RSS 1.0Western Theological Seminary Theses
Recent Submissions
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Post-Christian narratives for liturgical formation: formation, worship, and mission at Alger Park Church
(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 ...
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Mindfulness for healthcare staff with direct patient care
(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 ...
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Asking, giving, and receiving : a practical spirituality of Christian fundraising in Young Life
(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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Preaching and missional engagement : indwelling the Word, performing the Word, engaging the World
(2018)This project is an appreciative inquiry of a homiletical method that involves interiorizing Scripture for performance as it’s offered at Pillar Church leading to increased missional engagement within the congregation. ...
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A study of Muhammad’s attitudes towards Christians from the Qur’an
(2018)This thesis intends to explore and understand Muhammad’s attitudes towards Christians from the Qur’an. Clearly, Muhammad does not hold a consistent attitude towards Christians, but a recognition-denial pattern of attitudes ...
