Dissertations, Theses, and Projects: Recent submissions
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Equipping Pastors and Deacons for Bereavement Ministry at Hickory Grove Baptist Church Charlotte, North Carolina
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-09-07)This project sought to provide equipping in end-of-life and bereavement ministry for pastors and deacons of Hickory Grove Baptist Church. Chapter 1 gives the context of ministry at Hickory Grove and the rationale and goals ... -
Introducing Biblical Counseling at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Green Cove Springs, Florida
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2021-09-05)The purpose of this project was to introduce members at Hickory Grove Baptist Church of Green Cove Springs, Florida to biblical counseling. Chapter 1 introduces the project by presenting its purpose, goals, rationale, ... -
Developing and Implementing a Pastoral Leadership Course at the Seven Oaks Church of Christ in Mayfield, KY for Present and Future Elders
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2021-10-04)The purpose of this project was to develop and implement a pastoral leadership course at Seven Oaks Church of Christ in Mayfield, Kentucky for present and future elders. Chapter 1 explains the ministerial context of Seven ... -
Creating a Church Revitalization Residency at the Greenville Baptist Association in Greenville, South Carolina
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2021-10-03)This project is designed to create a church revitalization residency at the Greenville Baptist Association in Greenville, South Carolina. The goal for creating a residency such as this is to give a future revitalization ... -
Multiplying Leaders in the Image of Christ at Fredericktowne Baptist Church in Walkersville, Maryland
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-10-18)The purpose of the project was to design a training program for developing Christlike leaders in the church. The guiding principle was that growth in Christlikeness is the basis for and power behind leadership training in ... -
Equipping Lay Leadership to Teach the Bible at Hope Bible Church in Oakville, Ontario
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-09-21)Chapter 1 describes the purpose of this project, namely, to equip lay leadership to teach the Bible at Hope Bible Church in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The context in which the project was conducted is described, along with ... -
Equipping Undergraduates to Engage in Missional Apologetics at Broadway Baptist Church, Maryville, TN
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-10-05)This project is intended to equip undergraduates to engage in missional apologetics at Broadway Baptist Church in Maryville, TN. This is accomplished by implementing a strategic ministry plan to partner with campus ministries ... -
Preparing an Elder Training Plan for Those Aspiring to the Office of Elder at Liberty Baptist Church of Dalhart, Texas
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2021-09-17)The purpose of this project was to develop and implement a training manual for aspiring elders at Liberty Baptist Church of Dalhart, Texas. Chapter 1 explains the ministerial context of Liberty Baptist Church and the need ... -
Wingfield Scott Watson and His Struggle to Preserve the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) After the Death of Its Founder
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-09-25)Wingfield S. Watson (1828–1922) was a fiercely loyal apologist for the Mormon prophet James J. Strang, a successor to Joseph Smith. In the aftermath of the succession crisis that followed Smith’s unexpected death, Strang ... -
The Influence of W. Carl Hunker on Taiwan Baptists
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-09-22)If cross-cultural missionaries, and the local churches who send them, are to be faithful to the Great Commission, a reemphasis on the importance of long-lasting church-planting fruit must occur. One example of a missionary ... -
Shaping Church Culture: Table Fellowship, Teaching, and the Spirit in Luke-Acts
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2021-09-13)This dissertation examines Luke-Acts to explore how and to what effect Jesus and early church leaders intentionally shaped the culture of their followers. In Luke, table fellowship was a primary means Jesus used to shape ... -
Speech Act Theory and the Theological Convictions of Preaching
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-03-29)This dissertation explains and expresses biblical preaching’s theological convictions, specifically the preaching event, using the linguistic theory, Speech Act Theory (SAT). Chapter 1 introduces and supports preaching as ... -
A Critical Edition of the Hexaplaric Fragments of Genesis
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-04-28)The aim of this project is to present an updated critical edition of the hexaplaric fragments for the book of Genesis. The reconstruction, nevertheless, will not be presented in its columnar order, which Origen originally ... -
Critiquing Common Themes in LGBT-Affirming Psychologies with Orthodox Christian Frameworks
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2021-04-26)Few works have delineated a robust orthodox pastoral theology for LGBT-identified people. Addressing this deficiency, this dissertation inductively investigates three prominent themes of LGBT-affirming psychologies, surveys ... -
The Thomistic Ground of Analogy and Reformed Ectypal Theology
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-04-21)Reformed ectypal theology can refine Thomistic analogy by supplementing Aquinas’ creational account of analogy’s ground with a covenantal account. Aquinas presents the ultimate ground of analogy as inexplicable but ... -
Regeneration and the Heart Under the Old Covenant: A Study in Deuteronomy and the Major Prophets
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-03-26)Biblical scholars debate whether elect members of the old covenant were regenerate, often tying the discussion to the language of circumcision of heart. Yet an analysis of heart transformation metaphors in the prophets ... -
Double Renderings in the Septuagint of Proverbs 1–9
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-12-10)This thesis investigates the doubly rendered lines in Greek Proverbs 1–9 in light of the translation technique in the rest of the book. Chapter 1 provides background to the study of Greek Proverbs by introducing the ... -
A Reexamination of Pastoral Theology and Practice Concerning Children and Conversion
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-04-29)This dissertation argues that a pastor can confidently and effectively counsel a child in the matter of conversion. Chapter 1 deals with the formative experiences of the author which led to the study, as well as with an ... -
Promissam Vim Spiritus Sancti: The Holy Spirit's Activity in Early Carthaginian Pneumatology
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2021-04-26)In 2008, Lewis Ayres and Michel Barnes published several articles in the journal Augustinian Studies proposing a theory of early Christian pneumatology in three stages. They argue that each successive stage marked a downturn ... -
Personalized Learning: A Meta-Analysis
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2021-04-27)Personalized learning has no agreed upon definition, models, or systemization of how to employ it. There is even variation in concerning its benefits. This research attempts build an understanding of personalized learning ...