Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Master of Theology (ThM) Thesis Abstract: The goal of this project has been to better understand the concepts of creation in the Vedas and the Bible for the purposes of better understanding the relationships within each system between the creator and the creation as well as between the various created inanimate and animate objects and beings. The study then seeks to understand the similarities and differences between the Vedic and Biblical concepts and seeks...
Topics: GCTS, ThM, Thesis, Christianity and other religions Hinduism, Creation Biblical teaching, Cosmology...
Abstract: How do you plant a church in Fairbanks, Alaska, given the reality of the broken lives of its residents? In this thesis-project, we begin with the biblical definition of church and its practice through the model of Koinonia Cross (KC), which is built of intimate, Christ-centered relationships. The inputs from literature and the results of a survey among the University of Alaska Fairbanks students have been considered. In conclusion, KC relationship, which is an intimate relationship...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, church planting
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Although seminaries and bible colleges in India have discussed contextualization of Christian worship for the past several decades, the church in India has remained so westernized. With the significant impacts of globalization even the churches in rural areas of India are becoming more westernized. Although there were several attempts for contextualization of Christian worship, it never became a part of the Indian...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Public worship India, Ethnomusicology India, Christianity and culture India...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Il est un fait indéniable que le pasteur a son rôle à jouer dans une politique de santé mentale de chrétiens évangéliques déprimés en Haïti. Notre hypothèse est que le pasteur est le principal responsable qui fait la prise en charge de ses fidèles déprimés en les aidant par tous les moyens appropriés à prendre conscience de leur situation pour mener une vie normale qui édifie les autres et...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Depression Mental Religious aspects, Pastoral counseling, Haiti
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: This thesis sought to discover the beginnings, organization, development, and growth ofthe Church ofGod ofProphecy in South Carolina, and to identify key people, places, and events that were pivotal in this Pentecostal denomination's significant genealogy. The author used extensive archival research, review of existing literature, and interviews ofeyewitnesses and participants to compile pertinent data. The research...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Church of God of Prophesy South Carolina History, Pentecostalism United States...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: This work address theoretically and practically the spirit and practice of legalism that is undermining the Gospel of grace in the church in Africa. In the theological brief, The Law, The Spirit, and Faith In Sanctiflcution (Part I), our purpose is to clarify and affirm what the Scriptures teach concerning the nature and means of sanctification, and the proper role of the law in New Covenant life. Our thesis is:...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Sanctification, Law and gospel Biblical teaching, Africa
The author hypothesized that the direct teaching and discussion of the biblical concepts and commands of human flourishing and the common good would give Cornerstone Congregational Church a theological framework for engaging civilly in faith and politics. To test this hypothesis, the author taught a non-partisan ten-week sermon series on religion and politics and led an accompanying class discussion. Research study participants completed a pre-and-post survey to gauge effectiveness. The author...
Topics: flourish, politics, political, partisan, discipleship, framework, common good, GCTS, DMin, Thesis,...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: This historical case study explores leadership in the Meserete Kristos Church (MKC) during the 1974-1991 Ethiopian Revolution using Robert Quinn's concept of the "Fundamental State of Leadership" as a research lens. Based on interviews and other first-person accounts, analysis indicated that persecution forced MKC leaders to clarify the priority of their devotion to Jesus and engagement in his misison....
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Meserete Kristos Church (Ethiopia), Persecution Ethiopia History 20th century,...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: The focus of this thesis-project is a pedagogical question that explores how a local congregation can recover an understanding and practice of community in order not just to be a community, but to function as a formative disciple-making communion. The goal of this thesis-project is to affirm that vocational discipleship is primary in the mission of local congregations. This thesis-project recommends practices...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Discipling (Christianity), Vocation Religious aspects, Church renewal
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Master of Theology Thesis Abstract: The percentage of Christians in the North East Indian Hill province of Nagaland is more than ninety percent. This astoundingly high concentration of Christians is unlike any other portion of India. What produced the conditions for this to occur? What is the history that led the head-hunting Nagas to this reality? That is the focus of this thesis. There are very limited good resources available which traces the redemptive...
