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Articles 661 - 690 of 1620
Full-Text Articles in Practical Theology
A Case Study Of Disciple-Making Practices Of The Korean Immigrant Churches In The United States : The Principles Of Reproduction In Disciple-Making, Sung Hyuk Nam
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Whoever Is Among You Of All His People, Let Him Go Up : A Literary-Rhetorical Analysis Of The Exile-Restoration Topos In 1-2 Chronicles, Jordan Patrick Guy
Whoever Is Among You Of All His People, Let Him Go Up : A Literary-Rhetorical Analysis Of The Exile-Restoration Topos In 1-2 Chronicles, Jordan Patrick Guy
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Trinitarian Teams : The Trinity's Oneness In Our Midst, Jeffrey C. French
Trinitarian Teams : The Trinity's Oneness In Our Midst, Jeffrey C. French
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Overflowing Generosity, Glenn Featherstone Douglass
Overflowing Generosity, Glenn Featherstone Douglass
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Laypeople Serving Their Neighbors : Is It Ministry?, Brenda H. May
Laypeople Serving Their Neighbors : Is It Ministry?, Brenda H. May
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Learn Why Some Churches Are Growing, George G. Hunter Iii
Learn Why Some Churches Are Growing, George G. Hunter Iii
Great Commission Research Journal
Donald McGavran’s pioneering contribution to understanding the growth of churches and Christian movements drew from field research in growing churches and Christian movements, in addition to scripture and history. While field research included analysis from observation and the church or movement’s history and statistics, interview research produced the lion’s share of new insights. This article reports some of what has been learned about field interviewing—who to interview, the kinds of questions to plan to ask, the importance of follow up questions, and how to ask questions, manage the interview process, record insights, and reflect on the insights to inform future …
The Life Of Donald Mcgavran: Founding A School, Gary L. Mcintosh
The Life Of Donald Mcgavran: Founding A School, Gary L. Mcintosh
Great Commission Research Journal
With the Institute of Church Growth in Eugene, Oregon, set to close in June 1965, McGavran was thinking of retiring to his small farm in Oregon. However, his plans changed when he was chosen to become the founding dean of Fuller Theological Seminary’s new School of World Mission and Institute of Church Growth in September of that same year. The story of McGavran’s selection, as well as that of getting Alan Tippett back into the USA, demonstrates God’s miraculous work in bringing about the establishment of the new school.
Book Review: Race And Theology By Elaine A. Robinson, Aaron Perry
Book Review: Race And Theology By Elaine A. Robinson, Aaron Perry
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Entrepreneurial Church Planting, Jay Moon
Entrepreneurial Church Planting, Jay Moon
Great Commission Research Journal
Entrepreneurial church planting (ECP) explores innovative approaches for church planting in the marketplace. This article describes how entrepreneurial church plants leverage the networking and value creation provided by business in order to form communities of Christ followers among unchurched people. Biblical, theological, historical, and missiological support is provided to guide ECP planters. Four contemporary examples provide a paradigm of church planters that are typically suited for this approach to include the artist, social scientist, evangelist, and builder. These examples demonstrate the potential of ECP to break out of limited contexts and plant churches in larger networks of relationships in the …
The Case To Redress Evangelism In North America, Gary Comer
The Case To Redress Evangelism In North America, Gary Comer
Great Commission Research Journal
This article is a response to a warning made by George Hunter regarding the church’s adherence to its own “folk wisdom.” It explores the question of how the church could change, particularly in how it currently views evangelism, and how church leaders and members are unprepared to face the mission complexity unique to our time. It offers an alternative perspective with methodology that is theologically formed on the pattern of Christ, and built around the notion of spiritual influence. To that end, the kind of research that is most needed is discussed along with ideas on examining existing presuppositions.
Higher Education As Mission, Lewis Edwards, Kenneth Nehrbass
Higher Education As Mission, Lewis Edwards, Kenneth Nehrbass
Great Commission Research Journal
While missiologists have been paying attention to business as mission, few have studied the value of securing teaching positions in foreign secular universities as a missionary method. This article bases “Higher Education as Mission” on the Apostle Paul’s four-fold taxonomy for reaching the educated and uneducated at home and abroad. Teaching in universities can be a legitimate platform for gaining an entry point in restricted access countries. More than that, as Christian scholars pursue excellence in their own academic fields, they can model to the future elites of societies what it means to follow Jesus in every aspect of our …
Orthodox Background Believers: Listening And Learning, Cameron D. Armstrong
Orthodox Background Believers: Listening And Learning, Cameron D. Armstrong
Great Commission Research Journal
Evangelical church and organizational leaders in majority-Orthodox Romania often find themselves at a loss in understanding how to conduct outreach to Orthodox people. Often the cultural differences between Orthodox and evangelical Romanian Christians seem impassable. One approach is that of listening and learning from the transformational narratives of evangelical Christians converted out of Orthodoxy. The following article moves in this direction through qualitative analysis of conversion stories by four Romanian Orthodox background believers. Five common themes that arise from the data are discussed. The article concludes by offering an initial “evangelism rubric” to better posture evangelical groups to begin outreach …
Leading Through Growth: The Role Of The Lead Pastor In The Large Church, Stephen Grusendorf
Leading Through Growth: The Role Of The Lead Pastor In The Large Church, Stephen Grusendorf
Great Commission Research Journal
In order to be an effective leader, the large church lead pastor must recognize and respond to the ever-shifting organizational dynamics of his church. This article highlights the distinctive organizational dynamics of large churches as opposed to churches of other sizes. It will seek to identify the unique responsibilities that leading a large church places on the lead pastor. Finally, this article will describe the particular organizational perils and opportunities present as the lead pastor transitions a church through the various stages of organizational growth.
