Browsing Open Access Dissertations and Theses by Subject "Elders (Church officers)"

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    • Conflict Management Among Church Elders: A Delphi Study 

      Lookabaugh, John Henry (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-11-30)
      This Delphi study was conducted in an effort to enhance church elders’ ability to manage conflict amongst themselves in ways that honor God and benefit the church. With a firm commitment to building upon the biblical ...

    • The Role of the Unpaid Elder in Southern Baptist Churches: A Mixed Methods Study 

      Mehaffey, Thomas A. (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-24)
      Scripture teaches that leadership was created by God, a concept illustrated by the creation mandate to man to subdue the earth (Gen 1:28-29). As Michael Wilder and Timothy Paul Jones point out, leadership was not something ...

    • The Role of Unpaid Elders in Southern Baptist Churches: A Mixed Methods Study 

      Rhodes, Scott Alan (Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-27)
      The purpose of this study was to discover the roles fulfilled by unpaid elders in Southern Baptist churches. This project involved two phases. Phase 1 utilized a forty-five question survey which asked about duties of unpaid ...