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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Disciples for life: maximizing explicit discipleship training to create life long learners of Christ, Scott Alan Attebery
African American pastors as transformational servant leaders achieving formal theological education, Judy Austin
Becoming a woman of discernment: I see God, God sees me, Barbara Etta Austin-Lucas
Origen's Commentary on John: spiritual interpretation, polemics, and transformation, Tomas Per Göran Axeland
The ḥērem and Israel's sacred space and status, Eric Anthony Barrios
Faith based discernment counseling : an evaluation of a divorce intervention training event for pastors, Russell M. Berg
The Liturgical Use of Spiritual Gifts: Discerning Next Steps in Contextual Nigerian Practice, Emmanuel Saba Bileya
Individual ministry in a campus setting: intersections of counseling and discipleship using Romans, William C. Boyce Jr
An appeal for a community based youth ministry to develop self-esteem in inner city youth, Deanna Maria Bridges
To the poor I became poor: generational poverty in the mission of the Church, Kyle Bushre
God of Friendship: Herman Hoeksema's Unconditional Covenant Conception, Ronald L. Cammenga
The church's call to address the development of adolescents in its community, Marcus J. Carlson
Waltz in three: an integration of emotionally focused therapy for couples and Christian therapy, Corey Scott Carpenter
The Mosaic covenant: an administration of the covenant of grace, Jegar Chinnavan
The Lord's Prayer : a model for small group prayer, Matthew James Clausen
Maintaining a biblical perspective on the role of chaplains in the effective care and healing of hospital patients, Maria Colfer
Jesus the Beloved, Well-Pleasing Son of God or Jesus the Son of God, Today Begotten at Baptism? A Fresh Look at the Textual Problem of Luke 3:22, Rory P. Crowley
Bridging the gap : the implications of engaging Peruvian women's experience in intercultural theological education, Sheila Curran
Religious violence: an examination of the version of violent response among evangelical Christians in northern Nigeria: a missiological problem, Mipo E. Dadang
Return, Dove, Carlene Jean Demiany
Authenticity as incarnational hospitality : a key to reversing the decline of the mainline Christian church, David K. Denzer
District strategies: building sustainable congregational vitality to expand the reign of God, Victor R. Dingus
Being transformed into the image of Christ, Elaine J. Eskew
The Imputation of Christ's Obedient Life: Perfection in Hebrews in Dialogue with N.T. Wright, Brandon Evans
Making disciples in transient communities, Darryl Evetts
Designing a program to nurture great men of faith, character and service in the local church, Charles Falcone
Creating a process to develop the lives and leadership contributions of short-term mission participants, Janet K. F. Farley
The impact of a consumeristic culture on youth ministry and the identity formation of mid-adolescents, Kris Fernhout
Biblical motivation for church and social transformation : a case study of evangelical churches in Cameroon, Felix Gah Fimba
Helping troubled first-term sailors on an aircraft carrier experience God's forgiveness and avoid recidivism, Cameron Hoover Fish
A missional call to Faith Community Church to engage in the ministry of Christian hospitality, Timothy R. Fulkerson
Healthy body, healthy spirit: addressing the clergy health crisis through caring for the body as the temple of the Holy, Scott Lee Freshwater Gallagher
Be ye transformed: creating communities of greater spiritual practice where processes of transformation can flourish, Jack Chavis Gause
Growth By Holiness, Alan Goracke
It has not yet appeared what we shall be: a reconsideration of the imago Dei in light of those with severe cognitive disabilities, George C. Hammond
Blended online learning as an effective tool for making disciples in the 21st century, David S. Hampson
A simple model for homiletics, Sam Hannon Hannon
Sanctification: recovering the divine likeness in the early church, Joel Trey Harmon
An analysis of the attributive participle and the relative clause in the Greek New Testament, Michael E. Hayes
Christ and the marginalized: bringing refuge to the broken, Elizabeth Hernandez
A theology of creation lived out in Christian hymnody, Beth June Hoeltke
Exponential reproduction: coaching small group leaders to mentor, motivate, and move on at Woodside Church, Douglas C. Hoglund
Be the change agent: engaging culture change of a stagnant and dysfunctional church, Lie Hsu
Cultivating resilience in ministry: leadership practice in crisis and transition, Vicki Loflin Hughes
Elderly suicide and biblical counseling, Yeung-Ah Hwang
The preacher and the message: preaching to older adults, Jamile Douglas Jacobs
A strategy for spiritual formation for the young adults at Victory Baptist Church, W. Edward Jenkins
