Browsing Dissertations, Theses, and Projects by Title
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An Embryonic Ecclesiology Enabling Church Planting Movements to Flourish
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2019-12)This dissertation proposes an ecclesiological rubric for evaluating church planting strategies and methods. The result of these evaluations will be establishing churches that flourish where they are planted. A flourishing ... -
Emerging Adults and the Elusiveness of Commitment
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)This thesis highlights the lack of responsible commitment among emerging adults and proposes biblical analyses and direction toward fostering an authentic commitment in emerging adults in the context of mentoring and ... -
“Eminent Spirituality and Eminent Usefulness”: Andrew Fuller’s Contribution to the Revitalization of the Particular Baptists in the Long Eighteenth Century
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-05-01)Andrew Fuller was convinced that eminent spirituality in a minister would usually be attended with eminent usefulness in the ministry. Chapter 1 introduces the thesis and argues that this foundational conviction drove ... -
Emotional intelligence, religiosity, and authoritarianism in Canadian Bible college students
(2009-05-15)Institutions of higher education are required to initiate student outcomes assessment programs. Such programs are more complex in Bible colleges due to concerns related to spiritual and religious development and the lack ... -
Emotional Virtues in a Faithful Expository Ministry: Utilizing Robert C. Roberts to Argue for a Model of Expository Preaching That Fosters the Maturation of Emotional Virtues Within a Congregation
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-08-02)This dissertation applies the work of Robert C. Roberts in the field of philosophy of emotion to the craft of expository preaching. The purpose of this research is to explore Roberts's definition of emotion and to present ... -
Emotions in Christian Psychological Care
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-05-30)The role of emotion with regard to human functioning and human well-being has been a topic of much consideration and debate throughout the ages. In both secular and Christian fields of study (e.g. philosophy, theology, ... -
An empirical exploration of the use of narrative, symbol, and ritual in creating Christian marital memorials
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2006-11-13)Among other images, Scripture uses marriage as a picture of God's relationship to his people. Scripture also prescribes numerous ways for that people to build their relationship with him. In order to give Christian marriages ... -
Empirical exploration of wisdom from a Christian psychology perspective
(2009-12-01)Understanding and obtaining wisdom has been one of the most significant enterprises of mankind since the early efforts of thinkers in ancient times. While wisdom is involved in every aspect and function of human nature ... -
Empowering Spiritually Mature Laypersons in Ministry at the Korean Church of Dallas, Carrollton, Texas
(2012-05-23)The purpose of this project was to encourage and empower spiritually mature laypersons of the Korean (Presbyterian) Church of Dallas, Carrollton, Texas. Chapter 1 describes the ministry context of the Korean Church of ... -
Empowering Students of the Baptist Campus Ministry for Missional Engagement at the University of Louisville
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-11-20)This project was designed to empower students of the Baptist Campus Ministry at the University of Louisville for missional engagement. Chapter 1 defines the context and the rationale for the project. Chapter 2 details the ... -
Encouraging Parents in the Biblical Discipleship of Their Teenagers at Fellowship Bible Church, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
(2014-05-16)This project seeks to equip parents of teenagers at Fellowship Bible Church to teach, train and if saved disciple their teenagers. Chapter 1 introduces Fellowship Bible Church and the surrounding area. Chapter 2 provides ... -
The Encroachment of Secularism Among Young Ecuadorian Cuencano Mestizos
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-11-30)In this dissertation I purpose to identify key indicators of contemporary secularization discovered through literary resources documenting the rise of secularism in Western culture from the Middle Ages to the present day. ... -
The End of Humanity: A Teleological Ethic for Cognitive Enhancement Technology
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2019-04-29)Human enhancement technologies are developing rapidly. One of the most popular enhancements is the illicit abuse of cognitive enhancing “smart pills” to achieve positional advantage in colleges and workplaces. Chapter 2 ... -
"An Engine of Destruction": Andrew Fuller's Response to Antinomianism
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-11-19)Andrew Fuller was arguably one of the most important theological figures of the Long Eighteenth–Century. While his written responses to High Calvinism, Socinianism, Sandemanianism, and Deism are well known, Fuller’s response ... -
Enhancing Corporate Prayer at First Baptist Church in Owensboro, Kentucky
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-04-28)This project helped members of First Baptist Church in Owensboro, Kentucky, to understand, desire, and live out biblical corporate prayer. Chapter 1 sets the context of the project, ultimately giving the rationale for the ... -
Enriching the Marriages of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in the Valley, Anguilla
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2022-03-25)The purpose of this project was to enrich the marriages in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in The Valley, Anguilla. Chapter 1 explains the purpose, goals, context, rationale, definitions, limitations, delimitations, and ... -
Entropy and Renewal: The Pauline Concern and Paradigm for Church Revitalization
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-04-22)That the North American church is in a season of sharp decline is a well-studied and well-established factual reality. In our own Southern Baptist Convention, studies indicate that as many as nine out of every ten churches ... -
Epistemological development in pre-ministry undergraduates attending confessional Christian liberal arts colleges and universities
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)The research explores the epistemological development of pre-ministry undergraduates in confessional Christian liberal arts colleges and universities. The Perry Scheme is the basis for the evaluation. This is a replication ... -
Epistemological Development in Pre-Ministry Undergraduates Attending Secular Universities
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2022-04-29)This qualitative study sought to replicate the previous study conducted by John David Trentham in 2012. Trentham’s study was cross-institutional in nature with a population from bible colleges, confessional Christian liberal ... -
Epistemological Development in Pre-Ministry Undergraduates Attending Secular Universities
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016-01-12)This qualitative study sought to replicate the previous study conducted by John David Trentham in 2012. Trentham’s study was cross-institutional in nature with a population from bible colleges, confessional Christian liberal ...