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Pastoral Care For The Family Affected By Chemical Dependency, Michael Eckelkamp

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

This thesis hopes to offer a contribution in terms of providing a starting point for the Lutheran pastor assisting the family struggling with chemical dependency. It is my suggestion that a pastor using his Lutheran training along with a basic understanding of the Family Systems approach will be able to assist many of the chemically dysfunctional families under his care.

Call Day Devotions 1992, Ronald Feuerhahn, David Kuhfal

Other Student Publications

This devotional booklet has been prepared by men of 1992 graduating class to be used by seminarians awaiting a call to the Office of the Holy Ministry. The purpose is to strengthen those facing such a watershed event in their lives with the Gospel. May the following devotions be a blessing to you. My thanks goes to Professor Feuerhahn as faculty editor and especially the contributing writers, without whom this would not be possible.

A Process For Equipping And Supervising Lay Christian Caregivers At Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Girard, Illinois, Alan Janneke

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This project proposes a process to equip Christian laypeople for effective caregiving. Equipping Christian laypeople for effective ministry is mandated by the Scriptures, Lutheran Theology and the practical needs of the Church. Clinical Pastoral Education has proven an effective training method for both professional and lay caregivers in a variety of settings. Its process and techniques can be adapted for use in equipping lay caregivers in congregations. To train and supervise lay caregivers effectively using the Clinical Pastoral Education process, the pastor will need to adopt a new role, supervising the care offered by others.

Faith Development And Self-Directed Reading Of Christian Literature: A Key To A Maturing Faith, Raymond Schiefelbein

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Christians need continuing education to develop their faith. Too often, youth and adult Christians complete confirmation instruction but fail to continue learning, fail to have a positive attitude about the necessity of Christian learning as a lifelong process, and even fail to understand that faith can indeed grow in strength and maturity or diminish and die.

This Doctor of Ministry research project is a test of the hypothesis that Christians who engage in self-directed reading of Christian literature are more likely to develop a more integrated, mature faith than those who do not engage in self-directed reading. The six key …

Some Implications And Applications Of Gestalt Therapy For Use In Pastoral Counseling, Lawrence Zimmermann

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Some implications and applications of Gestalt therapy for use in the pastoral counseling. An evaluation of its theory in relation to principles of pastoral counseling, the person of the therapist, and selected approaches and their applicability to pastoral counseling. The Gestalt holistic view of man is not broad enough for the full range of pastoral concerns in terms of man's spiritual needs. Its approaches can be applied by the pastor in keeping with the integrity of his office. In keeping with the creative stance of Gestalt therapy they can also be applied to personalize the gospel.

Persuasion In The Art Of Preaching For The Church, William Matzat

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Throughout the following pages three major themes will be interwoven with the aspects of the preaching ministry mentioned above. The themes are pastoral in nature and have been formulated over many years in the parish ministry. In some ways, they are similar to the themes indicated in an isogogical study of a Scriptural text, as one studies (1) the addressees, (2) the content of the message, and (3) the approach or style of the writer. In a similar way, this paper will study the proclamation of the Word in relation to (1) the hearers, (2) the content of the message, …

Familia Unida, David Brondos

Matrimonio y familia

Familia unida

Developing A Program For Interpersonal Ministry In The Liturgy For St. Paul Lutheran Church Shreveport, Louisiana, Wesley Toncre

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This major applied project explores the Scriptures, the Lutheran Confessions, the tradition of the Fathers and contemporary ecclesiastical thinking in an attempt to discover and begin to define the contributory role of the individual worshiper in Lutheran corporate liturgical worship today. Further, it develops a workshop structure that is designed to provide members of one particular congregation with the knowledge, attitudes, skills and opportunities to execute those roles by serving one another effectively in response to God's ministry to them while they are gathered around Word and sacrament.

It is noted that neither Holy Scripture nor the Lutheran Confessions restrict …

Confraternidad Cristiana, Ricardo Sánchez

Recursos adicionales

Confraternidad Cristiana

El Testimonio Luterano Pentecostes Junio 1990, Alvey Yates Rodríguez

El Testimonio Luterano

El Testimonio Luterano PENTECOSTES Junio 1990

Small Groups: Growing In The Lutheran Church, Alan Bachert

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

The purpose of this major applied project is threefold. First, through a study of the Scriptures, the history and use of small groups will be traced, and the text will demonstrate that it is God's will that His Church grow and be brought into a relationship with Himself. Secondly, the necessity and strategy for persons to be brought into a relationship with one another as they grow in discipleship will be emphasized and discussed in a chapter which reviews not only biblical data, but also provides a search of related literature from the fields of both theology and social psychology. …

An Analysis Of Gospel Elements In Selected Major Works Of Charles Dickens, Steven Smith

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

It is my thesis that Dickens' use of "Gospel elements" in the works studied is both intentional and fundamental to the themes and structures of the novels. The Gospel elements present are no afterthought or coincidence but significant in Dickens' intent and meaning.

