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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Discovering the work of Baptist General Conference mission in Ethiopia : the essence of mission that lasted for six decades, Kebede Gonfa
Preparing to read : St. Gregory Of Nyssa's Catechetical Oration, Ignatius Harry Green
The end of all things: anagogy and the resurrection of the dead in the theology of St. Maximus the Confessor, Kevin Michael Greenlee
Training church leaders to build family faith through creating engaging, intergenerational worship services, Tassie Green
Growing through grief: helping the hurting to heal at Sierra Presbyterian Church, Michael Griffin
Boom!: the babies have left the building: why the over fifty generation is leaving the church in search of something more, Kimberly Griffith
Developing a program to help Christians struggling with gambling, Jeremy Wayne Gross
"Little things to signifie great": spiritual interpretation and the poetry of John Donne, Alexander Arden Grudem
The hidden conversation: divine hospitality as a framework for Christian discipleship, Kevin Allen Hall
The ebb and flow of a Dublin Methodist congregation implementing missional imagination, Julian Hamilton
The Significance of a Theology of Place in the Malaysian Emigration Debate, Hoong Cheong Hiew
The sailor survival guide: a Christian curriculum for faithful living in the Navy, Brandon Hood
'Two Shall Become One Flesh': union with Christ and unity in marriage, Peter Ho
Resiliency and self-care for pastors in Japan facing a disaster, John Houlette
Growing together into the fullness of Christ: cultivating spiritual capacity through intentional religious procatices, Nathan Howe
Love into light: the gospel, the homosexual, and the church, Peter Lloyd Hubbard
A reverberation and reversal of power from the world system to a small African American United Methodist Church, Dwight A. Hughes
Justice is what God says it is: the biblical imperative of justice and God's way to renewal, Tulley Hunter
A personal spiritual formation strategy for students at the Australian College of Ministries, Lloyd Irwin
Connecting a church and its community to reduce the incarceration rate among high school students in New Orleans, Louisiana, Maudeva Jackson-Hansford
1 Corinthians 15:35-58 : cultural contexts and rhetorical strategy of the text, Donghyun Jeong
The role of spiritual formation in the revitalization of established churches, Ryan Jesperson
Lost and found: rediscovering our missional passion and engagemen, Jacky Jok
A holistic small group approach for discipleship and witness through a kingdom paradigm at Avon Wesleayn [sic] Church, Daniel P. Jones
Married in mission : a handbook for couples in cross-cultural service, Alexis C. Kenny
Kingdom Now: a Pentecostal Paradigm of Mission, David Daniel Kentie
Addressing post-high school faith defection by exploring the nature of conversion, Kent K. Kessler
Shaped by God's story: rooting Christian identity in the Biblical narrative at Christ Presbyterian Church, Deborah E. Kielsmeier
Perfecting five Christian character traits that empower a missional community to cross-cultural mission, Young Kyu Kim
Euodia, Syntyche, and Lydia : the leading ladies of Philippi in Philippians 4:2-3 and Acts 16:11-15, 40, Sarah Kohles
Unveiling hope for broken humanity : a critical analysis of Jürgen Moltmann's theology of hope in the light of his Triune God, Samuel Jethro Immanuel Koks
The Blinded Hero: Irony and Meaning-Making in the Samson Saga, Mark Anthony Lackowski
The veneration of the Virgin Mary: is the common practice consistent with biblical teaching?, Sharon Ferron Lawlor
Chudohoe, the accomodation of Chesa in Korean Protestant Christianity, Jihyung Lee
Training new christian military chaplains on first amendment complexities, Jeffery A. Logan
The rhetorical intent of Amos 3:3-8: an argument for the single meaning of Yahweh's statements, Cliff R. Loriot
The gospel in Singapore: the impact of civil religion and civil law, Mark J. Madson
Providing pastoral care to the unmarried: a manual for pastors of United Methodist Church in Nigeria, Rhoda Gowarto Manzo
The systemic integration of Kenyan immigrants into the American culture, Yabesh Nyakang'o Maroko
Knights Of Poverty And PTSD : combat trauma and the rebuilding of character, Jeff S. Matsler
Exorcism and deliverance: an integrative method, Benjamin McEntire
A Seminar for Rebuilding Confidence in Ministry for Pastors Who Have Been Wounded by Conflict Aimed at Them, Robert J. McKenzie Jr.
