The purpose of this ministry project is to promote longevity in ministry by equipping a select group of new pastors within the Pillar Church Planting Network (hereafter the Pillar Network). Those chosen have less than three years of experience in a pastoral role in their local c…
"31" Result
Sort By:
This study examines certain passages of the Bible for better understanding of the Bible in the light of God's mission for his church. The understanding provides insights to instruct missional practice today, particularly among the Nigerian Baptists. Chapter 1 deals with introduc…
This dissertation explores the challenge of a ground-level attempt to encourage the intentional development of contextual theology among Mambilla Christians in Nigeria. The intended outcome is to develop and refine a model for doing theology that can be used by local people. A m…
Problem. The problem of this study was to determine the difference between ministers' and volunteer leaders' perceptions of what constitutes ministers' leadership competencies in the areas of church administration, Christian education, and pastoral counseling as assessed by the …
Every church should have as one of its core values the desire to become healthy and experience numerical growth. The mission of the church, according to Acts 1:8, is to begin where we are and then widen our vision to global capacity. Church growth and church health are very popu…
The dissertation's opening chapter is a short introduction describing the project's purpose, scope, and thesis. Following a historiographical survey is an attempt to define important terms such as "fundamentalism," "separation," and "conservative dissent." Chapter two is titled …
This dissertation surveys Korean Baptist missionaries' work in Kazakhstan and recommends some effective strategies for twenty-first-century missions for Korean missionaries. The writer presents major emerging issues in world evangelization and explains the need for the study in …
This dissertation examines the relationship between Baptists and social reform from 1770 through 1860. Chapter one examines two explanations to the social movements of this period. Attention is given to the tension between personal piety and social activism inherent in Baptist l…
This dissertation examines the introduction of evangelical religion into the Chattahoochee Valley of Georgia during the frontier era, the formation and characteristics of biracial churches during the antebellum period, and the post-bellum racial separation and organization of in…
Within the context of early nineteenth-century Anglican theology, John Nelson Darby (1800-1882) formulated a new ecclesio-logical-eschatological synthesis whereby two separate peoples of God participate in the ultimate rule of Christ over the universe. "Two peoples of God" refer…
This thesis-project looks at the problem of sexual failure among spiritual leaders, with a goal of providing resources for a seminar/workshop for these professionals. It begins by considering, from an evangelical perspective, the biblical teaching on human sexuality, and marriag…
The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to describe the experiences of African American young adults within the Baptist faith who were in their thirties. The research was centered on the young adults’ cultural experiences and behaviors within their community. …
This dissertation argues that Charles Haddon Spurgeon’s (1834–1892) activism held that Christian work and active service to Christ are not optional, but rather essential to the Christian life, the mission of the church, and pastoral ministry. Such activism expressed itself in ea…
In chapter 1, the project director explained and provided a detailed analysis of the community in which implementation occurred. Through the United States Census and other research tools available, the project director provided the community breakdown. The project director also …
While we can celebrate the progress being made in advancing the cause of women in society, there is still much work to be done. The place where least progress has been made in this regard is the Church. Spurred by watching my Mother’s spiritual gifts under utilized by the Church…
This dissertation will challenge the conclusions that multisite models are incompatible with Baptist congregational polity. It will make the case that a model of multisite church exists which is compatible with Baptist church definitions and practices. In doing so, it will provi…
Because of the description of autonomy ingrained within the Baptist tradition, the national, state, and district associations are hesitant to define advocate documents and guidelines for planting churches in the Black Baptist Association. Therefore, it has been challenging to es…
This project’s purpose was to grow greater confidence in the Bible resulting in a more faithful reliance upon it in all areas of life and ministry among adult attenders at Hopewell Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. The desired result of growing confidence in Scripture was …