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Review Of Trauma And Renewal: Toward Spiritual, Communal, And Holistic Transformation. By Aizaiah G. Yong, Pamela F. Engelbert Apr 2026

Review Of Trauma And Renewal: Toward Spiritual, Communal, And Holistic Transformation. By Aizaiah G. Yong, Pamela F. Engelbert

Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology

A review of Trauma and Renewal: Toward Spiritual, Communal, and Holistic Transformation, by Aizaiah G. Yong with contributing authors Amos Yong and Alma Yong.


Multiplying Multipliers: How To Develop Church Planters Who Multiply Through Evangelical Church-Based Planting, Patrick Grach Apr 2025

Multiplying Multipliers: How To Develop Church Planters Who Multiply Through Evangelical Church-Based Planting, Patrick Grach

Doctor of Ministry (DMin)

The Evangelical Church of America is declining, while the population of the United States is growing. Though the church has a biblical mandate to multiply and fulfill the Great Commission, the church-planter pipelines within church-planting churches and organizations are shrinking, and only a fraction of churches are multiplying by developing church planters and releasing them to plant new generations of churches. The challenge of generational church multiplication is captured in the research question: How can church-planting churches and church-based church-planting networks prepare church planters to multiply? This study provides a biblical foundation for a practical theology of church multiplication and …


Repurposing The Land Of An East Los Angeles Church: The Discovery Of How Small And Medium Sized Churches Through Affordable Housing Can Combat Homelessness While Revitalizing Its Nonprofit Status, Donald Cook, Donald Ray Cook Ii Dec 2024

Repurposing The Land Of An East Los Angeles Church: The Discovery Of How Small And Medium Sized Churches Through Affordable Housing Can Combat Homelessness While Revitalizing Its Nonprofit Status, Donald Cook, Donald Ray Cook Ii

Doctor of Ministry Projects and Theses

In order to live, humans need to sleep; therefore, sleep is mandatory, but unfortunately, everyone does not have the option of sleeping inside. Subsequently, many homeless encampments have developed in many countries. The perspective that people have often determines their response to homelessness. One person might view a homeless encampment as a problem that needs to be removed while someone else can view it as an opportunity to serve the least of these. Not only did Adam and Eve experience homelessness when removed from the Garden of Eden, but Mary, Joseph, and Jesus experienced first-hand the rollercoaster of inadequate housing. …


Reclaiming The Art Of Sabbath: A Biblical And Practical Theology For Pastoral Sabbath-Keeping, Robert D. Elliott Apr 2021

Reclaiming The Art Of Sabbath: A Biblical And Practical Theology For Pastoral Sabbath-Keeping, Robert D. Elliott

Masters of Theological Studies

Pastoral Sabbath-keeping is both a lost art and a vital part of the spiritual vitality of the twentyfirst century church. A majority of pastors within the United States affirm that they do not take a time for weekly Sabbath, which in turn has led to higher cases of pastoral burnout and ministry ineffectiveness. This is intrinsically linked to a lack of pastoral spiritual health. The solution to this spiritually fueled problem is found in reclaiming the art of pastoral Sabbath-keeping. Developing a well-rounded biblical theology of Sabbath-keeping practices will allow twenty-first century pastors to apply a biblically founded practical theology …


Adolescent Spiritual Formation: Practical Theology As A Filter For Youth Ministry, Jeremy Smith May 2020

Adolescent Spiritual Formation: Practical Theology As A Filter For Youth Ministry, Jeremy Smith

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

There seems to be a disconnect between the practice and scholars of youth ministry. Historically, the practice of youth ministry has been overly concerned with method, creating multiple approaches, each with its own inherent shortcomings. Responding to this overemphasis on method, scholars of youth ministry have argued for a more theological framework, assuming that the problem lies within a lack of theological education among youth ministry practitioners. In 2001 youth ministry scholarship made a case to place the field of youth ministry under the discipline of practical theology in hopes of grounding the practice of youth ministry in theology. Over …


Reading The Bible Together: The Virtue Of Patience As A Resource For Navigating Interpretive Disagreements In Congregations, Mason Lee Jun 2019

Reading The Bible Together: The Virtue Of Patience As A Resource For Navigating Interpretive Disagreements In Congregations, Mason Lee

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

Disagreements over the meaning of Scripture and how it should shape congregational action can be great sources of conflict in congregational life. Yet as contentious as these disagreements can be, appeals to method have been unable to resolve them. This article proposes that a fruitful way of navigating these arguments within our congregations is not by trying to establish a single way of reading Scripture or of determining what Scripture “means,” but by becoming people able to peacefully hold an irreducible diversity of interpretive options. This article focuses on one virtue in particular—the virtue of patience—and suggests that it is …


The Sabbath And Human Relations, Sakae Kubo Dec 1979

The Sabbath And Human Relations, Sakae Kubo

Faculty Publications

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Love That Will Not Let Me Go, Sakae Kubo Sep 1979

Love That Will Not Let Me Go, Sakae Kubo

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Sabbath: A Day Of Liberation, Sakae Kubo Jul 1978

Sabbath: A Day Of Liberation, Sakae Kubo

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Once Saved Always Saved?, Sakae Kubo Jun 1978

Once Saved Always Saved?, Sakae Kubo

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The Fruitage Of Faith, Sakae Kubo May 1977

The Fruitage Of Faith, Sakae Kubo

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What Jesus A Revolutionary?, William G. Johnsson Mar 1977

What Jesus A Revolutionary?, William G. Johnsson

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Which Version Today?, Sakae Kubo, Walter Specht Oct 1975

Which Version Today?, Sakae Kubo, Walter Specht

Faculty Publications

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Rich Man, Poor Man, Sakae Kubo Sep 1975

Rich Man, Poor Man, Sakae Kubo

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What Should I Look For In Choosing A Bible Version?, Sakae Kubo Jul 1974

What Should I Look For In Choosing A Bible Version?, Sakae Kubo

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The Man Who Was Executed Twice, C. Mervyn Maxwell Apr 1974

The Man Who Was Executed Twice, C. Mervyn Maxwell

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Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell Dec 1973

Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell

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Insight, C. Mervyn Maxwell Nov 1973

Insight, C. Mervyn Maxwell

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Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell Nov 1973

Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell

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Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell Oct 1973

Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell

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Insight, C. Mervyn Maxwell Sep 1973

Insight, C. Mervyn Maxwell

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Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell Sep 1973

Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell

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Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell Aug 1973

Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell

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Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell Jul 1973

Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell

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No abstract provided.


Insight, C. Mervyn Maxwell Jul 1973

Insight, C. Mervyn Maxwell

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell Jun 1973

Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Insight, C. Mervyn Maxwell May 1973

Insight, C. Mervyn Maxwell

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell May 1973

Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell Apr 1973

Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell

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Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell Mar 1973

Look At It This Way: Questions Youth Are Asking Today, C. Mervyn Maxwell

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.