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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Life in Christ: Developing a Discipleship Manual, Randall Reagan
Developing Hearts on Fire Ministry to Ignite Next Generation Leaders, Siegfried Karl Riehl
The Role of Obscurity in Leadership Emergence as Perceived by Selected Senior Pastors in the Assemblies of God, Eric Scott Speir
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
An Evaluation of the Perceptions Dallas Theological Seminary Students Have About Generation Z, Jeffrey Alan Barber
Becoming Compassionate Caregivers: Palliative Care Ministry in the Faith Community, Mary Ellen Barrow
The Blueprint for Reproducing Biblical Characteristics of Integrity, Humility, and Courage in Authentic Church Leaders, Stephen M. Carlson
Leadership That Lasts: An Eschatological Look At Leadership, Drey Clark
Moral Leadership: Moral Understanding Gleaned from America's Christian Heritage, Lance Wesley Dixon
The Unity Process and Its Effectiveness in Decreasing Cross Cultural Divisions in Society Due to Racism, Pamela Y. Fields
Equipping Believers for Spiritual Warfare Through Expository Preaching, Nicolas A. Glenn
The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians, Michael William Hullinger
Setting Up a Seminary Degree Program in Biblical Counseling: Counseling Issues and Curriculum, Mark Kelderman
Seeing and Seeking Embodied Beauty, Craig A. Marshall
Deep Roots in Christ: An Exploration of Spiritual Formation Through Habits in College Ministry, John Lester Miller IV
The Role of Transformational Leadership in Preparing Youth as Future Church Leaders, Michael Kiju Paul
Discovering Counseling Methods That Military Chaplains Can Use to Increase Spiritual Resiliency, Philip E. Ridley
The Greatest Showbread Man: How David Eating Showbread Functions as Precedent in the Sabbath Grain Picking Controversy, Stephen J. Selke
Adolescent Spiritual Formation: Practical Theology as a Filter for Youth Ministry, Jeremy Smith
Creator God, Humans, and Artificial Intelligence: Framework to Address Theological and Relational Issues, Tinku Thompson
Mentoring Military Chaplains Online During Their First Two Years of Ministry in the United States Air Force, Mark R. Traeger
Christ Centered Leadership: the Formation of Millennials, Sean Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
An Exploration of Spiritual Formation to Increase Awareness and Attachment to God, Self and Others, Susanne Ursula Baldeosingh
Unconditional Kindness: A Christian Perspective on Neighborliness, Seth Kajang Bature
Spiritual Formation in a Hong Kong Chinese Context: a Personal Journey, a Teachable Model Based on 1 John 2:12-14, and a Research Report, Hung-Fai Daniel Cho
A Biblically Based Structure: The Triple Constraint of Human Rights-Government-Nation's Military (Bounded by God's Wisdom), Michael E. Erickson
Becoming More Like Him: Spiritual Formation as the Key to Congregational Disciple Making, Alan Chee-Siang Goh
Cultivate Compassion Through Affective Perspective Taking, Weihua He
Seeing the Book of Isaiah Through the Lens of Isaiah 6: a Theological Study of the Tensions Between the Holy One and Israel in a Canonical Approach, Lenny Kwok-Ming Hon
Preaching is Apologetics: Expository and Contextual Reflections for Preaching, Paul Kim
A Training Program on the Provision of Pastoral Care to Marginalized Older Adults in Hong Kong, Emma Mak
Adapters: a Meta-Theoretical Conceptualization of Human Functioning and Therapeutic Intervention, Gary Wade McDonald
Metaphorical Imagery in Colossians: The Narrative of Christian Living, Paul Muther
Using Social Media Effectively in Ministry, Robert A. Peterson
YUCH as Subject in Relation to Salvation History in Luke Acts, Stephen Reasor
The Fear of the Lord: Its Meaning and Use as a Motivation for Christian Living, Bradley R. Sickler
Preaching John 17 as a Model for Praying Theologically at Arrow Heights Baptist Church, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Roger A. Taylor
Transhumanism, Humanity, and the Image of God: A Systematic Theological Response to Transhumanist Anthropology, Robb L. Torseth
Leadership Lessons: A Theology of the Liminal Leader, Deniqua Washington
Contemplation and Characteristic Damage: Some Problems in Sarah Coakley's Theologie Totale, Benjamin Wyatt
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Spiritual Direction In Discerning Religious Experiences: Its Principles And Implications To Japanese Churches, Miyuki Asada
In Humility: Developing Intercultural Competence Among Leaders Of A Christian Reconciliation Organization In Israel-Palestine, Debra Jean Bayes
Physical Activity And Perceptions Of Spiritual Formation, Molly Bender
Western Humanism Meets Eastern Orthodoxy: The Dawning Of The Transylvanian Reformation, Ligia Raluca Bojor
An Enhanced Delphi Study To Determine International Student Ministry Best Practices: A Diaspora Missions Population, Dennis C. Bradford
