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Formulating An Intentional Curriculum For Spiritual Leadership Development At The West University Church Of Christ, Daniel A. Mcgraw

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This project addresses the lack of a formal curriculum for spiritual leadership formation in the West University Church of Christ in Houston, Texas. While the West University Church of Christ has been blessed by strong congregational leaders in both the past and present, recent conversations revealed the need for a deeper connection to God and a better understanding of spiritual leadership on the part of the congregation’s leaders. The problem I identified was a lack of understanding about spiritual leadership in contrast to secular understandings of leadership and the lack of a formal curriculum to help address this problem.

This …

Propers 13 (Pentecost 11) Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, and offers up ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Propers 12 (Pentecost 10) Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, and offers up ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Propers 11 (Pentecost 9) Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, and offers up ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Propers 10 (Pentecost 8) Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, and offers up ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Propers 9 (Pentecost 7) Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, and offers up ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Propers 8 (Pentecost 6) Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, and offers up ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Propers 7 (Pentecost 5) Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, and offers up ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Propers 6 (Pentecost 4) Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, and offers up ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Propers 5 (Pentecost 3) Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, and offers up ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Propers 4 (Pentecost 2) Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, and offers up ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Festival Of The Holy Trinity Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the readings for the Festival of Holy Trinity, 2016 and offers up sermon ideas.

Festival Of Pentecost Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments upon and proposes sermon ideas for the Festival of Pentecost, Series C.

Easter 7 Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Series C, and offers up sermon ideas.

Easter 6 Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Series C, and offers up sermon ideas.

Exploring The Dynamics Of Transformative Change Of Lectio Divina In The Context Of Transformative Learning Theory, Joyce M. Chen

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Easter 5 Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Series C, and offers up sermon ideas.

Easter 4 Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Series C, and offers up sermon ideas.

Easter 3 Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the readings for the Third Sunday of Easter, Series C, and offers up sermon ideas.

Easter 2 Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the readings for the Second Sunday of Easter, Series C, and offers up sermon ideas.

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 51 No 1 - April 2016), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: Neo-Calvinism: A Theology for the Global Church in the Twenty-first Century by Richard J. Mouw - 7 / Casting out Hagar: Anti-Judaism in the Sermons of Augustine by Wendy Elgersma Helleman - 20 / The Discipline of Missiology in 2016: Concerning the Place and Meaning of Missiology in the Theological Curriculum by Stefan Paas - 37 / Reformed Orthodoxy and Gendered Authority: The Christian Reformed Church 1945–1984 by Tamara J. Van Dyken - 55 / The Threats of the Gospel: John Owen on What the Law/Gospel Distinction Is Not by Ryan M. McGraw - 79 / Hair Length …

The Dream Vision From The Song Of Songs By Jerome, Jane Beal Phd

Transference

Translated from the Latin by Jane Beal.

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum: March 2016, Julius T. Medenblik, Cory Willson, Mary Vanden Berg, Sarah Schreiber

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum (2002- )

Articles
3 - From the President: How Now Shall We Live? by Jul Medenblik
4 - Every Believer Called to Mission by Cory Willson
6 - Prayers from the Missional Conference by Mary Vanden Berg and Sarah Schreiber
8 - Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics by John Bolt
9 - Meet Herman Bavinck by Jessica Driesenga
12 - Fostering Formation for Mission in Our Classrooms by Kristy Manion
15 - Is There a Future for Sacrifice? by Erin Zoutendam
16 - Taste and See Israel Trip by Paula Seales
18 - Church Growth and Its Challenges in Ethiopia by Fikre Norcha

Meeting God Face To Face., S. Joseph Kidder, Kristy L. Hodson

Faculty Publications

"This is the power of prayer, relationship, and ministry, the power of an ongoing process. It is the power of personal spir­ituality and seeing God. When we have an experience with God, we are overcome with a desire to share Him with others."

An Inquiry In The Early Creed Of Romans 1:3-4: Does The Word Ὁριζω Support An Adoptionistic Christianity?, Nicholas Dodson, Brian Scalise

Eruditio Ardescens

No abstract provided.

The Very Stones Would Cry Out: A Study Of The Gospel Of Christ In Luke 19:37-40, James Gardner

Senior Theses

My senior thesis project is a Sunday School series to be used for the high school ministry at Shandon Baptist Church. I've been an intern for the Shandon youth ministry for a year and a half, including the current semester, and have been involved in the ministry in some other capacity for nearly six years. Through my experiences with the youth ministry there, it has become my desire to pursue vocational ministry myself, and this project has become a great practical way for me to do research and learn what it will be like to be a youth pastor and …

Churches Of Christ, Spiritual Formation, And The Liturgical Christian Calendar, Wes Horn

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

For many Christian traditions, participation in the liturgical year does not seem remarkable; in fact, it is second nature being the form, or liturgy, through which congregational members grew up practicing their faith. However, for those Christian traditions, like the Churches of Christ, who have avoided the liturgical year, the inclusion of liturgical practices is a substantial deviation in worship theology, practice, and comfort.

This article recounts one congregation’s journey through the liturgical calendar as a test case for a Doctor of Ministry project. The thesis questioned whether the introduction of the liturgical Christian calendar into the worship life of …

The Production Of Sticky Notes And Bible Quotes: Godly Answers For Sticky Situations A Children’S Musical As Directed By Julie Brinkman, Julie Elizabeth Brinkman

Honors College

This thesis reflects upon a director’s experience while directing her first production: Sticky Notes and Bible Quotes: Godly Answers for Sticky Situations by Dennis and Nan Allen. This children’s musical was produced in cooperation with Wylie United Methodist Church of Abilene, TX. Over forty children, with the help of ten adult volunteers, shared the importance of memorizing scripture and looking to God’s Word in times of trouble through song, skits, and the recitation of scripture. While reflecting upon the production process after each rehearsal, the director makes connections between her experiences as director, the content of her music education undergraduate …

Preaching Through Philippians: How To Advance The Gospel In The Worst Of Times, Amanda Rigby

Honors College

The Christian church has been influenced by the institution of preaching since its inception in the first century. Preaching has developed over time into the practice encountered most often today: sermons addressed and preached to congregations of Christians of all different denominations and geographical locations. Contemporary preaching has the power to shape the church in the emerging postmodern era. As someone studying to become a pastor who preaches to a church, I realize the importance as well as the significance of the task I have chosen to undertake. I use this space to enter into the practice of sermon preparation …

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 50 No 2 - November 2015), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

ARTICLES: Doing History as Theologians by David C. Steinmetz - 174 / Hagiography and Theology for a Comprehensive Reformed Church: John Gauden and the Portrayal of Ralph Brownrigg by Stephen Hampton - 181 / Whose Common Grace? Exploring the Implications of Common Grace on an Analysis of the Effects of Globalization by Jessica Driesenga - 211 / Celebrating Relief from the Enemy: Discerning and Preaching Esther's Post-canonical Adversary by Arie C. Leder - 230 / Reading the Bible with Rembrandt: A Fresh Look at Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11 by Amanda W. Benckhuysen - 247 / CALVIN BIBLIOGRAPHY 2015 …