Topics: GCTS, ThM, Thesis, Nāgāland (India) Church history, India Nāgāland
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: The aim of this thesis-project is to develop a curriculum of spiritual formation in order to promote a holistic spirituality that will thrive within the current cultural climate for emerging adults. The author surveyed various socio-cultural influences, such as consumerism and individualism, affecting emerging adults and their spirituality today. The Holy Trinity is presented as a model to help these individuals...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Spiritual formation, Discipling (Christianity), Church work with women, Church...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: First, this project begins by suggesting that chaplains have an opportunity to collaborate with clinical mental-health professionals to bring about hope for veterans in a recovery program. The greatest potential advantage of this is that hope may be understood both cognitively and spiritually. The type of hope found in the Bible is founded on a deep understanding of God and considered supernatural in purpose. The...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Military chaplains United States Counseling, Appreciative inquiry Religious...
Abstract: This thesis-project includes an evaluation of the Spiritual Formation program and offers research-driven suggestions to add mentor groups to the existing process. This includes an exploration of the SEBC campus context, including the current student population who are revered to as the Emerging Generation. An examination of the biblical basis of mentoring is included to provide a base of why this is necessary to include in the spiritual formation of college students. Evidence is...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, spiritual formation
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: The aim of this Doctor of Ministry project is to train bi-vocational ministers in the urban Los Angeles area in basic exegetical skills and incorporate those skills into accurate, clear sermons and lessons. I argue that that by providing training to bi-vocational ministers to do basic biblical exegesis in urban Los Angeles churches, an untapped resource will be empowered to become of significant benefit in many...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Bible Study and teaching Clergy Part-time, Bible, Clergy Part-time City...
The Africanus Journal is an academic, multilingual journal published by the Africanus Guild at the Boston Campus of Gordon-Conwell, the Center for Urban Ministerial Education (CUME). The Journal features faculty, students, alumni and friends of the Guild and of CUME, and strives to promote academic work that is multiethnic, urban-oriented, committed to an inerrant understanding of the Bible and to interpreting it in conversation with the realities of the world in which we live. Contents of...
Topics: GCTS, Academic Journal, Africanus Journal, Africanus Guild, Center for Urban Ministerial Education,...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Church leaders have asserted that there is a lack of discipleship in the church. What is this widely used word ‘discipleship?’ How does it differ from disciple making? What does Scripture teach us? What can history teach us? What may we learn from Jesus and His disciples? Why did disciple making exist so sacrificially, and then appear to fade? Why is it largely missing today and what can be done to correct the...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Discipling (Christianity)
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Master of Theology, Biblical Studies, Thesis Abstract: This study of the issue of the prohibition of eating blood and strangled meat in Acts 15 :20, the Apostolic Decree, is to contribute a clearer picture of the determination that James made at the Jerusalem Council. In the study of its original language, the context, and the historical background, we find that James' determination was the exposition of the prophecy of Amos 9: 11-12, which foretells Gentiles...
Topics: GCTS, ThM, Thesis, Bible Acts Criticism interpretation etc, Gentiles in the Bible, Multiculturalism...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: The purpose of this research project was (1) to clarify the common identity and shared features of gospel city movements (GCMs) in the U.S., and (2) to discern the perceived applicability and usefulness of the collective impact (CI) model to current largescale movements. This study was grounded in a theology of the city which was constructed through a biblical survey of the metanarrative of Scripture. A...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, City missions United States, Cities and towns Religious aspects, Cross-cultural...
Abstract Spiritual direction—the historic practice of one person attending another in his or her life of faith—is experiencing a resurgence of popularity in the contemporary North American Church. With it comes the need for further training programs that have theological and methodological integrity. In response to this need, through the ministry organization Leadership Transformations I developed Selah, a certificate program in spiritual direction. Selah is intentionally Trinitarian and...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin Thesis, Spiritual Direction, transformation, spiritual theology
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: This thesis will review the researcher’s understanding of the biblical, theological, and psychological insights and their contribution to an integrated perspective of marriage and family therapy. It will establish a biblical and theological foundation centered on the foundations of family and marriage. Also, it will explore the psychological perspectives pertinent to the researcher’s integrated approach to...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Pastoral counseling Marriage, Family psychotherapy Religious aspects, Marital...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: For years the Church of God of Prophecy in the Bahamas served as a lighthouse, leading many sinners to Christ and assisting many Bahamians in their Christian formation. However, times have changed, and although Pentecostalism continues to grow globally, many churches in the western world have closed their doors in recent years. Secularism and materialism are trending, and there is a need for churches to be more...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Church of God of Prophecy Bahamas, Church of God of Prophecy, Church work with...
