Dissertations from 2012
Building a strong and firm marriage for Asian immigrant couples, Djohan Kusnadi
The response-able church: the incarnational identity of embraced spontaneity, Ted Moeller
Catechetical approach to redefining relationship between pastors and members of the congregation with an eye to mitigating pastoral burnout, Laurie J. Mulkey
Music as a bridge: an alternative for existing historical churches in reaching young adults, David B. Parker
A new creation: reimagining the beginning, the end and everything in between toward an evangelical environmental ethos, Russell Jerrold Pierson
Formed: a curriculum for Christlikeness for new monastic communities, Kevin Rains
A new way of life in ministry: sustaining hope in the midst of burnout, Benjamin C. Staley
A church in reformation: the Anglican Church of Canada responding to missio dei, Susan Titterington
The glory you gave me : a narrative theological approach to integrating and reconciling marginalized people within the local church community, Donna K. Wallace
The once and future church: discipleship and the hope of United Methodism, William H. Watson
Dissertations from 2011
Designing Communitas, Kevin Tyler Bates
Who cares? establishing and integrating care systems within a framework of faith communities, medical centers, and government agencies, Elizabeth T. Boatwright
A contemplative vocational discernment model for Christian college students, Barbara K. Dewald
Listening Life: An Approach to Spiritual Formation at Newberg Friends Church, Stephen D. Fawver
Under One Umbrella: Multiple Communities, One Church, Timothy Jacob Gillespie
Conflict and the campus ministry leader : a strategy for preparation, Robert S. Henry
Adventures in churchland: discovering the beautiful mess Jesus loves, Dan Kimball
Anglican Eucharistic Liturgy: a Church-Planting Hope for the Post-Christian Culture of the Pacific Northwest, Anthony D. Kriz
The coming God: pursuing a theology of hope, Ed Love
Desert Living for Modern Day Ministers: Embracing the Life and Practice of Desert Living in Ministry Today, Kaye L. McKinley
The relationship between the great commission, the most important commandment, and abundance, Mark McNees
Dependence Versus Independence: an Evaluation of the Relationship between World Gospel Mission and the Africa Gospel Church in Kenya, Patrick L. Murunga
Sustaining team leadership in recovery at Magnolia Baptist Church in Riverside, California, Richard Perez
Re-imaging leadership development for Millennials, John Scott Ramsey
The moral and ethical influence by the Christian faith community upon the non-Christian population of Harney County, Oregon, John D. Stauffer
Faith Journeys in the Lives of Baby Boomers, William Henry Stewart Jr.
Imagery in Spiritual Formation: Recovering a Lost Art, John P. Stone
Spiritual direction and evangelicals : exploring its growth, Duzer Margie Van
Spiritual abuse : when the system becomes the persecutor, Gary R. Veenhuizen
Spiritual Abuse: When the System Becomes the Persecutor, Gary R. Veenhuizen
The Nature of Evangelism in Missional Churches, Russell York
Dissertations from 2010
Faith at work: how churches can better enable believers to integrate their personal faith in the workplace, Stuart D. Dugan
Leading as You Were Designed: Applying a Career Assessment Tool for Pastoral Compatibility in Ministry, Cameron R. Garven
Early Stage Adult Christian Formation in Emerging Northwest Culture, Robert E. Hunter
Never the Same: Using Short-term Missions as a Tool for Spiritual Formation, Thomas G. Moon
Rethinking missions: a pathway for helping the next generation to fulfill Christ's Great Commission, Jon Olson
Mobilizing Christ-followers for kingdom ministry, Shonnie Scott
X-ile, Todd Seelau
Mission Fields Across the Street: Sending and Supporting Simple Church Planters as Local Missionaries, Rick Shrout
The Good Soil Process: A Strategic Missional Process for American Institutional Churches, Keith Tilley
Pastoral Premarital Counseling for Bi-cultural Traditional Chinese and Chinese American Couples, Joseph Yeung
Dissertations from 2009
The Role of Human Emotion in Christian Discipleship, Alex Bryan
That They May Be One: Spiritual Formation and its Locus in Community, Phillip G. Carnes
It Takes a Missional Order to Raise a Leader: "Order-ing" Leadership Communities for Life Transformation and Missional Impact, Daniel L. Steigerwald
Sustaining Spiritual Leadership for the Long Haul: The Center for Spiritual Renewal at Barclay College, David O. Williams
Dissertations from 2008
Consumer Theology: Its Causes, Effects, and Solution, R. Douglas Bailey
A Proposal for Creating a Master of Divinity Specialization in Stewardship and an MA in Stewardship and Development Program, John R. Frank
Postmodern Trinitarian Philosophy: A Multiperspectival Approach, John Barry King Jr
Offering Hope: Ministry with the Chronically Ill, Marti Gates Lundy
Finding Life: An Organic Model of Renewal for Existing Churches, Thomas E. Rester Jr.
