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A Biographical Study Of Elisabeth, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Elisabeth, Harold Willmington

New Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Cornelius, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Cornelius, Harold Willmington

New Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Apollos, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Apollos, Harold Willmington

New Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Ananias, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Ananias, Harold Willmington

New Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Abraham, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Abraham, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Deborah, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Deborah, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Daniel, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Daniel, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Bathsheba, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Bathsheba, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Ishmael, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Ishmael, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Hannah, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Hannah, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Eve, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Eve, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Zerubbabel, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Zerubbabel, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Rebekah, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Rebekah, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Noah, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Noah, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Nebuchadnezzar, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Nebuchadnezzar, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Naomi, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Naomi, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Miriam, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Miriam, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Melchizedek, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Melchizedek, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Job, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Job, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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A Biographical Study Of Jacob, Harold Willmington Oct 2018

A Biographical Study Of Jacob, Harold Willmington

Old Testament Biographies

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Uniquely Gifted: A Theology Of Mental Illness For Inclusive Ecclesiology, Asia M. Lerner Oct 2018

Uniquely Gifted: A Theology Of Mental Illness For Inclusive Ecclesiology, Asia M. Lerner

Selected Honors Theses

This thesis surveys the possibility of a theology of mental illness in order to create an inclusive ecclesiology for modern churches. Mental illness is greatly stigmatized in the Church as demonic or spiritual and moral failing. In combat of such stigma and prejudice to create an inclusive atmosphere in the Church, a positive theology of mental illness understood as a unique gifting is argued for. With the elusive nature of mental illness in both definition and experience taken into account, all aspects of mental illness are considered, such as biology, psychology, and philosophy of mental disorder. The thesis understands mental …


Calvin Theological Seminary Forum: October 2018, Julius T. Medenblik, Mary Vanden Berg, Amanda W. Benckhuysen, Geoff Vandermolen Oct 2018

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum: October 2018, Julius T. Medenblik, Mary Vanden Berg, Amanda W. Benckhuysen, Geoff Vandermolen

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum (2002- )

4 - Why Go to Seminary? Hoop, Hurdle or Vital Necessity? by President Jul Medenblik
6 - Are You on the Journey towards Seminary?
8 - The Stranger at the River Jabbok by Amanda W. Benckhuysen
12 - Courageous Leadership in God's Kingdom by Geoff Vandermolen
16 - Honing Contextual Savvy by Cory B. Wilson
23 - Seminary: A Layman's Perspective by Sidney J. Jansma, Jr.
24 - Encouraging One Another to Grow Up into Christ
26 - Together, We'll Invest in Your Calling
28 - Discerning Your Call by Aaron Einfeld
30 - Calvin Seminary Q&A by Gary Burge


The Divine Comedy At Corinth: Paul, Menander And The Rhetoric Of Resurrection, Michael B. Cover Oct 2018

The Divine Comedy At Corinth: Paul, Menander And The Rhetoric Of Resurrection, Michael B. Cover

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

This article asks how the New Comedy of Menander might have influenced Paul's theological rhetoric in 1 Cor 5–15. An intertextual reading of Paul's letter against the backdrop of Menander's Samia reveals a number of shared topics, ethical concerns and dramatic characteristics. Paul's citation of Menander's Thais in 1 Cor 15.33 is part of this larger strategy to frame the struggles in Corinth within the ambit of Greek household ‘situation comedy’. Like Menander, Paul hybridises tragic and comic motifs throughout his epistle, inflecting the comedy of the Christ narrative with tragic examples of human misapprehension in this plea for ecclesial …


The Islam Of Europe: Challenges Of Governance, Erin Baranko Oct 2018

The Islam Of Europe: Challenges Of Governance, Erin Baranko

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

As practicing Muslims become an increasingly large share of the population in Western European countries, governments encounter the challenge of preserving liberal democratic societies in the face of a force often considered to be in direct opposition to the values of those societies. This paper discusses the challenges of the governance of Islam in Western Europe and evaluates the validity of the perceived threat of Islam to European values. Through analysis of scholarly work and interviews with experts in relevant professional and academic fields, this paper identifies three myths about Islam that contribute to this perceived threat: Islam is anti-democratic, …


