Background: previous studies have revealed that newly hired nurses experience stress and anxiety when entering a new clinical setting. Failure to support and prepare these nurses may affect their ability to deliver the required level of nursing care. Preceptorship is a time limi…
This project seeks to equip members of the Radiant Life Christian Ministry in Nigerian to mentor Biblically. Chapter 1 presents the history and ministry context of RLCF and the goals of this project. Chapter 2 explains three passages of scriptures, Ruth 1-4, Mark 3:14, and Secon…
Only one-third of family businesses remain operational into the second generation and approximately one-eighth into the third generation. Succession planning is critical to family-owned businesses, as most businesses will collapse moving to the fourth generation and beyond. Grou…
Women are not given equal opportunity for success in the hard sciences, despite their achievement in integrating into the field. Success in science is related to publications and grant awards, which are easier to attain in leadership positions or with the help of mentors. While …
Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by considerable biological and psychological changes. During adolescence (which is defined by the age range of 13-24 for this study based on the participants that provided data), young people experience rapid increases in physi…
This mixed-method study seeks to discover a framework for rural lay-leadership development at Harvest Chapel Assembly of God, a rural Illinois Assemblies of God church that spans rural and urban communities. Though a thriving church, Pastor Bell, during a church council meeting,…
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to understand how women administrators in Christian higher education described their experiences of two components in women-only leadership development programs created by the Refining the Minds Women Leadership Development C…
The project director developed a veteran-pastor involved training program to equip young pastors in the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (SBCV) with select leadership competencies for leading a church. In chapter 1, the project director describes the purpose and settin…
Although Jesus provides the biblical example for the process and significance of mentoring others, today’s ministry leaders often fail to take up this mantle. Much research exists on the value of mentoring, especially in the corporate world where those at the highest levels inte…
The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of Black clergywomen who have achieved leadership positions in the Black church. This qualitative study examined the leadership journey of eleven Black clergywomen leaders using a series of semi-structured narrative …
The dropout rate of more than five million young adults from faith and church in the last decade, who were originally born and raised in Christian homes, has reached a critical point. The Christian community must rethink its discipleship methods in order to impact the youth of t…