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Full-Text Articles in Christianity
Chaplains In Khaki: Methodist Soldiers In Camp, On The Field, And On The March, H. K.
Chaplains In Khaki: Methodist Soldiers In Camp, On The Field, And On The March, H. K.
Heritage Material
No abstract provided.
El Cristo Del Camino Hindu, E. Stanley Jones
El Cristo Del Camino Hindu, E. Stanley Jones
Spanish Resources/Recursos en Español
No abstract provided.
Training Timothy: An Analysis Of Discipleship And Leadership Development In Multicultural Churches, Philip Thomas
Training Timothy: An Analysis Of Discipleship And Leadership Development In Multicultural Churches, Philip Thomas
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
As America’s social and cultural landscape continues to diversify, churches face the challenge of fostering contextually relevant, biblically grounded communities characterized by unity in Christ. Church leaders play a crucial role in this process by articulating a shared mission that transcends humanistic cultural differences and working towards a unifying biblical culture, based on a common understanding and vocabulary. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to examine how church leaders were selected, developed, and mobilized in Protestant multicultural churches in America to create a unifying biblical culture through biblical discipleship in a multicultural context. For this study, discipleship was …
Church Engagement With Generation Z In A Post Christian Culture, Caleb W. Saunders
Church Engagement With Generation Z In A Post Christian Culture, Caleb W. Saunders
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological research was to apprehend what has kept Generation Z individuals to continue attending church in a post Christian culture. Understanding what keeps this demographic committed to their faith communities is essential for the FWB church. Focusing on Gen Z individuals that have stayed faithful to their local FWB church gives insight on why Gen Z individuals that have grown up attending church have abandoned their faith. The data collected through in-depth, semi structured interviews with Gen Z participants who met the criteria of sustained attendance and involvement in their local FWB church was practiced. …
Serving Others Using Generative Ai, Kenneth C. Arnold
Serving Others Using Generative Ai, Kenneth C. Arnold
University Faculty Publications and Creative Works
Ken Arnold, computer science professor at Calvin University, explores the idea of use Generative AI as a tool to help us serve others.
Missions Upside Down, Jennifer Vermeer
Effective And Sustainable Church Planting Strategies For Persians From A Muslim Background In Britain, Jonathan Aptin Samadi
Effective And Sustainable Church Planting Strategies For Persians From A Muslim Background In Britain, Jonathan Aptin Samadi
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Flourishing In The Field : Best Practices For Missionary Health And Effectiveness, Matthew H. Rasch
Flourishing In The Field : Best Practices For Missionary Health And Effectiveness, Matthew H. Rasch
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Change Of Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior On Evangelism : Measuring The Changes Of Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior On Pastors And Mission Leaders From Churches In Meru Town In Kenya, Esayas Solomon Wechefo
Change Of Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior On Evangelism : Measuring The Changes Of Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior On Pastors And Mission Leaders From Churches In Meru Town In Kenya, Esayas Solomon Wechefo
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Harvest Leadership: A Philosophy For Empowering Indigenous Leaders For Ministry Among Unreached People Groups, Sarah Kelley
Harvest Leadership: A Philosophy For Empowering Indigenous Leaders For Ministry Among Unreached People Groups, Sarah Kelley
Christian Ministries Senior Capstone
One-third of the world's population lacks meaningful access to the gospel, underscoring a critical need for contextualized ministry and leadership development. This paper outlines a philosophy of ministry for Harvest Leadership, a ministry dedicated to empowering indigenous leaders for ministry among unreached people groups. Following William Frankena's philosophy of education as its framework, this paper argues that effective Christian education for these leaders must be contextually appropriate, emphasizing principles such as Oral Learning, Social Learning Theory, and Experiential Learning. By illustrating through the case of Pikugi, an Ache woman in Paraguay, the paper demonstrates how intentional ministry practices, informed by …
The Characteristics Of Missionary Understanding And Practices And The Impact Of Transnationalism In Reference To The Indian Pentecostal Church Of God (Ipc) In The Us, Jaewoo Joung
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Business Matters, Sarah Moss
An Earnest Appeal, James M. Taylor
Timothy Keller: Champion For The City: Keller's Philosophy Of Urban Contextualization, Michael W. Cunningham
Timothy Keller: Champion For The City: Keller's Philosophy Of Urban Contextualization, Michael W. Cunningham
Liberty Theological Review
Timothy Keller's 2023 passing serves as an occasion to consider his ministry legacy. His magnum opus, Center Church, encapsulated his philosophy of contextualization. This philosophy was rooted in a robust theology that informed and balanced missions, evangelism, and church planting. Keller's passion for city missions defied current ministry trends that favored suburbia and avoided urban contexts. His ministry conviction overcame cultural opposition and ministry bias and grew a thriving ministry in an unlikely ministry setting. Keller’s ministry captured the imagination of rising generations of pastors, missionaries, and ministry practitioners and provided the needed theological framework and training for successful …