ABSTRACT Growing up in the Black Church allowed me to experience one of its most cherished practices, which is the practice of testimony. At the beginning of every worship service, bible study or business meeting was a time of singing, prayer and testimony. The person leading the devotion would let the congregation know that anyone who desires to give their testimony could do so in their own way. The time of testimony was a powerful time. It served as a strengthening agent for believers and...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, evangelism, preaching
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Whether Christianity is relatively unknown in the region or if it is simply that a particular group of Christians is small and insignificant, one issue faced by church planters is that of becoming known. This thesis will explore how everyday means of communication can help church planters become known and facilitate church planting movements. It will define everyday means of communication and consider how past...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, Social media Religious aspects, Church...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: « Le rôle de l'Église dans la lutte contre la pauvreté en Haïti: une réponse théologique à un phénomène social. » Tel est le titre de ce travail de recherches, de réflexion, et d'exégèse biblique. En fait, c'était en réfléchissant sur Actes 4:34 que je m'étais demandé : comment une Église peut-elle contribuer à la lutte contre la pauvreté en Haïti ? Cette question a servi de fil conducteur...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Poverty Haiti Religious aspects, Poverty Religious aspects Christianity,...
Abstract: There are so many cultural concepts that are far from our present understanding in the Bible. One of them is לֵ א ֹג) go’el) or kinsman-redeemer. This thesis-project presents the analysis of the translation of לֵ א ֹג in the Malagasy Bible, not only because of the significant similarity between the Jewish and the Malagasy cultures on that particular cultural aspect, but also because of the improvement that could be suggested to the actual rendering of the concept in the...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, Bible study, translation
ABSTRACT “Finding the Gaps: Preparedness for Pastoral Care Ministry” was written to determine the gap in providing good biblical pastoral care from the time of graduating seminary to long tenured pastors. The research considered: course requirements for seminary students in pastoral care, surveys for seminarians, and interviews with pastors to determine how they learned to provide good pastoral care. The images of pastors and people, theological framework for pastoral care, issues that...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, pastoral care
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Although there are many coaching books, literary resources on coaching addressed to those who want to learn to how to coach, very few resources are designed to lead, equip, train and coach experienced coaches. This also applies to church leaders. Without a doubt, in the 21st century, church leaders have to guide and coach current leaders to become future ones. It is their responsibility to equip the body of...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Église Baptiste Evangélique de Terrebonne-Mascouche, Clergy Canada Baptist,...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Master of Theology Thesis Abstract: The goal of this thesis is to explore Herman Bavinck's doctrine of divine simplicity. No one has fully explored Bavinck's doctrine of divine simplicity before, those who have engaged it in past scholarship have pigeonholed it as strictly Thomistic. More recently Bavinck studies due to the "organic motif" has pushed against this Thomistic label being falsely thrust upon Bavinck like a shrunk, ill-fitting wool...
Topics: GCTS, ThM, Thesis, Herman Bavinck (1854-1921), God (Christianity) Simplicity, God (Christianity)...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to determine if leaders can be trained to capitalize on crisis moments in order to maximize their leadership potential. The researcher’s initial thought posits that a misunderstanding about crisis moments and an inability to process these moments in a way that is transformational hinders leadership development. Therefore, the researcher hypothesizes that training the ministerial staff at DayStar Christian Fellowship to understand the role of crisis...
