Dissertations, Theses, and Projects: Recent submissions
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Triumph through trauma: equipping parents to understand and respond to children from traumatic backgrounds
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-20)Traumatic experiences drastically shape a child’s worldview and can leave parents and counselors wondering how to respond. Trust Based Relational Intervention is a behavioral system that provides valuable practicality to ... -
Developing Church Membership at Rock Valley Bible Church in Loves Park, Illinois
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-12-01)This project was designed to develop an understanding of church membership at Rock Valley Bible Church in Loves Park, Illinois. Chapter 1 presents the history and ministry context of Rock Valley Bible Church and the goals ... -
Developing a Forgiveness Seminar for Members at Open Door Community Church, Shingletown, California
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2020-11-24)This project sought to develop a forgiveness seminar for members of Open Door Community Church in Shingletown, California. Chapter 1 presents the history and ministry context of Open Door Community Church and goals of this ... -
A Strategic Plan for Family Ministry As a Response of Socio-Cultural Changes in South Korea
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2019-10-12)This thesis researches the recent cultural transition in Korean society, and suggests a strategic plan for family ministry as a response to the change. Chapter 1 is an introduction that surveys the literature about the ... -
Leading Ezekiel Baptist Church In Philadelphia Pennsylvania From Congregation To Community
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2020-11-25)LEADING EZEKIEL BAPTIST CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, FROM CONGREGATION TO COMMUNITY Brian David King, Sr., DEdMinThe Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2020 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Matthew D. Haste The ... -
Training Married Men at Christ Fellowship Church in Edinburgh, Indiana, to Exercise Biblical Headship in Their Homes
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-10-06)The purpose of this project was to train the married men at Christ Fellowship Church to exercise biblical male headship in their homes. Chapter 1 explains the contextual background for this project, which includes historical ... -
Training Small Groups of Calvary Church in Roseville and White Bear Township, Minnesota to Understand How the Gospels Use the Old Testament
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-09-21)This project seeks to train Calvary Church small group members to understand how the four Gospels use the Old Testament to establish a biblical theological foundation for whole-life discipleship. Chapter 1 outlines the ... -
A Study and Critical Analysis of Orin Idaraya Choruses in the Yoruba Baptist Hymnal (2000) of the Nigerian Baptist Convention
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-12-02)The purpose of the dissertation is to identify and critically analyze the ninety indigenous choruses titled Orin Idaraya in the Yoruba Baptist hymn book of the Nigerian Baptist Convention published in the year 2000. The ... -
Three Nuances of the Perfect Indicative in the Greek New Testament
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-11-05)The dissertation analyzes the existence of the three nuances of the perfect tense occurring in the Greek New Testament: resultative-stative, anterior (current relevance), and simple past. Chapter 1 introduces an introduction, ... -
“All the Land Thrown Open:” Southern Culture and Southern Baptist Chaplains: 1861-1865
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-11-23)Southern Baptist chaplains informed Confederate culture and religious belief during the American Civil War by contributing to a unique narrative of Southern identity. One sees the narrative through the letters and sermons ... -
The Centrality of the Church Covenant among Early Separate Baptists on the New York Frontier
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-11-30)The Separate Baptists who settled New York in the 1780s came from New England. They were both Calvinistic and missions minded. A shortage of pastors necessitated a strong congregational framework and associational ties ... -
Deuteronomy 32: A Genre Analysis
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-11-25)For the last two hundred years, a taxonomical view of genre has dominated thefield of biblical studies and contributed to the unhelpful emphasis on historicism. This project advances on the work of Dr. Will Kynes by ... -
Equipping Pioneer Church Planters to Equip Others: A Multi-Case Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-10-06)This qualitative, multi-case study introduces and engages a two-pronged dilemma facing pioneer cross-cultural church planting pre-field training programs in the West, namely (1) the continued existence of thousands of ... -
Assessing the Christian Engagement and Service of Students in Baptist Collegiate Ministry: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-02)This study builds upon data by Alexander Astin and Vincent Tinto regarding the positive benefits of participating in college activities. It is essential that students connect with organizations that will make a positive ... -
“Strangers and Exiles”: Christian Identity as the Foundation for Counseling Korean Americans
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-20)This thesis (1) examines the experience of Korean Americans, both sociologically and generationally and (2) establishes that Christian identity is an essential element for Korean Americans to endure challenging life ... -
Luke-Acts and Exemplar Prophets: Luke's Use of the Elijah-Elisha Narrative and the Role of the Spirit
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-11-16)This thesis examines Luke’s use of exemplars with a focus on his utilization of the Elijah-Elisha Narrative (EEN) in his Elijah-Elisha Cycles. My first chapter introduces the topic of the thesis and sets the scope of my ... -
A Competency-Based Model for Gospel-Centered Vocational Education
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-10)This qualitative multicase study explored the key features characterizing competency-based, gospel-centered vocational education with the intent to construct a framework for an institutional model replicable to a Majority ... -
All We Have is Christ: The Centrality of Union with Christ in the Church's Corporate Worship
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Church Ministries, 2020-11-11)This dissertation argues that union with Christ gives definition to the church and should thus be central in the church’s understanding and practice of corporate worship. Chapter 1 discusses the functional theology expressed ... -
Who Says That God Loves the World? A Historical Argument to Identify the Ambiguous Speakers in John 3
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2020-12-01)This dissertation examines and catalogues the history of interpretation of the ambiguous speakers in John 3:16-21 and 3:31-36. The history of interpretation leads to the conclusion that the passages are best understood ... -
The Role of Unpaid Elders in Southern Baptist Churches: A Mixed Methods Study
(Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2020-11-27)The purpose of this study was to discover the roles fulfilled by unpaid elders in Southern Baptist churches. This project involved two phases. Phase 1 utilized a forty-five question survey which asked about duties of unpaid ...