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Speak English, Pray In Spanish: Forming Cultural Bridges Between Hispanic Teens And Parents, Dulce Flores Jul 2015

Speak English, Pray In Spanish: Forming Cultural Bridges Between Hispanic Teens And Parents, Dulce Flores

LMU Theses and Dissertations

Within Hispanic families there is a growing gap – a disconnection between Hispanic immigrants and their U.S. born and raised children. The cultural gap formed between these two groups has caused many U.S. Hispanic teens to disconnect from “Catholic” as a marker of identity. In order to help Hispanic teens establish a Catholic identity, the local church community needs to help families bridge the gap between teens, parents, and the Church itself. Through the exploration of mestizaje and the incorporation of lo cotidiano and accompaniment in catequesis familiar, parents in conjunction with the Church community can help engage teens in …

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To Speak The Word Of God With Our Hands For Those Who Hear With Their Eyes, Miriam Nancy Lopez Jul 2015

To Speak The Word Of God With Our Hands For Those Who Hear With Their Eyes, Miriam Nancy Lopez

LMU Theses and Dissertations

Deaf people often have been outsiders in a hearing Church. Ninety-five percent of Deaf people are born to hearing parents. This is a Community that is doubly marginalized for they are Latino/as and Deaf. Therefore, I will present the needs of Deaf Latino/a Catholics in order for the Church to recognize them as a Community of faith. First, I present how language impacts the development of culture and identity. Second, how this community of Deaf Latino/as is trying to make sense of their identity as they are being raised in the United States. Finally, I present a plan to bridge …

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032. Feeding The Sheep, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge Jul 2015

032. Feeding The Sheep, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on Jesus feeding the 5,000 showing his compassion for their bodliy needs and as well as their spiritual needs.

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Homosexuality: Some Questions And Answers, H. Peter Swanson Jul 2015

Homosexuality: Some Questions And Answers, H. Peter Swanson

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Homosexuality: Mental And Spiritual Wellness, H. Peter Swanson Jul 2015

Homosexuality: Mental And Spiritual Wellness, H. Peter Swanson

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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031. Who Is Jesus?, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge Jul 2015

031. Who Is Jesus?, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on the Death of John the Baptist and the question of who people think Jesus is.

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030. Consequences Of Unbelief, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge Jul 2015

030. Consequences Of Unbelief, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on the account of Jesus returning to Nazareth and because people know him as the carpenter's son they find it difficult to believe.

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Launching A New Journal: Problems, Questions, Answers, And Hopes, Ron Bruner Jul 2015

Launching A New Journal: Problems, Questions, Answers, And Hopes, Ron Bruner

Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry

In the initial pages of this journal, we provide an explanation of its mission—rigorous and accessible conversation among those working at the intersection of theology and ministerial practice. We list the obstacles to that conversation, and the means by which this journal overcomes them. This essay also imagines and describes various settings in which an e‐journal containing the work of scholar‐practitioners might usefully serve the academy and the church.

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The Eucharist In An Unarticulated World, Tim Sensing Jul 2015

The Eucharist In An Unarticulated World, Tim Sensing

Graduate School of Theology

Ethnographic data from the lived experiences of teenagers participating in the weekly observance of the Eucharist provided rich data for an application of Bakhtinian approaches to discourse in order to inform current practice. Bakhtin’s understanding of dialogism and heteroglossia asserts that all discourse communities are located in historical situations that involve complex interactions. Each utterance takes meaning from its “actual social life.” Bakhtin gives priority to utterances that occur in context and focuses on the intentional negotiation of meaning and interpretation between author and reader, or, in this case, researcher, participant, and community. The research provides opportunity for teenagers to …

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The Nature Of Food: Indigenous Dene Foodways And Ontologies In The Era Of Climate Change, David S. Walsh Jul 2015

The Nature Of Food: Indigenous Dene Foodways And Ontologies In The Era Of Climate Change, David S. Walsh

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Climate change leading to a drastic decline in caribou populations has prompted strict hunting regulations in Canada’s Northwest Territories since 2010. The Dene, a subarctic indigenous people, have responded by turning to tradition and calling for more respectful hunting to demonstrate respectful reciprocity to the caribou, including a community-driven foodways project on caribou conservation and Dene caribou conservation which I co-facilitated in 2011. In these ways the caribou is approached as a person. Dene responses to caribou decline can best be understood by ontological theories of an expanded notion of indigenous personhood. However, I argue these theories are inadequate without …

