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A Companion Guide For The Discipleship To Missional Community (D2mc) Program, Jedidiah T. Maschke

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This Doctor of Ministry (DMin.) Major Applied Project (MAP) offers a companion guide for the discipleship training program called D2MC (Discipleship to Missional Community) taught by PLI, a leadership development organization that works primarily with the LCMS. The D2MC program is based on the training pioneered by Mike Breen through 3DM. The companion guide shows how the methods and practices taught by PLI are soundly based in Scripture and confessional Lutheran theology and offers some personal insights and devotional thoughts. The companion guide was distributed and field tested with volunteer participants through and with the approval of PLI. Participants in …

Positive Factors Related To The Decision To Study For The Office Of The Ministry By Men Of The Lutheran Synod Of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana Sínodo De Nicaragua/Lutheran Church—Canada), Edmund Auger

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Auger, Edmund D. “Positive Factors Related to the Decision to Study for the Office of the Ministry by Men of The Lutheran Synod of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua / Lutheran Church—Canada).” Doctor of Ministry. Major Applied Project, Concordia Seminary, 2023. 128 pages.

The Lutheran Church throughout the world needs a continuing supply of men to serve as faithful pastors in the public ministry of the Gospel. The identification and spiritual formation of candidates for Word and Sacrament ministry is critical for the young national church body, Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua (Lutheran Synod of Nicaragua).

This project is …

Hospitality: Areas That Are Effective In Creating A Desire For A Visitor To Connect To Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Brent M. Hartwig

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This major applied project explores hospitality offered by the local congregation. Biblical hospitality is implicitly and explicitly commanded in scripture. Balancing the Missio Dei and two kinds of righteousness will keep us on the straight and narrow theologically when pursuing hospitality.

When churches offer hospitality, we are feeding, clothing, visiting, providing, and welcoming our neighbor. Our Redeemer wants to continue serving the community as a family-oriented, mission focused, hospitable congregation. We are doing the feeding, clothing, and providing through many efforts in the community. We are active with the local homeless shelter and crisis center. For the MAP, we wanted …

The Dwell Bible Listening App As An Effective Tool To Habituate Daily Bible Engagement In The Local Congregation, Daniel Russell Prugh

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Prugh, Daniel R. “The Dwell Bible Listening App as an Effective Tool to Habituate Daily Bible Engagement in the Local Congregation.” Doctor of Ministry. Major Applied Project, Concordia Seminary, 2023. "115" pp.

Congregational members desire to engage the Bible daily. However, oftentimes there are barriers to this goal. One of the most important barriers is that people do not regularly read. This is problematic if the church desires for people to read the Bible daily. In addition, people encounter a tsunami of information every day, that makes it hard to prioritize regular engagement with the Bible. However, the church can …

Medical Leave And Unrealistic Ministry Expectations A Study At Zion Lutheran Church, Aaron G. Flatau

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

A medical leave of absence due to a kidney transplant resulted in feelings of guilt and failure for a pastor when he was unable to fulfill his desired ministry tasks. These feelings of guilt and failure were speculated to be unwarranted.

To determine if these feelings were unwarranted, this paper researched sickness as presented in the Bible. Biblical research found illness to be a personal reminder of a global fall, found a link between forgiveness of sin and healing of sickness, and examined illness in the context of the Kingdom of God. Historical examination found that illness within the context …

Discovering The Means To Provide Mentorship For Post-Seminary Pastoral Formation From Apprentice To Craftsman: A Pastoral Journey, Paul Hass

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

This project seeks to produce a distinct process for the discerning of who might best serve as mentors to those newly ordained. The process aims to allow for people in ecclesiastical leadership roles to discern which of the numerous available pastoral mentors might best be suited for fostering a long-term mentoring relationship to a newly ordained pastor. This project uses the results of qualitative research, drawn from interviews, to provide a matrix for evaluating potential mentors through the lens of the Adaptive Leadership model. The resulting evaluation process was ‘tested’ in a truncated format through the Office of the President …

Pastoral Care For National Guard And Reserve: Using Bible Study To Equip National Guard And Reserve To Navigate Through The Blessings And Burdens Of Civilian-Military Vocations, David Schleusener

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Schleusener, David, S. "Pastoral Care for National Guard and Reserve: Using Bible Study to Equip National Guard and Reserve to Navigate through the Blessings and Burdens of Civilian Military Vocations" Doctor of Ministry. Major Applied Project, Concordia Seminary, 2022. 267 pp.