Topics: Gordon Conwell DMin thesis, Crisis management, Leadership
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Since 1885 when the first Gospel was preached, the Korean churches brought an unprecedented growth to the global Christian mission history. But since 1990, the Korean church growth have slowed down and in recent years, recorded a negative growth. There is a crisis in Korean church. The crisis in Korean church is not simply about decrease in church congregation but having lost the flavor of the salt in the world...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Christian leadership, Christianity, Korea Religious aspects Christianity, Korea
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: God calls people worldwide to serve in ministry, including in regions where literacy, poverty, and geography limit access to theological education. As a result, their ministries, and those among whom they serve, suffer. It is the church’s duty, for her own good, to find ways to meet these needs. This thesis-project is a case study among the Rama Nation, an indigenous community along the Caribbean coast of...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Clergy Training Nicaragua, Rama Indians Nicaragua, Pastoral theology Study and...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: This thesis-project examines whether end-of-worship liturgies designed to equip worshipers for missional participation in Christ’s threefold office can play a role in missional transformation. A review of theoretical, practical, and field research literature on missional worship suggests three promising liturgies: intercessory prayers, introduced offerings, and lay commissionings. These liturgies were separately...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Church renewal
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: This project is about New City Church’s journey toward evangelistic faithfulness. My heart is to see the Church be equipped to make, mature, and multiply evangelistically responsible disciple-makers as this is Jesus’ heart for his church. In this project I explore how the addition of missional accountability to existing discipling relationships and principle-based evangelism training can impact evangelistic...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Discipling Christianity Spiritual formation, Evangelistic work, Church...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Around one third of the Hebrew Old Testament is written in poetic form, yet apart from using a poetic layout, major Bible translations generally do not translate these materials poetically. This thesis-project examines the biblical-theological foundations for translating biblical Hebrew poetry as poetry, and argues that doing so could help carry over much of the impact and poetic beauty of the original into the...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Translating and interpreting, Hebrew poetry, Biblical Translating
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: This thesis will review an understanding of Biblical theological and psychological contributions to an integrated perspective of marriage and family therapy. Human beings are created in the image of God and since God is a relational God, they are created to relate to God and other selves, forming I-Thou bonds. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is one approach that serves as a foundation and developing approach to...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Emotion-focused therapy Religious aspects, Pastoral counseling, Couples therapy...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Provides pastors and leaders with a fresh biblical and practical model for preaching that inspires and equips people to pursue God's grand vision for their lives, their churches, and the world. Deals with biblical, theological, and psychological aspects. Four basic elements dealt with are word, image, story, and the person of the preacher.
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Preaching
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: When faced with the demands of their first post-collegiate workplace, many Christian graduates are overwhelmed and uncertain how to draw upon the claims and resources of their Christian faith. This project provides a model of how a campus minister can help graduating seniors prepare for better work-faith integration. It attempts to correlate the key findings from a scriptural theology of work with the experience...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Church work with students, Faith at work
ABSTRACT The United Methodist Church has been experiencing a significant decline in membership in the United States and Europe in the 21* century. 4 Catechesis in Community outlines a method to assist local churches that are struggling to find their place in post-modern society. Youth and church administrators were surveyed concerning their personal beliefs, perception of the Church’s inclusion of young people, spiritual formation and Christian education within the Church. A brief survey of...
Topics: Gordon Conwell DMin thesis, United Methodist Church, Spiritual formation, catechism
ABSTRACT: Considering the steady moral decline in late modern America the need for a Bible based, thorough, and systematic approach to parenting has become of paramount importance. With this need in mind the Nine Practices of The Proactive Parent was developed to address the moral vacuum caused by the lack of a comprehensive character driven approach to parenting. This writers observations were gleaned from personal experience, interaction with parents through counseling, teaching...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, character development, methodology, Children, parenting, training
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis Abstract: Caribbean immigrants to the USA, who are Christians, encounter challenges to their dual identity as immigrants and as Christians. If they are to maintain their faith, values and identity, they need a preaching ministry that recognizes their identity and the challenges they face daily. This study explores aspects of Caribbean identity, Caribbean Christian thought (known, commonly as Caribbean Theology), aspects of...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, aliens, immigrants, Diasporas Caribbean evangelism
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Violence is behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill. The crisis in Jos, Plateau State Nigeria has been described as "Ethno-Religious." This study has revealed that the present crises are rooted in the interpretation of perceptions of history. A critical survey of how violence has been handled historically in the life of the church is covered. Whatever position the church takes...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Ethnic conflict Nigeria Religious aspects, Ethnic conflict Religious aspects,...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Master of Arts, New Testament, Thesis Abstract: This work examines Christology in the letter of James. It specifically deals with whether James has a divine Christology or not. The primary evidence for this study is the letter of James. Also examined is early Jewish literature and Jewish Scriptures that have historical or literary relevance to James. Secondary literature that relates to the topic is also considered. The thesis begins with a survey of recent...
Topics: GCTS, MANT, Thesis, Bible James, Jesus Christ Person and Offices
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Master of Arts, Old Testament, Thesis Abstract: This thesis examines the use of אפס in Isa 45 :22. Isaiah uses polysemy to depict YHWH's call to salvation that is directed to both the "ends of the earth" and the idol-like "nothings of the earth." Throughout the entire book, and particularly chs. 40-55 of Isaiah, the prophet repeats the term אפס to describe idols and idolaters as "nothing" in comparison to the altogether...
