The Scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation, record God continually revealing his plan of salvation to his people and through his people. As Luke records in Acts 2 it was Spirit baptism that constituted the Church and caused it to missionize the world. When one closely examines t…
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This dissertation contributes to contemporary scholarship on the historical and theological significance of Christian iconodulia—the appropriate veneration of holy persons, places, and things. By accentuating the economic aspect of the Byzantine image debates it illustrates how …
Iranians may well be the largest ethnic group coming out of an Islamic background that has responded to the Gospel of Jesus Christ since the Javanese Indonesians in the 1960-1970s. This research project has initially investigated, described, and explored the nature of conflicts …
The intent of this dissertation is to trace the genealogy of Maronite identity through an examination of the development of the historical tradition that shaped its contemporary manifestation. It examines how the current identity of the Lebanese Maronite community was formed and…
This thesis explores the depiction of ecclesiastical restorers in narrative sources in England between c.1070 and 1130. It examines the way in which contemporaries wrote about churchmen who were engaged in restoring the English Church, particularly the actions which were attribu…
Sacred space is a prominent feature of Old Testament theology and is recognizable through structures such as the tabernacle, temple, and other places where God chooses to uniquely reveal Himself. New Testament scholarship, however, has a less uniform consensus in the way sacred …
This study is to minimize the effects of shame in Korean American Churches. This is a particular problem in Korean culture, especially related with historical factors such as Confucianism, Han , and Chemyeon as formation of social relationship of Uri. As a matter of fact, many t…
The Black church is a staple in the African American community and its history in America. With 79% of African Americans being affiliated to a Christian denomination. When discussing Christianity, the main focus is usually on God and the bible. In my independent study, I want to…
Music ministry in the Christian tradition engages people in the process of growth, both in regard to their musicianship and in their wider formation as human beings and disciples of Christ. This document focuses on the closely related areas of music education and human formation…
Though faith-based organizations provide a unique opportunity for rural public schools to share responsibility for student success among community stakeholders, partnerships between public schools and churches in the twenty-first century are complex. In part due to this complexi…
This study is about how a church should do missionary training it to grow and revive in other cultures. Based on theoretical and biblical basis, the researcher conducted prior research and reviewed academic materials. In addition, 12 projects were carried out targeting cross-cul…
The purpose of this study is to enhance the self-esteem of immigrant women who are members of Antioch Baptist Church of Hawaii. This project was conducted as a pastoral group counseling sessions with 9 participants for 12 weeks. And it is a report that observes and evaluates the…
The thesis of this project was based on the premise that the members and attendees of Park Chapel Christian Church in Greenfield, Indiana, do not practice a regular rhythm of service in the community. The project involved twelve sessions of teaching delivered in a hybrid model o…
The purpose of this project was to equip select pastors of Birmingham Metro Baptist Association (BMBA) churches in need of revitalization with a tool to promote humility. The project involved the implementation of a forty-day, workbook-style devotional intervention designed to p…
The project director discerned a need to develop leaders at Rock of Hope Church. After assessing the need, he decided that Rock of Hope Church needed more leaders as the first priority in functioning as a church that effectively accomplished her mission. Therefore, he endeavored…
Throughout the pages of this Doctor of Ministry Report, the project director researched and developed an assimilation plan for Mountain View Baptist Church (MVBC) in Hickory, North Carolina. The project director defines assimilation as the absorption of a person into the complet…
The project director set out to design a strategy for membership accountability at Water’s Edge Church in Virginia Beach, VA. The project reflects the process of research and development that went into the strategy, along with the steps taken to prepare various groups within the…