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Hermeneutical Implications Of Certain Pre-Pauline Passages In The Pauline Corpus Of The New Testament, Inta Ivanovska May 2003

Hermeneutical Implications Of Certain Pre-Pauline Passages In The Pauline Corpus Of The New Testament, Inta Ivanovska

Master of Art Theology Thesis

Postmodern linguistics and philosophy have challenged the possibility that an author, a text, or a reader of a text possesses or can possess complete objectivity. It claims that an "independent, objective, reason-driven reader" is merely a "communally dependent, subjective, presupposition-bound agent." Similarly, an author is regarded as subject who through the text merely expresses the perspectives he has acquired through his own, contextually-shaped experiences. Moreover, once created, a text is not to be regarded as an entity which bears its own intrinsic meaning; nor is a text the expression of an "original," authorial intent. Rather, a text is merely a …


Witness And Worship In Pluralistic America, John F. Johnson, Joel Okamoto, Charles Arand, David Adams, Richard Warneck, Andrew H. Bartelt, Paul Raabe, William Schumacher, Paul Robinson, James Voelz, Robert Kolb Jan 2003

Witness And Worship In Pluralistic America, John F. Johnson, Joel Okamoto, Charles Arand, David Adams, Richard Warneck, Andrew H. Bartelt, Paul Raabe, William Schumacher, Paul Robinson, James Voelz, Robert Kolb

Ebooks

American society in the twenty- first century poses a myriad of challenges for the church as it seeks to be an effective witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Among these challenges is an increasingly pluralistic cultural and religious context.


Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center Bulletin 11:1 (Spring 2003), Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center Jan 2003

Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center Bulletin 11:1 (Spring 2003), Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center

Bulletin

No abstract provided.


The Everychurch Guide To Growth (Korean), Elmer Towns, Tom Raynor, Peter Wagner Jan 2003

The Everychurch Guide To Growth (Korean), Elmer Towns, Tom Raynor, Peter Wagner

Towns Foreign Language Book Collection

No abstract provided.


Churches That Multiply (Korean), Elmer Towns, Douglas Porter Jan 2003

Churches That Multiply (Korean), Elmer Towns, Douglas Porter

Towns Foreign Language Book Collection

No abstract provided.


Developing And Testing Receptivity To A Purpose-Driven Organizational Structure For The Pillar Of Fire, Robert W. Cruver Jan 2003

Developing And Testing Receptivity To A Purpose-Driven Organizational Structure For The Pillar Of Fire, Robert W. Cruver

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Trinitarian Ontological Approach To The Congregational Revitalization Of Loudsville United Methodist Church, John Eugene Heckman Jan 2003

A Trinitarian Ontological Approach To The Congregational Revitalization Of Loudsville United Methodist Church, John Eugene Heckman

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Staying Power : Pastoral Tenure In Church Planting, Stan R. Buck Jan 2003

Staying Power : Pastoral Tenure In Church Planting, Stan R. Buck

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


When You Speak Of God, Do You Think Of God As A Man Or A Woman?: Inclusive Language And God's Concept, David Lawrence Fisher Jan 2003

When You Speak Of God, Do You Think Of God As A Man Or A Woman?: Inclusive Language And God's Concept, David Lawrence Fisher

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Of Spiritual Disciplines On Commitment Keeping In The Post-Camping Experience, Brian Thomas Rainwater Jan 2003

The Relationship Of Spiritual Disciplines On Commitment Keeping In The Post-Camping Experience, Brian Thomas Rainwater

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Leadership Behaviors And Personal Transitions That Occur In The Lives Of Pastors Who Have Led Churches Through Significant Growth, Andre J. Snodgrass Jan 2003

Leadership Behaviors And Personal Transitions That Occur In The Lives Of Pastors Who Have Led Churches Through Significant Growth, Andre J. Snodgrass

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Increasing The Holistic Small Group Factor Of Evangelical United Methodist Church, Racine, Wisconsin, Through A Strategic Adult Sunday School Program, Creighton William Kaye Jan 2003

Increasing The Holistic Small Group Factor Of Evangelical United Methodist Church, Racine, Wisconsin, Through A Strategic Adult Sunday School Program, Creighton William Kaye

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Marital Satisfaction In The Church Of God In Izhevsk, Russian, Ilya Anatolyevich Okhotnikov Jan 2003

Assessment Of Marital Satisfaction In The Church Of God In Izhevsk, Russian, Ilya Anatolyevich Okhotnikov