Topics: GCTS, MAOT, Thesis, Bible Isaiah Study and teaching, Bible Isaiah, Plays on words Hebrew language
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Provides a resource to clergy who have to preach at a funeral. Includes a theological framework and a historical look at the development of funeral sermons. Applies Haddon Robinson's approach to expository preaching. Includes 12 sermons by preachers currently serving as active ministers. They were given on various occasions of death.
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Funeral sermons, Preaching, Church work with the bereaved
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: The Research is motivated by the unprecedented influence of cultural backgrounds of the Traditional Tribal Religions and the Islamic Religion on the Nigerian Christian Families. The Church and many Christian Homes, which may include elders and Pastors Homes, are rather obedient to the rules and regulations that come from the culturally learned style of family life than the absolute word of God that guides the...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Marriage customs and rites Nigeria, Church work with married people Nigeria,...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the life and leadership of Matta El- Meskeen, or Matthew the Poor, a Coptic monk and spiritual father who led St. Macarius Monastery in Wadi El-Natrun, Egypt through a period of significant revival. His leadership and scholarship resulted in significant renewal and growth within the Coptic Orthodox Church and the many monastic communities in Egypt. The life of Matta El-...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Mattá al-Miskīn 1919-2006, Assemblies of God, Pentecostalism Assemblies of...
Abstract: The concept for this thesis was born out of the author’s desire to show the modalities used to implement change over time and the turnaround strategies used for renewal. Chapter one reviews the history of Emley’s Hill United Methodist Church (United Methodist Church) from its founding six years after the founding of Methodism in America in 1784 through the first two hundred years, which were most notably marked by a constant cycle of part-time pastors. In 1988 the author was...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, revival, rural church
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: The purpose of this thesis-project was to explore the ways the experience of grief shapes us to be spiritually formed as God uses grief to reveal who He is and to shape us in the image of His Son. I explored the biblical and theological foundation that allows us to declare that God is with us in our grief and guides us through our experience for our good and his glory. I observed contemporary grief theory in order...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Church work with the bereaved, Grief therapy Religious aspects
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: La vérité doit luire comme l'aurore et elle conduira tous ceux qui s'y attachent au sentier de la gloire. Pour être soi-même, il est impérieux que l'on adopte une attitude révérencieuse face à la vérité; ne jamais se dérober à ses regards et prendre position en sa faveur, quoi qu'il en coûte. C'est de cette seule manière que l'on pourra parvenir à apporter sa contribution, quelque modeste elle...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Children Conversion to Christianity, Evangelistic work, Haiti
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: The following work is designed to aid in the development of urban leaders in the hip-hop generation. This study will provide the groundwork for the processes to be used to initiate leadership development in cities. Leadership development will be viewed as a process rather than an event. Today’s church views ministry forms as transferable. The Church must see contextualization as a major need in engaging an...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, City Churches, Leadership, Christian Leadership
ABSTRACT: This thesis-project addresses the question of whether pastors should touch politics in their preaching. The Bible gives clear guidance for all of life and expository preachers should address all issues that are there, even those that have been adopted by political parties. After examining evidence in biblical and theological literature for Christians being involved in the political arena, a series of seminars for pastors will be presented that deal with the issue of preaching and...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, preaching, politics
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: The "Harvesting the Power of the Holy Spirit through Transforming Rap and Hip-Hop" Initiative establishes and identifies the negative effects of Rap and Hip-Hop on youth and young adults while seeking a wise and practical way of downplaying the secular influence in the community. The initiative's approach is biblically based on the theology, and then this initiative would be useful in not only attracting...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Holy Temple Church Roxbury (Boston Massachusetts), Church work with youth, Rap...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Entender la dinámica de trabajar con hispanos desde una óptica multicultural requiere un acercamiento que nos permita aceptar el desafio que esto representa a la pastoral del siglo 21. Hay que entender su historia, su trasfondo social y su cultura. Enfrentamos el dilema de "cómo hemos de atender" a millones de hispanos que ya están y que siguen llegando a Estados Unidos. Su diversidad cultural exige...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Hispanic American churches, Multiculturalism Religious aspects, Massachusetts...
The Africanus Journal is an academic, multilingual journal published by the Africanus Guild at the Boston Campus of Gordon-Conwell, the Center for Urban Ministerial Education (CUME). The Journal features faculty, students, alumni and friends of the Guild and of CUME, and strives to promote academic work that is multiethnic, urban-oriented, committed to an inerrant understanding of the Bible and to interpreting it in conversation with the realities of the world in which we live. Contents of vol....
