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Evangelizing Oromo traditional religion followers : a search for contextualization and points of contact for evangelization

Geche, Dereje Gutema (2010)

The objective of this paper is to present the importance of searching for similar elements between Oromo traditional religion followers and Christianity in our evangelization of followers of Oromo traditional religion. ...

Commons vol.13 no.3 (June 2010)

Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Mich.) (Holland, Mich. : Western Theological Seminary, 2010-06)

Commencement, Alumni/ae Day, 2010 Distinguished Alums

Commons vol.14 no.1 (Fall 2010)

Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Mich.) (Holland, Mich. : Western Theological Seminary, 2010-11)

Student Stories, Henry Bast Preaching Program

Commons vol.13 no.2 (Spring 2010)

Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Mich.) (Holland, Mich. : Western Theological Seminary, 2010-03)

Ministry stories from 5 recent grads, Tom Boogaart inauguration

Walking the Emmaus road : a paradigm for interim ministry using accompaniment and participatory methodologies

Arendshorst, Sharon Nelson (2010)

<p>As a Specialized Interim Minister (SIM) I walked with a congregation in transition using a model of accompaniment based on the Emmaus Road story (Luke 24:13-35). To help the congregation tell their individual and collective stories, to come to terms with the past, and to open up space for discovery, healing, and change, I drew upon a variety of embodied, participatory methodologies. My project provides examples and explores the effectiveness of the participatory methodologies used in the areas of worship, with the leaders, in symplaysiums, and through the congregation's project of building and walking a labyrinth.</p><p>Action research formed the basis of the doctor in ministry project as I accompanied the congregation as both a participant and reflective observer. Six months following the conclusion of the interim period, I returned to collect data from the congregation through a questionnaire and individual interviews. The responses and my analysis seek to answer the question: Did the participatory methodologies used in worship, with leaders, in the symplaysiums, and in building the labyrinth open up space for discovery, healing, and change at Haven Shores Community Church?</p>...

This is our reconciliation : a dramatic memoir

Seagren, Stanley, 1956- (2010)

The theme of lament has been neglected and even shunned for too long in the life and ministry of most North American churches. Though it is a common Biblical theme in both the Old and New Testaments, congregations tend ...

Work matters : toward a model of congregational public theologizing about faith and work

Neal, Thomas Fitzsimmons (2010)

There are over 1,300 parachurch organizations in North America alone, dedicated to the interface between faith and workplace issues. This project examines the rationale, promise and hope for a congregational approach to ...

The missional heritage of the people called Methodist : the story of five Iowa United Methodist congregations on a reclamation journey

Sanders, Jill L. (2010)

Background:

According to the Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church, we face an unprecedented moment in our history. In the United States, church membership, worship attendance and the number of ...

Re-imagining the Church through a missional life

Mast, Mark E. (2010)

For years I watched the missional movement unfold. From theological conversation to a spattering of writers around the world beginning to explore what the missional church might look like in the local church, I found ...