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A Bibliometric Analysis Of The Great Commission Research Journal 2009-2019, Glenn R. Wittig Apr 2023

A Bibliometric Analysis Of The Great Commission Research Journal 2009-2019, Glenn R. Wittig

Great Commission Research Journal

The Great Commission Research Journal, the subject of this investigation, is a relatively new journal with roots in the past. It is a successor to two previous publications from the American Society for Church Growth. A bibliometric analysis of the journal’s first ten volumes is presented on two levels. The first is a content analysis of the surface features of the publication such as the authors’ education, academic credentials, and employment, the number of full-length articles published, the subjects covered in each article, and other features such as the average length of articles, number of footnote references, and number of …


Disruptive Homiletics: Liberationist Hermeneutics And The Preconditions Of Critical Consciousness, Joel (J.T.) Young Mar 2023

Disruptive Homiletics: Liberationist Hermeneutics And The Preconditions Of Critical Consciousness, Joel (J.T.) Young

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Homemaking In And With Migrant Churches As Communities Of Care, Ma. Adeinev M. Reyes-Espiritu Feb 2023

Homemaking In And With Migrant Churches As Communities Of Care, Ma. Adeinev M. Reyes-Espiritu

Theology Department Faculty Publications

Research on migration and religion reports the significance of religion to migrants, particularly those who self-identify as religious. In particular, migrant churches have served as a sanctuary, a venue for social networking, and a community supportive of migrants’ wellbeing, to name a few things. However, migrant churches are also criticized for the possibility of becoming instruments of control over migrants. Heeding Boccagni and Hondagneu-Sotelo’s invitation to use the “homemaking optic” to inquire into the experience of integration of migrants, this paper analyzes how migrant churches foster migrants’ becoming at home in the receiving societies using Philippine migrant communities as a …


Arendt And Christianity: On Love And The World, Logan Andrew Daly Jan 2023

Arendt And Christianity: On Love And The World, Logan Andrew Daly

West Chester University Master’s Theses

Hannah Arendt criticized the Christian faith for what she saw as an inherent wordlessness or ascetic attitude. She believed this focus on the afterlife was an afront to her political philosophy and kept people from participating in the public sphere. This thesis is a selective exploration of Arendt’s criticisms against the Christian faith and aims to show that there is a way of reconciling the respective belief systems, allowing an Arendtian to benefit from Christian ideas and a Christian to improve themselves with the assistance of Arendtian concepts. The project is split into two chapters. Each chapter focuses on a …


The Impact And Challenge Of Religious Syncretism To The Christian Faith And Discipleship In The Anglican Diocese Of Kabba, Kogi State, Nigeria, Akobe Steven Kayode Jan 2023

The Impact And Challenge Of Religious Syncretism To The Christian Faith And Discipleship In The Anglican Diocese Of Kabba, Kogi State, Nigeria, Akobe Steven Kayode

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A New Form Of A Multicultural Church For Today's Multilingual Context, Hunn Choi Jan 2023

A New Form Of A Multicultural Church For Today's Multilingual Context, Hunn Choi

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Knowing And Loving God : A Spiritual Formation Journey, Tania Van Dongen Jan 2023

Knowing And Loving God : A Spiritual Formation Journey, Tania Van Dongen

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Crafting A Rule Of Life : The Impact Of Crafting A Rule Of Life On Spiritual Well-Being, Carter Ferguson Jan 2023

Crafting A Rule Of Life : The Impact Of Crafting A Rule Of Life On Spiritual Well-Being, Carter Ferguson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Equipping The Saints : A Return To The Biblical Understanding Of The Priesthood Of All Believers, Benjamin Stilwell-Hernandez Jan 2023

Equipping The Saints : A Return To The Biblical Understanding Of The Priesthood Of All Believers, Benjamin Stilwell-Hernandez

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Raising Godly Leaders : For Finishing The Task In Thailand, Weerawut Hongsa Jan 2023

Raising Godly Leaders : For Finishing The Task In Thailand, Weerawut Hongsa

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Best Practices Of Attracting And Ministering To Non-European Immigrants In Minnesota, Randall Jay Cirksena Jr. Jan 2023

The Best Practices Of Attracting And Ministering To Non-European Immigrants In Minnesota, Randall Jay Cirksena Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Families After God's Heart : A Biblical Perspective On Marriage, Family And Discipleship, Paul Kumar Jan 2023

Families After God's Heart : A Biblical Perspective On Marriage, Family And Discipleship, Paul Kumar

