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Flourishing In The Field : Best Practices For Missionary Health And Effectiveness, Matthew H. Rasch May 2025

Flourishing In The Field : Best Practices For Missionary Health And Effectiveness, Matthew H. Rasch

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Gospel For Generation Z : Best Practice For Missionally Proclaiming The Christian Faith To 18-27-Year Old's, Andrew Gardner May 2025

The Gospel For Generation Z : Best Practice For Missionally Proclaiming The Christian Faith To 18-27-Year Old's, Andrew Gardner

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Rude Awakening : Divine Disruption And Human Dynamics In Revival And Spiritual Renewals, Ruben Cervantes Jr. May 2025

A Rude Awakening : Divine Disruption And Human Dynamics In Revival And Spiritual Renewals, Ruben Cervantes Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Change Of Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior On Evangelism : Measuring The Changes Of Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior On Pastors And Mission Leaders From Churches In Meru Town In Kenya, Esayas Solomon Wechefo May 2025

Change Of Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior On Evangelism : Measuring The Changes Of Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior On Pastors And Mission Leaders From Churches In Meru Town In Kenya, Esayas Solomon Wechefo

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


What Shapes The Political Worldview Of The Preacher?, Randy Saultz May 2025

What Shapes The Political Worldview Of The Preacher?, Randy Saultz

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Discipleship Among The Everyday And Ordinary : Cultivating A Culture Of Discipleship Among Lay Leaders, Bryan D. Sallee May 2025

Discipleship Among The Everyday And Ordinary : Cultivating A Culture Of Discipleship Among Lay Leaders, Bryan D. Sallee

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Developing Spiritually Healthy Churches : Advancing Biblical Ecclesiology And Ministry Practices Among Pastoral Leaders, Julian Panga May 2025

Developing Spiritually Healthy Churches : Advancing Biblical Ecclesiology And Ministry Practices Among Pastoral Leaders, Julian Panga

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Transforming Pastoral Ministry : Spiritual Formation Practices For Biblical Preaching, Jeffrien Joel Joseph May 2025

Transforming Pastoral Ministry : Spiritual Formation Practices For Biblical Preaching, Jeffrien Joel Joseph

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Women In Christian Leadership : Promoting Women To Lead Within A Complementarian Setting, Swarn Kaur Potter May 2025

Women In Christian Leadership : Promoting Women To Lead Within A Complementarian Setting, Swarn Kaur Potter

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Breaking The Cycle : Empowering Exploited Women To Experience Transformational Change, Rowena Martineau-Pitt May 2025

Breaking The Cycle : Empowering Exploited Women To Experience Transformational Change, Rowena Martineau-Pitt

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Making Of Disciples : Developing An Effective Discipleship Process For Current And Emerging Lay Leaders At Crossroads Community Cathedral, Ermias Feleke May 2025

The Making Of Disciples : Developing An Effective Discipleship Process For Current And Emerging Lay Leaders At Crossroads Community Cathedral, Ermias Feleke

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Inductive Bible Study : Equipping Independent Pastors In Tamil Nadu, Samuel Joshua May 2025

Inductive Bible Study : Equipping Independent Pastors In Tamil Nadu, Samuel Joshua

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Embodying Biblical Hospitality : Threshold Moments For God's Welcome In Secular Workplaces, Sandra Lynn Blumanhourst May 2025

Embodying Biblical Hospitality : Threshold Moments For God's Welcome In Secular Workplaces, Sandra Lynn Blumanhourst

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Inviting Hospitality : An Incarnational Model Of Pastoral Care For Chaplains, Martha M. Cramer May 2025

Inviting Hospitality : An Incarnational Model Of Pastoral Care For Chaplains, Martha M. Cramer

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Holistic Discipleship Groups : The Importnace Of Integrating Confession And Evangelism Into Discipleship, Joseph H. Tillman Jr. May 2025

Holistic Discipleship Groups : The Importnace Of Integrating Confession And Evangelism Into Discipleship, Joseph H. Tillman Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Revitalization Through The Practice Of Spiritual Disciplines, Emmanuel Afful May 2025

Church Revitalization Through The Practice Of Spiritual Disciplines, Emmanuel Afful

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Holy Art : Reclaiming The Visual Arts For Worship And Spiritual Formation, Joey Fitzgerald May 2025

Holy Art : Reclaiming The Visual Arts For Worship And Spiritual Formation, Joey Fitzgerald

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Effective Intergenerational Preaching : Preaching Effectively Across Generational Lines Effecting Holistic Transformation, Immanuel Vasudevan May 2025

Effective Intergenerational Preaching : Preaching Effectively Across Generational Lines Effecting Holistic Transformation, Immanuel Vasudevan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Multiplying Disciples Through The Family : Relationship Between Family Discipleship And Disciples Who Make Disciples, Julius D. Coomson May 2025

Multiplying Disciples Through The Family : Relationship Between Family Discipleship And Disciples Who Make Disciples, Julius D. Coomson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Augustine And Jerome: 2 Distinct Views Of Peter And Paul, Preston Sherman May 2025

Augustine And Jerome: 2 Distinct Views Of Peter And Paul, Preston Sherman

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

This project dove into a conversation between Sts. Augustine and Jerome about Peter and Paul's disagreement at Antioch. The effects of each saint's beliefs about the incident impacts the role of papal authority in the Church, the use of Scripture, and how the Church is to see itself in the modern world.


Pedro Aceves Mfa Thesis, Pedro M. Aceves May 2025

Pedro Aceves Mfa Thesis, Pedro M. Aceves

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

My Work is about looking at Cruising through a queer decolonial lens. Using multiple mediums such as photo, glass, Augmented reality, and film, I explore these queer histories and aesthetics through not just an anthropological approach but also an artistic epistemological approach weaving together narratives of prehispanic and modern queer Latinidad.


