The Digital Repository of the James P. Boyce Centennial Library: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Buying Local: An Inquiry Into the Ethical Dimensions of Place in Consumer Decisions
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This thesis assesses the Buy Local Movement from a Christian perspective and argues that supporting a global market through personal buying choices has a greater potential to promote human flourishing for image bearers ... -
Increasing Understanding and Sharing of the Gospel Among Collegians at Arkansas State University Baptist Collegiate Ministry
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2024-12)This project was designed to equip students involved in the Arkansas State University (ASU) Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) to better understand the gospel and share their faith. This equipping process involved assessing ... -
Developing a Plan to Increase Understanding of the Cooperative Program at Greenhorn Valley Baptist Church in Rye, Colorado
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)The purpose of this project was to increase Cooperative Program understanding among members at Greenhorn Valley Baptist Church in Rye, Colorado. Chapter 1 of this project explains the ministry context and rationale as well ... -
Equipping Small Group Leaders of Laurelglen Bible Church in Bakersfield, California, to Know and Defend Six Foundational Christian Doctrines
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2024-12)The purpose of this ministry project was to train small group leaders of Laurelglen Bible Church in Bakersfield, California, in six of the fundamental doctrines of the Christian faith. Chapter 1 is the introduction, which ... -
Training the Members of the First Baptist Church of Commerce, Oklahoma, to Engage the Bible for Spiritual Growth
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This project sought to equip members of the First Baptist Church of Commerce, Oklahoma, to engage for spiritual growth. Chapter 1 presents the ministry context of First Baptist Church and the goals of this project. Chapter ... -
Equipping Leaders in a Counseling Methodology Based on 1 John at the Orchard Church in Barrington, Illinois
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2024-12)First John is not a counseling manual, but counseling is discipleship and there are discipleship steps in 1 John that apply to counseling. The development of this training initially came about through a one-on-one Bible ... -
Training Pre-Married Couples at St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Fairfax, Virginia, With Biblical Marriage Principles
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This project seeks to train pre-married couples at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Fairfax, Virginia, with biblical marriage principles. Chapter 1 presents the history and ministry context of St. Mark’s and the goals ... -
Training Believers in the Doctrine of Scripture at Madison Ave Baptist Church, Goldsboro, North Carolina
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of TheologyD.Min., 2024-12)This project was developed with the purpose and goal of increasing the understanding of the doctrine of Scripture to strengthen confidence in biblical authority at Madison Ave Baptist Church. As part of the teaching process, ... -
Montessori Goes to Seminary: Establishing a Framework for Redemptive Formation in Theological Higher Education
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Missions and Evangelism, 2024-12)This study addresses current trends in theological higher education by proposing a potentially viable mechanism for institutional reform, namely the Montessori method. Although Maria Montessori is widely known as an early ... -
“All Israel Shall Be Saved”: The Jews’ Conversion and Restoration in English Particular Baptist Thought, 1649–1815
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This dissertation examines how the English Particular Baptists of the mid- seventeenth to the early nineteenth centuries viewed the Jews, with a special emphasis on their future eschatological role. A central research ... -
Implementing a Student Leadership Team at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of TheologySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This project aimed to develop and implement a student leadership team to provide Prestonwood Baptist Church a framework to construct and raise students who actively serve and live out their calling as a Christian. Chapter ... -
Training the Congregation of First Baptist Church of Ray City in Ray City, Georgia, for Spirit-Reliant Evangelism
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)The purpose of this project is to train the congregation of First Baptist Church Ray City in Ray City, Georgia, for Spirit-reliant evangelism by combining a Sunday School curriculum designed to increase the congregants’ ... -
Equipping Parents at First Baptist Church in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, for Family Discipleship
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This project aims to equip parents to disciple their children. Chapter 1 presents the context, rationale, and methodology for the project. Chapter 2 shows the biblical basis for the project, exploring Deuteronomy 6:4–9, ... -
FUELING A DEVOTION FOR THE GLORY OF GOD: THE RHYTHM OF CONTEMPLATIVE SOLITUDE IN THE LIFE OF JONATHAN EDWARDS
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This thesis argues that a regular rhythm of contemplative solitude should be acknowledged as a primary influence on Jonathan Edwards's personal piety and devotion to the glory of God. To make this case, this thesis ... -
Equipping Members of Citizens Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Develop and Practice a Rule of Life
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)This project seeks to equip members of Citizens Church Charlotte to develop a rule of life consisting of five spiritual practices for their spiritual formation. Chapter 1 presents the ministry context of Citizens Church ... -
Equipping Parents at Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Georgia, to Understand Their Biblical Role as the Primary Disciple Maker in the Home
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Ministries, 2024-12)This project sought to provide a theological and biblical foundation of family discipleship to help parents see the need to disciple their children. Chapter 1 presents the ministry context of Cross Pointe Church and then ... -
Plurality of Elder Leadership Versus One-Man Authority in a New Testament Church
(The Southern Baptist Theological SeminarySchool of Theology, 2024-12)The thesis of this paper is that churches should be led, taught, and governed by a plurality of elders, leading the church as a group without a defined single-man authority over them. Chapter 1 contains the thesis statement, ...