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Bilingual Preaching : A Proposed Methodology For Multicultural Churches, Fikri Youssef Jan 2023

Bilingual Preaching : A Proposed Methodology For Multicultural Churches, Fikri Youssef

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Be Fruitful And Multiply : Developing An Intentional, Missional, And Reproducible Discipleship Model For The Pentecostal Churches In Romania, Adrian Vlad Jan 2023

Be Fruitful And Multiply : Developing An Intentional, Missional, And Reproducible Discipleship Model For The Pentecostal Churches In Romania, Adrian Vlad

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Team Based Sermon Preparation : Building Sermons And Pastors Through Relational Collaboration, William Vaughn Stafford Jan 2023

Team Based Sermon Preparation : Building Sermons And Pastors Through Relational Collaboration, William Vaughn Stafford

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Discovering Best Practices Of Contextual Discipleship Program Leading To Church Growth Of Multi-Site Churches : Implementing Best Practices Of Contextual Discipleship Program For Win Churches In The Philippines, Mark Eduard Yu Jan 2023

Discovering Best Practices Of Contextual Discipleship Program Leading To Church Growth Of Multi-Site Churches : Implementing Best Practices Of Contextual Discipleship Program For Win Churches In The Philippines, Mark Eduard Yu

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Rooted Experience : As A Discipleship Strategy For Alpha Course Graduates, Kimberley D. Holman Jan 2023

The Rooted Experience : As A Discipleship Strategy For Alpha Course Graduates, Kimberley D. Holman

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Experiential Discipleship : Compassion Changes Through Experiential Learning, Flavio Ricardo Hasten Reiter Artigas Jan 2023

Experiential Discipleship : Compassion Changes Through Experiential Learning, Flavio Ricardo Hasten Reiter Artigas

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Nigerian Fastest Growing Churches And Their Intersection With The Poor, With Poverty And With Poverty Alleviation, Chinyereugo Euphemia Adeliyi Jan 2023

Nigerian Fastest Growing Churches And Their Intersection With The Poor, With Poverty And With Poverty Alleviation, Chinyereugo Euphemia Adeliyi

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Intentional Discipleship Ministry : Presenting Everyone Perfect In Christ, Maregie Belete Jan 2023

Intentional Discipleship Ministry : Presenting Everyone Perfect In Christ, Maregie Belete

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Planting Anglican Churches In The Brazilian Context Through The House Of Peace, Marcio Medeiros Meira Jan 2023

Planting Anglican Churches In The Brazilian Context Through The House Of Peace, Marcio Medeiros Meira

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Transformational Discipleship : Creating A Model For Effective Discipleship At The Church Of The Cross, Nathan L. Weaver Jan 2023

Transformational Discipleship : Creating A Model For Effective Discipleship At The Church Of The Cross, Nathan L. Weaver

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Grasping Love : How Relationships Help Us Know God, Dennis Gregory Mcelyea Jan 2023

Grasping Love : How Relationships Help Us Know God, Dennis Gregory Mcelyea

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Lusting After God : Sexual Struggle As A Catalyst For Spiritual Intimacy And Healing, David L. Janvier Jan 2023

Lusting After God : Sexual Struggle As A Catalyst For Spiritual Intimacy And Healing, David L. Janvier

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Integration Of Evangelism And Discipleship By Seventh-Day Adventists In Malawi, Richard Gorden Doss Jan 2023

The Integration Of Evangelism And Discipleship By Seventh-Day Adventists In Malawi, Richard Gorden Doss

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Interdependent Leadership : Practices That Develop Interdependent Relationships, Brian W. Scott Jan 2023

Interdependent Leadership : Practices That Develop Interdependent Relationships, Brian W. Scott

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Revive Us Again : Evaluating A Sermon Series On Revival, Ashwin Ramani Jan 2023

Revive Us Again : Evaluating A Sermon Series On Revival, Ashwin Ramani

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Raising Up Church Planters In The Local Church, Richard Cox Ii Jan 2023

Raising Up Church Planters In The Local Church, Richard Cox Ii

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Abundance And Flourishing In Rural Appalachia : Theological Thinking And The Local Church, Julie D. Keel Jan 2023

Abundance And Flourishing In Rural Appalachia : Theological Thinking And The Local Church, Julie D. Keel

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Mentoring Spiritual Leaders : Discerning Effective Practices, Michael B. Miller Jan 2023

Mentoring Spiritual Leaders : Discerning Effective Practices, Michael B. Miller

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.