Book Review: Growing God’S Church: How People Are Actually Coming To Faith Today By Gary L. Mcintosh, Garrett R. Eaglin
Book Review: Growing God’S Church: How People Are Actually Coming To Faith Today By Gary L. Mcintosh, Garrett R. Eaglin
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Book Review: The Benedict Option: A Strategy For Christians In A Post-Christian Nation By Rod Dreher, April Berg
Book Review: The Benedict Option: A Strategy For Christians In A Post-Christian Nation By Rod Dreher, April Berg
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Church Planting In The Secular West: Learning From The European Experience By Stefan Paas, John P. Thompson
Book Review: Church Planting In The Secular West: Learning From The European Experience By Stefan Paas, John P. Thompson
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Preaching Wesley's Ordo Salutis : A Study In Wesleyan Theology Today, Edward E. Beedle
Preaching Wesley's Ordo Salutis : A Study In Wesleyan Theology Today, Edward E. Beedle
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Spiritual Friendships : Rediscovering A Means Of Christian Discipleship In The Local Church, Carolyn Diane Nettles
Spiritual Friendships : Rediscovering A Means Of Christian Discipleship In The Local Church, Carolyn Diane Nettles
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Impact Of Church Health On Mergers : A Study Of Two Merging United Methodist Congregations, Andrew Stephen Adams
Impact Of Church Health On Mergers : A Study Of Two Merging United Methodist Congregations, Andrew Stephen Adams
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Stewardship In The Church : The Theology And Practice Of Tithing, Offerings, And Stewardship In Evangelical Churches Of Russia, Sergey Chervonenko
Stewardship In The Church : The Theology And Practice Of Tithing, Offerings, And Stewardship In Evangelical Churches Of Russia, Sergey Chervonenko
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between Church Health And A Merged Congregations In The Kentucky Conference, Eliseo A. Mejia-Leiva
The Relationship Between Church Health And A Merged Congregations In The Kentucky Conference, Eliseo A. Mejia-Leiva
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Overflow In Young Christian Leaders : Factors Leadng To Emptiness Or Fullness, Carey D. Akin
Overflow In Young Christian Leaders : Factors Leadng To Emptiness Or Fullness, Carey D. Akin
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Reintroducting The Doctrine And Experience Of Christian Perfection To United Methodists, Matthew Hatcher Johnson
Reintroducting The Doctrine And Experience Of Christian Perfection To United Methodists, Matthew Hatcher Johnson
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Connecting The Dots : Role Of Storytelling In Character Development And Leadership Practice Of One Rock Mentors, Associates And Mentees, Joanna E. Williamson
Connecting The Dots : Role Of Storytelling In Character Development And Leadership Practice Of One Rock Mentors, Associates And Mentees, Joanna E. Williamson
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Discerning Lay Leaders' Biblical Understanding Of Same-Sex Relationshiops : A Theological Review And Study Of Traditionalists' And Revisionists' Understanding Of Same-Sex Relationships, Benjamin Reil Greenbaum
Discerning Lay Leaders' Biblical Understanding Of Same-Sex Relationshiops : A Theological Review And Study Of Traditionalists' And Revisionists' Understanding Of Same-Sex Relationships, Benjamin Reil Greenbaum
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Following Our Rabbi : Discovering An Apprentice Model Of Discipleship, Judith L. Ransbottom-Stallons
Following Our Rabbi : Discovering An Apprentice Model Of Discipleship, Judith L. Ransbottom-Stallons
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Church Has Left The Building : The Benediction And Missional Worship, Nathan Leslie Carden
The Church Has Left The Building : The Benediction And Missional Worship, Nathan Leslie Carden
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Leadership Influence : Building Respect And Credibility In Church Leadership To Transform Members' Lives, Lawrence K. Dena
Leadership Influence : Building Respect And Credibility In Church Leadership To Transform Members' Lives, Lawrence K. Dena
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Breaking Generational Poverty Through Collaborative Efforts, Rodney L. Graves
Breaking Generational Poverty Through Collaborative Efforts, Rodney L. Graves
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Recovery Ministry And Its Relationship To The Larger Church, Mark A. Hicks
Recovery Ministry And Its Relationship To The Larger Church, Mark A. Hicks
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.