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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Bridging: a ministry model for renewal, Lanette Lorelle Pollock Plambeck
A parish covenant: strengthening community and forming disciples for the work of mission, Gretchen Mary Rehberg
Leading together: redemptive leadership and organizational development in the context of the local church, Glenn S. Reynolds Jr
War, peace, and reconciliation in a broken world: case studies from Central Africa and Eastern Europe, Tiffany Rhodes
Exiles in America: a spiritual odyessy through trauma, recovery, and wholeness, Gordon D. Ritchie
The body and embodiment: an interdisciplinary reflection on material practice and spiritual formation, Kebirn R. Rush
Authority and apostolicity in Irenaeus of Lyons, Tracy Lee Russell
Where are all the young men?, Louis J. Saldiveri
Christocentric or Theocentric? : evaluating two contemporary evangelical hermeneutical approaches to Old Testament narrative, John Peter Scarborough
Preach on purpose: a peer-preaching plan to discover why preachers preach, Karl Schafer
Slaying the syncretistic chimera: a study of the consensus repetitus in light of confessionalization theory, Timothy R. Schmeling
The Vine: toward an organic process of discipleship in an urban church context, Richard Schneberger
Clean your plate: a Christian treatise for healthy living through spiritual renewal, Krystal Sears
Building church identity by understanding the inner diversity of the Korean immigrant church, Jung Suk Seo
The characteristics of quality leadership in effective church administration, Philip B.S. Sesay
People with a mind to work: exploring the impact of administration on volunteers in the local church, George E. Sherman
Nurturing adolescent lifelong discipleship: implementing a hermeneutic of adoption at St. Paul United Methodist Church, David S. Showater
How to plant churches effectively in a fast changing multi-cultural society, Linda Wai-Ling Shum
The pastor's personal friendships: conflicts, boundaries, and benefits, David B. Simmons
This Is My Body...' The Autographic Text Of Luke 22:19-20, Ryan F. Smith
Life coaching to encourage the practice of spiritual disciplines at North Richland Hills Baptist Church, Mark Spence
Confronting Attitudes Concerning Racial And Cultural Differences At New Life Providence Church In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Marsha D. Staples
Shifting to a missional culture at First Presbyterian Church of Houston, Andrew Stepp
From humiliation to humility: an analysis of the explicit and implicit manifestations of TAPEINOS in the New Testament, Chia Mei Tan
The Social Justice in the Book of Amos, Yulius Telaumbanua
Enhancing the effectiveness of pastoral caregiving and counseling among Indian Malayalee pastors, Babu Thomas
A missional approach to discipleship in the United Methodist Church, Sara B. Thomas
Out of the storehouse treasures new and old : toward an epistemology for a new day, Ellen L. Tillotson
African American women as critical transformational leaders in praxis at the early education level, Talaya L. Tolefree
Shine : a conceptual, organizational, and praxis model for evangelism leadership in a globalized context, Samuel Simon Werunga Wanyonyi
Neighborhood Connection Groups: Leading Church Members Into Missional Engagement At Northminster Presbyterian Church, Markus Watson
Doing ministry in a weary land, Patricia Ann Wells Mayfield
Broad church to the narrow way: moving from membership to empowered discipleship at St. Thomas' Church, John Paul Westin
Exploring the theological and ethical aspects of the father-son metaphor and warrior traditions for the initiation of boys into mature manhood, Joseph Franklin Whalen Jr
"All who keep her are unto life": Sophia and divine gender in the pneumatology of Irenaeus' Demonstration of the apostolic preaching, James B. Wiegel
Using biblical narrative for spiritual formation in high school students at the Conejo Valley Church, Jack Williamson
Calling, crises, and commitment: an exploratory study of the practices, principles and perspectives of resilient pastoral leaders, Taylor Williams
Understanding factors that contribute to long-term succesful pastorates among African-American pastors : servant leadership, self-differentiation, and finishing well, Wilbur Dayton Winborne Sr.
