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Longevity, Resilience, And Thriving Of Women In Ministry: A Case Study Of Women In Ministry From A United Pentecostal Holiness Church, Eunice Cheryl Feltus Little

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

The problem of ministry attrition caused by burnout is well documented. Research attributes the impact of burnout on the resilience, longevity, and thriving of ministry workers to role-related stress and adversity. High attrition rates throughout religious organizations and a lag in longevity and resilience contribute to a shortage of ministry workers. Some ministry workers leave the vocation because of stress and burnout, yet others persevere. Despite the possible adverse effects, many men and women find a sense of well-being and joy in ministry work. This qualitative distributive case study focused on those who stayed in ministry and the strategies …

Pardon And Power For The Christian Life: The Role Of Grace In Youth Formation, Sofia C. Van Hattem

Master of Art Theology Thesis

Van Hattem, Sofia C. “Pardon and Power for the Christian Life: The Role of Grace in Youth Formation.” M.A. Thesis, Concordia Seminary, 2026. 70 pp. Raising young people in the Christian faith is one of the principal tasks of the Church. Yet, congregations continue to face the persistent reality of youth slowly disengaging and leaving their home churches. This ongoing problem is foundational and affects congregations throughout The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). This thesis addresses the importance of Christian youth formation by focusing on the core theological concept that shapes the Lutheran theology: grace. Founded on the Scriptures and the …

Beyond Productivity: A Christian Vision For Work And Technology, Part I, Grady Burkhart

Student Work

"...human work is not just about completing tasks but about participating in God’s ongoing creation through relationships, creativity, stewardship, and responsibility."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the effects of AI in the workplace from In All Things, an online hub that offers insight into maintaining and faithful and orthodox Reformed Christian worldview while fearlessly engaging in every aspect of contemporary life – until all is made new.

Beyond Productivity Part I

The Joy Above All Joys: Roland D. Sawyer’S Socialism For The Working Class, Maggie R. Buglino

Roland D. Sawyer Scholarship Papers

Following the Industrial Revolution, Americans were required to adapt to the nation's new capitalistic society. Witnessing the subsequent struggle of working-class families, 20th century Christian socialist Roland D. Sawyer was resolved to advocate for a reformed economic structure. This paper is dependent entirely on primary sources in the Roland D. Sawyer Collection, available in the University of New Hampshire's Milne Special Collections. Studying Sawyer's autobiography and various socialist writings illustrates his idea of a good life for the American working-class and how they were to achieve it through the adoption of a socialist doctrine. Throughout his activism, he encouraged Americans …

Through The Ages: Reflecting On 250 Years Of Ai Technology, Ethan Brue

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"The only thing historians know for certain is that humans have been proven quite inept at being certain, particularly when it involves the future."

Posting about the longterm influence of artificial intelligence from In All Things, an online hub that offers insight into maintaining and faithful and orthodox Reformed Christian worldview while fearlessly engaging in every aspect of contemporary life – until all is made new.

Through the Ages

A Better Imagination For Ai: Will There Be Ai In The New Jerusalem?, David J. Mulder

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Relating To Ai, Nick Breems

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"As users of technology, we do have a choice."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­exercising discernment in using technological tools from In All Things, an online hub that offers insight into maintaining and faithful and orthodox Reformed Christian worldview while fearlessly engaging in every aspect of contemporary life – until all is made new.

Relating to AI

Coming Full Circle: From Internship To Award-Winning Advocacy, Jennifer Vermeer

The Voice

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Guiding Students Toward Faithful Living, Jennifer Vermeer

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Faith Behind Bars, Jennifer Vermeer

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Equipping Beyond Campus: A Look At Dordt Faculty As Public Scholars, Sarah Moss

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Momentum, With A Mission, Sarah Moss

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New Spaces, Jamin Ver Velde

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Teaching That Transforms, Sarah Moss

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Defender Days Brings Families To Campus, Jennifer Vermeer

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Dordt Remembers John Baas And Liam Sorensen, Sarah Moss

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Playing For More, Mike Byker

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Dordt Wins Different, Sarah Moss

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Cultivating Partnerships, Growing Stewardship, Sarah Moss

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Faithful Dialogue In A Divided World, Jennifer Vermeer

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The Good Design Of Limits, Teresa Terhaar

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Mentorships Offer Guided Growth, Jennifer Vermeer

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Students Embrace Their Home Away From Home, Jennifer Vermeer

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God In The Wilderness, Andrea Dieleman

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Resounding Faith In Sacred Spaces, Jennifer Vermeer

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Light That Endures, Sarah Moss

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Firm Foundation, Erik Hoekstra

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A Better Imagination: Where Rubber Hits The Road, David J. Mulder

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Trusting Jesus To The End: How A Christocentric, Inductive, And Canonical Hermeneutic Best Answers Rapture Debates And Reaffirms Perseverance, James G. Davidian

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This dissertation compares the four premillennial end-time theories (i.e., the pretribulation, midtribulation, prewrath, and posttribulation views) to answer whether the Bible literally/explicitly describes two future descents of Christ, multiple future resurrections of saints, a pre-wrath timing, a reascent back to heaven, two last trumpets, two peoples of God, and two standards of protection (as proposed by rapture views) or whether the Scriptures describe only a single future coming of Christ for all saints “after the tribulation” (as held by the posttribulation view). By trusting what Jesus taught and relying on what is explicitly written and repeated in the Bible as …

Jesus’S View On Church Unity And Leadership: A Comparative Study Of His Views Against The Old Testament And Pauline Models In Addressing Leadership-Driven Divisions Within The Togolese Assemblies Of God Church, Sidibé-Néwendé Kamassé

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This paper will analyze the lack of alignment between Jesus's view of kingdom-centered unity and the pattern of leadership, and how these differences have affected the rule of the church according to biblical history. The paper further examines the problem of divisions driven by leadership in the modern churches, especially those in the Togolese Assemblies of God Church (TAGC). The thesis argues that Jesus's unique teachings on the Kingdom of God can be viewed as both the key organizational principle defining ecclesial leadership and unity and the final leadership paradigm that wrestles with the Old Testament and Pauline models of …