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Blessing And Sending The Church Into The World For The Sake Of The World, Using Congregational Blessings As A Missional Enterprise, Michael Harbour

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This thesis project equipped the elders to function as a community of men called and authorized by God to bless and send his people into the world for the sake of the world. They were equipped through seven sessions of theological reflection on Scripture and reflection on narratives of those who have offered pastoral blessings. The sessions also included an examination of templates and the opportunity to practice writing and speaking blessings. The elders have been speaking a shepherd’s blessing as the last liturgical act of the Sunday assembly. In this project, missional and textual focus was given to the …

Happiness Is Service In The Spirit Of Vincent De Paul And Frederic Ozanam A Youth Ministry Catechesis For Service Learning Formation, Timothy Michael Henry Kelly

Pastoral Institute

The Capstone Project and subsequent writings incorporated in this portfolio, referred to as Phase II, is a cumulative and collaborative effort between two colleagues from The Pastoral Institute of The University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas. The first phase was successfully completed to fulfill requirements for a Master of Arts in Religious Studies. Phase I was intended to: plan, implement and evaluate a catechesis pilot program for a senior high school CCD class. This pilot was to have its foundation in the Gospel readings of the liturgical calendar. More importantly, this program was designed to afford youth and …

Clark Memorandum: Spring 2006, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Byu Law School Alumni Association, J. Reuben Clark Law School

The Clark Memorandum

• In Search of Atticus Finch (Lance B. Wickman)
• Reflections on the Lord's Legal Storehouse (Craig D. Galli)
• Lifting Others (Jon Huntsman, Sr.)

Theological Education For Vital Parish Communities: Lessons From Nine Catholic Seminaries, Kathleen A. Cahalan

School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

What Is Essential In Lutheran Worship?, Steven D. Paulson

Faculty Publications

Martin Luther’s simple definition of worship remains valid: “nothing else” need ever happen “except that our dear Lord himself may speak to us through his holy Word and we respond to him through prayer and praise.” The essential moments of public worship are reading, preaching (including the presence and proclamation of Christ in the sacraments), and prayer.

When Scholarship Goes South: Biblical Scholarship And Global Trends, Evertt W. Huffard

Restoration Quarterly

Huffard, Evertt W. (2006) "When Scholarship Goes South: Biblical Scholarship and Global Trends," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 48 : No. 2.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Sheep You Cannot Shear, D. Bruce Seymour

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

Do you have sheep like this in your flock? They come to church and feed with the other sheep, we guard them and make sure they stay healthy, but the church never gets any benefit from them. They are three-bags-full sheep, but the church never gets any wool. All their time, all their energy, all their talent is being given to someone else. Those sheep are part of your flock but they are sheep you cannot shear.

The State Of The Unions—Denominations In The 21st Century, Robert Wenz

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The denominational landscape in America is changing. It is no longer a landscape of blossoming and blooming. It is rather a landscape marked by withering, fallen petals, and some new and different shoots budding. Some denominations are merging or consolidating districts/regions/presbyteries, effectively reducing regional overhead. This serves to reduce the burden on churches to support both a national organization and a regional association. Increasingly, denominations are questioning the relative value and cutting their publications ministries.

The Work Of The Holy Spirit And Church Revitalization: Acts 2:42-2:47, Ray W. Ellis

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The work of the Holy Spirit is vital to the revitalization of a local church. The entire process of revitalization is based on seeking spiritual health, prayer and the energizing work of the Holy Spirit. Without the presence of the Holy Spirit at work in the life and ministry of a local church all efforts are in vain. A local church may experience numerical gains in attendance, but without the ministry of the Holy Spirit the church will not experience redemptive, Kingdom of God growth.

The Feast Of The Year: Passover

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

No abstract provided.

