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Developing A Strategic Model For Deacons As Servant Leaders Within New Church Plants, Christopher Webb

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The office of deacon is vital within the local church and often varies from one congregation to another. There are many misconceptions concerning the role and responsibilities of deacons. The Bible clearly defines deacons as those who function as servant leaders. The purpose of this project is to address the biblical, theoretical, practical and personal observations that will assist new church plants in equipping potential candidates for the office of deacon, as servant leaders. The project will address vital areas of deacon ministry that will include; discovering the history of deacon ministry, the biblical qualifications for a deacon, the relationship …

One From The Beginning: A Proposed Apologetic For The Growth Of The Church From Ad 30-250, Douglas Taylor

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

“The oftener we are mown down by you, the more in number we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.” Why Christianity from its inception grew in numbers has remained a relatively stable and uncontested topic. Moreover, recent history has seen a move by some scholars to claim not one but multiple Christianities existed in the first three centuries. No study, however, has approached the growth of Christianity as being a result of positive apologetics and then defended that there was but one Christianity from the beginning through the use of Root Cause Analysis. After proposing an early fixed understanding …

Putman And Putmans' "Hope For The Prodigal: Bringing The Lost, Wandering And Rebellious Home" (Book Review), Kristina Elizabeth Claunch

The Christian Librarian

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Markle And Plummers' "Greek For Life: Strategies For Learning, Retaining, And Reviving New Testament Greek" (Book Review), Charles Huckaby

The Christian Librarian

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Wright's "Let The Gospels Preach The Gospel" (Book Review), Rebekah Phillips

The Christian Librarian

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Blankenship's "The Mystery And The Masterpiece: The Message Of Marriage" (Book Review), Mary Ann Buhler

The Christian Librarian

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Agang's "No More Cheeks To Turn?" (Book Review), David H. Michaels

The Christian Librarian

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Walton's "Old Testament Theology For Christians: From Ancient Context To Enduring Belief, Julianne Burnett

The Christian Librarian

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Sircar's "Paul’S Theology Of Mission To The Nations In Romans" (Book Review), Rusty Tryon

The Christian Librarian

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Low's "Preaching That Comes Alive: Delivering A Word From The Lord" (Book Review), Deborah Mcconkey

The Christian Librarian

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Priest's "Reason And Wonder: Why Science And Faith Need Each Other" (Book Review), Addison Lucchi

The Christian Librarian

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Meynell's "What Angels Long To Read: Reading And Preaching The New Testament" (Book Review), Paul A. Andrews

The Christian Librarian

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Levering's "Engaging The Doctrine Of Creation: Cosmos, Creatures, And The Wise And Good Creator" (Book Review), Robert Lancaster

The Christian Librarian

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Historicizing Muslim American Literature: Studies On Literature By African American And South Asian American Muslim Writers, Wawan Eko Yulianto

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In response to the challenge of understanding Muslim Americans in a way that highlights their integral role in the United States through literature, this research starts with two questions: 1) how should we read Muslim American literature in relation to the lived experiences of Islam in America? and 2) how does Muslim American literature contribute to the more mainstream American literature.

To answer those questions, this research takes as its foundations the theories by Stuart Hall and Satya Mohanty on, firstly, the evolving nature of diaspora identity and on the epistemic status of identity. Following Hall’s argument that every expression …

Body-And-Soul: Embodied Participation Of The Laity In The Divine Service, Aaron Roggow

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

Roggow, Aaron, W. “BODY-AND-SOUL: EMBODIED PARTICIPATION OF THE LAITY IN THE DIVINE SERVICE.” Master’s thesis, Concordia Seminary, 2018. 96 pp.

