Browsing Dissertations, Theses, and Projects by Issue Date
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Mass evangelism and its effect on church planting: A Filipino case study
(2003-04-17)This dissertation examines the relationship between mass evangelism and church planting in completing the task of the Great Commission. Chapter 1 introduces the thesis with a brief examination of both mass evangelism and ... -
My Eyes Have Seen the King
(2003-04-23)This thesis seeks to emphasize through music that worship is our encounter with God, the King of Glory. Worship starts with His initiative to reveal Himself to us. Then, as we see God by faith, we respond to Him and to His ... -
An analysis of perceptions of the role and effectiveness of Southern Baptist seminaries in preparing students for administrative tasks
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-05-01)This dissertation examines the perceptions of Southern Baptist ministers and seminary faculty regarding the importance of administration competencies and the perceived level of seminary preparation in equipping graduates ... -
An analysis of the impact of learning environment factors on retention and attrition in adult Sunday School classes
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-05-01)This dissertation identified and analyzed the impact of learning environment factors on the retention and attrition of members of adult Sunday School classes in Kentucky Baptist Convention churches. The study was delimited ... -
A comparative analysis of selected pastors' personality profiles and their conflict management styles
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-05-01)This dissertation is a comparative analysis of selected pastors' personality profiles and their conflict management styles. As pastors understand their personalities, this will decrease conflict within themselves and with ... -
The perceived needs of high school male adolescents and the implications for mentoring adolescents of divorced parents
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-05-01)The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceived needs of high school male adolescents and study possible implications for mentoring those of divorced parents. The researcher defines adolescents, discipleship, ... -
A comparative analysis of critical competencies of the assessment of ministry effectiveness
(2003-05-01)The purpose of this study is concerned with the perceived effectiveness of ministerial competencies from the perspective of graduates of SBTS and their respective ministry setting. In addition, the faculty of SBTS were ... -
An analysis of the input of MasterLife on the twenty-three functional characteristics of a disciple
(2003-05-01)The purpose of this descriptive-quantitative study was to analyze the magnitude of change produced by MasterLife on the twenty-three functional characteristics of a disciple. Based on a review of significant texts from ... -
Pastoral perceptions of church ministry functions in Canadian Chinese churches
(2003-05-01)This study identified and analysed the pastoral perceptions of church ministry functions in Canadian Chinese churches. It also explored whether the pastoral perceptions of church ministry functions (worship, nurture, ... -
A comparative analysis of the factors contributing to the biblical worldview of students enrolled in a Christian school
(2003-05-01)This dissertation evaluates the worldview assumptions of students enrolled in a Christian school in order to determine whether those worldview assumptions are consistent with a biblical perspective. The dissertation compares ... -
Characteristics of pastoral support of children's educators in the PC (USA)
(2003-05-01)Children's ministries in the local church play a significant role in church growth. The purpose of this research, therefore, was to explore the characteristics of pastoral support of children's educators in PC (USA) ... -
The influence of Sun-ju Kil, Ik-du Kim, and Young-do Yi on Protestantism in Korea
(2003-05-01)This dissertation examines the three greatest Korean evangelists in the early twentieth century when the gospel came to Korea and settled down. As known widely, the Korean church has grown rapidly and marvelously for the ... -
The impact of the church planting process and other selected factors on the attendance of Southern Baptist church plants
(2003-05-06)This dissertation examines the impact of the Church Planting Process and other selected factors on the attendance of Southern Baptist church plants. Chapter 1 introduces the Church Planting Process and its place in Southern ... -
The restoration theme in the Book of Revelation: From creation to new creation
(2003-05-06)This dissertation demonstrates that the restoration theme is the large theological framework for interpreting Revelation with intertextual connections with Genesis as well as other OT books and intertestamental literature. ... -
An evaluation of the modest hero objection and stringency as a solution in the debate over supererogation
(2003-05-07)This dissertation identifies and evaluates a commonly-raised objection to the inclusion of supererogation as a category of moral action. The 'modest hero' objection (as it is here called) maintains that since the moral ... -
The American Wesleyan-Holiness Movement's doctrine of entire sanctification: A reformulation
(2003-05-12)The problem this dissertation attempts to solve is how to define entire sanctification for the contemporary American Holiness Movement. A distinctive debate is going on between Wesleyan-Holiness scholars. Scholars are ... -
An analysis of the relationship between Fowlerian stage-development and self-assessed maturity in Christian faithfulness among evangelical Christians
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-05-13)The purpose of this descriptive-quantitative study was to analyze the relationship between individuals' development according to Fowler's stages and the self-assessed maturity of their faithfulness to Jesus Christ. Based ... -
An analysis of congregational leadership factors and growth of middle-sized Churches of Christ in the western United States
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-05-16)This dissertation examines the relationship between congregational growth through the 200 barrier in middle-sized Churches of Christ in the western United States and various leadership factors. The 200 barrier is a ... -
The conceptualization and perception of servant leadership in Christian higher education
(2003-05-16)This dissertation examined the conceptualization and perception of servant leadership among Christian institutions of higher education. The current crisis in leadership was explored, in particular in Christian higher ... -
Perceptions of Builder women's contributions to intergenerational mentoring relationships in the Presbyterian Church in America
(2003-05-16)This dissertation identifies PCA women's perceptions of Builder women's contributions to intergenerational mentoring relationships. Research examined involves PCA women's perceptions of the general concept of mentoring, ...