Biblical Metanarrative Discipleship For Women: A Paradigm For Women In The Church That Impacts Christlike Growth Through The Influence Of Biblical Literacy, Patricia Cihak May 2025

Biblical Metanarrative Discipleship For Women: A Paradigm For Women In The Church That Impacts Christlike Growth Through The Influence Of Biblical Literacy, Patricia Cihak

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This DMIN research project seeks to resolve the problem of the lack of a biblically literate small group discipleship strategy to assist adult women in their spiritual journey of Christlikeness at Eastlake Church in Moneta, Virginia. Discipleship for women is assumed through the event, and program-driven ministry opportunities for women; however, the void of an intentional disciple-making strategy generates recipients rather than replicators. The gap between the discipleship that Jesus demonstrated and how it is observed among women today underscores the need for contemporary discourse on this issue. Current research reveals that biblical illiteracy is rising, and church attendance is …


Reaching Generation Z With The Gospel, Rodney Palmer May 2025

Reaching Generation Z With The Gospel, Rodney Palmer

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


An Inclusive Framework For Ministry: Fostering The Spiritual Formation Of Children In A Multicultural Church, Jennifer Reinsch Schroeder Apr 2025

An Inclusive Framework For Ministry: Fostering The Spiritual Formation Of Children In A Multicultural Church, Jennifer Reinsch Schroeder

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

Children’s ministry at a diverse church requires intentional pursuit of a multicultural and inclusive perspective. Without it, the gospel message is portrayed through a White, Eurocentric lens which, unintentionally, creates a barrier in the spiritual formation of children. This paper discusses the theological and sociological constructs that served as the catalyst for this project intervention, developed in the context of North Atlanta Church of Christ. Additionally, this project intervention produced a curriculum to be used with children’s ministry volunteers as they seek to embody an ethnorelative lens. The resulting curriculum is intended to be the start of a continuing conversation …


Religious Scrupulosity: The Law And The Gospel, Robert J. Chester Apr 2025

Religious Scrupulosity: The Law And The Gospel, Robert J. Chester

Senior Honors Theses

The clear distinction of the law and gospel for the salvation and justification of an individual, highly affects the minds, beliefs, and lives of those who suffer from religious scrupulosity. Religious scrupulosity is known as obsessional fears of thinking or behaving immorally against one’s religious beliefs. Religious scrupulosity affects many in the church, and is a form of obsessive/compulsive thought that can form due to improper emphasis of gospel truth. The way the church preaches and emphasizes certain points of the gospel can change the perception and understanding of many people in the world. The evident distinction between law and …


Ecclesiological Support For Veterans Suffering From Moral Injury: A Phenomenological Study, Douglas Guy Wood Apr 2025

Ecclesiological Support For Veterans Suffering From Moral Injury: A Phenomenological Study, Douglas Guy Wood

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

For many military service members, the cost of their service is through the psychological, physiological, emotional, sociological, and spiritual scars from the trauma of conflict. This trauma is most associated with the diagnoses of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Moral Injury (MI). Existing literature primarily focuses on a humanistic underlying philosophy to symptoms and patient care or uses a non-specific definition/categorization of religion/spirituality (e.g., Ames et al., 2019; Hill et al., 2000; Sharma et al., 2017). Studies have addressed psychological, physiological, emotional, and sociological healing (e.g., Åkerblom et al., 2020; Drescher et al., 2011; Gray et al., 2012; Nash & …


Two Neighbors Walk Into A Ballot Box A Soon-To-Be Lawyer’S Second Take On Jesus And 21st Century Politics, Trey Murphy Apr 2025

Two Neighbors Walk Into A Ballot Box A Soon-To-Be Lawyer’S Second Take On Jesus And 21st Century Politics, Trey Murphy

Undergraduate Theses

Although the overarching question of the thesis is "What party would Jesus register for in a 21st century election?", the goal is to teach Christians how to think about politics well. By critically analyzing scripture and four controversial issues that pervade politics, the thesis intends to detach the preconceived notions of our day and attach logically sound thinking to the minds and hearts of Christians who are politically active in the United States. The four issues that are tackled include the following: Same-sex marriage, abortion, immigration, and Just-War theory. Each chapter contains an argument for the Republican party and Democratic …


Spiritual Direction For Teacher Wellbeing, Identity And Resilience, Bernadette Miles, Marlene Marburg Apr 2025

Spiritual Direction For Teacher Wellbeing, Identity And Resilience, Bernadette Miles, Marlene Marburg

eJournal of Catholic Education in Australasia

Amid growing teacher dissatisfaction and attrition, this 2022 research project explored the potential benefits of spiritual direction in enhancing teacher well-being, identity, and resilience. The study involved 11 trained spiritual directors providing eight sessions of spiritual direction to 38 teachers from Australian Christian schools. Findings highlight the positive impact of spiritual direction on teachers' vocational clarity, self-awareness, and ability to manage workplace challenges. Participants reported a renewed commitment to their profession, improved emotional resilience, and a deeper connection between their spiritual and professional identities. Many educators also noted that spiritual direction provided a confidential and reflective space to process professional …


Bendiciendo Nuestros Hijos, Ceh Apr 2025

Bendiciendo Nuestros Hijos, Ceh

Liturgias

Bendiciendo nuestros hijos


Invocación Al Espíritu Santo-Bilingüe, Ángel Morales Apr 2025

Invocación Al Espíritu Santo-Bilingüe, Ángel Morales

Liturgias

Invocación al Espíritu Santo-bilingüe