Dissertations / Project Portfolios from 2022
Finding TOV: a Workbook, playbook sketchbook & Coaching Framework, Henry John Graf V
Biblical Contradictions: Embracing the Errors of Scripture as our Spiritual Teachers, Henry Craig Hadley
Bridging the Digital Divide: Digital Technology and Church, Martina L. Hagler
Discovering Life through Loss and Grief, Darcy L. Hansen
Teaching the Art of Sacred Storytelling for Use in Ministry, AbbyLynn Haskell
Semiotic Transfiguration: Becoming More Fully Human, Vern Hyndman
Bridging the Gap: A Guided Journey Engaging the Christian Faith Across Generations, Chad Ibach
The Shimmering Cathedral: Extraordinary Spiritual Experiences and the Meaning We Make of Them, Seth Daniel Jones
A Better Way: Using Richard Hooker's Notion of 'Image of God' to Work Through and Past Microaggressions in the Episcopal Church, Tamara J. Knowles
Foursquare Path: A Discipleship Journey Rooted in the Foursquare Gospel, Timothy Lee
Effective Hospice Chaplain Ministry, Dawn M. Linder
Single and Christian Masterclass and Community, Ryan Lui
Women's Holistic Transformation and Self-Help Groups, Desta Demessie Madie
Hope for the Heartbroken: A Sacred Space for Grace, Patricia Mayes
Apprentice Life: Finding Life in the Way of Jesus, Tim C. McCarthy
Bridging the Gap Between Orthodoxy and Orthopathy in the Life of The Reformed Pastor, Daniel McKinney
Contextualized Marketplace Ministry, Jamilah Merrick
Addressing Nurse Burnout, Matthew Panattoni
Old Faith New: Risking It All For The Kingdom of God, Bridget Thornton
The Battle Against Human Sex Trafficking: A Faith-Focused Approach Toward Making a Difference, Nancy VanderRoest
A New Paradigm for Ministry in the World: Spiritual Care Services of Maine, Lori H. Whittenmore
Counteracting Systemic Racism The Role of the Multiethnic Church, Janice Wilson
ReStory Your Church, Mark Youngman
Dissertations / Project Portfolios from 2021
Combating Ministry Burnout By Honoring Human Limitations, Dominic Abaria
A Taste of the Kingdom: Re-Imaging and Re-Articulating Kingdom Community, Jay J. Anderson
Calm and Quiet My Soul: A Holistic Approach to Spiritual Care for the Mothering Pastor, Alyssa Bell
Re-Imagining Ecclesiology: A New Missional Paradigm For Community Transformation, Michael J. Berry
The Green Lectionary: Creation Care and the Revised Common Lectionary, George Jacob Bolton V
Invitational Vulnerability: Practices that Increase Communal Resiliency by Nurturing Belonging Across Difference, Jenn Rombeek Burnett
A Community's Responsibility to Help Unaccompanied Homeless Teens, Spokane Valley, Calvin Bruce Coblentz
Transitional Ministry 2.0: When Transitional Ministry Finds Itself in Transition, Brian Craker
Signs of Atonement: Eucharist and Mimetism in the Brazilian Church, Guilherme Ribeiro De Paula
The Sobramesa Dinner Group: Discipline Boomers in Active Adult Living Communities, James Divine
Cultivating a Disciple-Centric Growth Culture in the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, Tammy Dunahoo
Contextualizing and Defending the Gospel for Gen Z: A Chastened Rationalistic Approach to Christian Apologetics, Harry Edwards
A View of the Future from the Broad Top: Reaching, Connecting, and Engaging with Zillennials in Rural Pennsylvania, Jared Fields
The Development of a Robust, Self-Sustaining Internal Coaching Network, Harry Fritzenschaft
The Household of God: Building Communities of Shalom, Jodi Gatlin
The Invitation of Desire for God Opened by the Stories of Christian Mystics, Kathi Gatlin
From Recreational to Sacramental: Observing Past Entheogenic Practices and Considering Their Potential Application in the Future of Christianity, Heath Hollensbe
Winsome Wounds: A New Perception of Pastoral Suffering, Stephanie Hurd
Meshed Ministry: Retaining Young Adults During their Complex Migration into Adulthood, Randy Jumper
Vile Methods: Bridging Divides and Expanding Churches' Understanding of Creativity, Tyler Jack Kaufmann
A Consideration of a High View of God and our Relationship with Work in a Charismatic Context, Andrea Lathrop
Building for the Future: Sacred Space Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Eric Lee
A Culture of Scarcity And a God of Abundance: Leading a Church into a Bigger, Better, More Beautiful Story, Jamie McCallum
Conflict Resolution to Preserve Church Unity, Christina McCully
Conflict Between the Clergy and the Laity in the Quaker Church in Kenya, John Muhanji
Faith Development Theory and a Developmental Approach to Spiritual Formation for the, Joshua Nolt
Wayfinding: Spiritual Resilience for Global Servants, Joyce Reed
Not-Quite-Equal: Mentoring Women for 21st Century Leadership, Susan Rose