Divine intent: human embodiment and God's image, Christa L. McKirland
The Vineyard Movement and cities: a thoughtful engagement, Christopher Meekins
A Biblical hermeneutics mentoring program for teenagers, Jeffrey Miller
Catalyst for compassion: John Newton, justice, and the power of friendship to change the world, Michael T. Morgan
A qualitative analysis of moral leadership crises in evangelical churches in Kenya as it relates to developing authentic leaders, Peter Nganga Mulinge
Conversion : a reflection on the influences involved in the personal eternal change event within the global economy, Edward Charles Nelson
Rediscovering the urgency of intentional discipleship in the Naga churches in Nagaland, Orenvungo Ngullie
Biblical counseling for seniors in crisis, Kyung Mook Noh
Thomas Aquinas Before the Real Presence, Jack Norman
Crucifying the Lord again? : Greek exegesis of Hebrews 5:11 - 6:12, Walter Ray Nutt
Financial theology: a necessity to equip Liberian pastors in moving their congregation from depending on external financial support to self-dependency in funding church and church related ministries, Sampson Wolloh Nyanti
From pain to hope, healing and restoration in the lives of inmates' children, Diane Hester Parrish
Building a business to the glory of God: a practical template, William C. Peel
Toward the originally authored Book of the Twelve: testing the coherence of the variant shapings of the Twelve Prophets, Craig Stephen Petrovich
Scarred by conflict, united in mission: a path from brokenness to fruitfulness, Scott D. Pickering
Avoiding division within a church : a proactive approach for identifying sources of conflict and creating a healthy ministry environment, Kenneth Vincent Polley
Ten aspects Of healing and empowerment : a resource on the essentials of healing ministry, Bruce Quinlan
Classical Pentecostal interpretation of the gift of discernment from 1914-1941, Stephanie Rose
Recovering the holiness of God in the twenty-first century, Donna R. Ryan
Returning to the table: church revitalization through the sacrament, David R. Saliba
The Finding in the Temple (Luke 2:41-52): The Wisdom of the Divine Child, Chakrita Margaretha Saulina
We can bear it no longer: toward a confessional theology within the Churches of Christ, Paul A. Smith
The gift of newness: creating in your first year at a ministry setting, Jason Snow
Teaching and practicing spiritual disciplines online: the downloadable spiritual retreat, Todd A. Spencer
Human creativity and the church : utilizing the arts in worship, spiritual formation, and community outreach, Chris Stanfield
The pastoral theology of Jonathan Edwards: reflections from nine ordination sermons, Daniel Stegeman
Nature and technique: Jacques Ellul's critique of Technique in light of Hans Urs von Balthasar's sacramental ontology, Bryn Robert Stephenson
Calvinist theology and its effect on the development of criminal jurisprudence in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630-1649, Philip Dean Stoller
A Study of Spiritual Growth as a Result of College Discipleship Programs, Elizabeth J. Studebaker
Crossing social and cultural barriers for the gospel: characteristics of 'apostolicity' in the Bible, early church and for today, Jonathan R. Tagg
As we move: collaborative, Spirit-empowered transition among clergy, Catherine Tidball Guest
Participating in heaven: an examination of Thomas Aquinas's understanding of the beatific vision through the lens of the doctrine of participation, Matthew David Timms
"Protect my moment": a call for awareness of and advocacy for the wounded child, Magne Torbjornsen
On the journey with faith and poetry: a faith-based study of T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets, Mary Kay Totty
An exploration of current prayer ministry approaches for emotional and spiritual healing, Shelley G. Utz
Leadership development through theological education in the theological education initiative of central Missouri, April Aubrey Welch
A Christian integrative perspective of marriage and family therapy, Olimpio Wen
Enjoying God and neighbor: cultivating desire for the presence of the other, Joseph Stanley Wilson
A re-examination of the concept of beauty, with an emphasis on moral beauty and its potential role in Lutheran missiology, Jerry Devere Winegarden
Rethinking discipleship at Faith Methodist Church in Singapore: making disciples through effective small groups, Moh-Ying Wong
A new form of early-morning prayer featuring Lectio Divina and centering prayer, Hoyoung Won
A strategy for planting a new church in Haidian District, Weiqing Wu
A qualitative study of doubt in the evangelical tradition, Benjamin Blake Young
Healing worship: a critical component of disciple-making ministry at Westside Baptist Church, Vancouver, Alan C. Yu
Basic discipleship for radical disciples: a life transforming process in personal evangelism training for the fulfillment of Jesus' commission, Katherine Choi-Yuk Yu
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
A strategy for training youth ministry leaders to help adolescents respond to natural disasters, Martin Whitney Alexander
An Approach to the Mystagogy of Cyril of Jerusalem as Example of the Postbaptismal Catechesis of the Early Church Fathers: Some Guiding Principles for the Liturgical Instruction of Our Time, Alejandro Rodea Arteaga
The impact of the absent father on females and their journey toward healing as they learn the importance of choosing to forgive, Sharon Kay Atkins
