Retention of Called teachers within the Lutheran school system is becoming increasingly more difficult with each passing year. With the retirement of baby-boomer teachers and the limited amount of Called workers already in the field or qualified new graduates, the purpose of thi…
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This study explores how the multicultural local churches of the Lutheran church, namely, the Basel Christian Church of Malaysia (BCCM), deals with the Malaysian multicultural environment. The BCCM was first started in Malaysia in 1882 with its local churches remaining purely Hak…
The East-West split of Christianity officially dates to the 11 th century and persists to this day. Actually, the two halves of the Church experienced tensions prior to the Great Schism of 1054. Poor communication, conflicting personalities, a lack of theologians conversant in b…
The First World War came to the United States to the consternation of many of its citizens, especially its German Americans. On the home front, government officials required complete adherence to the war effort. This also included religious adherence. The Wisconsin Synod Luthera…
This dissertation examines the impact of apologetics on spiritual growth among Grade 12 students at three Lutheran high schools in the Midwest. According to stages of faith development, religious doubts are common as children mature. Intellectual skepticism has been found to be …
This project sought to train pastors of the Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod to use apologetic illustrations in their sermons. Chapter 1 presents the need for apologetics within the region of the Atlantic District, and the lack of pastoral training in usin…
“Mainline Decline” has led major American religious organizations to quiver with fear of their own demise, and has left church members and leaders yearning for the halcyon days when church buildings were bursting with people. Floods of books and articles present ways to turn the…
This thesis answers the question of whether there can be a Lutheran sacramental imagination for preaching. It begins with an overview of the history of preaching in The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), especially since the move into English in the 1920s. This history tra…