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Ecclesiology In Dialogue : A Critique Of The Understanding Of The Nature Of The Church In The Thought Of G. C. Berkouwer, Bruce Norman

Dissertations

This dissertation deals with the concept of the nature of the church in the thought of G. C. Berkouwer as indicated in the following chapter sketches. Chapter 1 briefly outlines the historical and theological development of thought about the nature of the church, her function, and the interrelationship of the two. The most revelant elements of the church's nature are identified, described, and analyzed in both Roman Catholic and Reformed thought. Chapter 2 presents biographical, methodological, and theological backgrounds of Berkouwer. These provide the framework within which one must understand Berkouwer's view of the nature of the church. Chapter 3 …

The Free Methodist Understanding Of Baptism In The Light Of John Wesley's Teaching And The American Methodist Tradition, Real Gagne

ATS Dissertations

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Developing A Program For Interpersonal Ministry In The Liturgy For St. Paul Lutheran Church Shreveport, Louisiana, Wesley Toncre

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This major applied project explores the Scriptures, the Lutheran Confessions, the tradition of the Fathers and contemporary ecclesiastical thinking in an attempt to discover and begin to define the contributory role of the individual worshiper in Lutheran corporate liturgical worship today. Further, it develops a workshop structure that is designed to provide members of one particular congregation with the knowledge, attitudes, skills and opportunities to execute those roles by serving one another effectively in response to God's ministry to them while they are gathered around Word and sacrament.

It is noted that neither Holy Scripture nor the Lutheran Confessions restrict …

Planning For The Future : Is Church Merger Or Merger With Relocation A Viable Option?, Benjamin H. Hahn

ATS Dissertations

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The Development And Implementation Of Role Negotiation Between The Pastor And The Members Of The Anoka/Maple Plain, Minnesota Seventh-Day Adventist Multi-Church Parish, Bruce Teel Juhl

Doctor of Ministry Projects

There is a great need among pastors for clarification of roles in light of the rapid changes in society and the increased expectation of parishioners that he/she be skilled in an ever widening range of pastoral function. There is also a need for pastors to develop skills in negotiating their roles with the congregation(s) they serve so that differences may be narrowed.

The project includes an extensive review of Old Testament conceptual models (priest, prophet, king, and shepherd) and New Testament orders (apostolate, deaconate, and elder) for the purpose of discerning the biblical foundations for modern pastoral roles. It also …

Evaluation Of A Ministry Formation Group For Increasing Laity Intrinsic Religious Orientation, Brodrick A. Hoyer

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Preparing The Local Church For A Healing Ministry : A Unifying Framework, Arthur L. Luckie

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Church Revitalization In The Southwest Texas Conference Of The United Methodist Church: Conference Church Revitalization And Extension Using The Organizational Perception Indicator -- Opi, George Wayne Joehnk

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Mobilizing The Laity : A Strategy For Obtaining Great Numerical Growth In The Wilmore Free Methodist Church, Carroll Wesley King Jr.

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A Paradigm For Church Leadership From I Corinthians, William Francis Love

ATS Dissertations

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Correspondence Of Roger Hedlund: Cbmfs 1990, Roger Hedlund

Papers of Roger Hedlund

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Correspondence Of Roger Hedlund: Letters Aug-Dec 1990, Roger Hedlund

Papers of Roger Hedlund

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Correspondence Of Roger Hedlund: Letters April-July 1990, Roger Hedlund

Papers of Roger Hedlund

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Subject File Of Roger Hedlund: Cgai-Cgrc Proposals And Reports 1990-1991, Roger Hedlund

Papers of Roger Hedlund

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Subject File Of Roger Hedlund: Religious Pluralism Symposium - Book 1990, Roger Hedlund

Papers of Roger Hedlund

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Correspondence Of Roger Hedlund: Ministry Opportunities 1990-1991, Roger Hedlund

Papers of Roger Hedlund

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Current Models In Roman, Lutheran, And Reformed Prolegomena: Exposition, Analysis, And Programmatic Assessment, David Lumpp

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

The marketplace is currently experiencing no shortage of systematic theologies. At both the popular and academic levels, volumes are published at a rate exceeding the ability of any one scholar to digest or evaluate. The methodological pluralism alluded to above is now a cacophony. Yesterday’s mentors are challenged by process theology, theologies of hope, and seemingly infinite manifestations of liberation theology--to name only several of the most obvious.

