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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Faith development in early adolescent girls: what parents can do to encourage their daughter's faith, Martha Jordan
A study about change of understanding of the Lord's Supper through education, Deuk Hwan Kang
That It May Give Grace to Those Who Hear: Changing Men Given to Verbal Abuse, Kraig L. Keck
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit and human intentionality: a constructive proposal, John R. Kern
Encouraging Singaporean seminary students to use reflexivity in their ministry practice, Lau Ying Kheng
A Socio-Rhetorical Function of Danielic Resurrection, Hyun Woo Kim
A Light Shining In A Dark Place: The Clarity Of Verbal Revelation According To Moses And The Prophets, Bradley D. Klassen
Sarah Coakley's kenoticism and it's feminist implications : toward a new feminine subjectivity, Hyongsang Ko
How the church can identify, proclaim and engage abandonment of young adolescents in South Africa, Alwyn Landman
Equipping and catalyzing disciple makers at Front Range Christian Church, Justin Laughlin
An examination of the influence of selected modern innovations on evangelical ecclesiology and soteriology, Christopher E. Lawson
The value of Christian understanding of vicarious suffering : directions for a pastoral care plan in HongDong Diocese, DongPing Francis Li
Creating more effective clergy teams: a process for senior pastors and associates to grow deeper in their call and their understanding of each other, Trisha Miller Manarin
Moral injury and the eucharist : constructing a Christian response to experiences of moral injury in combat veterans, Lucas Frederick McConnell
Blessed be the tie that binds: a model for United Methodist Church mergers that honors the heritage of existing churches and captures the vision of new church starts, Raymond Carter McInnis
The inside out church: the principles of moving an internally focused church to become an externally focused church, Dale Melenberg
Improving relationships within congregations that receive cross-racial and cross-cultural itinerate pastoral appointments, D. Renee Mikell
A strategy for introducing spiritual formation at Cedar Hills Church, M. Colin Moody
A listening discernment in the midst of divisive issues e.g. homosexuality in the United Methodist Church, M. Mochel H Morris
The Procession of the Holy Spirit in the Lutheran Dogmatic Tradition, Christopher J. Neuendorf
Retelling the story--remembering differently : a memorial ritual towards the healing of memories of the victims of the Igbo pogrom of southeastern Nigeria, Martin-Edward Ohajunwa
An evaluation of the journey within: soul care in the African American context, Sakinah O’ Kane- Smith
A Theological Study On Lay Ministry In Korean Society: Focusing On The Concept Of 'Shared Mission', Michael Jaihyung Park
A relevant theological field education program for theological institutions in Liberia, Hilary Gedeporjay Paul
Military ministry through the local church: ministering to the spiritual needs of military members, veterans, and their families, Stephen Ray Peters
A study of change in leadership among murmuring people: in the context of a bi-cultural church, Jaiseon Pi
Developing teams of leaders who establish and sustain missions communities for gospel-needy contexts, Guy Pilkinton
A study of the doctrine of sanctification held by Samuel Rutherford, Song-En Poon
God on the ground, Philip J. Reed
Exploring a Biblical, systematic, historical, and practical theology for understanding and experiencing union with Christ, Keith Scherer
The use of client feedback in faith-based counselling services, Paul K. Scully
Enneagram and the Way of Jesus: integrating personality with Biblical narratives, spiritual practices and the church calendar, A. J. Sherrill
Engaging leaders in spirtual [sic] formation at Beaverton Foursquare Church in Portland, Oregon, Janet Shim
'Ecclesia Enim Per Universum Orben' : Unity In Ephesus As Claimed By Irenaeus, Jonatan C. Simons
Developing spiritual resilience in airmen: a new approach to suicide prevention in the Air Force, William Roe Spencer III
Comparing interracial couples’ experience of belonging at multiethnic churches and at mono-ethnic churches, Richard A. Spenst
Spiritual Formation: A Resource For Incarcerated Men And Women, Larry Sterling
The Twentieth Century Eastern/Oriental Orthodox Dialogue and Its Athonite Critique, Shawn Poothicote Thomas
An analysis of the needs and challenges of young African American women in selected churches, Yvonne B. Tyler
Strengthening missional community: a strategy for creating a new small group expression, D. Toney Upton
Equipping selected leaders of Impact Community Church, Duncan, South Carolina, with interpersonal relationship skills to promote healthy team dynamics, David J. Walker
Increasing resilence through ethical training: a program for the Marines of the First Marine Division, Benjamin Warner
A welcoming God: immigrant children, God, and narrative, Audrey B. Warren
The application of Biblical principles for spiritual health to the mental health needs of post abortion incarcerated women, Lettie Annette Watkins
Miriam as exemplar for the Army chaplain: theological and organizational models for a ministry in the military, Ernst P. West
Learning from neighbors: reimagining mission and pastoral vocation, Lloyd Wicker
