Through this project the project director considered the implementation of micro-groups into a discipleship strategy for a local church. The ministry project entailed studying biblical and theological foundations for micro-groups by studying Mark 6:1–13; 8:31–33; and 10:35–45. T…
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This research project taught about and provided opportunities for the purpose and practice of authentic community to the members at Cambrian Park Baptist Church in San Jose, California. Chapter 1 describes the ministry context of the project and the rationale for its implementat…
This project is designed to help pastors, ministry leaders, and leaders in the local church with building healthier and more self-aware leaders. Self-aware leaders will be able to understand what and why they do what they do. They will have a better understanding of how to work …
This project endeavored to implement a discipleship plan at Providence Baptist Church in Hayes, Virginia by adopting the elements of continuous spiritual renewal as formulated by evangelical historian Richard Lovelace. Chapter one describes the context, purpose, rationale, goals…
Chapter 1 introduces the topic of the dissertation which is the uniqueness of the intercessory prayers in Paul’s letters to the Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon (ECP) when they are compared to his intercessory prayers in his earlier epistles. Their uniqueness is identified by…
Scripture displays a deep and passionate concern God has for vulnerable children. Further, He calls His people to share this concern and take an active role in caring for these children. A biblical understanding of orphan care includes those who are living in the modern-day fost…
The purpose of this multiple organizational case study was to examine the internal and external contributors and inhibitors to the racial and ethnic diversity and inclusion in three U.S. Christian denominations with a high presence of underrepresented races and ethnicities. The …
An Analysis of effectiveness of The Multicultural Church Initiative (MCI) at Grace Chapel as she moved from Color Blind attendance to Color Brave multiculturalism. Done by interviewing twenty-two key informants who reflected upon the seven major initiatives of: leadership vision…
People have been participating in preaching online for more than two decades, ever since the internet provided enough bandwidth for preachers to preach online and for sermon receivers to receive the proclamation online. In the past decade, it has become affordable and convenient…
When a pastor falls, because of a moral failure or another reason, an entire church is left wounded. At some point a new pastor is called. This pastor can run into obstacles and landmines particular to this situation. This project presents the practices and principles that can g…
Many churches are now directly engaging in global ministry by fostering a long-term partnering relationship with a congregation in a different part of the world. These international congregational partnerships (ICPs) have many different names (partnerships, parish twinning, sist…
Research has indicated trends regarding increased levels of young adult church disaffiliation in the United States. This single-case study sought to understand the ways in which a large non-denominational Christian church effectively engages with young adults. All research findi…
Working in inner-city ministry is one of the most challenging things one could do in North America. The inner city and urban community are plagued with many difficulties. Poverty, crime, unemployment, despair, social injustice, and living with the effects of sin are all part of …
Since its beginning, the Church has marked the joys and sorrows of life through ritual observance. Coming together in times of individual and community trauma can help create a path to wholeness. As people in the United States continue to disaffiliate from organized religion, th…
This paper explores some of the reasons people are not attending Sunday worship and to discover and create ways of being the church in the present time and space. Rather than continuing to do church the way it has always been done and becoming less and less relevant to a growing…
There is a population of individuals classified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This group of people should be included in places of worship, the schools they attend and the communities where they reside. Consequently, they are sometimes excluded from some occurrences …
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how Nazarene pastors described their experiences leading local church revitalization efforts in the West Coast districts of the USA/Canada region of the Church of the Nazarene. Twenty pastors leading such efforts p…
Churches in the United States face tremendous struggles leaving many in decline or near death. Through research and the use of an expert panel, the project director sought to define a healthy church, identify obstacles that churches face, and then provide solutions to those obst…
This case study explored and developed the religious racial socialization (RRS) approach of a Black Baptist pastor in Orange County, California. The aim was to assess how the pastor’s direct messages about race influenced and transformed members’ racial and social views and acti…