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Transmission And Reception Of Blended Family Narratives In The Church Context, Christopher W. Perry Jan 2007

Transmission And Reception Of Blended Family Narratives In The Church Context, Christopher W. Perry

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Health And Church Growth In Congregations Of The Russian Church Of Evangelical Christians, Andrei E. Blinkov Jan 2007

Church Health And Church Growth In Congregations Of The Russian Church Of Evangelical Christians, Andrei E. Blinkov

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Developing Missional Identity Through Small Group Spiritual Formation, Jack M. Horner Jan 2007

Developing Missional Identity Through Small Group Spiritual Formation, Jack M. Horner

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Power To Become Witnesses : The Impact Of An Acts 1:8 Initiative On Three Participating Congregations Of The Zeeland Classis, Reformed Church In America, Steven A. Smallegan Jan 2007

Power To Become Witnesses : The Impact Of An Acts 1:8 Initiative On Three Participating Congregations Of The Zeeland Classis, Reformed Church In America, Steven A. Smallegan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Relationship Of Structural Change To Church Growth Of London First Umc, Earl Wade Arp Jan 2007

Relationship Of Structural Change To Church Growth Of London First Umc, Earl Wade Arp

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Finding The Heart Of God: The History And Missiological Significance Of The Word Of Life House Church Network As A Movement Of Renewal In China, Yalin Xin Jan 2007

Finding The Heart Of God: The History And Missiological Significance Of The Word Of Life House Church Network As A Movement Of Renewal In China, Yalin Xin

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Servant Leadership Model For The Church Of Brazil, Anselmo Francisco Do Amaral Jan 2007

A Servant Leadership Model For The Church Of Brazil, Anselmo Francisco Do Amaral

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Leadership Training For Developing The Leadership In Haret El-Ballaneh Alliance Church, Lebanon, Charbel Abdulmassih Malak Jan 2007

Leadership Training For Developing The Leadership In Haret El-Ballaneh Alliance Church, Lebanon, Charbel Abdulmassih Malak

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Reclaiming Ecwa Believers' Identity And Sense Of Belonging In Christ: A Problem Of Christian Identity, Emmanuel Datiyong Akanet Jan 2007

Reclaiming Ecwa Believers' Identity And Sense Of Belonging In Christ: A Problem Of Christian Identity, Emmanuel Datiyong Akanet

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Sanctuary Principles For The Successful Church Community, Roy Gane Oct 2006

Sanctuary Principles For The Successful Church Community, Roy Gane

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Mission Of God In Latin America: Redefining The Theology And Practice Of The Church Based On Luke-Acts, Ricardo Goméz Jan 2006

The Mission Of God In Latin America: Redefining The Theology And Practice Of The Church Based On Luke-Acts, Ricardo Goméz

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Prayer-Driven Church Plant, David A. Slagle Jan 2006

The Prayer-Driven Church Plant, David A. Slagle

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Of Missional Outreach To United Methodist Church Growth In The Central Appalachian Region, 1990-2005, Carol D. Crawford Jan 2006

The Relationship Of Missional Outreach To United Methodist Church Growth In The Central Appalachian Region, 1990-2005, Carol D. Crawford

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Planting Using A Continuous Quality Management Process In A New Wesleyan Church In Western New York, Christopher Mark Baldwin Jan 2006

Church Planting Using A Continuous Quality Management Process In A New Wesleyan Church In Western New York, Christopher Mark Baldwin

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Preparatory Elements To Promote Congregational Change, Oliver B. Dongell Jan 2006

Preparatory Elements To Promote Congregational Change, Oliver B. Dongell

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Components Of Lay-Mobilizating Cultures And Systems, Tracy D. Hoskins Jan 2006

Components Of Lay-Mobilizating Cultures And Systems, Tracy D. Hoskins

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Possibilities Of Using Lisanga Small Groups In Disciple-Making Among The Avalogoli People Of Kenya, Nebert A. Mtange Jan 2006

Exploring The Possibilities Of Using Lisanga Small Groups In Disciple-Making Among The Avalogoli People Of Kenya, Nebert A. Mtange

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Possibilities Of Using Lisanga Small Groups In Disciple-Making Among The Avalogoli People Of Kenya, Nebert A. Mtange Jan 2006

Exploring The Possibilities Of Using Lisanga Small Groups In Disciple-Making Among The Avalogoli People Of Kenya, Nebert A. Mtange

