Dissertations, Theses, and Projects: Recent submissions
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A Study of Post-Baccalaureate Leadership Curricula at Select Christian Institutions of Higher Education
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-05)The purpose of this mixed method content analysis and descriptive study was to determine the core courses, course descriptors, and described competencies of Leadership Studies curricula at select Christian higher educational ... -
A Rhetoriographical Analysis of Argumentum ad Baculum in the Published Sermons of George Whitefield
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-05)This dissertation examines the use of argumentum ad baculum in preaching in general and the sermons of George Whitefield in particular. Argumentum ad baculum has traditionally been considered an informal fallacy of ... -
Principalities and Powers: A Historical and Biblical Study with Strategic Application in North American Churches
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2010-05)This dissertation provides a historical and biblical study of the principalities and powers. It also offers strategic application for North American churches. Chapter 1 introduces the issue of the principalities and ... -
Training Lay Leaders in Expository Preaching at Faith Bible Church in Murrieta, California
(2012-02-03)This project was designed to train laymen in expository preaching through a combination of teaching, practice, and evaluation. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction to Faith Bible Church and the community in which the church ... -
Improving the Small Group Ministry of Beulah Baptist Church, Douglasville, Georgia
(2012-02-03)The purpose of this project was to strengthen the Small Group ministry of the Beulah Baptist Church in Douglasville, Georgia. Chapter 1 defines the ministry context of Beulah Baptist Church, while communicating specific ... -
Teaching a Biblical Theology of the Church at Hanover Fellowship Church, Hanover, Pennsylvania
(2012-02-03)Church members were taught a biblical theology of the church, with the aim that their commitment to the church would increase. Chapter 1 presents the purpose, goals, context, rationale, definitions, and limitations of the ... -
Training Preachers in the Ellis County Baptist Missionary Association of Texas in the Basics of Expository Preaching
(2012-02-03)This project was designed to train active and potential preachers in the Ellis County Baptist Missionary Association of Texas in the basics of expository preaching. Chapter 1 outlines the ministry context at Heritage Baptist ... -
Developing Adult Church Leaders through Mentoring at Bethel Baptist Church, Clinton, Tennessee
(2012-02-03)This project presents a process for mentoring church leaders in a local congregation based on the example of Jesus and His twelve disciples. Chapter 1 contains the purpose, goals, context, and rationale as well as giving ... -
Using the Small Group Ministry to Hold Christians Accountable to a Missional Lifestyle at the Rock Church of Saint Louis, Missouri
(2012-02-03)The purpose of this project was to use the small group ministry of The Rock Church of Saint Louis to hold Christians accountable to living missionally in their world. Particular focus was paid to mobilizing members to be ... -
Developing a Strategy for Personal Evangelism at Otter Creek First Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas
(2012-02-03)Chapter 1 highlights the ministry context at Otter Creek First Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. In explaining the context of ministry, this chapter focuses on the history of the church, as well as, the current ... -
Developing Church Members into Ministry Leaders at the New Mount Olive Baptist Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
(2012-02-03)This project is designed to train and develop church members into ministry leaders at the New Mount Olive Baptist Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Chapter 1 states the purpose and goals of this project. Also, attention ... -
A Strategy to Strengthen African American Families at the Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois
(2012-02-03)The purpose of this research project was that of developing a strategy to serve as a model for strengthening families of the Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church, an African American church on the city of Chicago's Southeast ... -
Improving Application in Expository Preaching at Racine Bible Church, Racine, Wisconsin
(2012-02-03)The purpose of this project is to improve application in preaching while teaching lay leaders how to recognize, evaluate and appreciate proper application in expository preaching at Racine Bible Church, Wisconsin. A ... -
Improving Expository Preaching through Greater Variety in Sermon Structure and Delivery at White Rock Baptist Church, British Columbia
(2012-02-03)The purpose of this project was to improve the preaching at White Rock Baptist Church through the intentional use of variety in sermon structure and delivery. The project laid a biblical foundation for variety in expository ... -
Developing and Implementing a Discipleship-Oriented New Members Class for First Baptist Church, Sterling, Colorado
(2012-02-03)This project explores the development of a discipleship-oriented New Members Class at First Baptist Church in Sterling, Colorado, and explains how this class was implemented. Chapter 1 relates the situation at First Baptist ... -
Teaching the Unity of the Bible Through Preaching the Old Testament Covenants at Harlan Baptist Church, Harlan, Kentucky
(2012-02-03)This project is an attempt to teach Harlan Baptist Church (Kentucky) the unity of the Bible using the Old Testament covenants. Chapter 1 provides an introduction for the entire project. It is the basis, the context, and ... -
Training Older Adults for Personal Bible Study
(2012-02-03)The purpose of this project was to develop quiet time training material by applying the inductive method to Bible study, which helped church members' spiritual growth Chapter 1 provides the goals, context, rationale, and ... -
The concept and practice of Christian fellowship: the connectional and inter-denominational aspects thereof, among seventeenth century English Baptists
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Business as Mission: The Effective Use Of Tentmaking In North Africa
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-16)Marketplace Ministries, specifically BAM and tentmaking, can be used in North Africa to effectively share the gospel in culturally impacting ways. Chapter 1 introduces the concept of BAM by presenting various definitions ... -
Broadcasting the Faith: Protestant Religious Radio and Theology in America, 1920-1950
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011-12-14)This dissertation argues that in the heyday of radio, religious-radio preachers sought to use their programs to counter the secularization of American culture. Ultimately, however, their programs contributed to secularization ...