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Without A Parallel: Reasons For The Expansion Of Early American Methodism (1767 Through 1812), William Price Payne Jan 2001

Without A Parallel: Reasons For The Expansion Of Early American Methodism (1767 Through 1812), William Price Payne

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Renewal For Kentucky United Methodism?: Evaluating The Purpose-Driven Church® Network Pilot, James Cole Wofford Jan 2001

Church Renewal For Kentucky United Methodism?: Evaluating The Purpose-Driven Church® Network Pilot, James Cole Wofford

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Increasing Assimilation And Decreasing Attrition Through The Development Of A Lay Ministry And Congregational Care Program, Robin B. Scott Jan 2001

Increasing Assimilation And Decreasing Attrition Through The Development Of A Lay Ministry And Congregational Care Program, Robin B. Scott

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Developing A Model To Motivate And Teach New Members To Do Relational Evangelism, Joseph R. Maclaren Jr. Jan 2001

Developing A Model To Motivate And Teach New Members To Do Relational Evangelism, Joseph R. Maclaren Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Gathering A Crowd For A First Service Launch, Edwin Dale Locke Jan 2001

Gathering A Crowd For A First Service Launch, Edwin Dale Locke

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Celtic Spirituality : A Means Toward Experiencing God's Presence, William Sidney Parks Jan 2001

Celtic Spirituality : A Means Toward Experiencing God's Presence, William Sidney Parks

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Ablaze With Love: A Video Documentary To Sensitize The Church Of The Nazarene To Its Heritage Of Gender Mutuality In Ministry, Janine T. Metcalf Jan 2001

Ablaze With Love: A Video Documentary To Sensitize The Church Of The Nazarene To Its Heritage Of Gender Mutuality In Ministry, Janine T. Metcalf

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Pickett's Fire: The Life, Contribution, Thought, And Legacy Of J. Waskom Pickett, Methodist Missionary To India, Arthur Gene Mcphee Jan 2001

Pickett's Fire: The Life, Contribution, Thought, And Legacy Of J. Waskom Pickett, Methodist Missionary To India, Arthur Gene Mcphee

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Presence And Importance Of Selected Principles For Nurturing Volunteers Among Youth Ministries Considered Effective, James Dunaway Moye Jr. May 2000

Evaluating The Presence And Importance Of Selected Principles For Nurturing Volunteers Among Youth Ministries Considered Effective, James Dunaway Moye Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Internal Pastoral Changes In A Growing Church, John G. Kearns Feb 2000

Internal Pastoral Changes In A Growing Church, John G. Kearns

ATS Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to discover how pastors of growing churches change internally. The necessary functional changes for the pastor of a growing church have been previously identified, but not all pastors are able to make these external changes. This study researched the internal changes that are a necessary prelude to changes in function. Church growth literature, Scripture, and leadership literature from both the church and the marketplace, were surveyed in order to lay the groundwork for this study.

Thirty-two pastors were interviewed based on their meeting the following criterion: pastoring a church during the time that worship …


Pastoring Revival: Case Studies Of Two Churches "In The River", David Norhrop Wentz Jan 2000

Pastoring Revival: Case Studies Of Two Churches "In The River", David Norhrop Wentz

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Planting Programs Of Five Similar-Sized Denominations In The United States, Dennis Duane Powell Jan 2000

Church Planting Programs Of Five Similar-Sized Denominations In The United States, Dennis Duane Powell

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Perceived Forgiveness On The Self-Concept And Spiritual Well-Being Of Inmates At The Ohio State Penitentiary Correctional Camp, Donald York Jan 2000

The Impact Of Perceived Forgiveness On The Self-Concept And Spiritual Well-Being Of Inmates At The Ohio State Penitentiary Correctional Camp, Donald York

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Crossroads United Methodist Church In Recovery: A Study Of The Incorporation And Effectiveness Of Seven Essential Elements Necessary For Revitalization, Mark Linley Alexander Jan 2000

Crossroads United Methodist Church In Recovery: A Study Of The Incorporation And Effectiveness Of Seven Essential Elements Necessary For Revitalization, Mark Linley Alexander

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Training In Behaviors And Styles Of Listening As Preparation For Leadership In Vocational Ministry, Cliff D. Sanders Jan 2000