The researcher is a U.S. Navy Reserves chaplain and student at Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis, Missouri, in the Doctor of Ministry program. The researcher focused on the unique challenges, burdens, and significant stress our nation's reserve components face due to dual responsibilities in civilian and military sectors. National Guard and Reserve (NGR) is the term adopted for those …

God And Satan: A Look At Martin Luther’S Titles For Satan And What They Reveal About The Relationship Between God And Satan, Alexandria M. Shick

Master of Art Theology Thesis

Shick, Alexandria M. “God and Satan: A Look at Martin Luther’s Titles for Satan and What They Reveal About the Relationship Between God and Satan.” M.A. Thesis, Concordia Seminary, 2022 87 pp.

The relationship between God and Satan is complex and intertwined. There is a tendency in Christianity to overemphasize Satan’s power and his place in the realm of evil and in so doing neglect and disregard what it means for God to be truly omnipotent. Luther understood Satan as being under God’s will, only having the ability to act where, when and how God allowed or permitted. The complex …

Theology Of The Laity: The Lutheran Way, Brian M. Mosemann

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

The distinction between the laity and clergy has been a contributing cause of disunity within the church because the clergy and laity are often pitted against one another with one or the other being elevated to the detriment of the other. This problem has plagued the church from the middle ages until the present day. Since the definition of the term “laity” is vacuous, the laity are generally defined relative to the clergy, specifically in reference to their authority and duties. This results in a negative definition when the laity are defined as the opposite of the clergy. The laity …

The Personalization Of American Christianity: Subjective Assurance And The Puritan Conversion Narrative, Curran Bishop

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

The North American Puritans introduced a concept that has shaped American theology: a test of subjective assurance as a predicate to communing church membership. While previous Reformed communities had tested would-be communicants in their knowledge of church teaching and their adherence to that teaching in their lives. The New England colonists added a relation of the individual’s experiential conversion. This was intended to protect the purity of the church while also ministering to the individual by encouraging them in their faith by their inclusion in church membership. The results of the test led immediately to declining numbers of adults becoming …

Reading The Signs Of The Time: Three Voices In The Confessional Lutheran Church As They Relate To Segregation, Racism, And Apartheid In South Africa From 1900–1978, Christoph Dietrich Weber

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

Weber, Christoph, Reading the signs of the time: “Three voices in the confessional Lutheran Church to segregation, racism, and apartheid in South Africa from 1900–1978.” Ph.D. diss., Concordia Seminary, 2022. 425 pp.

According to August Vilmar, reading the signs of the times was an essential task of all pastors and theologians. It was a part of their prophetic task to interpret the world and its context with the word of God and to proclaim the voice of the church in law and gospel. The three theologians analyzed in this dissertation: Karl Meister, Hermann Sasse, and Friederich W. Hopf respected Vilmar …

Equipping Lay Elders With The Spiritual Care Skills Of Active Listening, Sharing Scripture, Offering Prayer, And Providing Follow Up At St. Paul Lutheran Church In Wood River, Il, David Martin Arthur Schultz

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Schultz, David, MA. “Equipping lay elders with the spiritual care skills of active listening, sharing scripture, offering prayer, and providing follow up at St. Paul Lutheran Church Wood River, IL.” Doctor of Ministry. Major Applied Project, Concordia Seminary, 2022. 122 pp.

Spiritual care is vitally important for all people. Unfortunately, too often those who are commissioned to provide spiritual care lack the necessary skills to help others. This MAP explores how a lay elder seminar might equip the lay elders of a congregation with the spiritual care skills of active listening, sharing scripture, offering prayer, and providing follow up. This …

The Contemporary Situation Of Elderly People In Ethiopia And The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Tsigewengel B. Uddo

Master of Art Theology Thesis

Uddo Tsigewengel B. “The Contemporary Situation of Elderly People in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus.” MA Thesis, Concordia Seminary, 2022. 100pp.

The Church is God’s agent to serve God’s people in the church and society at large. The scope of the Church’s ministry comprises all ages: young, adult, and elderly. Culturally, in Ethiopia, children and close family members are responsible for caring for the elderly, therefore, the church has not given satisfactory attention to holistic elderly care. Moreover, current societal change and globalization have negatively affected the indigenous family-support system for the elderly. As a result, many …

Perfect Love Casts Out Fear: Exploring The Effectiveness Of A Person-Centered Disability Awareness Seminar In A Congregational Setting, Joshua H. Jones

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

People with disabilities and their families frequently experience barriers toward inclusion and belonging in multiple spheres of life. These barriers are also present in Christian congregations. However, many congregations express a godly desire to love people with disabilities and their families without these obstacles.