Religion Crossing The Frontiers: Nigerian Pentecostal Dynamics In The Western World, Jacob Kehinde Oladipupo Oct 2018

Religion Crossing The Frontiers: Nigerian Pentecostal Dynamics In The Western World, Jacob Kehinde Oladipupo

Great Commission Research Journal

This article examines how the Pentecostal movements in Africa and most especially in Nigeria are experiencing fast growth and how African Pentecostals are speaking on the global scene, especially in Europe and America in the twenty-first century. This kind of Pentecostal reverse mission from Africa to the Western countries that brought Christianity to Africa in the eighteenth century is not without strengths and weaknesses. This article unveils the nature of the Nigerian Pentecostal movements in the diaspora and how much impact the movements are making in the Western cultures of Europe and America. The passion of the African immigrants’ churches …


Book Review: Who Broke My Church? 7 Proven Strategies For Renewal And Revival By Kent R. Hunter, David Thiessen Oct 2018

Book Review: Who Broke My Church? 7 Proven Strategies For Renewal And Revival By Kent R. Hunter, David Thiessen

Great Commission Research Journal

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The Future Growth Of Global Christianity And Yoido Full Gospel Church: Its Potential Role In The New Context, Wonsuk Ma Oct 2018

The Future Growth Of Global Christianity And Yoido Full Gospel Church: Its Potential Role In The New Context, Wonsuk Ma

Great Commission Research Journal

Christians have long recognized the amazing growth of Yoido Full Gospel Church. It has been a pioneer in the Church Growth Movement and has set an example in its dependence on prayer and the work of the Holy Spirit. The church faces challenges/opportunities in the future as it relates to the church growth in the Global South, the changing culture in South Korea, and the Pentecostal/charismatic movements around the world.


The Global Missionary: The Emerging Roles Of North American Missionaries In The Twenty-First Century, Blayne C. Waltrip Oct 2018

The Global Missionary: The Emerging Roles Of North American Missionaries In The Twenty-First Century, Blayne C. Waltrip

Great Commission Research Journal

This article explores the emerging roles of the North American missionary in light of the changing face of global missions. Missionary sending has become a phenomenon of reciprocity. Because the Global South has become a missionary sending force, missionaries are going from everywhere to everywhere. This shift has created a need for North American missionaries to reevaluate their roles in missions. They are increasingly becoming “Global Missionaries” that serve in more than one context. The author defines and describes a Global Missionary, evaluates the factors for the shift, and advocates a greater global partnership to fulfill the Great Commission.


Do Larger Churches Tolerate Pastoral Narcissism More Than Smaller Churches?, David R. Dunaetz, Hannah L. Jung, Stephen L. Lambert Oct 2018

Do Larger Churches Tolerate Pastoral Narcissism More Than Smaller Churches?, David R. Dunaetz, Hannah L. Jung, Stephen L. Lambert

Great Commission Research Journal

Pastoral narcissism in churches is a problem, from both a theological and practical perspective. In this study, we explore the question of whether church size is related to tolerance for narcissism. In the popular press, pastors of megachurches are often portrayed as narcissistic. The Dominance Complementarity Model of narcissistic leaders (Grijalva & Harms, 2004) predicts that churches which have less dominant followers, as may be the case in larger churches, would be more tolerant of narcissistic pastors than smaller churches. Yet larger churches also have the resources to hire the most qualified staff, which would presumably exclude candidates high in …


A Case Study Of Growth And Decline: The Churches Of Christ, 2006-2016, Stanley E. Granberg Oct 2018

A Case Study Of Growth And Decline: The Churches Of Christ, 2006-2016, Stanley E. Granberg

Great Commission Research Journal

The group known as the Churches of Christ is one of America’s largest religious bodies with over 1.5 million adherents and congregations in all fifty states. Like many U.S. Christian bodies, the Churches of Christ have entered a time of decline. This article is a case study of the Churches of Christ and describes the group’s growth and decline, with a specific focus on the years 2006 to 2016. The movement’s current state of health is assessed, and the impact of new church planting as the engine for movement growth is described. The article ends by addressing three hard challenges …