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Preparing Christian High School Students For Secular College Experience, Joseph Stanley

Master of Sacred Theology Seminar Papers

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it" (Proverbs 22:6 NIV). These words may have occupied the thoughts of Dr. Martin Luther when he wrote, "If all manner of problems are to be dealt with successfully, then the young people who are to live and govern on this earth after us must be trained and guided accordingly." This paper addresses the training and guidance of youth in the church with a view to properly preparing them for the college experience at state or private universities where the academic …

The Mentor Method Of Evangelism: A Study In The Use Of Interrogatives, Luther Biggs

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

There is a need to increase the effectiveness of the training process currently used to introduce members of Messiah Lutheran Church to the practice of what I call "the mentorship method" of evangelism. This project represents an effort to assess how graduates from a fifteen-week training course in mentorship-evangelism are able to perform a technique that is central to this method. Specifically, the technique under assessment is that of interrogative bridge-building in which evangelism practitioners are trained to use a series of questions to build a cognitive bridge between the evangelized spiritual questions and specific scriptural resources.

Escatología, Los Últimos Tiempos, Rodolfo H. Blank

Cursos teológicos-otros

La escatología es una parte de la Doctrina Cristiana. Es el estudio de las últimas cosas, las cosas futuras; es el estudio de nuestro porvenir y del futuro de nuestro mundo. En este curso trataremos temas tales como “la segunda venida de Cristo”, “el fin del mundo”, “el milenarismo”, “la vida eterna y la condenación eterna”, “las señales antes del fin”, “la tribulación”, “el purgatorio” y las ideas, por ejemplo, de los Adventistas y Testigos de Jehová sobre el fin del mundo. Este curso fue preparado para un nivel de formación teológica avanzado. Por tal motivo no es recomendable para …

Recurso 12-Organizando Eventos Evangelísticos, Edilberto Méndez, Marcos Kempff

Evangelismo

Recurso 12-Organizando eventos evangelísticos

Sermón-4 Juan 2, Damián Fischer

Ayudas para sermones

Sermón-4 Juan 2

The Theological Principles Underlying Parish Records With Particular Application To Their Role In The Design And Evaluation Of Computer Software, Chris Hinkle

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This paper will document the theological and pastoral underpinnings of LCIS and its immediate successors as a reminder that how we say things and what we do should flow from what we believe. However, these theological and pastoral considerations have more than historical importance. For, although the forms and programs congregations use to keep their records may change, unless our beliefs change, the principles behind their selection and use will remain the same. Clarifying these principles should be helpful to those who wish to understand how they can best utilize their current system for keeping records. Understanding them will help …

Luto 1-Duelo-PresentacióN, Marcos Kempff

Crisis y luto

Luto 1-Duelo-presentación

Ministerio Público, Cristian Rautenberg

Confesiones Luteranas

No abstract provided.

Escudriñad Las Escrituras, Wels

Catecismo

No abstract provided.

Killing And Making Alive As The Vital Work Of The Spirit In Preaching According To Martin Luther, Peter Kirby

Master of Sacred Theology Seminar Papers

The Protestant Reformation involved a recovery of just this distinction between primary and secondary discourse, and not only the distinction, but the priority of "primary" discourse, that is, the necessity of Gospel as the Word that forgives in the here and now.

Military Imagery In Preaching: An Effective Means Of Nurturing A Lutheran Identity In The Military, Mark Steiner

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This major applied project consisted of two parts: a research component addressing the theoretical application of military imagery in preaching to a Lutheran military audience and an evaluative process, which tested the application of military imagery in preaching. The theoretical component, based upon the contributions of literature on cross cultural studies, leadership, strategic planning, rhetoric, and homiletics, recommended a homiletical strategy for preaching military imagery. The evaluative component validated the application of military imagery in preaching and recommended a strategy for promoting organic unity of military imagery with the other elements of the worship service.

A Theology Of Ministerial Practice, Paul Kelm

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Competing agendas and changing culture create a need for churches to consciously determine why they will do what they do the way they do.

This project develops four doctrinal bases for a theology of ministerial practice. It summarizes literature on philosophy of ministry. Research in five Lutheran churches identifies gaps in the way people view ministry. Chapter four provides a comprehensive rationale and definition for a theology of ministerial practice.

One church's experience demonstrates the value of thinking through and developing "guiding principles" that apply a church's theology to its culture in shaping ministerial practice.

Artículos De Esmalcalda, Bjarne Teigen

Confesiones Luteranas

No abstract provided.

Credos Ecuménicos 1, Bjarne Teigen

Confesiones Luteranas

No abstract provided.

Ministerio Pastoral 1, Daniel Mcmiller

Confesiones Luteranas

No abstract provided.

Sin, Sickness, And Salvation From Nazareth To Lake Woebegone, David Schoessow

Master of Sacred Theology Seminar Papers

Ours is the ministry of bringing the prayers of the saints to God on behalf of the afflicted. Ours is the ministry of bringing to the afflicted God's healing gifts of absolution and Holy Communion. Our culture of death has little respect or appreciation for claims that such 'common medicines' bestow wholeness and life. So be it, we could expect little else. Let us not doubt the efficacy of these divine gifts in the lives of His people.

Recurso 09b-Ideas Practicas Congregacionales, Marcos Kempff

Evangelismo

Recurso 09b-Ideas practicas congregacionales

Recurso 10-Encuesta Evangelísticas, Marcos Kempff

Evangelismo

Recurso 10-Encuesta evangelísticas

Recurso 08-Plan Hacer Visitas, Marcos Kempff

Evangelismo

Recurso 08-Plan hacer visitas

Recurso 9a-Estrategias Evangelizar Familia, Marcos Kempff

Evangelismo

Recurso 9a-Estrategias evangelizar familia

Recurso 11-Tarjeta Datos Visitas, Marcos Kempff

Evangelismo

Recurso 11-Tarjeta datos visitas

Domingo De Santísima Trinidad-Liturgia, Ricardo Schlak

Liturgias

Domingo de Santísima Trinidad-liturgia

Systemic Catechesis, Kevin Wyssmann

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Systemic Catechesis is designed to merge several academic disciplines into a new catechetical model. Learning theories, systemic psychology, and a distinctive Lutheran approach to confirmation are combined in an effort to catechize whole family systems while specifically targeting junior high youth. This multifaceted program utilizes class time, home work, periodic evaluations, camps and retreats to maximize learning. The results of this project is a two-year curriculum that fully integrates educators, congregation, and the family into the catechetical process.

Cristo Y El Movimiento Pentecostal, Gerardo Hands

Recursos adicionales

Cristo y el movimiento Pentecostal

Libro De Concordia-Resumen, Ilc

Confesiones Luteranas

No abstract provided.

Bautismo Curso Para Padres Padrinos, Juan Berndt

Bautismo

Bautismo curso para padres padrinos

Bautismo De Niños, Vierstus Pavasars

Bautismo

Bautismo de niños

Creemos 5-TeologíA De La Cruz, Gene Veith Jr.

Confesiones Luteranas

Creemos 5-Teología de la cruz

(Nuevo) Sacramento Del Santo Bautismo, Roberto Hoeferkamp

Bautismo

Sacramento del Santo Bautismo

Pastoral Care Groups, Donald Stein

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This project examines the use of pastoral care groups to help members of a congregation to overcome obstacles caused by painful experiences in their lives. In the course of this project the pastor worked with small groups of individuals who share similar painful experiences. The pastor solicited feedback from those individuals and evaluated his ministry to them in these small groups. The pastor supported the work with scripture and used biblical principles to develop the application of pastoral care groups.