The purpose of this research was to discover the level of intentionality to stimulate Christian formation in the context of fully online undergraduate baccalaureate Bible education at ABHE schools. Since ABHE affirms transformational education as part of its institutional missio…
Nigeria is a country blessed with human and natural resources; but, due to the miss-management of her resources, Nigeria is crippled with massive unemployment an issue that continues to exact a considerable toll on its socio-economic prospects. The population that is mostly affe…
The purpose of this study was to describe the best practices of American pastoral counselor formation supervision that fit within an Indonesian context and could become the foundation of a future manual of pastoral counselor formation supervision in Indonesia. The literature rev…
This study evaluates the effect of formation damage on horizontal well performance. A computer model in the FORTRAN language is developed in this study. The model describes the fluid flow interaction between the reservoir and the wellbore, taking into account the combined effect…
Investigating Contemplative Christian Spirituality as Christian Formation through a Process Hermeneutic: an analysis of History, Evolution, and Neuroscience in Christian Meditation argues that a contemplative approach to contemporary Christianity may serve to deepen the formatio…
Chinese characters are very unique. As one of the most widely used scripts in the world, its complex forms and large volume of characters make it always daunting for beginners, which is related to the long history of Chinese characters. This paper is divided into five parts, bas…
The author believes that in these last days, the Holy Spirit is breathing among all His people. Those who pay attention to the Spirit’s calling, revelation, and ways are the people of “renewal.” Despite the many barriers, past, and present, women are avidly pursuing their God-or…
The church at large in North America faces shrinking congregation sizes and attendance with estimates that forty-million young people who were raised in Christian homes could walk away from faith by 2050 (The Great Opportunity Study). The underlying problems the church faces are…
This thesis project offers a reflective practice-based learning tool to engage preaching experience—from the hearing side of the event—early in diaconal formation to build connoisseurship of effective preaching as the logical prerequisite to engaging the event as preacher.
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…
Saint James Apostle has been historically associated with his predications in the Iberian Peninsula. His cult started in the medieval times and has prolonged until the present, where he is considered the patron Saint of Spain. The construction and promotion of this symbol has be…
This dissertation demonstrates that active participation in the embodied, aesthetic, and musical practices of corporate Christian worship is formative for faith through the building up of the body of Christ. The study first recognizes the vital importance of humanity’s embodied …
This thesis attempts to answer the question: Can the integration of leading elements in the four dimensions of priestly formation contribute to the formation of good preachers?
The objectives of this project related to the attitudes of Black male pastors toward unauthorized intimate activities were three-fold: The participants would identify their participation in unauthorized intimate activities, identify them as wrong, and indicate a desire to stop. …