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Humility : a retreat of ritual and pathways
(2019)
This project contains an action research impact study that developed a
retreat for first-call, rural, Midwestern, male pastors in their first five years
of ministry. The retreat intended for these pastors to have a ...
Idolatry, the powers, and cultural formation
(2015)
My ministry project is comprised of a literature review and Appreciative Inquiry qualitative study at First Reformed Church to explore the practices and skills needed to live against idolatry and toward faithfulness.
The ...
Just war in combat boots
(2011)
Despite much progress over the last sixty years, the US Army has struggled to find and train its’ personnel in a sufficient moral framework. In war time this struggle has been seen with the senseless abuse of Iraqi detainees ...
A case study in call : character and competency for effective ministry leadership relative to urban cohorts in graduate theological education
(2014)
This D. Min. project focuses on perceptions relative to what constitutes the most effective expression of ministry leadership within the African-American community located in a major Midwest City. After a biblical examination ...
Role of women in a patriarchal system of ancient Israel
(2014)
In this paper I will examine the patriarchal society in Israel. First, I will
examine the role of the land in this era, how people -- especially women --
belonged to the land and to their fathers and husbands; and how ...
Story as theological form
(2016)
I have always been more moved—and to more lasting effect—by stories than by the sub-genres of non-fiction, including sermons, biblical commentary, philosophical argument, or self-help. I had this gut feeling that ...
Walking in water : nurturing baptismal identity through congregational worship
(2019)
How can congregations prepare our young people for the challenges of an unknown future? I came into this project with three assumptions: the key to preparing our young people for the future lies in identity formation; the ...
The Romans euangelion and Minahasan identity : a bridge from the past into the future traditions
(2013)
The Minahasan in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, is known as a people group with a strong ethnic identification, with Christianity as one of the salient markers. This particular feature is often associated with the ministries ...