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Results Of The Implementation Of Turnaround Strategies For The Maquoketa United Methodist Church Based On Natural Church Development, Jeffrey Mark Dadisman

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Measuring The Clergy/Laity Gap And Its Effect On Church Health And Outreach, Christopher Wyatt Goff

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Preaching In The Postmodern Matrix : The Role Of Biblical Narrative Preaching And Symbolic Communication In The Formation Of Christian Identity, William Ray Jarrett

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Substantialist And Relational Understandings Of Entire Sanctification Among Church Of The Nazarene Clergy, William M. Kirkemo

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Identifying Gender Worldview Roadblocks To The Ordination Of Women : A Case Study Of The Church Of Christ In Nigeria, Stephen Nalde Yarkum

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Hearing God's Call For Life : The Impact Of Call On Mobilizing Laity For Ministry, Kevin M. Baker

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Enhancing The Leadership Competency Of Camacop (Christian And Missionary Alliance Churches Of The Philippines) Pastors Through The Course On Leadership In Urban Ministry In Ebenezer Bible College And Seminary, Joel A. Caperig

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The Core Value Of Evangelism In Effective Churches, Dana Robert Hicks

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The Impact Of The 40 Days Of Purpose Spiritual Growth Campaign In Twelve Churches Of The Alabama-West Florida Conference Of The United Methodist Church, James Nathan Elliott

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Salvation As Healing : John Wesley's Missional Theology, R. Jeffrey Hiatt

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The Relationship Between Dispositional Forgiveness And A Sense Of Community In A United Methodist Church Of The Wisconsin Annual Conference, Gary A. Holmes

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Training American-Born Chinese Pastors To Minister In A Predominantly Chinese Bicultural Church, Fee Kee Tow

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The Integrated Small Group : Bible Study, Community, Ministry, And Mission, Joleen A. Willis

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Missions Involvement In The African Inland Church- Kenya, David Mulwa

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The Integrated Small Group : Bible Study, Community, Ministry, And Mission, Joleen A. Willis

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Assessing Missional Orientation : Observing Biblical Community, Incarnational Service, Bold And Humble Witness, And Reproduction Of Disiples In Light Of An Awareness Of The Holy Spirit, Tim Volkman

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Learning Resiliency: An Opportunity For Clergywomen, Mindy Johnson

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Men Mentoring Women : The Impact Of Male Leaders On Women Entering Vocational Christian Ministry In The Church Of God, Jesse S. Mclain

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The Impact Of A Short-Term Mission Experience On The Prayer Behaviors Of Participants, Bryce Allen Norton

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Participation: An Onto-Epistemology For A Theology Of Mission For The 21st Century, Peter Bellini

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The Impact Of A Spiritual Leadership Program Based On Spiritual Disciplines On Leadership Competencies, Shih-Minh Kow

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A One-On-Many Mentoring Leadership Model In The Central Missionary Church In Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, Carlos Alexandre De Oliveira

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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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A Contemplative Youth Ministry Retreat Model, Russell H. Freeman

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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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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. …

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

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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 …

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 …