With this history and the above cautions in mind, this essay will explore the definition, guiding motif, and methodology of three major contemporary theologians: Bernard Lonergan, Helmut Thielicke, and Edward Farley, representing …

The Educational Needs Of The Adult Layperson Concerning The Mission Of God_Research Towards Writing An Introductory Adult Mission Education Course, Stephen Gaulke

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

What are the educational needs of an adult layperson concerning world mission? What ought an introductory adult mission education study course attempt to teach? This thesis endeavors to answer the question in three chapters.

Chapter One articulates a concise theology of mission. Rooted in Scripture, especially the mission commands of the risen Savior, and drawing on the Apostles' Creed, The Book of Concord, and Martin Luther, Chapter One sketches the "who, what, where, when, why, and how" of God's mission.

Chapter Two surveys mission professionals to discover what they believe an introductory adult study course on world mission ought to …

The Nature And Function Of The Lutheran Confessions In Twentieth Century American Lutheranism, Charles Arand

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

By concentrating on what theologians and church leaders have written on the sub­ject of the confessional principle and confessional subscription, this study has dealt with those who had or have an interest in the subject. It may or may not be representative of the way in which the church at large regards and deals with the church's symbols. Attempting to address such a concern, this study has referred to official synodical resolutions and dec­larations as illustrative that the confessional attitude of the theologians was also representa­tive of their church's position. At the same time, however, it may be pointed out …

Old Fire, New Hope: Refiring The Sunday School, Renew The Church, R. Alan Rice

ATS Dissertations

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Revitalization And The Church: A Study Of The Renewalmovement In The Sixth Conference Of The Brazillian Methodist Church, João Carlos Lopes

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The Pastor As Change Agent : How Effective Pastors Of Missionary Churches Develop A Change Climate In Their Churches, Arnold L. Stauffer

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A Study Of An Educational Practice In The Church Of God (Holiness), Gayle Woods

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Correspondence Of Roger Hedlund: Cgrc Task Force 1989, Roger Hedlund

Papers of Roger Hedlund

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Correspondence Of Roger Hedlund: William Carey Bi-Centennial Observance, Roger Hedlund

Papers of Roger Hedlund

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The Apostolic Tradition- A Study Of The Texts And Origins, And Its Eucharistic Teachings With A Special Exploration Of The Ethiopic Version, Eshetu Abate

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

This study will engage only one piece of the great body of material that is ours by way of the Ethiopic tradition. What we know of the inter-testamental period and of early Christianity would be poorer without what comes to us through the Ethiopic tradition, both where it overlaps with other traditions, and where it is unique. Among its unique witnesses of the inter-testamental period are Jubliees, 1 Book of Enoch and the Ascension of Isaiah. Of these the complete text is provided only by their Ethiopic versions. The traditions of the Early Church preserved in the Ethiopic tradition are …

A Theological Assessment Of Minjung Theology, Systematically And Biblically, Yong Wha Na

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

It is imperative for the church of Christ Jesus to teach and preach all the contents of the gospel systematically and biblically (Matt. 28:20). Therefore, if the churches emptied of the material contents of the gospel, it cannot stand at all.

This thesis attempts to show how seriously minjung theology deviates from the true teachings of the Scriptures. And, at the same time, this thesis contrasts the teachings of minjung theology with the Scriptural meanings of the gospel, with the goal that we should be sure of the fact that the kingdom of God can be planted only by the …

Trumpets For The Khasis : Evaluating The Indigeneity Of The Church Of God Among The Khasis, Leaderwell Pohsngap

ATS Dissertations

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Correspondence Of Roger Hedlund: Letters Oct-Dec 1988, Roger Hedlund

Papers of Roger Hedlund

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Correspondence Of Roger Hedlund: Cgrc Research 1988-1993, Roger Hedlund

Papers of Roger Hedlund

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