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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Role Of The African Church In The Twenty First Century Global Mission: A Case Study Of The EECMY Global Mission Venture And Economic Mindset, Wondimu Mathewos Game
Establishing A Culture Of Lay Leadership Development In A Rural Illinois Assemblies Of God Church, Lawrence Edgar Morgan
Evaluating Pastoral Resiliency: The Principles And Theology Of Ministerial Resilience, Terry K. Morgan
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
Be Gracious To Us....' Prosperity Theology In Light Of The Concept Of Blessing In The First Three Books Of Psalms, Tiago C. ALBUQUERQUE
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 Image Of God And Identity: Identity Formation, Charlie Broxton
The Blueprint for Reproducing Biblical Characteristics of Integrity, Humility, and Courage in Authentic Church Leaders, Stephen M. Carlson
Mind The Gap: The Delta Between Sunday Formation And Weekday Work For Lay Business Professionals In The Episcopal Church, Anthony Patrick Clark
Leadership That Lasts: An Eschatological Look At Leadership, Drey Clark
Surviving To Thriving: A Resiliency Tool Kit For Today's Military, Donny Crandell
Moral Leadership: Moral Understanding Gleaned from America's Christian Heritage, Lance Wesley Dixon
Lord Of Logic: An Analysis Of Jesus' Use Of Argumentation, James C. Dolan
The Unity Process and Its Effectiveness in Decreasing Cross Cultural Divisions in Society Due to Racism, Pamela Y. Fields
Effects Of A Multifacted Approach To Leadership Development On A Select Number Of Potential Leaders At Highland Church, Byron C. Fultz
The Sword And The Mask: Towards A Confessional Lutheran Account Of Spiritual Warfare, Jon C. Furgeson
The Dual Model Of Disability: Conceptualizing Disability For Today's Ecclesial Professional, Jessica Christine Garske
Equipping Believers for Spiritual Warfare Through Expository Preaching, Nicolas A. Glenn
The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians, Michael William Hullinger
Counseling The Man Centered, Feelings-Oriented, Misguided Mystic Of 'Inner Healing' From A Biblical Perspective, Kyung Shik Jun
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
Biblical Perspective On Informal Counseling: The Role Of Christian Laity In Counseling, David Rempel
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
A Scientific And Philosophic Response To David Hume's Essay 'Of Miracles' Of 1748 / 1777, Thomas Varallo
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
The Story That Continues: The Role Of Personal Narrative In Student Faith Formation, Benjamin J. Birdsong
A Method For Methodists: Incorporating Classical Wesleyan Spirituality For Contemporary Pastors, Jacquelyn Lee Brannen
Centering Prayer In The Development Of A Rule Of Life As A Means Of Strengthening Christian Discipleship In A Prison, Annette Payne Brewer
A Light To All Nations? Assessing The Missional Strength And Commitment Of International Churches Of Europe, James William Carlson
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
Removing Blind Spots: Raising Awareness And Sympathy For Men's And Women's Lesser-Known Hardships, Robin Edgell Davis
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
Healthy Touch For Anglican Clergy In Pastoral, Sacramental, And Prayer Ministry, Elizabeth Gray
Defining And Discerning Calling: Assisting A Student's Academic Journey With A Focus Upon Emerging Scholars Engaged In Postbaccalaureate Higher Education, Thomas IV B. Grosh
Poem Or Prose -- Does It Make A Difference ? : Measuring The Effect Of Translating Biblical Hebrew Poetry As Poetry Rather Than As Prose, Thomas Geoffrey Hemphill
Shalom In The Pentecostal Family : Equipping Pastors As Counselors In The Church Of God Of Prophecy, Michael A. Henandez
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
Dialetical Discipleship: Exploring The Role Of Questions In Spiritual Formation Utilizing A Great Books Pedagogy, Mark Howard MacLean
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
Anxious For The Fray: Building Community And Fighting Addictions In A Rural Church Context, David Mercadante
Metaphorical Imagery in Colossians: The Narrative of Christian Living, Paul Muther
Using Social Media Effectively in Ministry, Robert A. Peterson
Loving Without Limits : Reconstructing Redemptive Relationships, Victor A, Price
YUCH as Subject in Relation to Salvation History in Luke Acts, Stephen Reasor
The Story Of Your Life: Redeeming Crisis And Transforming Influence, Bill Harding Schuler
The Fear of the Lord: Its Meaning and Use as a Motivation for Christian Living, Bradley R. Sickler
A Study Of The Text And Paratext Of The Catena On Luke In GA 1411, David C. Smith
Building Lifelong Resilience Into The Lives Of Emerging Christian Leaders Through Self Awareness And Redemptive Relationships, Brenda Stewart
Form Maintenance To Mission: The Journey Towards Missional Church Life, Glenn Alan Stone
Biblical And Theological Models For Holistic Ministry In Church Of God Of Prophecy Congregations, Brian T. Sutton
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
Bold Humility: A Model Of Leadership In David J. Bosch's Emerging Ecumenical Paradigm, Phillip Scott Whitson
Contemplation and Characteristic Damage: Some Problems in Sarah Coakley's Theologie Totale, Benjamin Wyatt
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Can Women Be Pastors / Elders In The Church ? An Exposition Of 1 Timothy 2: 9 - 15 And Selected Passages In The Scripture, Abera Awano Ajula
Spiritual Direction In Discerning Religious Experiences: Its Principles And Implications To Japanese Churches, Miyuki Asada
A Redemptive Leadership Model For Developing Healthy Multi-Ethnic Churches And Organizations, Derrick Tyrone Barksdale
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
Women, Invisibility, And Intimacy: The Tenuous Triad, Laurel Griffith Coolbaugh
The Essence of Pentecostalism: The Holy Spirit An Analysis Through Guatemalan Context, Dax W. Crocker
The Faith Pyramid Evangelism Strategy: A Tool for Integrating Apologetics into Evangelism Training for Middle School and High School Students, Samuel Lee Dallas III
