The researcher sought to explore the influence of family dysfunction-functionality, parent-child relationship, and religious values of parents, peer group influences and neighborhood disadvantage, relationship with church congregants and church program involvement upon the likel…
The purpose of this project is to help LIFE Group teachers at First Baptist Church of O’Fallon, Illinois (FBCO) to be better postured to develop and teach effective lessons by intentionally seeking to impact the head, heart, and hands of learners through learning principles deri…
This dissertation asserts that in the epistle to the Colossians, Paul taught with an understanding of the source, nature, and purpose of wisdom, rooted in the Old Testament which affirms wisdom as a gift of God characterized by love unto salvation, thus providing a guide for Chr…
The purpose of this qualitative study was to evaluate current evangelical small group or Sunday school curricula for high school students using the Danielson Framework for Teaching (FFT). The literature review revealed large-scale problems with Christianity in the U.S., problems…
The purpose of the current study was to give Christian leaders insight into the experience of verbalization as a component of spiritual formation. Verbalization was defined as putting spiritual concepts into one’s own words. The current phenomenological study used interviews to …
Helping students learn specific knowledge content is an important element involved in education. However, Christian universities are called not merely to fill their students' minds with facts, but to promote life transformation to better reflect the mind and character of Christ.…
This study was designed to explore ways the worldview of students of a Christian high school in Surabaya, Indonesia, can be transformed to a biblically informed worldview. First, the researcher investigated the dominant worldview themes of the students of the school using Charle…
Problem and Purpose. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a deep concern for youth and young adults' spirituality. Hence the church established institutions of higher learning with the aim of restoring in youth and young adults the image of God in which they were created. There …
“The Theology of Baptism: Equipping Parents to be Christian Educators After Infant Baptism” was an intensive, church-based project which lasted for one year and twenty days respectively. It was constructed to educate eight African-American and two non African-American families (…
In the book of Acts, Barnabas was depicted as a leader of impeccable character. Yet little research has been done regarding his leadership methods. Therefore, this research sought to determine whether Barnabas utilized Transformational Leadership Theory or Servant Leadership The…
The project director developed a discipleship strategy for Salem Baptist Church of Apex, North Carolina. The project director designed the discipleship strategy as a pathway to help members of Salem mature in their faith. In chapter 1, the project director describes the ministry…
Adolescent spiritual formation continues to decline despite the intentional efforts of religious organizations, including Christian schools. Christian schools remain tasked with fostering spiritual development in the lives of students with spiritual formation strategies (SFS), d…
Scope and method of study. The purpose of this project was to meet the need of All Nations For Christ Bible Institute International, in Benin City, Nigeria, of a formal and biblical statement on the philosophy of education for its work in teacher training and providing trained m…
The purpose of this dissertation has been the development of a conceptual framework for K-12 Christian school curricula. A plethora of Christian curricula and resource materials are available for Christian educators in the area of curriculum development. However, there is a lack…
The last 20 years have seen an upsurge in the establishment of faith-based schools in America. This research explores the factors that have contributed to the sudden rise of faith-based schools in Orange County, Southern California, and suggests that there are certain historical…
The Christian education of children plays a significant role in the life of the Church. It not only forms the minds and consciences of individuals, but also serves as the main means of passing on the faith to the next generation. In the earliest centuries of the Church, the fait…
What are public schools missing that a private Christian institution can fill starting with kindergarten? Considering today's public education, there are many gaps in what children today are learning and the foundations that are being molded from the beginning through life. With…