Training In Behaviors And Styles Of Listening As Preparation For Leadership In Vocational Ministry, Cliff D. Sanders

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Contemporary Worship As A Tool For Deepening Baby Boomers' Spiritual Well-Being, Randy H. Rowlan Jan 2000

Contemporary Worship As A Tool For Deepening Baby Boomers' Spiritual Well-Being, Randy H. Rowlan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Anointed Pulpit, Don Allen Mcgregor Jan 2000

The Anointed Pulpit, Don Allen Mcgregor

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


In Search Of Shared, Transcendent Vision: A Multiple Case Study Of Three Churches In The Louisiana Conference Of The United Methodist Church, Mark Roland Martin Jan 2000

In Search Of Shared, Transcendent Vision: A Multiple Case Study Of Three Churches In The Louisiana Conference Of The United Methodist Church, Mark Roland Martin

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Pastoral Behaviors That Create Or Maintain A Team Learning Atmosphere In The Church, Bryan D. Collier Jan 2000

Pastoral Behaviors That Create Or Maintain A Team Learning Atmosphere In The Church, Bryan D. Collier

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Building A Firm Foundation: Collaborative Visioning With A Church Plant Core Group, Bruce Lee Emmert Jan 2000

Building A Firm Foundation: Collaborative Visioning With A Church Plant Core Group, Bruce Lee Emmert

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Map Through The Minefield: Church Merger As A Strategy For Starting New Faith Communities, Kelly D. Mcclendon Jan 2000

A Map Through The Minefield: Church Merger As A Strategy For Starting New Faith Communities, Kelly D. Mcclendon

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Attitudes Toward Sexuality And Spiritual Well-Being Among Nazarene Pastors In The English-Speaking Caribbean, Rhonda L. Carrim Jan 1999

Attitudes Toward Sexuality And Spiritual Well-Being Among Nazarene Pastors In The English-Speaking Caribbean, Rhonda L. Carrim

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Revisioning Outreach To Sindhi Muslims : Proposals For Christians In Pakistan, Samuel E. Naaman Jan 1999

Revisioning Outreach To Sindhi Muslims : Proposals For Christians In Pakistan, Samuel E. Naaman

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Challenge Of Generation X : Unchurched Xers And The Churches That Reach Them, Patrick Mays Jan 1999

The Challenge Of Generation X : Unchurched Xers And The Churches That Reach Them, Patrick Mays

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Developing And Implementing A Christian Marriage Enrichment Program For Chinese Immigrants, David J. Wu Jan 1999

Developing And Implementing A Christian Marriage Enrichment Program For Chinese Immigrants, David J. Wu

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Planting In Sweden In The 21st Century: A Model For New Methodist Churches, Peter Svanberg Jan 1999

Church Planting In Sweden In The 21st Century: A Model For New Methodist Churches, Peter Svanberg

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Four Generations And Visionary Change : A Case Study Of Canyon First United Methodist Greater Unity In The Midst Of Sixty-Seven Percent Growth, Richard J. Bales Jan 1999

Four Generations And Visionary Change : A Case Study Of Canyon First United Methodist Greater Unity In The Midst Of Sixty-Seven Percent Growth, Richard J. Bales

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Nominations And Personnel Committee As A Tool For Laity Activation Within United Methodist Congregations Of The Alabama-West Florida Conference, Charles Ray Smith Jan 1999

The Nominations And Personnel Committee As A Tool For Laity Activation Within United Methodist Congregations Of The Alabama-West Florida Conference, Charles Ray Smith

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Turnaround United Methodist Churches In The California-Nevada Annual Conference, David Lewis Samelson Jan 1999

Turnaround United Methodist Churches In The California-Nevada Annual Conference, David Lewis Samelson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Tongan Pentecost Of 1834 : A Revival In The Kingdom Of Tonga : A Possible Key For Renewal And Unity For The Tongan Church Today, Manase Koloamatangi Tafea Jan 1999

The Tongan Pentecost Of 1834 : A Revival In The Kingdom Of Tonga : A Possible Key For Renewal And Unity For The Tongan Church Today, Manase Koloamatangi Tafea

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.