Dissertations, Theses, and Projects: Recent submissions
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A Critical Assessment of Modern Qazaqs’ Historical Claim That Islam Is the Ancestral Faith
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-04-19)After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Qazaq people embarked on the journey of reinstating their authentic ethnic and cultural identity. After a thirty-year quest for true Qazaqness, many came to believe that ... -
Reading the Pausal Forms Together with the Accents in the Masoretic Text
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-05-04)Contrary to E. J. Revell’s diachronic view that the pausal forms and accents in the Masoretic Text reflect two different reading traditions, this dissertation contends that reading the pausal forms and accents together is ... -
The Command from His Father: Begotten not Made, Submissive not Subservient, Assigned not Subjected
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-05-05)While a majority of contemporary theologians conceptualize the Trinity as ordered relations with unstructured authority (ORUA), other theologians view the Trinity as possessing eternal relations of authority and submission ... -
The Kingdom Agents or, the Twin Operations of Kingdom and Empire in the Trials of Jesus and Paul
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-05-05)Both Luke and Acts end with a strikingly similar series of events: the protagonists of those books (Jesus and Paul, respectively) are called before Roman judicial tribunals who repeatedly find them innocent of any charges ... -
The First Translation of the Bible Among Indigenous Islamic Peoples Using a Mediating Approach
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-05-01)Bible translators among indigenous, Islamic people groups face difficult decisions when translating key biblical terms. Translators may use a word-for-word approach which can leave the reader with little meaning or the ... -
The Church's Role in a Pandemic: Reflection, Response, and Revival
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A New Identity of Obligation: Paul's Metaphorical Response to the Indicative-Imperative Tension in Romans 6:1–14
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-03-31)This dissertation recognizes that in Romans 6:1–14, Paul responds to the “indicative-imperative” tension, which arises from his gospel in Romans 3–5. It then argues that Paul’s response to this tension comes in the form ... -
Measuring the Usefulness of the Discipleship Pathway Assessment in the Local Church
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-04-30)This ministry project was designed to measure the usefulness of Lifeway’s Discipleship Pathway Assessment in local churches. The chapters show why there is a need for an assessment tool that measures spiritual growth while ... -
Missionary Preparation and Care at Mercy Church, in Charlotte, North Carolina
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-04-30)The purpose of this project is to establish a program for missionary preparation and care a Mercy Church. Chapter 1 describes the context, rationale, purpose, goals, research methodology definitions, and limitations/delimitations ... -
Making Providence Church in Duluth, Georgia, a More Welcoming Place to Persons with Disabilities
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-04-27)The aim of this project is to equip church members to be more welcoming to persons with disabilities. Chapter 1 shows how the church has unwittingly become an unwelcoming place to persons with disabilities. Statistics and ... -
Un modelo de discipulado para un colegio de pastores en la Iglesia Bautista Internacional en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-04-26)Esta tesis busca demostrar la importancia y la necesidad de desarrollar un colegio de pastores en la Iglesia Bautista Internacional (IBI) en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. El capítulo 1 presenta el contexto ministerial ... -
Developing a Discipleship Curriculum for Educators of East Asian Children at Children’s Education in Christ Network East Asia
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-04-26)This thesis aims to develop a curriculum for educators in East Asia to enhance their ability to disciple children, starting with the creation of a textbook and followed by teaching the curriculum at an online camp. Pre- ... -
Training Preachers in Sacred Rhetoric Commonly Associated with African-American Preaching at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Wilmington, North, Carolina
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-05-01)The purpose of this project was to train preachers in sacred rhetoric commonly associated with African American preaching for the improvement of biblical exposition in the context of Wilmington, North Carolina. Chapter 1 ... -
Lectio Divina as a Corporate Worship Exercise at Trinity Church in Mentor Ohio
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2023-04-26)This project was designed to develop a system for incorporating Bible meditation based on the practice of lectio divina in the corporate worship services at Trinity Church in Mentor, Ohio. Additionally, this project provided ... -
Developing a Thirty-Hour Discipleship and Counseling Course for Strengthening Ministries Training Institute in Pretoria, South Africa
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2023-04-26)The purpose of this project was to develop a thirty-hour ACBC approved discipleship and counseling course for an African context that demonstrates a biblical approach to discipleship and counseling for Strengthening ... -
Training Quality Followership Through Optimized Leadership
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-04-25)The purpose of this thesis is to underscore the significance of followership and the need to train followership in the church for the glory of Jesus Christ. Chapter 1 identifies the need for this study highlighting the ... -
Disruptive Leadership: The Art and Practice of Leading like Jesus
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2023-04-25)This thesis presents disruptive leadership as a unique combination of the effectiveness of servant leadership, the art of leading change, and the skill of innovation. Chapter 1 details and explains the need for a new model ... -
Developing a Disciple-Making Program for Ross Baptist Church in Gary, Indiana
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-04-21)The purpose of this project was to develop a disciple-making program for Ross Baptist Church in Gary, Indiana. Chapter 1 presents the history and ministry context of Ross Baptist Church and the goals of this project. Chapter ... -
No Other Gospel: Distinguishing Faith and Works in Paul’s Letter to the Galatians for the Student Ministry of Bethel Church
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2023-04-19)This work walks through Paul’s proclamation of the finished work of Jesus as Paul teaches that there is no other gospel. In other words, salvation has always been by grace through faith across all redemptive history. Chapter ... -
Training the Members of Central Georgia Vietnamese Baptist Church, Warner Robins, Georgia, in Personal Evangelism
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2023-03-30)The purpose of this project is to train the members of Central Georgia Vietnamese Baptist Church in Warner Robins, Georgia, in personal evangelism. Chapter 1 describes the proposal for training church members to understand, ...