In the beginning of the summer of 2003, my family and I had an amazing opportunity to live overseas in Eastern Europe. We picked up and moved in order to serve as missionaries in a city of over 500,000, where there were, at first, only twelve churches. On average, there was one …
Relationships are central to education, especially in Catholic schools, where love for others is espoused as a core value. Most studies of professional relationships among educators are focused on routines, processes, and classroom standards. The present study aims to expand thi…
Unitarian Universalist congregations are designed and called to be locations and models of Beloved Community amid a hurting world, so their organizational effectiveness can be described as an act of public theology. But what makes a congregation effective? Furthermore, are there…
The researcher was sought out to provide professional advice on the best practices to enhance the curriculum of 210Leaders which focuses on the integration of faith and work in marketplace. The curriculum is designed to be used in discipleship groups, referred to as 210Groups, o…
Churches too often limit their outreach and mission efforts by only responding to the needs witnessed in their community and world. The Church is best at responding to crises by fulfilling immediate and systemic needs and, though there is a responsibility to practice such charit…
Christians are called not to serve the few, but to serve all people in the same way. They are called to preach the gospel to everyone without discrimination. As a representative of Christ, the researcher’s personal calling is to reach and preach to the children who live on the s…
Sacred Mission: A Study of Hiring for Mission in Catholic Schools via Self-Described Hiring Practices of Administrators is a doctoral problem-based learning project examining the value of hiring for mission through a study of Catholic school administrators' self-described hiring…
Sacred Mission: A Study of Hiring for Mission in Catholic Schools via Self-Described Hiring Practices of Administrators is a doctoral problem-based learning project examining the value of hiring for mission through a study of Catholic school administrators' self-described hiring…
This study covers theological (mind), spiritual (strength), physical (health), sociological (dignity), and economical (support) dimensions of empowerment of holistically transformed individuals within the Christian community who are able to transform the community with the gospe…
The 20th century brought a resurgence of what is called eucharistic ecclesiology. Eucharistic ecclesiology, one of the main forms of an ecclesiology of communion, was the primary ecclesiology of the early church. It can be succinctly identified by the phrase coined by the Jesuit…
The purpose of this project is to develop and implement the Whole Person Christian Education System for revitalizing Sunday School Education in Indonesia. A 12-week project was conducted with the focus on young disciples at the Omah Bapak Mission Center in Salatiga, Indonesia. T…
A church without mission is not a church. This project will examine the need for churches to move beyond traditional models of mission and shift into contemporary models of mission that will allow them to become relevant and build relationships within their communities. The meth…
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…
This project examines the concept of becoming missional. Becoming missional ignites transformation of a believer’s mindset and lifestyle. The expectation is to reflect the missional way of Jesus while innovatively and enthusiastically addressing the needs of the community, and w…