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The digital age offers new ways for educational institutions to connect with their students through technology. These new opportunities bring with them new pedagogies, which shift the roles of...

A project was to encourage and equip the community of faith to minister to people during their end-of-life season as well as their families. "It has encouraged me not to forget these folks, but to...

A project describing a congregation's education in liturgy and worship and its effect on spiritual formation. The true end goal of this project was Christian formation – helping the people of...

A project how ecclesiology affects a chaplain's decision whether or not to participate in the garrison chapel program.

This project sought a reimaging of the missional culture of CrossWalk Community Church of the Nazarene (CCN), located in Westland Michigan. It was believed that through this reimagining, a discernable...

Engaging both the sacramental commitment and diversity of baptismal practices within the Church of the Nazarene, this study pursues the development of a local congregation's receptivity of a further...

This thesis explores the understanding and meaning of hospitality from a biblical perspective utilizing the hospitality language found in the Gospel of John. It is acknowledged that although the word...

As congregations in America begin to embrace a missional understanding of theology and ministry practice, existing churches influenced by attractional models of ministry will need to recognize the...

This dissertation intends to address the fragmentation that exists within the church along racial and ethnic lines by proposing a holistic discipleship model that incorporates Cultural Intelligence...

Christ Church is a sixty-one-year-old parish with a rich history of worship in the Anglican tradition. Like many established congregations in North America, the church is discerning how to faithfully...

In Wesleyan Christian Spirituality, spiritual formation for Christlikeness is a life-long pursuit of holiness in practical living, which implies spiritual health. The failure to deeply appreciate the...

This dissertation explores the difficulties and challenges pastors and local churches often experience with a transition of leadership between a tenured lead pastor and a new lead pastor. This study...

Christianity is meant to be a beacon of hope and good news to the marginalized. One group that is marginalized throughout local communities in the United States are the victims and survivors of...

Today’s college students often struggle in their quest for self-exploration. This struggle is intensified by the increasing demands of their electronic devices combined with the lack of direction in...

El texto bíblico de Mateo 16:18b afirma: “…sobre esta roca edificaré mi iglesia; y las puertas del Hades no prevalecerán contra ella”. Esta declaración manifiesta el plan eterno e inmutable de Dios...

North American churches’ struggle with contemporary culture seems to coincide with evidence offered in Charles Taylor’s evaluation of the Secular Age and expressed through the theological analysis of...

At the edge of the urban sprawl, exurban communities are experiencing rapid growth and change. Longtime residents of rural heritage collide with newcomers from urban and suburban backgrounds. This...

Over the past four hundred years, American evangelicalism has often preached a shallow holiness message that failed to migrate the believer from holiness of heart to holiness of life because it has...

Historically, the Christian church in the United States has played a role in the segregation of worshipers based on ethnicity. This segregation has become harmful to our neighborhoods, communities...

The significant challenges emerging adults face in this cultural moment require creativity, relational investment, and a commitment to spiritual formation rooted in time-tested ways. Older adults in...

The ecclesiastical world has operated primarily from a technical leadership paradigm. The technical paradigm is hierarchical and relies heavily on previously implemented modes of operation and problem...

“How can I learn to discern the voice of God?” “How can I pray?” “Is there more to prayer than asking God for things?” These are questions that I have heard repeatedly over the years of pastoral...

Mass incarceration is well documented in the United States. Seeking to understand why we have the highest incarceration rate in the world is essential work that must continue. The purpose of this work...