Browsing Restricted Access Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Essential leadership competencies for U.S. Air Force wing chaplains
(2008-12-15)This dissertation examines essential leadership competencies for U.S. Air Force wing chaplains serving at the intersection of ministry and military leadership. The research problem is framed as a leadership development ... -
Essential leadership competencies of professional ministerial staff as identified by senior pastors, staff members, and church lay leaders
(2007-05-18)This dissertation identifies a set of leadership competencies that those in church leadership positions consider essential for professional ministerial staff to possess in order to lead effectively. Chapter 1 provided the ... -
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 ... -
An examination of short-term missions as a strategic component in youth ministry programming
(2005-01-15)This study examines the use of short-term missions in youth ministry programming. The intent of the research was to determine if short-term mission experiences serve well as a strategic component in youth ministry programming ... -
Examining the impact of a psycho-spiritual educational model of marriage enrichment on seminary couples: A pilot study
(2003-12-02)This dissertation examines the effectiveness of an educationally based model of marriage enrichment that integrates psychological thought with the joint practice of the spiritual disciplines. Chapter 1 presents a rationale ... -
Expository preaching as a means to fulfill Paul's admonitions in the pastoral epistles to confront and correct false teaching
(2006-05-10)This dissertation argues that expository preaching can serve as a means to fulfill Paul's admonitions in the Pastoral Epistles to confront and correct false teaching. Chapter 1 defines the thesis and methodology of the ... -
The failure of the Twelve in the Gospel of Mark: A classification of the evidence
(2003-12-05)This thesis examines the accounts of the Twelve's failures as they are provided in the Gospel of Mark and seeks to classify these failures into coherent categories. Chapter 1 offers grounds for studying these accounts of ... -
Faith Maturity: A Comparison between Young Adults in Emerging Churches and in Conservative Evangelical Churches
(2010-12)This dissertation examined the faith maturity scores of young adults in emerging churches and in conservative Evangelical churches. An analysis of faith maturity as well as an overview of emerging churches and conservative ... -
Father absence during childhood and its impact on adult males with implications for Christian ministry
(2008-05-13)The objective of this dissertation was to examine the impact of father absence during childhood on adult males and to identify implications for Christian ministry. Information from the field of psychology, the men's movement, ... -
A generational apportionment analysis of perceived ministry tasks in relationship to the spiritual giftedness of senior pastors
(2004-05-14)This dissertation analyzed the relationship of spiritual gifts identified by senior pastors in Southern Baptist churches in relationship to perceived tasks of ministry across generational apportionments. The catalyst for ... -
George Whitefield's theology and methodology of evangelism
(2003-09-24)This dissertation examines George Whitefield's theology and methodology of evangelism and draws conclusions regarding the relationship between them. Chapter 1 presents the research question. This section also presents ... -
God and Moral Facts: A Trinitarian Realist Model of Christian Metaethics
(2010-05)This dissertation is a model of Christian metaethics based on God's Triune nature. Chapter 1 discusses overall issues and problems in metaethics and how they relate to Christian theology, with emphasis on problems for ... -
Hail to the Lord's Anointed: A call to embrace the kingdom hope
(2007-11-27)Hail to the Lord's Anointed is a cantata for soprano, tenor, and baritone soloists, two narrators, mixed chorus, and orchestra. The purpose of the work is to portray the person of the Messiah as He fulfills His role as the ... -
The Historiography of Chronicles as Reflected in Its Account of Solomon's Reign
(2010-12)This dissertation is a study of "intertextuality" between the books of Chronicles and Kings, focusing on the Solomon narrative. Contrary to the current scholarly conviction that Chronicles is unreliable historiography, ... -
Hosea's use of Scripture: An analysis of his hermeneutics
(2009-05-15)This dissertation constitutes a study on the use of the Old Testament within the Old Testament. It analyzes Hosea's use of Scripture, arguing that the prophet's hermeneutical approach is fundamentally typological. Prior ... -
Humiliation and exaltation: Intertextuality and the influence of Daniel 4 on Philippians 2:6-11
(2008-10-24)The thesis of this study is that the story of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4 lies behind Philippians 2:6-11 as its primary background and literary framework. Chapter 1 provides a brief survey of the debate concerning the ... -
The identification of essential components for equipping pastors' wives for ministry
(2005-12-03)This dissertation identifies the factors pastors' wives deem necessary to consider themselves equipped for serving in ministry in North America's churches. Initially, this study defines leadership and the title "Pastor's ... -
The idolization of Kim Il-Sung and its missiological implications
(2008-03-28)This dissertation's focus is three-fold: (1) exploring how Kim Il-Sung is perceived among North Koreans; (2) comparing between Kim Il-Sung-ism to concept of God; and (3) drawing some missiological implications from the ... -
III-h verbs in biblical Hebrew: A study of short and long forms with special attention to the wayyiqtol conjugation
(2005-12-02)This dissertation studies III-h verbs in Biblical Hebrew that may be rendered as either short or long in the Hebrew Masoretic text ( wayyiqtol , yiqtol , Imperative). In chapter 1, a general examination of all 5,027 possible ... -
The impact of family life centers and church recreation programs on ministry involvement
(2003-05-16)The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the effectiveness and impact of the methodologies and use of recreation facilities used in the recreation ministry of Southern Baptist churches in meeting the ministry goals ...