Exploring the Impact of Consumerism and the Role of Stewardship in the Church, Christine Roush
Remembering to be Faithful: The Role of Humility in the Revitalization of Pentecostal Churches, James O. Williams
Movies as the Vernacular of Adolescence, Jacob Youmans
Dissertations from 2007
Becoming Missional : Essential Characteristics Necessary in Transitioning the Church to Engage a Postmodern Culture, James R. Armstrong
E-Learning and the Academy: A New Paradigm for Training Youth Ministry Students, Richard Chromey
Preach to Reach: Seven Characteristics of Effective Evangelistic Preaching, Alan Ehler
Maintaining Spiritual Connectedness Over an Entire Ministry by Elders in the North Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Charles W. Green
Pastoral Care, an Effective Front Porch for the Postmodern Church, Mark B. Hale
Wealth and Discipleship in Affluent America, Jeffrey T. Lincicome
Creating an Environment for Growth: Utilizing Classical Spiritual Disciplines within a Spiritual Formation Curriculum for a Postmodern World, John R. Morley Jr.
Dissertations from 2006
A Seven Strand Cord: Braiding Together Leadership Development for Mid-Adolescents, Richard Barrett Bartlett II
Reading Scripture with Both Eyes Open: God's Story Could Be Hazardous to Your Status Quo, Winn Griffin
Intentional Discipleship: Spiritual Formation as Trinitarian Immersion for the 21st Century, Craig W. Henningfield
Baptist Student Ministry: Object Lessons in the New Reality for Denominational Ministries, Nick Howard
Re-Hearing the Gospel: Toward New Practices for Evangelism and Discipleship, Todd Hunter
The Cult of Comfort, Raymond W. Leach
Prayground.tv: Penultimate Written Statement, David McDonald
Training Volunteers to Effectively Make Disciples of Troubled Youth in the Emerging Postmodern Culture, Dwight Spotts
Re-envisioning Theological Education and Formation for Mission, In-Context, Using Distance Education, David Wollenburg
Dissertations from 2005
Start Well to Finish Well: A Holistic Formation Model for Emerging Christian Leaders, Guy Michael Chmieleski
Metanoic Adaptation: The Necessary Experience that Precedes Church Revitalization, Wayne Evans
WWW.Church: Consulting with 19th and 20th Century Congregations in a 21st Century World, Earl J. Pierce
"So Now What?" Using the New Science to Design a Flexible and Adaptable Spiritual Growth Process for New and Returning Believers in the Local Church, Christine A. Prescott
Simple Church Ecclesiology in Relationship to the Evangelical Church Denomination, Leroy V. Robinson
Mentoring with Dignity: A Plan for Pastors and Churches to Support Women in Recovery from Domestic Violence, Martha F. Williams
Dissertations from 2004
A Multicultural Learning Community: Facilitating Faculty Relationships with East Asian Students on an American Christian College Campus, Larry K. Asplund
A History of the Ordination of Women in the Episcopal Church, and its Effects on Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialog, Cynthia M. Reynolds
Dissertations from 2002
The Implementation of a Disciple-Making Process in the Local Church, Eldon Babcock
The Indigenous Worship Voice, Kelly Ballard
Inner Sharing: Spiritual Direction and Pastoral Care, Richard E. Lamontagne
Spiritual Empowerment of Special Needs Families, Andrew Leon Meeko