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Factors Leading Visionary Entrepreneurial Laity To Start New Ministries, Andrew J. Cooney Jan 2003

Factors Leading Visionary Entrepreneurial Laity To Start New Ministries, Andrew J. Cooney

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Equipping Model Applied To Valley Chapel Free Methodist Church, Todd Wayne Daningburg Jan 2003

An Equipping Model Applied To Valley Chapel Free Methodist Church, Todd Wayne Daningburg

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


One Faith, One Body : A Study In Racial Reconciliation, Jesse S. Mclain Nov 2002

One Faith, One Body : A Study In Racial Reconciliation, Jesse S. Mclain

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Anger Reduction On Burnout In Pastors Serving A Tristate Area Of The Church Of God (Anderson), Dale E. French Aug 2002

The Impact Of Anger Reduction On Burnout In Pastors Serving A Tristate Area Of The Church Of God (Anderson), Dale E. French

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Virtue Ethics And The Place Of Character Formation Within Lutheran Theology, Joel Biermann May 2002

Virtue Ethics And The Place Of Character Formation Within Lutheran Theology, Joel Biermann

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

This study strives to provide a way for all parish pastors to reconsider the task of providing ethical training in a parish setting. The intent of this investigation is to encourage a shift in perception that will allow training in ethics to be evaluated and eventually adopted as both practically positive and theologically valid. Failing that ambitious goal, the study can at least prompt further discussion of the appropriate place of training in ethics, that is, teaching the practical matters of living the Christian life. Understood scripturally, the goal is quite simply to provide a way for congregations faithfully to …


The Impact Of Visual Imagery Upon Congregants' Involvement In The Sermon, Daniel M. Bilkert May 2002

The Impact Of Visual Imagery Upon Congregants' Involvement In The Sermon, Daniel M. Bilkert

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Systemic Catechesis, Kevin Wyssmann Mar 2002

Systemic Catechesis, Kevin Wyssmann

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Systemic Catechesis is designed to merge several academic disciplines into a new catechetical model. Learning theories, systemic psychology, and a distinctive Lutheran approach to confirmation are combined in an effort to catechize whole family systems while specifically targeting junior high youth. This multifaceted program utilizes class time, home work, periodic evaluations, camps and retreats to maximize learning. The results of this project is a two-year curriculum that fully integrates educators, congregation, and the family into the catechetical process.


Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center Bulletin 10:2 (Winter 2002), Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center Jan 2002

Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center Bulletin 10:2 (Winter 2002), Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center

Bulletin

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of The Christian Believer Study As A Tool For Discipleship And Life Transformation, George M. Wasson Jan 2002

An Evaluation Of The Christian Believer Study As A Tool For Discipleship And Life Transformation, George M. Wasson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Church Health And Church Growth In United Methodist Churches In The West Ohio Annual Conference, Brian Allen Law Jan 2002

The Relationship Between Church Health And Church Growth In United Methodist Churches In The West Ohio Annual Conference, Brian Allen Law

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Health And Church Growth Among General Association Of General Baptist Churches, James Vernon Kinder Jan 2002

Church Health And Church Growth Among General Association Of General Baptist Churches, James Vernon Kinder

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Mentoring In The Preparation Of Church Planters Of Reproducing Churches, D. Keith Cowart Jan 2002

The Role Of Mentoring In The Preparation Of Church Planters Of Reproducing Churches, D. Keith Cowart

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Strategy For Transforming St. James United Methodist Church: A Study In The Relationship Between Church Growth And Church Health, David Wesley Kofahl Jan 2002

A Strategy For Transforming St. James United Methodist Church: A Study In The Relationship Between Church Growth And Church Health, David Wesley Kofahl

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


How Rapidly Growing Churches Leverage Financial Resources To Maintain Or Increase Rates Of Growth, Ken Diehm Jan 2002

How Rapidly Growing Churches Leverage Financial Resources To Maintain Or Increase Rates Of Growth, Ken Diehm

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Attracting And Assimilating The Unchurched In The 21st Century, David Duane Durey Jan 2002

Attracting And Assimilating The Unchurched In The 21st Century, David Duane Durey

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Empowering Methodist Laity In South India For Effective Ministry, Samuel John Royappa Jan 2002

Empowering Methodist Laity In South India For Effective Ministry, Samuel John Royappa

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Paradox For The Church: Time-Limited Counseling Tools For Pastoral Care, Charles Phillip Redwine Jan 2002

Paradox For The Church: Time-Limited Counseling Tools For Pastoral Care, Charles Phillip Redwine

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.