Topics: GCTS, Academic Journal, Africanus Journal, Africanus Guild, Center for Urban Ministerial Education,...
Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary D.Min Thesis Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the past and present ministry experiences of trailing spouses of evangelical mission agency leaders in North America, to determine whether they are a well-stewarded commodity or a lost resource in mission. Across evangelical denominational and interdenominational mission agency lines, in the past few decades the utilization of women in ministry and leadership (both single and married) has been...
Topics: GCTS, thesis, DMin, spouse, mission agency
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Examines the problem many preachers face during the advent season. Puts forth a preaching event that will help people worship Jesus more, spend less at Christmas, give meaningful gifts, and love the least of these in the world. Aims to inspire faithful worship that has a social response to resisting the culture of consumerism and blessing others with the tangible love of Jesus.
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Preaching
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Master of Arts, Church History, Thesis Abstract: Pope Gregory I, now called Gregory the Great, presided over the Roman Church during a tumultuous time. This study will examine the life experiences of Gregory which prepared him to successfully navigate the Church through the twilight years of the Empire, in which the city of Rome faced plague, famine and invasion. Somewhat surprisingly, the experience which prepared Gregory for these troubled seas was his...
Topics: GCTS, MACH, Thesis, Gregory I Pope approximately 540-604, Christian leadership Catholic church,...
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Master of Theology, Theology and Culture, Thesis Abstract: The aim of this thesis is to engage with Amos Yong's Pneumatological Theology of Religions with the hope of showing the importance of the mission of the Spirit for the church's engagement with other religions and to show some misunderstandings in his proposal of both Trinitarian and Pneumatological doctrines. This will be done in several ways. First, a foundational understanding of the prominence of...
Topics: GCTS, ThM, Thesis, Amos Yong 1965-, Theology of religions (Christian theology), Holy Spirit
ABSTRACT: This work is a study on preaching within the military context. It is concerned with improving the preaching of military chaplains. A primary premise of the work is that much preaching within the military context is average or below average. The author suggests that the poor quality of preaching in many chapels and field services contributes to low chapel attendance and many soldiers and families attending churches off base. The author looks at the role of a supervisory chaplain and...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, preaching, chaplaincy
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Master of Arts, Old Testament Thesis Abstract: The discovery of the “book of the law” by Hilkiah in the temple of Yahweh during King Josiah’s reign (622 BC) has been the subject of extensive literary research in modem Old Testament studies. Through a survey of the history of research, a survey of the exegesis of 2 Kings 22:8-11, and a harmonizing of the parallel accounts of Josiah’s reforms from 2 Kings 22-23 and 2 Chronicles 34-35, our thesis seeks...
Topics: GCTS, MAOT, Thesis, MA, Bible Kings 2nd XXII 8-11 Criticism interpretation etc., Criticism...
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to critically examine approaches to the methods and practices of evangelism among Hindu communities in Malabar, Kerala, India. This paper will also examine the challenges the Church currently faces in reaching out to Hindu Background Believers (HBBs), and suggest means through which the Church can improve its efforts at evangelization, notably by taking greater note of the Hindu religious milieu and exercising greater cultural sensitivity in its methods of...
Topics: Gordon Conwell DMin thesis, evangelism, methods, Hindu culture, discipleship
Abstract Christian Horizons is a large, vibrant Christian ministry. The ability of Christian Horizons to continue as such is dependant upon a clear articulation of its reasons for existence to thousands of employees, and to its stakeholders. In the organization's 45 year history, it has grown to become one of the largest ministries of its type in Canada, if not North America. The idea of a strategic and articulated organizational culture is a new consideration for Christian Horizons. It has...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin Thesis, Christian Horizon, Organization, call to serve
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: This thesis will explore elder leadership in the Presbyterian Church. The study consists of a preliminary study looking at how many pastors have a training program for elders before they are ordained. Then the Bible will be explored, and the history, roles, expectations, and requirements of biblical elders are examined. The current literature on elder training is studied with heavy emphasis on denominational...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Government, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Elders...