Since God has created us as body-and-soul creatures, it follows that worship of Him is not only spiritual but also physical in essence and in practice. The resurrection of Jesus Christ in the flesh points to the holistic nature of our faith; as such, the physicality of our worship is a fruit of this faith in an incarnate Lord. The benefits of bodily movement and gesture associated with the Word in Christian worship are a vitally important part of worship …

The Power Of God’S Word: Jeremiah Speaks To Kenya Today, Jared Otieno Magero

Master of Art Theology Thesis

Magero Jared Otieno “The power of God’s Word: Jeremiah speaks to Kenya today.” Master of Arts Thesis. Concordia Seminary, 2018. 106pp.

This thesis searched what moved Jeremiah to keep proclaiming God’s Word when the people opposed it, when by proclaiming God’s Word Jeremiah himself went through a lot of suffering and persecution, and when the people instead heard and delighted in the words of false prophets. My research explored how the theology of the powerful Word of God and the task of its proclaimer speak to my church in Kenya where, even though we are a confessional church, we are …

Grammars Of Transformation: Saving Evangelical Cultural Engagement, William Watts

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

Watts, William J. “Grammars of Transformation: Saving Evangelical Cultural Engagement.” Ph.D. diss., Concordia Seminary, 2018. 137 pp.

Evangelical Christians have been struggling to offer a thorough and unified account of cultural engagement for the last several decades. H. Richard Niebuhr’s “Christ the Transformer of Culture” type has supplied evangelicals with the most influential rhetoric on the proper relationship of Christians and the church to the culture at large. However, this consensus is collapsing in the wake of new ways of speaking of cultural engagement that largely downplay or altogether avoid the language of transformation. The emergence of these new ways …

21st Century Trends In Conversation Concerning Women’S Roles In The Stone-Campbell Movement: 2000–2017, Wesley Collin Racca

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the trends in conversation concerning women’s roles within two streams of the Stone-Campbell Movement, the Churches of Christ and the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, within the twenty-first century. In addition, it explored possible answers to the emerging questions from the study through thoughtful analysis, comparison, and observation of the present trends in conversation. The data were accumulated, organized, charted, and analyzed by researching every article and issue of the primary publication of each stream, The Christian Chronicle and The Christian Standard, to gauge the intensity and attention given to the issue. While there were no significant answers …

Letter From The Editor, Garrett Trott

The Christian Librarian

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Christian Academics Need To Increase Their Publishing: A Study Of Cccu Teaching Faculty And Librarians, Craighton T. Hippenhammer, Garrett Trott

The Christian Librarian

This is the second of two articles that explains the results of an in-depth research study of teaching faculty and librarian scholarship within the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). The first article examined the nature and extent of that scholarship and this article examines its necessity.

Gane's "Old Testament Law For Christians: Original Context And Enduring Application" (Critical Book Review), Charles Savelle

The Christian Librarian

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Shirer's "Awaken: 90 Days With The God Who Speaks" (Book Review), Susan Casstevens

The Christian Librarian

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Stott's "Basic Christianity" (Book Review), Jennifer Argueta

The Christian Librarian

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Kreeft's "Between One Faith And Another: Engaging Conversations On The World's Great Religions" (, Elizabeth Pearson

The Christian Librarian

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Catchings And Petersens' "Catch A Star: Shining Through Adversity To Become A Champion (Book Review), Carrie Beth Lowe

The Christian Librarian

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Begg's "Csb Charles Spurgeon Study Bible" (Book Review), Robert Burgess

The Christian Librarian

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Beeke's "Debated Issues In Sovereign Predestination" (Book Review), J. James Mancuso

The Christian Librarian

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Cunningham's "Dancing Like Bees: 31 Steps To De-Stress, Delight, And Dance Like Bees" (Book Review), Cindy Hyer

The Christian Librarian

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Wengert's "Dictionary Of Luther And The Lutheran Traditions" (Book Review), Jill Botticelli

The Christian Librarian

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Tozer's "The Essential Tozer Collection: The Pursuit Of God, The Purpose Of Man, The Crucified Life" (Book Review), Rebecca Givens

The Christian Librarian

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