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Book Review: Our Global Families: Christians Embracing Common Identity In A Changing World By Todd M. Johnson And Cindy M. Wu, Beau K. Brewer Jul 2015

Book Review: Our Global Families: Christians Embracing Common Identity In A Changing World By Todd M. Johnson And Cindy M. Wu, Beau K. Brewer

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

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After Postmodernism, Thomas W. Sieberhagen Jul 2015

After Postmodernism, Thomas W. Sieberhagen

Great Commission Research Journal

For the past 30 years, Christians have written about and discussed postmodernism. The topic is a favorite among scholars and students, who have enjoyed endless debates on the impact of postmodernism and who have speculated what the Church’s proper response should be to the West’s dominant worldview. This article urges the reader to recognize postmodernism’s demise, and to start thinking about the Church’s response to the next dominant worldview: Neo-realism. Could it be that God has brought the greater culture through the emptiness of postmodernism so that they will be ready to hear the truth of the Gospel as they …

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Occupy Judaism: Religion, Digital Media, And The Public Sphere, Ayala Fader, Owen Gottlieb Jul 2015

Occupy Judaism: Religion, Digital Media, And The Public Sphere, Ayala Fader, Owen Gottlieb

Articles

This article provides an analysis of Occupy Judaism, an explicitly religious expression of Jewish protest, which occurred simultaneously with Occupy Wall Street, the direct-democracy movement of 2011. Occupy Judaism, like Occupy Wall Street, took place both in physical spaces of protest in New York City and digitally, through mobilizing and circulating debate. The article focuses on the words and actions of Daniel Sieradski, the public face and one of the key founders of Occupy Judaism, supplemented by the experiences of others in Occupy Judaism, Occupy Wall Street, and Occupy Faith (a Protestant clergy-led initiative). We investigate what qualified as religion …

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The Strategic Nature Of Urban Ministry, Alan Mcmahan Jul 2015

The Strategic Nature Of Urban Ministry, Alan Mcmahan

Great Commission Research Journal

The explosive growth of cities around the world provides an unprecedented and strategic opportunity for the advancement of the gospel and the expansion of the church. Ten overlapping realities found in urban contexts are explored in this article to show how the world is dramatically changing the context in which most people live. The enormous advantages offered by urban ministry are then examined to show how the church can extend its reach, identify and reach receptive people and influence the culture of a region or a nation.

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Cubans In The United States, Antonio J. Lopez Jul 2015

Cubans In The United States, Antonio J. Lopez

Great Commission Research Journal

The term “Hispanic” is used in the United States for a large and diverse group of people. Cubans are among those that fall under this category, though they differ from other Hispanics. To understand some of the characteristic of Cubans, and to effectively reach them it is important to understand their history and culture. Mainly in Florida, Cubans are diffused throughout the United States, which requires flexibility and intentionality in reaching them. This article seeks to familiarize the reader with some of the historical, and cultural aspects of Cubans in order to reach them with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Book Reviews: There’S Hope For Your Church By Gary L. Mcintosh And A Place Of Grace By William O. Webster, James R. Farrer Jul 2015

Book Reviews: There’S Hope For Your Church By Gary L. Mcintosh And A Place Of Grace By William O. Webster, James R. Farrer

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

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Farming In The City!, Skip Bell Jul 2015

Farming In The City!, Skip Bell

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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The Last Generation: How The Advent Hope Defines Us, Skip Bell Jul 2015

The Last Generation: How The Advent Hope Defines Us, Skip Bell

Faculty Publications

The term “last generation” evokes differing mental images. For some, the term introduces the horrifying reality of earth’s inability to infinitely sustain life; for others, the devastating destruction of nuclear warfare; and for others, an impending cosmic calamity. Ironically, for those who anticipate the return of Christ, these fearful predictions are themselves affirmations of Christ’s return, and they sustain our hope to be among the last generation.

