


Equipping Parents To Be Spiritual Leaders In The Home, Douglas J. Schoelles May 2009

Equipping Parents To Be Spiritual Leaders In The Home, Douglas J. Schoelles

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The goal of this project was to effect a positive cognitive, affective, and behavioral response in parents from two Evangelical Lutheran Church in America congregations to lead their households in spiritual disciplines. The project consisted of four consecutive Sundays of preaching on faith forming in the home coupled with encouragement of the practice of a specific faith habit. These sermons were preached in tandem with four teaching sessions that reiterated the role of parents as spiritual leaders and concentrated on training families to engage in four faith habits in the home. Teaching tools were distributed to facilitate implantation of faith …


"Led By The Holy Spirit": The Missionary Career, Leadership, Thought, And Influence Of Alice Eveline Luce, Mikeuel Eugene Peterson Jan 2009

"Led By The Holy Spirit": The Missionary Career, Leadership, Thought, And Influence Of Alice Eveline Luce, Mikeuel Eugene Peterson

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No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Personal Narrative On Ethos In Preaching To Postmoderns, Robert Gibbs Couch Jan 2009

The Effect Of Personal Narrative On Ethos In Preaching To Postmoderns, Robert Gibbs Couch

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No abstract provided.


A Model Of Missional Leadership Training In A Context Of Brokenness : A Case Study Of The Restoration Missionary Church In The Democratic Republic Of Congo, Fohle Lygunda Li-M Jan 2009

A Model Of Missional Leadership Training In A Context Of Brokenness : A Case Study Of The Restoration Missionary Church In The Democratic Republic Of Congo, Fohle Lygunda Li-M

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No abstract provided.


A Study In Change : Acts 15 As A Model Of Transformation In A Presbyterian Church (Usa) Context, Jeffrey Lyn Chandler Jan 2009

A Study In Change : Acts 15 As A Model Of Transformation In A Presbyterian Church (Usa) Context, Jeffrey Lyn Chandler

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No abstract provided.