Service Matters: Integrating Faith and Vocation in Evangelical Christian Higher Education, Karen Rouggly
Changing the Story of White Supremacy in the Church: Towards a Trauma-Informed Model of Racial Reconciliation, Andrea Saccoccio
Re-enchanting Adolescence: Using Story to Give a New Generation Fresh Hope, Susan Stratton
Christian Leadership in an Age of Identity Politics, Lloyd Wilkinson
Dissertations / Project Portfolios from 2020
Scriptural Contextualization: Understanding Chinese Philosophical Narratives, Gregory Appleby
Thriving Holistically as a Woman Married to a Minister: A Spiritual Formation Model to Support Women in the United States in the Role of Pastor's Wife, Elisa Renae Ashley
Father Wounds in Black Christian Women: Their Effects on Identity and Perception of God as Father, Lasondra Barnes
Exvangelical: Why Millennials and Generation Z are Leaving the Constraints of White Evangelicalism, Colleen Batchelder
Intergenerational Formation as a Tool for Main Line Protestant Revitalization, Scott Crane
Transfigurative Power of the Holy Spirit by Prayer and Preaching, Debbie Daley-Salinger
Women in Ministry Leadership: A Spirit-Empowered Framework, Rhonda Davis
Gender Synergy: Inspiring Men to Champion Women Leaders to Increase Gender-Balanced Leadership, Jake Dean-Hill
Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University: FPU's Effect on Tithes and Offerings in the Evangelical Church, Jay Forseth
Hesed: Engaging New Generations for Earthkeeping, Keith Ham
Bringing Life Back to Christianity: Taking a Fresh Look at Baptism, Shawn W. Hart
The Avoidance of Burnout Among Open Bible Pastors: Creating Healthy and Vibrant Leaders in Ministry, Isaac Hebden
Engaging Gen Z: Toward a Paracletic Leadership Framework, DeMario Hood
Why We Fail to Enact the Change We Need: A Framework for Adaptive Change at Large Churches, Beau J. Johnson
The Value of Cultural Hospitality within the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in the United States of America, Kara Johnsson
Leading Change Through Reactivity: Preparing Congregations for Change and Processing the Resultant Reactivity in a Healthy Manner, Rick Kavanaugh
Before You Burnout: Cultivating Sustainable Practices that Lead to Clergy Family Resilience, Dawn Kilian
Reclaiming a Multiplying Discipleship: Fostering the Dance of the Gathered and Sent Church, Matthew Lake
Embodying God's Full Welcome: A Theology and Praxis of Hospitality Toward Families Affected by Autism, Manuel Magana-Garcia
Discipleship in a Digital Age: Leveraging Multimodality and Digital Networks, Jennifer Miles
Are "These" Us? A Semiotic View of Mixed Iron-Clay Feet From Daniel 2 in the Age of Artificial Intelligent Technology, Hoa Huu Nguyen
Techno-Theology: A Theological Algorithm for Being Human in a Technological Age, Daniel Passini
Stewarding Privilege: Transitioning to Millennial Leadership in Christian Family Foundations, Mark Petersen
To Imagine a Future: A Social Entrepreneurship Program for Youth in High Risk Environments in Carpinteria, California, Christopher Lucian Pritchett
Acedia in the Local Church: Cultivating the Virtue of Charity as a Remedy for the Vice of Acedia, Jason Sedore
A Neo-Free Methodism: Shadow-Work as a Model for Racial Justice, Liz Simmons
Discernment Practices for Second Chair Leaders, Linda Sommerville
A New Rural Missiology: Bringing Hope to Forgotten People in Forgotten Places, Steve Swinburne
The Commodification of the Table: The Journey Toward the Forgotten Body and Blood of Jesus, Guy L. Taylor
Facing Death, Finding Life: Discipleship and Focus Change in the Church, David Jason Turbeville
Demographic Changes and Faithful Response: Helping Presbyterian Churches Flourish into the Future, David G. Watermulder
Believers Armor: How the Christian Church in the United States can Survive and Overcome Spiritual Warfare, Michael A. Webb
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of Women and People of Color in Leadership in the Wesleyan Tradition, Trisha Welstad
Rising to Heaven: The Ideology of Progress and the Semiotics of Church Growth, Len Wilson
Dissertations / Project Portfolios from 2019
God Likes Sex: Conversations Integrating Spirituality and Sexuality, Jennie Armstrong
Contextual Intelligence: One Intelligence to Serve Them All, Michael Adam Beck
Social Media Polarization and the Ministry of Reconciliation, Douglas Bursch
Retaining Second Career Pastors in Recognized Ministry, David L. Carringer
Learning in the Midst of Action: Phronesis in the Seminary, Kyle J. Chalko
Rethinking Foreign Missions: How Churches Can Engage in Global Missionary Work Without Leaving Their Communities, Stuart Alan Cocanougher
Revitalizing the Church Through Reaching Men With Families, Mike Conan