Researching and designing a mentoring handbook for professional chaplains at Baptist Community Ministries in New Orleans, Louisiana, T. June Wilder
Father, so who do you say I am : an investigation of the father's influence on the daughter's spiritual identity, Stephanie Williams
Anxiety, Mindfulness, And Spiritual Practices, Charlene Wilson
Six-week course for Chinese American parents to integrate the church into their midadolescents' spiritual development, Huiling (Allison Hu) Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Reconciling the body : working toward ecclesial unity, Brien Jakab Aadland
A petition for God's forgiveness in Gambella, Ethiopia, Omot Olok Aganya
Lex orendi, lex missio: nurturing missional praxis through eucharistic liturgical formation, William H. Allport
Presence as the characteristic of the reign of God and our missionary discipleship, Reginaldus Damianus Amleni
Disciples, exorcists, and the power of God: reading Acts 19:1-20 as a literary unit, Matthew Robert Anderson
Christ and our perception of beauty: the theological aesthetics of Dionysius the Areopagite and Hans Urs von Balthasar, Alec Andreas Arnold
Core resilience components for United States Navy Chaplains, John D. Ault
The emancipation of hope : a journey toward deliverance out of distraction in the African American community, Irment Jean Austin
Working faith: developing Christian business leaders, Jonathan W. Beck
A clean mirror: the relationship between ethics and aesthetics in Richard of St. Victor (d. 1173), Robyn Elizabeth Boeré
Towards applying canonical apocalyptic literature to postmodern culture, Ryan Michael Boys
"Appoint in every city elders": a consideration of plural eldership in congregationally governed churches, William Thomas Broughton Jr
What's in a Biblical Name? Wrestling with the Biblical Text and the Divine Name for a Way to Wrestle with Our Many Names, Ally Brundige
Transformed through pain: the effects of childhood sexual abuse on missionaries, Deborah Byler
Church revitalization through hospitality for new members program, Young Shin Byun
Signifying Autocephaly: A Semiotic Analysis of the Orthodox Church in America and Her Archive in the 20th Century, Megan Martha Carlisle
Fostering healing through reconciliation in the Abernathy Church of Christ, Randall K. Carr
Understanding the challenges wealth creates for spiritual formation, Trent Casto
Appropriate Parental Participation in Faith Nurture of Primary School Aged Children in Urban Chinese Families of the Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference of the Methodist Church in Malaysia, Winnie Sin Ming Chan
Contextualising theological education: an EMIC study of practical contextualisation of theological education in Singapore, Casey Ng Kong Chiew
Healing of shame of Korean-Americans through lifesharing in small group ministries, Sung Ho Chung
Evangelistic discipleship: equipping disciples to live for Jesus in a Vineyard church plant, Charles H. Claus
Creating unity among generations at Presbyterian Church of the Master through adapted Benedictine practices, Jackson Clelland
His sheep hear His voice: an orientation to the guiding priorities for effectual gospel preaching, Craig T. Combs
A Study On The Effect Of Discipleship On Nominalism Among Ghanian Emerging Adults, Julius D. Coomson
The contributions of Basil the Great to the doctrine of the Trinity and his impact on contemporary Trinitarian theology, Graydon LeGrand Cress
A biblically based education course to enhance self-esteem, Otis Cutler
A Biblical response to violence: a historical survey of the ethno-religious crisis in Jos, Central Nigeria, Sylvester Dachomo
Factors that affect transitional homes for sexually exploited women, Ruth Eugenia DeGuzman Dalman
Immersion for conversion: second temple period Jewish ritual ablutions, proselyte baptism, and New Testament baptism, Justin L. Daneshmand
Facilitating personal and corporate evangelism at Malvern Uniting Church, Adelaide, Australia, Jonathan Ivor Davies
The motif of hospitality in theological education: a critical appraisal with implications for application in theological education, Soh Hui Leng Davina
The Impact of Inner Healing Prayer on Christian Maturity at Stanwich Congregational Church in Greenwich, Connecticut, Ingrid E. Davis
Keeping the mentally ill out of jail/rehabilitation initiative: Pasco County, Florida, Minerva Diaz
The price of privilege: eating disorders and the church, Sophie Marian Draffin
Slavery, forced labor, and the division of the kingdom: an examination and evaluation of Solomon's forced labor policy, Austen M. Dutton
Giving Sorrow Words: Helping Young Adult Grief Find Its Voice, Wayne II E. Earl
Church planting through networking, community building, and spiritual transformation among African immigrants in Dallas, Texas, Julius I. Edah
Growing new missional communities: changing church culture and becoming a missional sending church, Kyle Erickson
Preaching as a cultural formation tool, Jason P. Esposito
Fostering Resiliency in Pediatric Chaplains Facing Spiritual Distress, Pam Foster
Introducing an integrative theology of transcendence, creation, immanence and human agency, Norman Fowler
Faithful presence: how community formation shapes the understanding and practice of calling, Steven D. Froehlich
The Concept of Time and Space through the Notion of DIA STHMA in Gregory of Nyssa's Contra Eunomium, Edgar Gevorgyan
Developing Greater Intimacy With God: A Resource On Spiritual Disciplines, Dianthia Yvonne Gilmore