Abstract: The purpose of this thesis-project is to examine the role of Emotional Intelligence (EI) believed to contribute to increased levels of ministry failure, or success among those serving as Senior pastors (SPs). Research undertaken focused upon SelfAwareness (SA), considered foundational to the EI Mixed Model developed and popularized by Daniel Goleman. A partnership with the Six Seconds emotional intelligence organization and survey instrument (SEI) was utilized. Conclusions suggest...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, pastoral health
Abstract: This thesis is a critical analysis of a course designed and taught by the author at the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (GIAL). The course is titled, "Oral Translation." This thesis begins with the circumstances that led to the creation of the course. The next part provides the theological basis for an oral approach to Bible translation. Chapter Four describes the course design, including the rationale for the course, the course objectives, the teaching methodology...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, Bible translation
The Africanus Journal is an academic, multilingual journal published by the Africanus Guild at the Boston Campus of Gordon-Conwell, the Center for Urban Ministerial Education (CUME). The Journal features faculty, students, alumni and friends of the Guild and of CUME, and strives to promote academic work that is multiethnic, urban-oriented, committed to an inerrant understanding of the Bible and to interpreting it in conversation with the realities of the world in which we live. Contents of...
Topics: GCTS, Academic Journal, Africanus Journal, Africanus Guild, Center for Urban Ministerial Education,...
Abstract: With the mid-twentieth century Great Awakening as the historical context, Carl F. H. Henry’s life and thoughts serve as the focal point for an analysis of the relationship of “revival” and “renewal of the mind.” The relationship is examined biblically, theologically, and historically. The results are then applied to Henry’s life and works for evidence regarding the hypothesis or its proxy that faith and reason are related. It is concluded that the biblical, theological,...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, spiritual renewal
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: The significant challenge of postmodernity to the modern evangelical church calls for response. The deconstruction of hierarchal structures and the emphasis on diversity, community and mission provide a doorway for furthering partnership and interdependence (mutuality) between men and women. By researching ministries created in the postmodern age that are outside but support the evangelical church, this thesis...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Mutualism Religious aspects, Women clergy, Evangelicalism United States...
ABSTRACT This thesis-project set out to determine whether first-time pastors struggle to write effective sermons or sermon series because they do not know their congregations and they do not make use of the methods employed through congregational analysis. The author reviewed literature, surveyed first-time pastors and interviewed seasoned pastors, and consulted with an industry expert. Then, he compiled this quantitative and qualitative data. Next, the author looked at the implications of the...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, pastoral preaching
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Biblical adulthood is not automatic and can get delayed or derailed in many ways. An evaluation of five exemplar church's rites of passage strategy demonstrates that a potential preventative measure occurs when the home and the church begin to leverage significant milestones in the course of adolescence, coordinating them with a spiritual truth such that a faith marker is created and celebrated by the community of...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Faith development Youth, Church work with youth
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis-Project Abstract: Modern workplaces and economic systems are often oppressive. This thesis looks at the liberating power of Sabbath and discusses its possible applications in modern workplaces. Two motivational principles are derived from the Genesis and Exodus references of the fourth commandment respectively. In turn, the two motivational pricinples give rise to four practical principles as their corollaries. The four practical...
Topics: GCTS, DMin, Thesis, Sabbath Workplace Religious aspects, Work environment Religious aspects
ABSTRACT: This thesis-project is designed to determine how ministers can address within their sermons civil and political issues while remaining biblical and ethical in their delivery. Because of the tension that exists between religion and government preachers find it necessary to comment on political issues which affect their congregants. These issues can include things like the actions of a local school board, the enactment of federal laws and, world and international events. This thesis...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, biblical preaching, politics
Abstract How can evangelism and discipleship be effective in rural small town America? How can evangelism and discipleship be effective in any postmodern/ post-Christian ministry context? In the ancient world of the Celts—tIreland, Scotland, and Northern England-—a method of evangelism and discipleship emerged that may be adapted to contemporary culture to answer these questions. Through the adaptation and application of principles of evangelism and discipleship utilized by ancient Celtic...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin Thesis, evangelism, rural Celtic towns, methods
Abstract Consumerism appears to be the prevailing expression of the materialistic philosophy of the west. It is argued that consumerism may be functionally supplanting Christianity. Within western culture, women are uniquely targeted as both markets and as enticements toward sales. As a result, many women have come to see themselves as consumers rather than worshipers of God and view their bodies as commodities instead of places of worshipful service. This thesis examines the intertwining...
Topics: Gordon Conwell, DMin, thesis, consumerism, women identity
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