Dissertations, Theses, and Projects: Recent submissions
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The Catholicity of the Church: Pneumatological Exclusivism for the Universal Presence of Christ in the People of God
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)Over against pneumatological inclusivism arguing for the possibility of salvation of religious others in particular and the unevangelized in general, this dissertation champions pneumatological exclusivism for the constitution ... -
Explaining Ezekiel’s Enigmatic Muteness
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This dissertation explains the nature and significance of the prophet Ezekiel’s muteness as mentioned in Ezekiel 3:22–27, 24:25–27, and 33:21–22. It addresses the paradox of Ezekiel prophesying in verbal address and apparent ... -
Confessionalism and Cooperation in the Baptist Movement, 1609–1925
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2024-12)Baptists came confessing and Baptists came cooperating. But historically, what is the relationship between the two? For more than four hundred years of the Baptist movement across two continents, confession and cooperation ... -
A Comparative Study of Yoga’s Most Foundational Scriptures and Relevant Biblical Passages
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2024-12)This dissertation is an analysis of yoga’s most foundational scriptures: the Patanjali Yoga Sūtras (PYS) and the Bhagavad Gītā (BG) in their original Sanskrit. My thesis is that these yogic scriptures contradict sound, ... -
Ezekiel 26 as a Case Study for Interpreting Problematic Prophecy
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This dissertation argues that rather than describing Tyre’s literal destruction, Ezekiel employs formulaic language to stylize Tyre’s judgment after the pattern of YHWH’s judgment against Israel and those who opposed it. ... -
A Distinguished Blessing of Grace: Abraham Booth’s Doctrine of Sanctification in Confessional Context
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This dissertation focuses on the life and thought of the eighteenth-century Particular Baptist pastor-theologian Abraham Booth (1734–1806) and offers the first dedicated study of Booth’s doctrine of sanctification and its ... -
“Very Tender and Earnest in Prayer”: Andrew Fuller, a Man of Prayer
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This dissertation argues that Andrew Fuller (1754–1815) serves as a model for spirituality, and particularly in the practice of prayer. His life as a husband, father, pastor, missionary society leader, and theologian brings ... -
The Competent Church Planting Pastor in Southern Baptist Convention Churches: A Mixed Method Study
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2024-12)There is a strong and growing emphasis on church planting in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Simultaneously, church membership, attendance, and baptism are on the decline. The increase in church planting and the ... -
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 ... -
The Grief of a Child: Counseling the Dynamic Heart of an Elementary-Aged Child Grieving Death
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This thesis examines how caregivers can best counsel an elementary-aged child grieving death that considers the nature of a child’s developing heart. Chapter two argues that effective communication to grieving children ... -
Equipping Women at Charlottesville Community Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, for Biblical Leadership in the Local Church Within the Framework of Complementarity
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2024-12)The purpose of this project is to equip women at Charlottesville Community Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, for biblical leadership in the local church within the framework of complementarity. Chapter 1 introduces the ... -
Equipping Fathers at First Baptist Church in Lenoir City, Tennessee, to Disciple Their Children
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2024-12)This project was designed to equip fathers at First Baptist Church Lenoir City, to disciple their children. The project involved giving each father a pre-test survey to assess the current knowledge of the biblical role ... -
Equipping the Diaconate of Mexia Baptist Church in Frisco City, Alabama, in the Principles of Personal Evangelism
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)The purpose of this project was to create an urgency for evangelism in the diaconate, which was accomplished through teaching the diaconate a six-session curriculum on the principles of personal evangelism. Chapter 1 ... -
Developing a Training Program to Equip Men for Leadership at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2024-12)The purpose of this project was to develop a training program at Hickory Grove Baptist Church to equip men for leadership. The focus of the training was to help men understand and demonstrate the principles of being a ... -
Developing a Strategy for Revitalizing Large Southern Baptist Churches After a Season of Significant Decline
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2024-12)The goals of this project were to gather information from pastors who have led large Southern Baptist Churches to significant numerical growth after a season of substantial decline, to identify the best practices from those ... -
Training Affiliate Churches and Institutions of the Dominican Republic Baptist Convention to Participate in Global Missions
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2024-12)This ministry project was designed for the Dominican Republic Baptist Convention (CBD) to increase the global missions knowledge of their affiliates in global missions. This project develops a Great Commission Initiative ... -
Training New Elders at Jackson Way Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)The purpose of this project was to develop and implement a training program for incoming elders at Jackson Way Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama. Chapter 1 explains the ministerial context of Jackson Way Baptist Church ... -
Increasing Understanding of Systematic Theology at Faith Baptist Church of Folsom, California
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)The purpose of this project was to increase the theological understanding of the people of Faith Baptist Church of Folsom, California. Chapter 1 provided the ministry context, the impetus for the project, and a summary of ... -
Diaspora Missiology: Understanding Biblical Hospitality as a Means to Develop Church Planting Strategies Among Unreached Peoples in the United States
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2024-12)This thesis develops an understanding of biblical hospitality as it evaluates diaspora missiology in order to help create an effective strategy to reach unreached peoples within the borders of the United States. Chapter 1 ... -
Ministry, Mission, and Mercy: A Practical Philosophy for Groups to Live Out God’s Holistic Vision for the Church
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2024-12)This thesis argues for the importance of employing a practical philosophy of ministry, mission, and mercy in the local church, specifically in the context of small groups. The first chapter introduces the idea of the ...