The purpose of this dissertation was to examine Messianic Jewish congregational life as it exists in present-day Israel and North America. The focus was on how these congregations Jewish believers in Jesus function in fellowship, discipleship, and evangelism. Sources included su…
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Abject poverty, and socioeconomic crisis, and prevailing drought that resulted from ecological imbalance and mismanagement/misappropriation of resources are fundamental problems facing Ethiopia. These combined issues depict Ethiopia with agonizing features to the rest of the wor…
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) is non-Chalcedonian, believing that Christ's human and divine natures combined into one nature which is both human and divine. Do Western and Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have the same Christology, but express it differently? If not, how are …
The purpose of this doctoral project is to justify and promote the implementation of a dynamic contextualization in evangelical churches, especially theologically conservative Baptist churches. To support this purpose, this project explores a contextualization that is based on s…
This project challenged the street canvasing method of evangelism. It argued that rapport should be built before sharing the gospel. Rapport building techniques were identified then compared to twelve autobiographies of converts to determine if the rapport-building techniques we…
The project director completed this project to enhance his skill of delivering evangelistic sermon invitations in his preaching context of Myrtle Grove Baptist Church, Pensacola FL. The project director wrote Chapter One to describe the purpose of the ministry project. He descri…
This dissertation focused on how religious coping has changed for ex-Catholic Latino/a evangelical Protestants after their conversion. The research literature on religious coping for Latino/as indicated that religiosity is an important aspect of Latino/a life and that there is a…
Research points to a correlation between customer satisfaction and corporate mission alignment. Mission alignment plays a key role in Market Orientation as an aspect of customer focus and has been tied to increased company performance and profitability. Customers demonstrate loy…
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive research study was to explore how college students describe the influence Christian faith sharing through social media has on their thoughts and behavior at a private, faith-based institution in the Midwestern United States. Bandura’s …
The project director selected a strategy model to catalyze gospel conversations by the members of Stuart Heights Baptist Church among their circles of influence. The project director examined demographic and cultural information revealing decline in religious affiliation. Additi…
Chapter 1 provides an introduction for the project and outlines its goals. This chapter gives the rationale for the project and considers essential background information to understand the unique context of Christ Presbyterian Church (CPC). Chapter 1 communicates that the purpos…
This dissertation examines the theology and practice of evangelism of Lewis A. Drummond to show that effective evangelism does not happen apart from a commitment to biblical inerrancy. Chapter 1 introduces the thesis by examining the utility of a theology of evangelism. The prin…
The cultural aspects of guilt/innocence, shame/honor, and fear/power have received much attention since the twentieth century. While theologians in Western contexts have considered the guilt/innocence aspect and missiologists have researched the shame/honor aspect in missiologic…
This paper explores the dynamics and difficulties facing a Christian chaplain working in an interfaith environment. Particularly, it addresses how the Christian chaplain can provide interfaith pastoral/spiritual care, while remaining true to the Great Commission. Increasingly, C…
The Brazilian population is known for its mixture of skin colors, traditions, and religions, with its vast majority sharing the same language. Roman Catholicism has heavily enjoyed five centuries of influence; however, this particular version within the country was in constant i…
The purpose of this grounded theory study was to understand and explain factors that lead missionaries in China with Purposeful Teaching to be active in evangelism with Chinese contacts. The central research question for this study was: What factors lead missionaries in China wi…
The purpose of this project discovered the extent of support for the Hanover project by the congregation of the Cornerstone Baptist Church, York, Pennsylvania. The design of the project included the administration of a survey instrument that included twenty-one forced-choice sur…
The transmission of the gospel relies heavily on the continuous and faithful proclamation of the gospel and on the positive response of the hearers to enter a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ. Preaching serves as a primary means by which the gospel of Jesus moves for…
One of the major determinants for success or failure in a church plant is its founding pastor. A church planting pastor has a unique apostolic gift and skill set. Only a few traditionally trained pastors possess the gift to successfully plant churches. Others need to be identifi…