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Living Waters: An Invitation To Contemplative Spirituality For The Quail Springs Church Of Christ, Wyatt E. Fenno

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This project addressed an acknowledged need for ministry action to promote and facilitate communal spiritual formation in the present and future life of the Quail Springs Church of Christ. The focus of the project was to present a model of contemplative spirituality determined to be accessible to the ministry context at Quail Springs. In addressing the problem of community fragmentation at Quail Springs, this model was offered as a means of grace to deepen faith and strengthen relationships in church life at Quail Springs. A pilot group of six women and six men served as the working group for this …

Leadership Development In The Christian Church And Churches Of Christ In Northeast Nebraska, Wayne Dykstra

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This project/thesis focuses on the leadership needs of the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ in northeast Nebraska in general and of Wakefield Christian Church in particular. The leadership context of Wakefield Christian Church was analyzed utilizing a congregational profile inventory, the presentation of a leadership development course, an evaluation instrument, and conversations and interviews of the church leadership. The success or failure of organizations will depend upon the quality of the leadership. The objective of this project was to provide a leadership course which would produce better leaders who could make a difference in the kingdom of God and …

The Nature And Authority Of Scripture : Historical Sources And Theological Engagement For Congregational Awareness And Reflection, Carson Reed

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

For many Christians, biblical authority is rooted in the concept of inerrancy or in the historical veracity. But within a increasingly post-modern culture, the church faces a crisis in both of these foundations. The modern presuppositions that undergird the inerrancy doctrine and the historical-critical method are showing distinct cracks in the once seamless confidence placed in both approaches. Additionally, for Churches of Christ, understandings about the nature and authority of Scripture area just below the surface of a number of issues confronting congregations. This project/thesis seeks to address this growing dilemma within the context of the Westlake Church of Christ …

Assessing Patterns Of Disengagement And Re-Entry In Two Local Congregations Of Churches Of Christ, David Mitchell Malone

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates two congregations among Churches of Christ with a prototype instrument adapted from questions used in a national survey (The Unchurched American, The Princeton Religion Research Center, 1978). The ministry objective for this project thesis is to generate an assessment instrument to be used as a tool for ministry between active and inactive church members.

Specific questions addressed are: what are the patterns of disengagement and re-entry in two local congregations connected with Churches of Christ? Is the disengagement of teenagers and young adults (age 13-24) in each local congregation measurably greater than other recognized age categories over …

A Biblical Program For Building New Self-Love In African American Males And Fathers, Anthony Roach Sr.

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

A training program for building new self-love in African American males and fathers was developed, taught, and implemented. The author made a conscious effort to employ an integrative approach to the curriculum, using both the resources of theology and psychology in its framework.

Leadership In Churches Of Christ In Argentina: Expectations Of National Christians For The Use Of Power By Church Leaders, William Alan Richardson

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

From the earliest arrival of Spaniards in Argentina, strong authoritarian leaders have provided the predominant model for leadership in all arenas. This project/thesis sets out to discover the effects of this history upon the expectations of Argentine Christians for leaders and leadership styles in the churches of Christ, investigating three key questions: Do Argentine Christians prefer authoritative or participa- tive systems of organization in the church? What system of organization is actually employed in the churches of Christ? Is change required?

In order to answer these questions, the study was initiated with an overview of the history of Argentina and …

Inspiring A Church To Dream, Jerry Austin Jenkins

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Correspondence From H. Leo Boles To James Walton Shepherd, H. Leo Boles

James Walton Shepherd Papers

Letter from H. Leo Boles to James Walton Shepherd dated 12 January 1939. The typewritten letter is on Freed-Hardeman College letterhead.

Correspondence From Nicolas Brodie Hardeman To James Walton Shepherd, Nicholas Brodie Hardeman

James Walton Shepherd Papers

Several pieces of correspondence from Nicholas Brodie Hardeman. The first letter is dated 19 July 1938 and is from N. B. Hardeman to the brethren announcing a Gospel meeting he plans to hold. The second and third letters are from N. B. Hardeman to James Walton Shepherd and are discussing a payment for books. All correspondence is on Freed-Hardeman College letterhead.

Letter From John Moody Mccaleb To V. M. Metcalfe, John Moody Mccaleb

James Walton Shepherd Papers

Letter from John Moody McCaleb to V. M. Metcalfe dated 31 January 1936. McCaleb addresses Metcalfe as "Uncle Minor." The correspondence is handwritten.

John Nelson Armstrong Folder Of Correspondence, J. N. Armstrong, Nicholas Brodie Hardeman, Foy E. Wallace Jr.

James Walton Shepherd Papers

The folder of correspondence labeled "John Nelson Armstrong" has been digitized and the original order maintained. The correspondence between J. N. Armstrong, N. B. Hardeman, Foy E. Wallace, and J. W. Shepherd is discussing the premillennialism teaching of R. H. Boll and others.

Correspondence From James A. Harding To James Walton Shepherd, J A. Harding

James Walton Shepherd Papers

Letter from James A. Harding to James Walton Shepherd dated 21 February 1899. The correspondence is handwritten on Nashville Bible School letterhead.

Correspondence From Robert Graham To James Walton Shepherd, Robert Graham

James Walton Shepherd Papers

Letter from Robert Graham to James Walton Shepherd dated 15 October 1895. The letter is hand-written on letterhead from the College of the Bible in Lexington, Kentucky.

Correspondence From James A. Harding To James Walton Shepherd, J A. Harding

James Walton Shepherd Papers

Letter from James A. Harding to James Walton Shepherd dated 5 June 1895. The letter is handwritten on Nashville Bible School letterhead. Harding is writing to Shepherd about an upcoming Gospel meeting scheduled for late July or early August 1895.

Correspondence From Isaiah Boone Grubbs To James Walton Shepherd, Isaiah Boone Grubbs

James Walton Shepherd Papers

Correspondence from Isaiah Boone Grubbs to James Walton Shepherd and others about the book Uncle Minor's Stories. The correspondence is from 1894 and 1896 and is handwritten.

The Substance Of A Sermon, Delivered Before The Redstone Baptist Association, Met On Cross Creek, Brooke County, Virginia, On The 1st September, 1816., Alexander Campbell

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.