Browsing Dissertations, Theses, and Projects by Title
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Assessing the Impact of Student Involvement in Campus Ministry on Retention and Academic Success: A Mixed Method Study
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-01-02)ABSTRACT ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN CAMPUS MINISTRY ON RETENTION AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS: A MIXED METHOD STUDY Robert Mark Rasor, Ed.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017 Chair: Dr. John ... -
An assessment of dropout rates of former youth ministry participants in conservative Southern Baptist megachurches
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008-12-05)The purpose of this study was to examine the claim that 70 to 90% of youth ministry graduates from conservative Southern Baptist churches leave the church after high school graduation. In order to accomplish this goal, the ... -
An assessment of pastors' moral development stage related to conflict management styles
(2005-05-08)This dissertation is an assessment of senior pastors' moral development stage and its relation to how they manage conflict. As pastors understand how they reason and how they deal with conflict, they will be better prepared ... -
An assessment of the missional model of graduate theological education: A case study
(2009-12-11)Background. Leadership development from a missional perspective is a model being utilized by academic institutions within graduate theological education. Many of the academic institutions utilizing the missional model are ... -
Assimilating New Members by Connecting Them With Service Opportunities at Noonday Baptist Church Marietta, Georgia
(2015-03-31)ABSTRACT ASSIMILATING NEW MEMBERS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES AT NOONDAY BAPTIST CHURCH MARIETTA, GEORGIA Yancey Jay Worthington, D.Min. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, ... -
Assisting Anchor Baptist Church with Engaging the Celiac Community with the Gospel
(2015-03-31)John Ross Coin, D.Ed.Min. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Troy W. Temple This dissertation explores the need of ministry techniques tailored specifically to reach ... -
Assisting Chinese House Churches to Become Great Commission Churches
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-05-23)ABSTRACT ASSISTING CHINESE HOUSE CHURCHES TO BECOME GREAT COMMISSION CHURCHES Name Withheld, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012 Chairperson: Dr. George H. Martin The purpose of this ... -
Atonement in John: The Death of Jesus in Light of Exodus Typology
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018-01-02)Although many in Johannine critical scholarship have argued against viewing Jesus' death as a vicarious atonement (e.g., Bultmann), their arguments have failed to adequately deal with the text of the Fourth Gospel (FG). ... -
The atonement in Lukan theology
(2008-11-03)This dissertation examines the narrative of Luke-Acts in order to assess the widespread scholarly assertion that Luke either rejects or minimizes atonement theology in his presentation of the death of Jesus. Chapter 1 ... -
Atonement in Matthew's Gospel
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-05-16)This dissertation examines the theme of atonement in Matthew's Gospel in order to determine if Matthew had a developed understanding of the atonement and if this understanding pervaded his Gospel. Chapter 1 provides a ... -
The Attitude of the New Testament Toward Civil Government
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Attitudes and assumptions of children's ministry experts concerning cultural relevancy
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008-12-12)Contributors to children's ministry produce many resources that are consumed by local congregations, determining the direction of their evangelism and discipleship with children. Chapter 1 describes the purpose of this ... -
Augustine’s Understanding of the Human Soul: Origin, Life, and End
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-12)This dissertation argues that Augustine’s conceptualization of the human soul is intricately linked to the guidance provided by Scripture and tradition. Augustine believed that the Scriptures teach the creation of the human ... -
Augustus Hopkins Strong and Ethical Monism as a Means of Reconciling Christian Theology and Modern Thought
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2012-12-14)This dissertation examines the role of ethical monism in the theology of Augustus Hopkins Strong. Chapter 1 discusses some of the reasons for examining Strong's theology and some of the difficulties entailed in such a ... -
A Baptist doctrine of ordination studied in confessional tradition, the works of J.R. Graves and R.B.C. Howell and actual practice in Kentucky
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Baptist Teachings and Practices on Baptism in England 1600-1689
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Baptists and religious liberty: 1700-1900
(2006-05-04)This dissertation examines the theological and historical understanding of religious liberty and separation of church and state among seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth-century American Baptists. Chapter 1 provides a brief ... -
The battle for the gospel in counter-cult ministry: Is affirming the deity of Christ a necessary epistemological component of saving faith?
(2005-05-02)The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate and evaluate whether one must affirm the deity of Jesus as a necessary epistemological component of saving faith. Chapter 1 defines the two competing views currently being ... -
Be the Example: Christ-Centered Followership in the Pastoral Epistles
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-30)The vast majority of the leadership literature the last century concerned itself with the traits, behaviors, and abilities of leaders. Followers and following, in contrast, received scant attention. The burgeoning discipline ... -
Beliefs about gender roles and issues held by undergraduate students in selected Christian higher educational institutions
(2005-05-01)This dissertation examines male and female college students' Scriptural interpretations of gender issues in Christian higher educational institutions. The purpose is to determine what the future leaders of the body of ...