El Testimonio Luterano Cuaresma Marzo-Abril 1990, Alvey Yates Rodríguez

El Testimonio Luterano

El Testimonio Luterano CUARESMA Marzo-Abril 1990

Recurso 06b-Incorporar Nuevos, Ricardo Sánchez

Evangelismo

Recurso 06b-Incorporar nuevos

Compromisos Del Pastor, Lcms

Artículos educación teológica

Compromisos del pastor

El Testimonio Luterano Reforma Octubre 1989, Alvey Yates Rodríguez

El Testimonio Luterano

El Testimonio Luterano REFORMA Octubre 1989

Confesión De Augsburgo 2, Juan Berndt

Confesiones Luteranas

No abstract provided.

El Testimonio Luterano Junio 1989, Alvey Yates Rodríguez

El Testimonio Luterano

El Testimonio Luterano Junio 1989

The Educational Needs Of The Adult Layperson Concerning The Mission Of God_Research Towards Writing An Introductory Adult Mission Education Course, Stephen Gaulke

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

What are the educational needs of an adult layperson concerning world mission? What ought an introductory adult mission education study course attempt to teach? This thesis endeavors to answer the question in three chapters.

Chapter One articulates a concise theology of mission. Rooted in Scripture, especially the mission commands of the risen Savior, and drawing on the Apostles' Creed, The Book of Concord, and Martin Luther, Chapter One sketches the "who, what, where, when, why, and how" of God's mission.

Chapter Two surveys mission professionals to discover what they believe an introductory adult study course on world mission ought to …

El Testimonio Luterano Marzo 1989, Alvey Yates Rodríguez

El Testimonio Luterano

El Testimonio Luterano Marzo 1989

The Three-Self Mission Approach In The Context Of The Igreja Evangelica Luterana Do Brasil, Egon Martim Seibert

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

This thesis intends to deal with the three-self principle and the IELB. In the first chapter the historical origin and development of the three-self mission approach will be presented. The question "Are they biblical?" will be answered in the second chapter. The third chapter will focus on the Brazilian background of the IELB, with the ethnic composition of its people, its economic and social status, and its chief religions. The foundation of the IELB and the most relevant facts of its history will be discussed in the fourth chapter. Finally, the conclusion will provide an explanation of how the three-self …

Intro Al Nuevo Testamento-Manual, David Brondos

Cursos teológicos-otros

Intro al Nuevo Testamento-manual

Intro Al Nuevo Testamento-Texto, David Brondos

Cursos teológicos-otros

Intro al Nuevo Testamento-texto

Iglesia Como Comunidad, David Brondos

Cursos teológicos-otros

Iglesia como comunidad

El Testimonio Luterano Diciembre 1988, Alvey Yates Rodríguez

El Testimonio Luterano

El Testimonio Luterano Diciembre 1988

El Testimonio Luterano Septiembre 1988, Alvey Yates Rodríguez

El Testimonio Luterano

El Testimonio Luterano Septiembre 1988

Confesiones Luteranas 2, Juan Berndt

Confesiones Luteranas

No abstract provided.

El Testimonio Luterano Junio 1988, Alvey Yates Rodríguez

El Testimonio Luterano

El Testimonio Luterano Junio 1988

The Proclamation Of The Gospel In Word And Sacraments, Clifford Frederich

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The burden of this thesis is to demonstrate that when the Gospel is preached properly preaching functions as a means of divine grace. Furthermore, not only can preaching be a means of grace, but it should be.

A Study Of German Lutheran Communion Hymnody The Early Years, Paul Becker

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The goal of this thesis is to demonstrate that in the early years of Lutheranism, what the faithful sang and confessed about the Sacrament of the Altar is dangerously close to being forgotten by American Lutherans in the latter half of the twentieth century. What Christians sing about as they are given the body and blood of their risen Lord reveals both their confessional stance and their piety. By digging into the treasure-store of German Lutheran Communion hymnody, the theology of the Sacrament as confessed in the early years of Lutheranism will be brought to light and offered to the …