RSS 1.0Western Theological Seminary Theses
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Acting our way forward : the hope of the ascension for the leadership of the church
(2022)Christian congregations today live under the reign of the ascended Lord Jesus, who has been exalted to right hand of God the Father, lives to intercede for us, pours out his Spirit, and promises to return. Yet the reality ... -
Servant Leadership in Burmese
(2022)The main purpose of this thesis is to provide an overview of leadership in the Burmese culture, to describe how it has changed in the last few decades, to recommend what is now needed to reform it and bring it back to ...
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Marketplace leaders of Legacy Church and the Great Commission : LEAD--a leadership formation pathway
(2022)This world is marked by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). Coupled with ecclesial ambivalence, Legacy Church seeks to address believers who can be salt and light in a struggling landscape. The ...
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The renewal of confirmation classes : an exploration of theological resources for developing strong rootedness in the Anglican Church of Uganda
(2020)The paper entails a study under a topic, The Renewal of Confirmation Classes: An Exploration of Theological Resources for Developing Strong Rootedness in the Anglican Church of Uganda. It explores how the historical ...
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Jesus as temple in the Gospel of John : an intertextual study of Zechariah
(2020)The Gospel of John alludes to a few key verses in Zechariah which pertain to the Temple. These are (1) Zechariah 6:11-13, which states the Messiah would “build the Temple,” (2) Zechariah 14:20-21, no ‘Canaanites’ will ...
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Rooted and reaching : liturgically formed for mission
(2022)This is a project about Second Reformed Church in Zeeland, Michigan at the intersection of missiology, ecclesiology, and leadership—the three main subjects of the cohort, Leading with God Ahead of Us. This project ...
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From puffs of dust to pockets of grace : the present-future of RCA Global Mission
(2022)RCA Global Mission has been the prophetic voice on the forefront of changing tides around the world, and in many cases, helped usher in change in global missions and missiology. RCA Global Mission has been the glue that ...
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Pastoral presence as disruption of shame : the experience of engaging and equipping communities of faith in Bangkok with practices of transformative discipleship
(2021)The dissertation explores dynamics of spiritual transformation through the practice of discipleship and pastoral care. Intersecting multi-disciplinary sources of theology, psychology, and neuroscience. The work proposes, ...
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Estrategia de crecimiento y su efecto en el crecimiento integral de la Iglesia de Dios de la Profecía en San Marcos
(2022)Given the low growth that the Church of God of the Prophecy of San Marcos has experienced for more than ten years, we pose the following problem: Is there a relationship between the growth strategy and the low overall ...
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Salud mental y cuidado pastoral
(2022)The present research project of bibliographic modality and field research has its fundamental purpose to evaluate the importance of mental health care in pastors, ministers, leaders, and laity who have levels of ...
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La educación teológica ante las nuevas tecnologías y su enfoque pertinente en las nuevas generaciones
(2022)This present research project carried out through the bibliographic modality and with a field research complement through the application of a research instrument called a questionnaire has as its essential purpose to make ... -
Desafíos y oportunidades para la iglesia hispana de tradición reformada en una era secular
(2022)In this academic exercise, the author will reflect on and express his conclusions about secularism and how this phenomenon has influenced Hispanics once they emigrate and integrate into the culture of North American society. ... -
La teología de conflicto del Apóstol Pablo : ¿como la historia del Apóstol Pablo camino a Damasco ha influenciado al ministerio pastoral en Boston, MA?
(2022)How should the experience of the road to Damascus be understood, mainly in terms of a "change", a "variation", and "a shift" or "a designation"? and how it directly influences the life and thought of the Apostle Paul. ...
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Orientación del cuidado pastoral ante el uso y abuso de las tecnologías de información y comunicación en Guatemala
(2022)The indiscriminate use that adolescents give to information and communication technologies has generated a social problem in Guatemala. Some pastors, leaders, and parents are struggling or failing to provide desperately ... -
Five characteristics that make discipleship relevant and contextual
(2022)This thesis called “Five Characteristics that Make Discipleship Relevant and Contextual” looks at the discipleship conundrum, which has become more complex with the challenging new realities of the twentieth-first ...
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Introduciendo una liturgia pentecostal comunitaria saludable en la Iglesia de Dios de la Profecía en México
(2022)This thesis titled “Introducing a Communal Healthy Pentecostal Liturgy in the Church of God of Prophecy in Mexico” is an effort to respond proactively to one of pre-vailing challenges facing the Church of God of Prophecy ...
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Educación teológica Pentecostal y su impacto en la iglesia local, en el contexto de la Iglesia de Dios de la Profecía en Chile
(2022)This thesis analyzes the impact of Pentecostal theological education in the local church and the community, in terms of the fulfillment of the church's mission. This work focuses on the context of the educational programs ...
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La pastoral educativa en la Iglesia de Dios de la Profecía en México, como eje integrador de un liderazgo contextual y transformador para cumplir la Gran Comisión
(2022)The trends seen in a changing world impel the Christian community to have a deep theology that answers each question. Given this, the Pentecostal movement has been a vibrant movement in the power of the Holy Spirit that ... -
An invitation to the margins : re-imagining pastoral ministry for women clergy in the Church of God of Prophecy Mexico
(2022)Women who serve in pastoral roles in the Church of God of Prophecy in Mexico have had to rely on white Eurocentric patriarchal models of ministry that constrain their gifts and womanhood. An invitation to the margins ...
