Browsing Dissertations, Theses, and Projects by Title
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Decisive Leaders: A Paradigm for Overcoming Paralysis in Organizations
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-04-01)The purpose of this project was to identify and understand the dynamics of decisive leadership in teams. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the purpose, rationale, and goals of the project, as well as an overview of the ... -
Deepening Covenant Relationships at The Church On Randall Place, Pine, AZ
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2013-04-15)This project explores the importance of the local church in God's plan of redemption as the means of deepening relationships among the congregants. The project seeks to design a framework for developing biblically healthy ... -
Deepening Discipleship During Corporate Worship at Refreshing River of God Fellowship in Ephrata, Pennsylvania
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-04-03)Chapter 1 sets the purpose, goals, requirements, and methodologies for this project. Chapter 2 establishes the theological foundation for biblical meditation, reviewing the practice of meditation in the Old and New Testaments ... -
Deepening the Prayer Lives of Lay Leaders at First Baptist Church Sevierville, Tennessee
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2023-12)This project seeks to deepen the prayer lives of lay leaders at First Baptist Church in Sevierville, Tennessee. Chapter 1 gives the context, rationale, purpose, and goals for the project. It also includes the research ... -
Defender of divine revelation: Timothy Dwight's arguments for the Bible's authenticity and divine inspiration
(2007-10-15)This dissertation examines Timothy Dwight's (1752-1817) arguments for the Bible's authenticity with the purpose of determining if his arguments are theologically orthodox, logically sound, and factually accurate. Chapter ... -
Defense of the Spiritual Interpretation of the Image of God
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017-05-31)Mankind’s scientific, technological, artistic, and intellectual capacities are complemented by an impressive list of physical achievements; nevertheless, it is the remarkable inner abilities that testify to the human being ... -
Defining Twin Cities Wicca: The Emergence of Wicca as a Polyaffiliated Pagan Movement
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-09)An exploration of the literature associated Wicca and Paganism. Bibliographies and narratives are studied to determine the most influential authors and practitioners in the Wiccan and Pagan tradition. The history of Wicca ... -
Deliver Us From the Evil One: Cosmic Conflict in Matthew's Gospel
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2018-12-01)This dissertation asserts that a foundational theme in Matthew's Gospel is the cosmic conflict between Jesus and Satan, and that not only does Matthew develop a theology of the devil, but that this theme is foundational ... -
Dependent Independence: Toward a Theology of Southern Baptist Associationalism
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2017-10-13)This study provides a historical survey of connectionalism within American Baptist thought, using the Philadelphia Baptist Association as a case study. It will argue that twenty-first century Baptists ought to recapture ... -
A Descriptive Analysis of the Relationship between Paradigms and Duties of Pastoral Ministry
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-05)This study examined perceptions of paradigms and duties in pastoral ministry. In particular, the imperative to preach the Word was researched to ascertain its priority among other duties. The research focused on duties ... -
A descriptive analysis of youth ministry programs in selected academic institutions
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009-05-15)Youth ministry as an academic discipline is relatively new. Many academic institutions already have youth ministry programs, some more advanced than others, and others are considering establishing youth ministry programs ... -
Designing a Biblical Pastoral Ministry that Begins to Make Maturing Disciples at Cleary Baptist Church, Florence, MS
(2011-05-17)This project is an attempt to design a biblical pastoral ministry that begins to develop maturing disciples. Chapter 1 defines the goals of this project as well as the rationale for the work. Chapter 2 seeks to establish ... -
Designing a Curriculum for Teaching Hermeneutics to Exiled Christian Leaders in Armenia
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-01-13)This project is intended to resource persecuted pastors in the Middle East by refreshing Armenia Relief Mission’s (ARM’s) current ministry in Armenia. This process began by evaluating where the conference candidates were ... -
Designing a Neighboring Guide for the Hickory Grove Baptist Church Small Group Leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina
(School of Ministries, 2018-11-27)ABSTRACT DESIGNING A NEIGHBORING GUIDE FOR THE HICKORY GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH SMALL GROUP LEADERS IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA Justin Michael Paslay, D.Min. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018 Faculty ... -
Designing a Training Curriculum for Soul Care Ministries to Widows
(2016-01-12)The purpose of this project was to train the pastors and deacons of Central Kentucky Network of Baptists located in Lexington, Kentucky, to provide ongoing Soul Care ministries to widows after the week of their husband’s ... -
Designing an Effective Approach to Racial Reconciliation in the Communities of Dallas, Texas, through the Village Church
(2018-09-28)The Lord has given the church the ministry of loving one another. In some cases, that is harder than others. Humanity has found differences in one another to be reasons to create division. Today, there is historic and ... -
Designing and Implementing a Seminar for Training Shepherd Leaders at Northfield Baptist Church, Northfield, Ohio
(2017-01-03)The purpose of the project was to design a training program for developing shepherd leaders in the local church. Chapter 1 presents the purpose, goals, context, rationale, definitions, and limitations of the project. ... -
Designing and Teaching a Pastoral Leadership Course for Students at Séminaire Baptiste Évangélique du Québec
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-05)This purpose of this project was to train developing leaders in pastoral leadership through the Séminaire Baptiste Évangélique du Québec. Chapter 1 explains the nature of the project. It provides a context, a rational, ... -
Determining the Differences and Similarities Between Christian and Secular Universities in Preparing Students for Ethical Leadership in Corporate America: A Qualitative Content Analysis Study
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries and Evangelism, 2024-12)This descriptive study explored the differences and similarities between Christian and secular universities’ approaches to educating and developing ethical business leaders for work in the marketplace. This study used a ... -
Deuteronomy 26:16-19 as the central focus of the covenantal framework of Deuteronomy
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009)This dissertation maintains that the covenant relationship formula (CRF) as expressed in Deuteronomy 26:16-19 ([Hebrew text extracted]) serves as a focal point which defines, unifies and bears the weight of the covenantal ...