Contextualised, Memorable Training: A Strategy for Developing Disciples in Papua New Guinea, Michael Bullard
Racial Injustice in America: Helping Women of Color See the Hope of the Gospel Through the Pain of Injustice, Rachel Cain
Discovering How African American Male Soldiers' Self-Esteem is Diminished and Restored in the Army, Everett Caldwell
A Fivefold Leadership Practice at Zion Community Church of the Nazarene, Karla G. Celada
Developing Thai Leaders for Long Term Fruitfulness within the Association of Churches in Bangkok, David D. Chang
Incarcerating the Image of God? A Theological Assessment of Arguments for and against Higher Education in Prison, George Chochos
Race, Evangelicalism, and the Local Church: Prophetic Practices to Awaken Racial Consciousness, Jin H. Cho
Jesus Is My Everything: A Christology Of Syrian Christian Refugees In Lebanon, Derek Chu
Making Disciples of the Post Christian Generation: A Strategy for Auckland Bible Church, Tim Collins
The Faith Pyramid Evangelism Strategy: A Tool for Integrating Apologetics into Evangelism Training for Middle School and High School Students, Samuel Lee Dallas III
Israel After Exile, the Church After Christendom, Tim Dalton
Building Up the Whole Body: Discipleship in Diverse Urban Community, Marc De Jeu
Cultivating Missional Imagination: Listening as a Way Forward for First Presbyterian Church of Pomona, Adam Donner
A Journey Toward Discernment in the Leadership of Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church, Andrew Eagles
Strengthening Integrity and Accountability in the Leadership of the Lutheran Church of Nigeria, Christian Okon Ekong
The Decline of the Church in North America Calls for Creativity and the Celebration of the Imago Dei, Teresa Beth Garner
An Impact Study of a Ministry of Full Reconciliation, Steven M. Hall
Silence to Active Voice: a Leadership Process for Conversations on Timely and Sensitive Topics, James E. Hoffman
The Spiritual And The Moral Sense: The Role Of Theology And British Moral Sense Philosophy In Jonathan Edward's 'True Virtue', James Michael Hooks
A Spiritual-Moral Imagination Inculturating a Spirituality of Reconciliation in the Korean Context: 'Pan-Puri,' a Way of Homecoming, Mi-Kyoung Hwang
The Overshadowed Mission of the China Inland Mission: The Analysis of the CIM Mission to Muslims in Gansu until 1920, Younghwa Kim
The Impact of Personality Training on Lay Leadership, Young Jun Kim
Breaking Bread: The Dynamic Relationship between Bread and the Growing Post Christian Movement in America, Andy Konigsmark
Storydwellers: A Narrative Approach to Teaching Scripture to Adolescents, James Archer Layton Jr
Inner Healing in Small-Groups in the Church that Focuses on Sharing Stories, Myungsoo Lee
Social Engagement as the Preferred Means to Incarnational Mission in the Context of Malay Hegemony, Khee-Vun Lin
Pentecostalism Re-Imagined: Reconfiguring Pentecostalism in Twenty First Century New Zealand, Joseph C. McCauley
Missionaries for America: A Strategy for Nurturing Bridge Leaders Serving in Greater Los Angeles, James A. Milley
Unity In Diversity: An Intentional Plan To Move From Inclusion To Belonging To Becoming, Brian R. Mowrey
Developing Grace Assembly of God, Singapore to Become a Missional Family Church, Alan Lim Mun Chuan
Raising Commitment Among First Generation Vietnamese Churches To Developing Second Generation Leaders In San Jose, California, Tim T. Nguyen
Short-Term Mission Trips: A Wesleyan Theology for Service and Lifelong Spiritual Formation, Kathryn C. Nix
Renewing the Vanguard: Charles Price Jones as a Model for Spirit-Empowered Pastoral Leadership and the Potential Renewal of the Black Baptist Pastorate in the Third Millennium, Carroll Edward Rhodes II
Physical Activity And Perceptions Of Spiritual Formation, Tara Song
Religious Media Politics in the Assemblies of God "Mexican Work" 1914-1919, Samuel Stella
Fivefold Ministry: An Expressional Church Model For Releasing 21st Century Disciples Into Their Missional Potential And Design, Nick Francis Stephens
Tomorrow's Church: Transforming the Body of Christ for the Mission to Come, Wesley C. Telyea
Spiritual Formation Among Church Leaders In China: An Evaluative Study Of The Impact Of A Spiritual Formation Retreat On The Spiritual Lives Of A Select Group Of Church Leaders In China, Rodney Van Schooten
A Gospel Centered Process for Christian Discipleship, James Whatley
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
From exile to freedom: how to wander well through emerging adulthood, Angela C. Aadahl
Equipping Selected Leaders of New Dawn Baptist Church, Victoria Island, Lagos, with Servant Leadership Skills, Samson Aderinto Adedokun
The Implications of a Pneumatological Reading of the Luke-Acts Narrative for Christian Witness in an Emerging Post-Christian Culture, Stephen V. Allen
Developing Emotional Competence: A Skill Based Model for Leadership and Effective Ministry, Celillon Alteme
