Dissertations, Theses, and Projects: Recent submissions
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Developing a Missional Community in the Urban Context of Decatur, Illinois, in Cooperation with First Christian Church of Decatur, Illinois
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-04-08)This project developed a missional community in the urban context of Decatur, Illinois, in cooperation with First Christian Church or Decatur, Illinois. Chapter 1 presents the history and ministry context of Decatur, ... -
A Hermeneutical Critique of Pentecostalism for the Churches of South Africa
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-01-21)This project seeks to equip congregants in specific churches in South Africa with the knowledge of the doctrine of Spirit baptism and how to teach it. Chapter 1 presents the ministry context to which the congregants in ... -
A Case Study in Equipping Preliterate Quichua Pastors and Church Leaders in Southern Ecuador for Biblical Counseling
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2021-11-29)This project explores the need and opportunity for establishing biblical counseling in any context, regardless of literacy. Chapter 1 explains that this project was implemented among the Highland Quichua of Southern Ecuador. ... -
All of Christ for All of Life: Discipling Believers in the Christian Worldview at Riverview Baptist Church in West Saint Paul, Minnesota
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-03-10)The goal of this project was to disciple believers in the Christian worldview by teaching the foundational beliefs of Christianity and then applying the Christian worldview to the major areas of life. Chapter 1 lays out ... -
Strengthening Personal Evangelism Through Apologetics at First Baptist Church of Rogersville, Tennessee
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-03-26)This project sought to equip the members of First Baptist Church at Rogersville, Tennessee (FBCR) to utilize apologetics in evangelism. A curriculum was developed and taught, applying an evangelistic approach to several ... -
Equipping Churches to Disciple College Students at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry in Tallahassee, Florida
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-02-18)This project sought to equip churches to disciple college students who participate at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry in Tallahassee, Florida. Chapter 1 provides the context and background of college ministry in Tallahassee, ... -
Developing a Multisite Plan for Mount Ararat Baptist Church Stafford, Virginia
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-04-15)The project was designed to create a plan to launch future multisite campuses for Mount Ararat Baptist Church. In addition to detailing the required steps and milestones for a successful church launch, the project lays out ... -
Equipping Members of Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia, to Reach Unreached People Groups
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-04-04)The purpose of this project was to equip members of Lakewood Baptist Church to obediently participate in God’s mission of reconciling the unreached to himself through the gospel.Chapter 1 explores the context of ministry ... -
Developing a Biblical Theology Course at Rock Springs Christian Academy in Milner, Georgia
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-03-23)High school students at Rock Springs Christian Academy were taught aChristocentric biblical theology, with the aims of increasing biblical literacy and best hermeneutical practices. Chapter 1 presents the purpose, goals, ... -
Training Lay Leaders At Parkway Baptist Church, Lexington, Kentucky, Using Principles Found In Nehemiah
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-04-07)The purpose of this project was to emphasize characteristics needed to be more effective as a leader in the local church. It also was to equip lay leaders with some of the skills needed to be more effective leaders in ... -
Teaching Gospel-Oriented Ecclesiology to Members of Ichthus Mission Church in Rockville, Maryland
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-02-24)This project sought to increase congregational unity among Korean-speaking and English-speaking members of Ichthus Mission Church in Rockville, Maryland through teaching gospel-oriented ecclesiology. Chapter 1 presents the ... -
Training the Lay Leaders of Grace Baptist Church of Middletown, Ohio, for Christ Centered Evangelism
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2022-03-17)This project sought to equip the lay leaders of Grace Baptist Church in Middletown, Ohio, for Christ-centered evangelism. Chapter 1 introduces the ministry context and goals of this project. Chapter 2 provides the theological ... -
The Holy Spirit's Hope for the Traumatized
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-20)This thesis argues that the Holy Spirit fuels hope for the traumatized through regenerating, regenerating, sealing, indwelling, sanctifying, resurrecting, and glorifying believers, and producing shalom. I argue that the ... -
The Refutation of Bird Evolution by a Study of Feathered Dromaeosaurs as a Created Kind
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-03-01)Secular science seeks to use a group of feathered dinosaurs known as dromaeosaurs as proof of the evolution of birds. Species evolution is not true and feathered dromaeosaurs are misclassified as dinosaurs when they are ... -
Echoes of War: Religious Militancy in Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2022-02-26)People, pundits, the press, pulpiteers, and politicians opine that religion has been the major cause of war since the beginning of history. Many claim that religions are the same in their militancy; that one religion is ... -
The Text of Habakkuk Examined in the Light of Modern Research and Discovery
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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 ... -
"The Fountain of Life": John Gill’s Doctrine of Christ's Eternal Sonship
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-02)John Gill believed that without the doctrine of eternal generation the doctrine of the Trinity could not be upheld. For Gill, this doctrine provided the foundation for the distinctions between the persons within the Godhead ... -
Word and Spirit in Francis Turretin and Jean Claude
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-12-01)This dissertation examines the doctrine of the Word and the Spirit in the theology of two important Reformed pastors and theologians of the seventeenth century Francis Turretin (1623–1687) and Jean Claude (1619–1687), who ... -
Persons According to Essence
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-11-27)In the classical Christian tradition, personhood is a concept employed to distinguish the members in the Trinity while simultaneously affirming their oneness of being. Yet, this is a term applied to both human beings and ...