Preaching holiness for spiritual transformation in a postmodern church, Dwayne Winterberg
The impossibility of theological common ground in the current Christian/Islamic dialogue of a common word, Bradley James Yops
An Orthodox understanding of the atonement, William Joseph Zebrun
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Prophets and councils: the fall of the Montanist movement in the city of Carthage, Stephen Andrew Alspach
Imagine that: demystifying the imagery of Biblical apocalypse for the twenty-first century preacher, Susan M. Arnold
Developing a strategy to strengthen the Christian discipleship of Kachin youth in Myanmar, Maw San Awng
The spiritual formation of prospective deacons: an inside-out process, Olivier Bala
Law and gospel distinctions in evangelistic preaching: a homiletical analysis of twenty sermons delivered by the Reverend Billy Graham during the 1958 Charlotte crusad, R. Wayne Bearden Jr
Godly consensus: a decision-making process in the local church, Timothy C. Bhajjan
The Philocalia Of Origen: Evidence Of Thematic And Structural Unity, Andrew James Blaski
Living as God exists : a critical analysis of the ethical implications of John D. Zizioulas' concept of Trinitarian personhood for the construction of a contemporary Trinitarian praxis, Keith Christopher Braddy
Deeper roots of faith for young people through ancient Christian spirituality, Braddon R. Brown
Deeper roots of faith for young people through ancient Christian spirituality, Braddon R. Brown
God's voice for the digital age: biblical authority in a Wikipedia world, Garrett Brown
Missional renewal resources for evangelizing Lutheran congregations in postmodern North American culture, Richard Michael Brown
Orthodox Apologetics in an American Context, Steven D. Bruns
A design for continuing education in biblical holiness preaching, Duane C. Brush
Apologetics Preaching Today in the Context of a Local Church, Richard Charles Buck
The entrepreneurial church: mobilizing the church to bring restoration to a community in Chattanooga, Tennessee, David J. Burke
Leadership strategies to cultural transition at Message of Peace Church, Fernando Carvalho
Isaiah in 1 Peter: a case study in the New Testament's interpretive method, Taido Jason Chino
A study of pastoral care for the management of conflicts among church members: the leadership of the reconciliation, Bok Gyu Choi
Toward discerning a new imagination: missional leadership for the transformation of a denominational agency, Moses Chung
An exoneration of the Gospel of Matthew from the accusation of anti-Semitism, Fabrizio Cicconi
An ethnographic study of hamlets of hope: a transformational ministry model moving people of promise from pulpit and pew to pavement, Cheryl Louise Cook
The role of outsiders working in communities of the poor, David Coz Crosscombe
Life together in the light of the covenant of grace: the relationship of James Durham's Concerning scandal to his covenant theology, Nicholas Davelaar
Promissio spei: God's eschatological action in the church, Richard Davenport
Spiritual pilgrimage as a ritual of healing for warriors in transition suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, Eric O. Dean
Emotional healing through the music of worship, Valerie J. De La Torre
Igniting a church-planting movement within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Roger A. Dermody
A Feminist Rethinking and Retrieval of St. Anselm of Canterbury's Satisfaction Theory, Laura Sarah Elizabeth Donnelly
The Meaning of Plerousthe en Pneumati in Ephesians 5:18, Nawdin Dumdaw
Being boundary breakers: Muslim-Christian dialogue in small churches : a process for breaking our barriers to the full recognition of the human dignity of all, Susan Hyde Fellows
Helping troubled first-term sailors on an aircraft carrier experience God's forgiveness and avoid recidivism, Cameron Hoover Fish
Human sexuality, homosexuality, and the public ministry of the Hispanic American church, with special reference to the New York greater metropolitan area, Wilfredo Garcia
A study of online evangelism training for discipleship, Scott T. Gilbert
An investigation of the contribution of Matthew 7:21-23 to the obedience theology of Matthew's gospel, Glenn W. Giles
From suffering to holiness: a strategy for increasing faith through spiritual disciplines, Paul Guevara
Elisha's Axe: Recovering the Voice of God in Irenaeus' against Heresies, Tracy Davis Gustilo
Form, formation, and deformation: why in-person and online Master of Divinity programs cannot be said to be equivalent as regards spiritual formation, Page Lewis Gutacker
Mentoring ministers in the local African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Maurice A. Harden
Helping marriages heal and recover from the effects of chemical addiction using formational prayer principles, Nyreia Harrington-Stephens
A missionary spirituality: passion for God, compassion toward others, mission to the world, Donald Patrick Harris
Literature and culture in conversation for the proclamation of the holy gospel, Jason W. Harvey
Spirit-led planning at First Presbyterian Church Olathe, Kansas, Mark Hawke
Divine Teaching and Christian Belief: A Catechetical Introduction to the Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist, Peter Alan Helman
Hans Urs von Balthasar and the suffering of God: Balthasar's christological Analogia entis and the doctrine of divine impassibility, David Robert Henderson
A study of the tasks and the effects of the Emmaus spiritual movement on the Korean churches, Tae Su Her
Margin-making as a means of grace in re-envisioning discipleship at Houston Chinese Church, Cynthia K. Hong
Bridging a cultural gap: forming genuine Christian community through praying the Psalms with people from congregation and community, Michael Wade Hoogeboom
A cultural shift and renewed focus on outreach and evangelism for Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Matthew A. Hoyt
History and the Victory Of God: The Contribution of N.T. Wright to the Study of the Historical Jesus, Kyle R. Hughes