Declaración De Compromiso, Gilberto Brenson, Marcos Kempff

Matrimonio y familia

Declaración de compromiso

Introduction, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Andrews Gears Up For Easter Passion Play, Elizabeth Lechleitner

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

New Ministry Focuses On Public High School Students, Kristen Denslow

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 41 No 1 - April 2006), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Third Bible and Ministry Conference: "Preaching Apocalyptic Texts" / Plenary and Seminar Presentations: Preaching Apocalyptic? You've Got to Be Kidding! by Gordon D. Fee - 7 / Preaching Old Testament Apocalyptic to a New Testament Church by Daniel I. Block - 17 / The Purpose of Symbolism in the Book of Revelation by Gregory K. Beale - 53 / The Slaying of Satan's Superman and the Sure Salvation of the Saints: Paul's Apocalyptic Word of Comfort (2 Thessalonians 2:1-17) by Jeffrey A. D. Weima - 67 / Charting the Future or a Perspective on the Present? The Paraenetic Purpose …

Book Review: Becoming A Healthy Team: 5 Traits Of Vital Leadership, Michael Luster

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Small Groups & Established Churches: Challenge And Hope For The Future, Gwendolyn Jackson

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Small Groups And Established Churches: Challenge And Hope For The Future, Katie Dudgeon

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

How To Reach The Non-Seeker For Christ, Larry A. Gilbert

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

While we recognize that Seekers may be Christians or non-Christians, all unsaved or unchurched people are NOT Seekers. An overwhelming majority are Non-Seekers, those who do not care about spiritual things and would rather you not bring them up either. In fact, most of the people we really wish we could reach for Christ are non-Seekers. Seeker-oriented methodology will not work for reaching, or for influencing, non-Seekers in today’s culture.

Contemporary Church Planting, Elmer Towns

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The challenge of church planting has never been greater. There has always been the challenge of reaching people. But today’s challenges are different than ever before, and more extreme than ever before. Today’s challenges are exploding population, urbanization, technological innovations, expanding travel, complex international commercialization, the growing threat of terrorism, and growing secularization in First World or civilized countries; and in the Third World countries growing mysticism, spiritism, and demonism. Other challenges involve the influence of postmodernity, the influence of globalization through the United Nations, the collapse of church cooperation, i.e., World Council of Churches, Baptist World Alliance, etc.; the …

Pascal’S Wager: A Good Bet For Personal Evangelism, Charles H. Reilly

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), a French scientist and mathematician, argued that it is advantageous to believe in or to “bet on” God because the rewards for doing so are at least as great as the rewards for not believing in God, regardless of whether or not God exists. His decision theoretic argument is commonly referred to as Pascal’s Wager. It is unlikely that everyone has the same estimates of the rewards for believing in God or for not believing in God that Pascal had. Consequently, a series of five questions, based on Pascal’s Wager, is suggested here for personalizing Pascal’s Wager. …

The Complex Task—A Place For Everyone: Session Four Manhattan Christian College, October 1981, Donald Mcgavran

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

In 1981, Donald McGavran presented a series of lectures at Manhattan Christian College. Over the next few journals, we will publish this series in a continuing effort to honor McGavran and his legacy of Church Growth Missiology. This is the fourth in the series. This article has been transcribed from the taped lectures.

Recurso 07-Plan Testimonio De Cristo, Marcos Kempff

Evangelismo

Recurso 07-Plan testimonio de Cristo

Toward A Fundamental Theology Of Ministry, Kathleen A. Cahalan

School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Effective And Ineffective Pastors: A Study In Contrasts, H. Peter Swanson

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Children's Liturgy In Teaching Worship To The Preliterate, Scott Lemmerman

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

The goal of this project is to teach the preliterate child to worship. To reach this goal it is necessary to assist and to reinvigorate spiritually delinquent baptized member parents so they can be nourished with Word and Sacrament. I believe adjusting an existing order of worship into a preliterate child's liturgy can do this. This would lead parents to engage regularly with the Word in the congregation's worship, as well as become the primary education provider for their children by assisting them with learning the actions, gestures and spoken words at church. I need to research the viability of …

Biblical Storytelling And Preaching, Dennis J. Goff

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This Major Applied Project seeks to clarify the relationship between a Biblical text of Scripture being "read" or "told" and how that connects to the sermon preached on that text. It is believed that in many worship settings there is often a "disconnect" between the lectionary read (Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel readings) and the sermon text selected from one of those readings. By the time the preacher begins his sermon the hearer has often forgotten the Scripture read earlier. The use of Biblical storytelling can assist the listener in hearing, understanding, remembering and connecting the text of Scripture with …

What Does A Real Christian Look Like?, Chuck Fenrick

ATS Conferences

No abstract provided.

Strangers Welcoming Strangers, Christine D. Pohl

ATS Conferences

No abstract provided.

Borders And The Kingdom, Steven Ybarrola, Eunice Irwin

ATS Conferences

No abstract provided.