The Old and New Testaments provide examples of how God’s people sought to love people with disabilities in their midst creatively and intentionally in response to God’s gracious actions, invitation, and command. Recent research in disability studies routinely highlight the necessity of being attentive to the uniqueness of each person with disabilities and his or her …

In Search Of The Best Practices In Preaching On Christian Stewardship, Mitchel Schuessler

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

Pastors are challenged to preach Christian stewardship within their parishes in a way that they not only overcome the personal and congregational biases against stewardship sermons, but will also assist their congregations to the grow in their knowledge of stewardship and help them to become better Christian stewards. This project sought to find pastors that have discovered ways to preach stewardship that increased the congregational stewardship life and assisted individual members to become better stewards. This study intends to help the parish pastor to learn how to address stewardship on a regular basis, be more confident in his preaching of …

The Role Of The African Church In The 21st Century Global Mission: A Case Study Of The Eecmy Global Mission Venture And Economic Mindset, Wondimu M. Game

Master of Art Theology Thesis

Jesus Christ inaugurated and commissioned his church to be a missionary until the end of the world. Thus, the church is missionary by her very nature. The modern mission paradigm was from the West to the rest. But, in this 21^st century, the mission has shifted from the global North to the global South; this massive shift has anchored the global South as the heartland of Christianity and the force of mission. This mission shift also demands the paradigm shift of both global north and south. Although the African church has played a pivotal role in the church history, …

“I Said, You Are Gods”: Pastoral Motives Manifest In Patristic Citations Of Psalm 82:6, Charles Schulz

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

The early church fathers frequently cited Ps. 82:6 (LXX 81:6), “I said, You are gods and all sons of the Most High,” a passage Jesus himself quoted (John 10:34) to defend his own title as the Son of God. Scholars agree that the patristic use of verse underwrote the developing doctrine of deification, which promised that Christians would become “gods” in some sense by bearing God’s image and likeness and participating in Christ and his saving work. In order to deepen and focus our understanding of the significance and role of this passage for patristic theology—and particularly for pastoral practice—this …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 75, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 75 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1929. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 75 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1929.)

Januar (January)

Vorwort. .1 (Preface. . 1)

Römer 3, 21-26. .12 (Romans 3:21-26. . 12)

Literatur. .20 (Literature. . 20)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .25 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 25)

Zeitgeschichtliche Notizen und Antworten auf Fragen von allgemeinem Interesse. .29 (Historical notes and answers to questions of general interest. . 29)

Februar (February)

Der Zweck des Kleinen Katechismus Luthers. .33 (The Purpose of Luther's Small Catechism. . 33)

Unwissenheit beim Sündigen. .38 (Ignorance in …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 74, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 74 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1928. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 74 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1928.)

Januar (January)

Vorwort. .1 (Preface. . 1)

Vermischtes. .15 (Miscellaneous. . 15)

Literatur. .21 (Literature. . 21)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .26 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 26)

Zeitgeschichtliche Notizen und Antworten auf Fragen von allgemeinem Interesse. .31 (Historical notes and answers to questions of general interest. . 31)

Februar (February)

Vorwort. .33 (Preface. . 33)

Die Kraft des Evangeliums. .40 (The power of the gospel. . 40)

Vermischtes. .53 (Miscellaneous. . 53)

Literatur. .56 …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 73, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 73 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1927. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 73 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1927.)

Januar und Februar. (January and February.)

Vorwort. .1 (Preface. . 1)

Ein Wort zur Verteidigung. .11 (A word of defense. . 11)

Nur das Wort vom Kreuz bringt die Gewissen zur Ruhe. .17 (Only the word of the cross brings conscience to rest. . 17)

Festrede bei der Feier des Geburtstages Dr M Luthers. .28 (Speech at the celebration of Dr M Luther's birthday. . 28)

Vermischtes. .34 (Miscellaneous. . 34)

Literatur. .46 (Literature. …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 72, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 72 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1926. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 72 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1926.)

Januar (January)

Vorwort. .1 (Preface. . 1)

Über die Sicherstellung kirchlich - konfessioneller Interessen. .8 (About securing church-confessional interests. . 8)

Vermischtes. .10 (Miscellaneous. . 10)

Literatur. .21 (Literature. . 21)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .25 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 25)

Februar (February)

Vorwort. .33 (Preface. . 33)

Wer hat den Abendmahlsstreit angefangen? .37 (Who started the sacrament controversy? . 37)

Vermischtes. .42 (Miscellaneous. . 42)

Literatur. .46 (Literature. . 46)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 71, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 71 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1925. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 71 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1925.)

Januar (January)

Vorwort. .1 (Preface. . 1)

Löhes Entartung. .7 (Löhe's degeneration. . 7)

Vermischtes. .14 (Miscellaneous. . 14)

Literatur. .19 (Literature. . 19)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .21 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 21)

Februar (February)

Das Fundament des christlichen Glaubens. .33 (The foundation of the Christian faith. . 33)

Das Amt eines Visitators. .37 (The office of a visitor. . 37)

Vermischtes. .47 (Miscellaneous. . 47)

Literatur. .55 (Literature. . 55)

Kirchlich - …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 70, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 70 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1924. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 70 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1924.)