A redemptive model for church planting in the African-American context, Jermaine Nathaniel Johnson
The training of spiritual directors in the Anglican Diocese of New England, Susan Johnson Skillen
Discipleship as adoption: a model for late adolescent faith development at Trinity Baptist Church, Raleigh, Andrew E. Jung
Applying twelve step principles of recovery in spiritual formation groups at Jupiter First Church, Deborah P. Kaiser-Cross
Training youth ministry majors in narrative preaching: sharpening a neglected tool in the toolbox, David R. Karn
The distinctives of spiritual development at The Master's College, Joseph Keller
The importance of pathos in interpreting biblical narrative, Euksu Kim
Biblical counseling program for juveniles addicted to the Internet, Mang Kyu Kim
A study of intergenerational conflict between pastors in Korean American immigrant churches, Se Hwan Isaiah Kim
Contemplative worship in the style of Taizé: the impact of song, scripture, and silence, William Brian Kirby
The Problems and Effects of Social Injustice: Racism and Tribalism in the Context of United States of America and Ghana, Augustine Koomson
The Jewish Understanding of the Holy Spirit during the Intertestamental Period, Melinda C. Kraski
Optional Clerical Celibacy in the Byzantine Catholic Church in America: An Unrecognized Hermeneutic Conflict, Gabrielle R. Kushlan
God's initiates: an African contextual theology, James Zokaya Labala
A Critical Examination of Justin Ukpong's Inculturation Hermeneutics, Matthew Lanser
Preaching the parables of Jesus in the 21st century church, John William Leprohon
A process for integrating ex-offenders into local faith communities through reconciliation, Michael A. Leshon
Starting new United Methodist churches: reaching African Americans in the new millennium, Candace M. Lewis
Created for unity: biblical principles of marriage, Paul E. Linzey
Be transformed by the renewing of your mind: the role of the mind in Pauline spiritual formation, Robert G. Lledo
Leadership excellence : developing the next leaders to excel in the large Hmong church, Samuel Ly
Radical, gospel, transformative hospitality of place, Jaqueline Elise Madison-McCreary
Equipping and empowering of the people of God in doing Missio Dei in Himo Parish, Gideon G. Maghina
A redemptive leadership development model for African-American women entering ministry, Nicole Lynne Massie Martin
'Where was God when Sagrario needed him?' : atonement's answer to suffering and a Trinitarian response, Dannis M. Matteson
Creating a comprehensive strategic preaching plan that leads believers to become fully devoted followers of Christ, Brad Marshall McConnaughey
An analysis of four transitional events between kingdom and the eternal state, Darryl E. McConnell
Youth ministry as a bridge between church and home, Michael D. McGarry
The Jamaican church: a supportive family system in times of crisis, Ruthlyn McLarty
Nurturing a Christian identity in adolescents at Grand Ledge Baptist Church, Brian M. McLaughlin
Providing pastoral care to the military, veterans, and their families through church hospitality, David Earl McLean
"The Loved One Does Not Yet Know All She Shall Become": Mysticism as Eschatology in Medieval Writers, John C. Medendorp
A childlike faith: how the church disciples covenant children, Roelof D. Meintjes
Where singleness and ministry collide: helping single ministers understand and guard against temptation, Timothy L. Melton
Hispanic church planting in Chicago, Scott Millar
Mission beyond commission: empowered by the Holy Spirit; a strategic approach for effective ministry to Navy SEALs, Wesley J. Modder
Classical Education as Christian Formation, Ashli Moore
Equipping Citylife adults to navigate the faith formation stages of doubt and spiritual darkness, Lynn Moresi
Preaching good news to the poor: theological assumptions about the Kingdom of God and their effect on Bible translation, Charles Arthur Mortensen
The charismatic movement In The Orthodox Church, Bogdan Neacsiu
The art of disciple-making: applying principles from Christ's training of the twelve to small group ministry, Steven E. Norris
Developing a curriculum for the training of pastors as agents of communal reconciliation in post-conflict South Sudan, Charles S. North
Worshipping meaningfully: the complementary dynamics of liturgy and theology in worship, Joseph Tom Omolo
Factors encouraging or impeding the process of making disciples among Chinese scholars in the United States, Glendon Osborn
Capturing the power of mid-sized, mission-focused groups: missional communities at Open Door Church, Scott S. Palmbush
A study on the relationship between servant leadership style and the growth of traditional churches in Korea, Min Koo Park
Qualities and practices of effective mentors of army chaplains, Mark Allen Penfold
Prophethood and blessing: a Biblical theology of the gospel for folk Muslims, Perry Pennington
The baptism of the Holy Spirit: an expansion of Luke's kingdom theology, Paul Petroski Jr