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Building A Leadership Team Of Laypersons Upon The Rockwood United Methodist Charge's Embracing And Fulfilling Of Its Charge-Wide Vision Statement, Randall W. Bain Jan 2006

The Impact Of Building A Leadership Team Of Laypersons Upon The Rockwood United Methodist Charge's Embracing And Fulfilling Of Its Charge-Wide Vision Statement, Randall W. Bain

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Braveheart Pastors : The Role Of Courage In A Pastor's Ability To Lead The Local Church Effectively, Timothy James Farrell Dec 2005

Braveheart Pastors : The Role Of Courage In A Pastor's Ability To Lead The Local Church Effectively, Timothy James Farrell

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Church As The Household Of God : A Biblical And Sociocultural Study, Simon K. Varghese Mar 2005

The Church As The Household Of God : A Biblical And Sociocultural Study, Simon K. Varghese

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Confessional Liturgical Revival Of Theodor Kliefoth And The Works Of Liturgical Revision Of The Preface In Nineteenth-Century Sweden: The Vitality Of The Lord's Supper As Confessed In "He Alone Is Worthy!", Naomichi Masaki Mar 2005

The Confessional Liturgical Revival Of Theodor Kliefoth And The Works Of Liturgical Revision Of The Preface In Nineteenth-Century Sweden: The Vitality Of The Lord's Supper As Confessed In "He Alone Is Worthy!", Naomichi Masaki

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

Masaki, Naomichi. "The Confessional Liturgical Revival of Theodor Kliefoth and the Works of Liturgical Revision of the Preface in Nineteenth-Century Sweden: The Vitality of the Lord’s Supper as Confessed in "He Alone Is Worthy!" Ph.D. diss., St. Louis, Mo.: Concordia Seminary, 2005. 379 pp.

The vitality of the Divine Service of the Church of Sweden was enlivened during the second half of the nineteenth century. In this dissertation, the acclamation in the Preface of the Lord’s Supper, "He alone is worthy of thanks and praise!" which emerged through the works of the liturgical revision during that time, is taken as …


The Gift Of Prophecy In The United Methodist Church, Keith P. Bohley Jan 2005

The Gift Of Prophecy In The United Methodist Church, Keith P. Bohley

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Beauty In Worship : A Paradigm Incorporating Philosophical And Theological Attributes Of Beauty In Assessing Worship, Wayne Allen Price Jan 2005

Beauty In Worship : A Paradigm Incorporating Philosophical And Theological Attributes Of Beauty In Assessing Worship, Wayne Allen Price

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Stewardship Of Older Adults In The Church And Within The Broader Community, Yeonhyung Timothy Cho Jan 2005

The Stewardship Of Older Adults In The Church And Within The Broader Community, Yeonhyung Timothy Cho

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Study Using Spiritual Ideas Of Forgiveness In Christian Ministry To An Ethnic Congregation, Jong Mok Lee Jan 2005

Study Using Spiritual Ideas Of Forgiveness In Christian Ministry To An Ethnic Congregation, Jong Mok Lee

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Staffing With Clergy Teams In The United Methodist Church, J. David Panther Jan 2005

Staffing With Clergy Teams In The United Methodist Church, J. David Panther

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Who We Were Meant To Be : Communicating Core Values To All Saints Presbyterian Church In Singapore, Philip Jin Teck Huan Jan 2005

Who We Were Meant To Be : Communicating Core Values To All Saints Presbyterian Church In Singapore, Philip Jin Teck Huan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Christological And Ecclesial Pacifism Of Stanley Hauerwas-A Lutheran Analysis And Appraisal, Joel Lehenbauer Oct 2004

The Christological And Ecclesial Pacifism Of Stanley Hauerwas-A Lutheran Analysis And Appraisal, Joel Lehenbauer

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

The first purpose of this study, therefore, is to explore and examine the nature and content of Hauerwas's pacifist convictions and claims as a way of understanding more deeply and clearly his contribution to contemporary theology and ethics. There are, as we will see, many different varieties of pacifism. What are the essential characteristics of Hauerwas's pacifism, and what distinguishes it from these other varieties? Where do his pacifist convictions fit into his program for reforming Christian ethics? How do they inform and impact his theology as a whole?

A second purpose will be to examine Hauerwas's pacifism in the …


Faith Seeking Action: Missio-Ecclesiology, Social Movements, And The Church As A Movement Of The People Of God, Gregory Paul Leffel Jan 2004

Faith Seeking Action: Missio-Ecclesiology, Social Movements, And The Church As A Movement Of The People Of God, Gregory Paul Leffel

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.