Strategic Oversight Leadership That Produces Church Planting Networks : The Affective, Cognitive, And Behavorial Characteristics Of Oversight Leadership And Their Application To A Church Of England Resourcing Church In Leicester, Sami Lindsey
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Imagine All The People : Strategies Toward The Majority Of Uk Baptist Churches Effectively Starting New Christian Communities Through Fruitful Evangelism, Alex Harris
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Great Latino Unchurching : Reaching Latinos In A Secular Age, AndréS Zelaya
The Great Latino Unchurching : Reaching Latinos In A Secular Age, AndréS Zelaya
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
"I Am A Child Of The King, And I Will Not Be A Victim!" : The Impact Of A Christian Women's Self-Defense Class, Amanda Allen
"I Am A Child Of The King, And I Will Not Be A Victim!" : The Impact Of A Christian Women's Self-Defense Class, Amanda Allen
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Christian Hospitality For Interfaith Relations In Myanmar : A Historical And Theological Consideration, Stanley
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Missional Movement Through The Local Church : Applying Movemental Principles In A British Context, Nicholas Ralph Allan
Missional Movement Through The Local Church : Applying Movemental Principles In A British Context, Nicholas Ralph Allan
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Hybrid Church Best Practice : Engagement And Discipleship Of 18-35 Year Olds, Daniel Drew
Hybrid Church Best Practice : Engagement And Discipleship Of 18-35 Year Olds, Daniel Drew
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Apostolic Priests : Releasing The Lay Planters, Gareth J. Robinson
Apostolic Priests : Releasing The Lay Planters, Gareth J. Robinson
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Latina Mothering As Diaspora Mission : The Role Of Latina Immigrant Mothers In The Religious Identity Formation Of The Next Generation, Rebekah R.S. Clapp
Latina Mothering As Diaspora Mission : The Role Of Latina Immigrant Mothers In The Religious Identity Formation Of The Next Generation, Rebekah R.S. Clapp
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Church Planting As Evangelism : How People Are Influenced And Worldview Assumptions Impacting Church Plants And Church Multiplication, W. Bud (Walter Bud) Simon
Church Planting As Evangelism : How People Are Influenced And Worldview Assumptions Impacting Church Plants And Church Multiplication, W. Bud (Walter Bud) Simon
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Church Planting In The East Of Germany : The Importance Of Missions, Discipleship, And Community Formation, Maria Boschker
Church Planting In The East Of Germany : The Importance Of Missions, Discipleship, And Community Formation, Maria Boschker
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
American Indian Residential Boarding Schools: Historical Trauma And The Role Of Government, Churches, And Tribes In Healing Indigenous Communities, Briana Slaubaugh
American Indian Residential Boarding Schools: Historical Trauma And The Role Of Government, Churches, And Tribes In Healing Indigenous Communities, Briana Slaubaugh
Liberty Theological Review
Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Native Americans and Indigenous tribes in North America faced systematic destruction of their cultures, genocide, and extreme abuse. With wars against Native Americans, forced relocation from their historic lands, and mandatory residential boarding schools where Indigenous children were forcibly separated from their parents, the social fabric of Native American communities was destroyed. These travesties were government sanctioned and enacted by churches. The American Indian Residential Schools serve as the most recent and egregious factories of abuse. The policies and actions enforced against Native Americans left a generation plagued by abuse leaving a …
Behind The Numbers: A Traditional Church Faces A New America, Larry Vogel
Behind The Numbers: A Traditional Church Faces A New America, Larry Vogel
Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation
The dissertation examines membership data for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) from the mid-1970s to the present. It considers the analysis of LCMS decline by two scholars, George Hawley and Ryan MacPherson, who independently proposed that LCMS membership decline was internal in causation due to diminished birthrates and fewer young families. While acknowledging the reality of such internal decline, this dissertation argues that the lack of external growth is a greater cause for LCMS decline. Its lack of external growth is due primarily to the racial and ethnic homogeneity of the LCMS and its failure effectively to evangelize the increasingly …
Public Theology For Global Witness : Essays In Public Missiology, Gregg Okesson, David Thang Moe
Public Theology For Global Witness : Essays In Public Missiology, Gregg Okesson, David Thang Moe
Academic Books
No abstract provided.
Raising Godly Leaders : For Finishing The Task In Thailand, Weerawut Hongsa
Raising Godly Leaders : For Finishing The Task In Thailand, Weerawut Hongsa
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
"Go Into All The World" : Rediscovering God's Calling For The Church, Richard Nevard
"Go Into All The World" : Rediscovering God's Calling For The Church, Richard Nevard
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.