Januar (January)

Der Lutherische Weltkonvent in Eisenach. .1 (The Lutheran World Convention in Eisenach. . 1)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .27 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 27)

Februar (February)

Aus der Geschichte des englischen Kirchenliedes. .33 (From the history of the English hymn. . 33)

Literatur. .49 (Literature. . 49)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .55 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 55)

März (March)

Zur Beurteilung des Lutherischen Weltkonvents in Eisenach. .65 (On the judgment of the …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 69, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 69 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1923. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 69 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1923.)

Januar (January)

Das Gesetzbuch, 2 Kön 22,8. .1 (The code of law, 2 Kings 22: 8. . 1)

Hochkirchliche Vereinigung in Deutschland. .6 (High church association in Germany. . 6)

Literatur. .13 (Literature. . 13)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .18 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 18)

Februar (February)

Pastor Clausen und das Konsistorium in Kiel. .33 (Pastor Clausen and the consistory in Kiel. . 33)

Literatur. .44 (Literature. . 44)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .55 (Ecclesiastical …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 68, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 68 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1922. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 68 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1922.)

Januar (January)

Friedrich August Crämer. .1 (Friedrich August Crämer. . 1)

Ist 2 Sam 7, 12-29 eine messianische Weissagung? .8 (Is 2 Sam 7: 12-29 a messianic prophecy? . 8)

Literatur. .13 (Literature. . 13)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .22 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 22)

Februar (February)

Friedrich August Crämer. .33 (Friedrich August Crämer. . 33)

Unsere Pilgerväter. .40 (Our pilgrim fathers. . 40)

Literatur. .47 (Literature. . 47)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .53 (Ecclesiastical …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 67, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 67 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1921. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 67 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1921.)

Januar (January)

Das Christentum als Jenseitsreligion. .1 (Christianity as the afterlife religion. . 1)

Der Prophet Maleachi und seine Weissagung. .7 (The prophet Malachi and his prophecy. . 7th)

Literatur. .16 (Literature. . 16)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .23 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 23)

Februar (February)

Das Christentum als Jenseitsreligion. .33 (Christianity as the afterlife religion. . 33)

Der Prophet Maleachi und seine Weissagung. .39 (The prophet Malachi and his prophecy. . 39)

Literatur. …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 66, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 66 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1920. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 66 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1920.)

Januar (January)

Die Irvingianer oder die Apostolischen. .1 (The Irvingians or the Apostolic. . 1)

Die deutschen Missionare in Indien. .10 (The German missionaries in India. . 10)

Literatur. .36 (Literature. . 36)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .38 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 38)

Februar (February)

Die Irvingianer oder die Apostolischen. .49 (The Irvingians or the Apostolic. . 49)

Die Leipziger Missionen in Afrika. .66 (The Leipzig missions in Africa. . 66)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 65, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 65 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1919. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 65 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1919.)

Januar (January)

Psalm 90. .1 (Psalm 90.. 1)

“Die Anbetung JEsu im Zeitalter der Apostel”. .19 (The Adoration of Jesus in the Age of the Apostles. . 19)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .41 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 41)

Februar (February)

Die Antitrinitarier der Reformationszeit und das lutherische Bekenntnis. .49 (The Anti-Trinitarians of the Reformation and the Lutheran Confession. . 49)

Literatur. .81 (Literature. . 81)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .81 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 64, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 64 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1918. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 64 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1918.)

Januar (January)

Vorwort. .1 (Preface. . 1)

Die Bedeutung der Reformation für Schweden. .12 (The importance of the Reformation for Sweden. . 12)

Luthers reformatorische Arbeit auf dem Gebiet der Liturgik. .20 (Luther's Reformation work in the field of liturgy. . 20)

Literatur. .36 (Literature. . 36)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .37 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 37)

Februar (February)

Vom Glauben und seiner Entstehung, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des menschlichen Willens. .49 (About faith and …

Lehre Und Wehre Volume 63, Concordia Seminary Faculty

Lehre und Wehre

Lehre und Wehre Band 63 herausgegeben von Fakultät des Concordia-Seminars aus dem Jahr 1917. (Lehre und Wehre Volume 63 edited by Concordia Seminary Faculty from 1917.)

Januar (January)

Die St Pauler Vereinigungsthesen. .1 (The St Paul's Unification Theses. . 1)

The United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the South. .7 (The United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the South. . 7)

Der biblische Begriff “glauben”. .16 (The biblical term “believe”. . 16)

Vermischtes. .21 (Miscellaneous. . 21)

Literatur. .38 (Literature. . 38)

Kirchlich - Zeitgeschichtliches. .40 (Ecclesiastical - contemporary history. . 40)

Februar (February)

Ist Ps …