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Rise Of The "Nones", Dave Page Jul 2015

Rise Of The "Nones", Dave Page

Great Commission Research Journal

The number of Americans (“nones”) who do not identify with any religion continues to grow at a rapid pace with Millennials leading the way. Is this growing trend a cause for concern? This article argues that it is cause for great concern and that churches cannot keep doing what they’ve always done if they expect to reach this unique cultural group. Nones are spiritual but not religious and are very different than seekers. In order to reach nones for Christ, churches must 1) Become mission minded; 2) Focus on conversion growth; 3) Educate themselves on this new group 4) Utilize …

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My Pilgrimage In The Church Growth Movement: Empowerment To Lead People To Jesus, Kent R. Hunter Jul 2015

My Pilgrimage In The Church Growth Movement: Empowerment To Lead People To Jesus, Kent R. Hunter

Great Commission Research Journal

As a child, Kent Hunter was a nominal Christian with faithful parents. During surgery for a football injury, God changed Kent from mediocrity to missionary. Kent’s journey through college and seminary provided theology, but little strategy. In search of mission training, he earned a Ph.D. in Theology. It would become the biblical foundation for his future. Kent’s first ministry was to pastor a dying, inner-city, Anglo church surrounded by unchurched African Americans. Humbled and discouraged by failure to effectively reach out, he enrolled in Fuller Seminary. God used that experience to transform his life, his church, and many others on …

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Global Church Growth Through Multicultural Mission Teams, Parnell M. Lovelace Jr. Jul 2015

Global Church Growth Through Multicultural Mission Teams, Parnell M. Lovelace Jr.

Great Commission Research Journal

The globalization of ministry outreach is emerging as the church is expanding its reach beyond the local community. As a result, many congregations have embraced multicultural mission team development. As models of leadership are capturing opportunities to develop strategic liaisons globally with various nations politically, educationally, financially, and socially, there appears to be an opportunity to implement or receive initiatives that mutually benefit both the hosting country and the serving organization. These opportunities are available to the local church or a consortium of local churches. The growth of the church and its impact is readily observed through the implementation and …

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Donald Mcgavran: A Missionary To India, Gary L. Mcintosh Jul 2015

Donald Mcgavran: A Missionary To India, Gary L. Mcintosh

Great Commission Research Journal

Donald McGavran served as a director of Christian education and denominational executive in India for the United Christian Missionary Society from 1923 to 1936. During those years he completed a Ph.D. in Education from Columbia University, and met J. Waskom Pickett who helped redirect him into the research on church growth. His interest in evangelism eventually led to his demotion to a field evangelist in 1936; a move that would change his life.

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Book Review: Not Safe For Church: Ten Commandments For Reaching New Generations By F. Douglas Powe, Jr. And Jasmine Rose Smothers, Cory L. Siebel Jul 2015

Book Review: Not Safe For Church: Ten Commandments For Reaching New Generations By F. Douglas Powe, Jr. And Jasmine Rose Smothers, Cory L. Siebel

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

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Book Review: White Unto Harvest: Evangelizing Today’S Senior Adults By Charles Arn, Matthew Costner Jul 2015

Book Review: White Unto Harvest: Evangelizing Today’S Senior Adults By Charles Arn, Matthew Costner

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

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Book Review: The Unchurched Next Door By Thom Rainer, Amy Nicholson Jones Jul 2015

Book Review: The Unchurched Next Door By Thom Rainer, Amy Nicholson Jones

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

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029. Do Not Fear, Only Believe, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge Jun 2015

029. Do Not Fear, Only Believe, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on the accounts of Jesus healing Jairus' daughter and the healing of the unclean woman showing his authority over disease and death.

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028. Who Then Is This?, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge Jun 2015

028. Who Then Is This?, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on Jesus stilling the storm and what does this mean for you and for your family.

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027. The Kingdom Of God, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge Jun 2015

027. The Kingdom Of God, Anthony Cook, Jason Broge

Table Talk: Family Devotions

A family devotion based on a parable of the Mustard seed told by Jesus to explain the kingdom of God and what does this mean for you and for your family.

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A Theological Take On The Miracle Of Ministry In The Spu Student Ministry Coordinator Program, Jake A. Crammer Jun 2015

A Theological Take On The Miracle Of Ministry In The Spu Student Ministry Coordinator Program, Jake A. Crammer

Honors Projects

The Student Ministry Coordinator program empowers leaders living on campus to serve their floors through discipleship, small groups, hall events, and coordinating on-campus residents with University Ministries. In this project, I attempt to articulate the work of the SMC Program in theological terms, hoping to clarify the mission the SMC Program for SPU’s campus.

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Catecismo Menor Mayor Mlutero, Bjarne Teigen Jun 2015

Catecismo Menor Mayor Mlutero, Bjarne Teigen

Catecismo

No abstract provided.

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