• Prayer as an eschatological activity : restoring the Imago Dei through the practice of prayer 

  VanderVeen, Kevin J. (2021)
• God’s deepening life in me : the evangelical experience of interior freedom in the spiritual exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola 

  Newman, Scott Christopher (2021)
• Embracing disruption : equipping the church to embrace disruption as a catalyst for spiritual transformation 

  Magneson, Steven Robert (2021)

  In my early years as a minister, I noticed a connection between disruption and spiritual transformation. “Disruption” describes those events and circumstances that force individuals to move outside of their comfort zones, ...
• Truthing in love : engaging conflict with the disarming love of God 

  De Jonge, Heidi Sue (2020)
• Unplugging to connect : reimagining Christian identity formation in the digital age 

  Parrish, David N. (2021)

  Screens are here to stay. With their myriad uses, screens have found a permanent place in our lives. We reap many benefits from our screens, but thoughtful observers cannot help but wonder, “Are screens delivering on their ...
• Sudden illness and storytelling : identifying spiritual resilience in a liminal space : a phenomenological and narrative research project 

  Field, Donna Marie (2021-01)
• Jordan River Ministries : equipping churches with a recovery ministry model to change hearts and transform lives 

  Simmons, Patricia (2020)

  Churches are described to be a place of refuge, a lifeline for those who are in need. They often reach out to provide special services. However, when it comes to addiction and severe hardship, additional specialized services ...
• Pastoral theology, imagination, and formation in preaching seminarians at Church on the Hill 

  Crawford, Blaine D. (2020)

  From a broad vantage point, this paper is about pastoral theology and pastoral formation. However, the intricate details and the winding journey reveal that it is about so much more. Animated by the life and ministry ...

• God’s story, our story : a narrative approach for discovery of congregational identity and purpose 

  Slagel, Steven E. (2020)

  Many North American Mennonite churches live in a climate of confusion and anxiety struggling to understand who they are and why they exist. This project explores how a congregation’s self-understanding is shaped by stories ...
• Pacing presence : impact of relational ministry course for graduates of Kuyper College working with adolescents 

  Telzerow, Brian (2019)

  Using the Success Case Method developed by Robert Brinkerhoff, the survey and interviews revealed a direct correlation between the amount of time spent in an adolescent’s environment and the quality of the conversations ...

• Ecclesiology and discipleship : rediscovering an effective communal approach 

  McAndrews, Robert Edwin (2019)

  I love what the Reformed Church in America adopted in 2013 as its 15-year vision for ministry (condensed to this phrase), “Transformed and Transforming.” It is both “life change” and “life changing.” There’s a considerable ...

• Hispanic Pentecostal ministry in greater Grand Rapids : balancing calling and training toward a sustainable and healthy ministry 

  Guzman, Julian (2020)

  Leadership styles, worship, and liturgy of the Hispanic Pentecostal congregations are shaped by their rich, diverse cultural background. While they offer a welcoming and familiar community to migrating families, there ...

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  Grounding the intercessory prayer of the Atayal churches within the priestly ministry of a missional church 

  Yobaw, Taru (2019)
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  Calvin’s understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit regarding creation 

  Tluanga, Lal Nun (2019)
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  Blood and covenant : an exegetical and intertextual study of Exodus 24:1-11 and Hebrews 9:11-22 

  Tadi, Andele Yerima (2019)
• Post-Christian narratives for liturgical formation: formation, worship, and mission at Alger Park Church 

  DeWit, Stephen A.B. (2018)

  After some unexpected shifts in my own faith journey, and in the faith journeys of some people I deeply love, I found myself wondering how I, and my friends and neighbors who have left or never known the church, might ...

• Humility : a retreat of ritual and pathways 

  Vander Berg, Brett J. (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 ...
• Walking in water : nurturing baptismal identity through congregational worship 

  Smith, Catherine E. (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 ...
• Mindfulness for healthcare staff with direct patient care 

  Samson, Sarah (2019)

  As a chaplain, I work in the context of healthcare with staff who provides direct patient care in the midst of burnout and compassion fatigue. I experience firsthand their stress and anxiousness which results in high ...

• Asking, giving, and receiving : a practical spirituality of Christian fundraising in Young Life 

  Eastway, Kevin A. (2019)

  This thesis will recast fundraising from a mostly secularized approach to one that views fundraising as a spiritual practice. Young Life staff members are trained in how to proclaim the gospel and program activities in ...

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