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…
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The purpose of the research was to train pastors in biblical financial stewardship by offering a two-day workshop for increasing their respective understanding and practice of biblical financial stewardship. Pastors have the key role to bring the significant impact on the spirit…
The issue of leadership is complex, and one of the main issues facing Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) pastors and leaders today concerns capturing the attention of young people and motivating them to participate in efforts that lead to accomplishing the organizational goal…
In many denominations, the personal well-being of pastors is taken for granted. The assumption is that spiritual people like pastors are expected to be resilient and should also know how to look after themselves. Unfortunately, however, pastors in Malaysia and other parts of the…
The subject of the Holy Land and its years of conflict involves many areas of investigation. There are historical, geo-political, psychological, and theological concerns. Specifically, one's understanding of the Holy Land and the relationship of Jews to it will affect ideas abou…
A common plea in missions is the need to train pastors and church leaders for the rapidly multiplying churches in the Majority World, resulting in numerous formal and nonformal theological education training programs. In spite of these efforts, many rural churches remain without…
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…
Scholarly work focuses on research of nonverbal communication in the fields of business leaders, nursing, teachers, and law enforcement; however, research is limited in the area of pastors and congregants. It was not known how congregants in Baptist churches describe how they in…
The Catholic Church has established the importance of a high-quality Catholic school as an essential opportunity for parishes, pastors, parents, teachers, and school leaders to pass the Catholic faith on to the next generation. To ensure an excellent Catholic education for all s…
The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the extent to which the demands of ministry predict burnout among pastors and pastors’ spouses in large congregations of 250 members in Hampton Roads, Virginia, when controlling for respondent’s role in ministry…
This qualitative descriptive study explored religious leaders and mental health providers' perceptions and how they describe collaborating to assist clients/faith-community members seeking mental health treatment for emotional well-being. The overarching research question that g…
This qualitative study explores the preparation pastors need to support mentally ill congregational members. The unit of analysis was Missouri Synod Lutheran pastors. The theoretical framework was Maslow’s Transpersonal Theory. Three research questions guided the study: What wer…
Immense potential for preaching in local churches is being wasted. The potential lies within Christian brothers and sisters with the gift of knowledge. Since the task of preaching often falls on a single person, there is little possibility for collaboration in this arduous and e…
The project facilitator sought to encourage married pastors and their spouses to implement four weekly Sabbaths into their lives. The pastors are all in full-time weekend ministry and their spouses are in full-time secular careers. The facilitator met with each couple for two ho…
This study examined Assemblies of God pastors in the United States (n = 874) on role identity, well-being, religious coping, and attitudes toward seeking professional counseling. Overall, 14.1% had depression at moderate or higher severity based on the PHQ-9 scale, with an addit…
National-level studies have consistently found white evangelicals to be the group most opposed to immigration in the United States. Evangelical organizations, as a result, have made public pronouncements urging a more compassionate approach to immigrants. These statements from o…
Researchers are devoting time to discover the factors contributing to clergy burnout. Pastoring a congregation is a demanding job, and the daily responsibilities of being an administrator, pastoral counselor, teacher, leadership trainer, and grief counselor can be overwhelming (…
The purpose of this project was to biblically and theologically equip pastors in the Union Baptist Association, Jos, Nigeria, to teach adoption of children as a viable ministry option to infertile couples for care of orphans, satisfaction of parental instinct, and the fulfillmen…
Ethnically representative leadership in the local church is an application of the equality of believers through our shared union in Christ and the fact that we are created in the image of God. Such leadership models have been shown to be deeply meaningful to ethnic minorities an…