Achee, Timothy Paul The Poisonous Wine from Catalonia: Rebellion in Spanish Louisiana during the Ulloa, O'Reilly, and Carondelet Administrations History 2010-04-07 Allen, Amanda Wrenn Flesh, Blood, and Puffed-Up Livers: The Theological, Political, and Social.DMin Sample Dissertations . This can happen when senior pastors of existing churches become convinced that their church must reproduce and then subsequently cast a compelling vision for reproduction to their congregations. Arriving at a definition of vision casting as . Readers discover not only the key communication. Using the case study method, two senior pastors were interviewed who led their existing churches to plant at least one successful church. An associate staff member was also interviewed. The pastors studied were Bob Roberts, Jr., Senior Pastor of North. Wood church in Keller, Texas, and Mark Hopper, Senior Pastor of Evangelical Free Church of Diamond Bar, in California. Both pastors arrived at church planting from very different angles, yet both were responsible for inspiring their churches to make significant sacrifices to plant at least one successful church. The literature review necessary for an informed approach to this project included examining sources in the area of vision and vision communication, transformational leadership, missiology, and best practices concerning resources given to church plants in the United States. Christian women in particular have understood mentoring functions to be inherent in the mandate of Titus 2: 3- 5. As a result, formal mentoring programs have been organized to teach and train young women. Many of these traditional mentoring programs, though effective in the past, no longer meet the needs of postmodern women. This qualitative research project. Thus the problem this study seeks to address is how to provide mentoring opportunities that meet the needs of young women.
Explore Kelly Hughes's board '4th Grade Beginning Of Year' on Pinterest, the world's catalog of ideas. For years I fumbled with folders, papers, files, but nothing. As part of the research report, current literature on the postmodern worldview is reviewed and related to the practice of mentoring. The case study research design is also detailed and three case study sites described. The cases chosen represent a traditional approach to mentoring, a postmodern approach to mentoring, and a hybrid approach to mentoring. The data collected from in- depth, one- on- one focused interviews is presented and evaluated according to three hypotheses: postmodern women prefer to choose their own mentor, postmodern women prefer an organic schedule, and postmodern women prefer a mentoring relationship where life experiences are mutually shared and processed. Though these elements are not the only ones necessary in a mentoring relationship, they are established as foundational to the process. The report concludes with suggestions for mentoring opportunities that meet the needs of postmodern women and proposals for further research. They are often criticized by the church for being too worldly and by the world for being too Christian. As a result many are frustrated and confused, and they have left the church to get fully involved in their culture without any impact for the sake of Christ. On the other hand, some choose to stay safe within the walls of the church, and as a result they never have any impact on the culture for the sake of Christ either. In both cases musicians neglect the. Great Commission mandate when they could have had great impact for Christ in their culture. Most Christian musicians know much about music, and yet they have never related it to a foundational biblical theology of music. As a result many do not have the foundations needed for using their gifts to their full potential for Christ. Furthermore, many of them have never seen the relationship of their musical career and their Christian lifestyle as something to be integrated. As a result many have been consumed by the values they originally set out to challenge. Moreover, many musicians are involved in their culture but separated from their church, while many others are involved mainly in the church but are separated from their culture. To do this, however, several things need to change and develop. This study seeks to develop and evaluate a seminar that will encourage and equip Christian musicians to engage their culture for Christ while belonging to a community of believers. First, they need to know music from a biblical and theological perspective. Second, they need to integrate their music and their walk with Christ. And third, they need to engage their culture for Christ while being fully involved and accountable in a church that will help them to be in the world but not of the world. With these foundations, musicians will have a greater understanding of music, themselves and their culture, and they will become great ambassadors for Christ. I pray this study will help musicians find their calling and place in God. William (Bill)Church expert Gary Mc. Intosh cites the short tenure of today. Ultimately, the cause of short tenure is a poor . What has not been explored adequately are the biblical issues surrounding fit and the design for a biblically- based hiring process that maximizes it. If the probability of longevity can be increased through a . To discover the influence of hiring on vision achievement, this ministry research project studied two hypotheses: (1) there is an association between those hiring decision- makers in the local church who pray and the church actually fulfilling its vision; and (2) there is an association between those hiring decision- makers in the local church who use best business hiring practices and a church actually fulfilling its vision. These hypotheses were studied qualitatively using the case study method in two churches that have each demonstrated decades- long track records of achieving their stated visions. Such vision- achieving churches have certainly learned how to hire for better fit. The results of each case showed strong correlation with one another as well as with the biblically- derived and best practice supplemented . Furthermore, the replication of such strongly aligned results argues that this idealized . In addition, this hiring model can be used by any local church to improve the fit of any new candidate thereby increasing his longevity and thus producing greater alignment between the church. The process was intended not only to evaluate the previous effectiveness of the program, but also to provide validated suggestions for future program improvement based on the research findings. Furthermore, it was anticipated that the research would provide findings that could be of significant value for other churches that intend to create and implement their own internship programs. Data was gathered from a survey created uniquely for this research process. The survey was constructed around four hypotheses related to the concept of calling. It was expected that former interns would report that their participation in the College Ministry Internship Program at Grace Bible Church contributed to the following: first, to their understanding of a biblical definition of calling; second, to their understanding of personal strengths and weaknesses as a component of ministerial calling; third, to their discernment of God. The results indicated that former interns received considerable value from the investment of their time and energy in the Internship Program. The results also revealed important areas in which the Internship Program could be improved. Assessing Readiness for Ministry of Graduating Students at Dallas Theological Seminary from Selected Profiles of Ministry Personal Characteristics Criteria. Hebert, Terry L. Contemporary theological education in Evangelical schools and seminaries like DTS forms students intellectually according to a Christian worldview rather than forming students spiritually according to the image of Christ. Modern theological educators teach about the Christian life and ministry rather than training ministry candidates to perform and experience the Christian life and ministry. DTS graduating students completed the Po. M Casebook, and their internship field observers completed an online survey regarding them and their ministry performance. ATS calculated a personal profile report and an aggregate, organizational report. Examining ten of the report. First, students want to be involved in ministry. Second, students exhibit an entrepreneurial spirit toward ministry. Third, students value humility. Fourth, students are perceived as pious. Fifth, students have high regard for the family. The organizational profile also reveals, however, four deficits in a student. First, although students are reputed to be entrepreneurial, they tend to hold personal convictions loosely, creating boundary issues. Second, although students express a high desire to help others, they underestimate the importance of empathizing with those who are suffering. Third, although students have high regard for the family and for ministry, they reveal a tension to keep family and ministry in balance. Fourth, although students are perceived as pious leaders of their communities, students tend to waver regarding their trust in God. Rodman, IIIThe thesis of this dissertation is that church leaders, who cultivate missional change, do not generally make a strategic decision to do so. Rather, missional change is precipitated by a significant crisis encountered by the church. When senior leaders respond to the crisis in a spirit of humility and discovery, the crisis creates an environment where missional culture- change can begin. These missional changes are expressed eventually in two ways: service to the community and a different way of worshipping as a community. It begins with a literature review examining the following: (1) the historical development of missional ecclesiology, (2) the crisis theory of change, and (3) how missional transitions affect worship and service to the community. The dissertation continues with a presentation of the research procedure, arguing that the case study approach is the ideal way to study churches in the crux of missional transition. The case study research is then presented. The case study churches form an ideal study cohort since they share core similarities in governance, theology and staff structure.
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