Dissertations / Project Portfolios from 2009
Grace in Paul's Letter to Titus in Light of Greco-Roman Patronage, Jeffrey R. Syverson
Seeds of Truth: The Importance of C. S. Lewis's Interactions with Child Readers in the Chronicles of Narnia, Joseph Thouvenel
Imago Dei as Missio Dei, Fourie van den Berg
Sustaining Spiritual Leadership for the Long Haul: The Center for Spiritual Renewal at Barclay College, David O. Williams
Regarding Women: Philo and Paul as Two Women in a Stoic World, Karissa Worst
Exploring the Process of Being Me as the Central Focus of Our Spiritual Journey, Jeffrey L. Zakrzewski
Dissertations / Project Portfolios from 2008
Consumer Theology: Its Causes, Effects, and Solution, R. Douglas Bailey
Youthbuilders: 1974-2008 Building a Student Leadership Model, Denis Eldon Bell
A Proposal for Creating a Master of Divinity Specialization in Stewardship and an MA in Stewardship and Development Program, John R. Frank
Spiritual Conversations, Randall D. Groves
Postmodern Trinitarian Philosophy: A Multiperspectival Approach, John Barry King Jr
Offering Hope: Ministry with the Chronically Ill, Marti Gates Lundy
A Suffering Messiah? Messianic Expectations in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls: The Case of 1QISA 52:14, Jenifer A. Manginelli
Resurrecting a Witch: An Intimate Look at the Roles Faith and Politics Played During the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692, Teresa M. Marbut
"Following Jesus to Burning Man" Recovering the Church's Vocation, Kerry D. McRoberts
A Strategy for Evangelism with Samoans, Tauileata Moli
Finding Life: An Organic Model of Renewal for Existing Churches, Thomas E. Rester Jr.
Where are the Twenty-Year-Olds? Tools for the Church to Connect and Retain a Generation, Lars Rood
Communicating for Influence: Christian Proclamation from the Margins, Brian A. Ross
Exploring the Impact of Consumerism and the Role of Stewardship in the Church, Christine Roush
An Epistemology of Hope: A Modest Theory of Knowledge for the (Post) Evangelical Church, Jeffrey Norman Tacklind
A Project to Foster Spiritual Formation in Online Classrooms, Robert Vaughan
"Helping People Find Freedom in Christ" A Journey Toward Fulfilling Christian Ministry in Community, Clifford E. Watt
Emmanuel "God With Us" in Suffering, E. Douglas William Jr.
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 / Project Portfolios from 2007
Becoming Missional : Essential Characteristics Necessary in Transitioning the Church to Engage a Postmodern Culture, James R. Armstrong
Igniting a Parent-Church Movement in the Congregations of North America, John C. Bangs
Building an Ethos of Discipleship for Transition in the Twenty-First Century, Greg J. Boulton
Discerning the Covenant Renewal Model, Randy Robert Butler
The Kingdom of God: An Ancient/Future Ontology of Leadership for the Twenty First Century Church, Stephen A. Campbell
E-Learning and the Academy: A New Paradigm for Training Youth Ministry Students, Richard Chromey
Conforming to the Image of Christ: Structuring a Spiritual Growth Paradigm for Churches of the Stone - Campbell Movement, Jerry J. Dean
Recovering Spiritual Direction in the Protestant Tradition, Morris Dirks
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
The Lazarus Project: The Dying and Raising of the Rural Church in the Minnesota North District-Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Richard John Manual Hans
Unspoken Prayer in Spiritual Formation: Tool or Trouble, Wayne Lewis
Wealth and Discipleship in Affluent America, Jeffrey T. Lincicome
Devotio Moderna: The Cornerstone of the Reformation, Willis Miller
Creating an Environment for Growth: Utilizing Classical Spiritual Disciplines within a Spiritual Formation Curriculum for a Postmodern World, John R. Morley Jr.
Relational and Incarnational Leadership: A Flattening of the Congregational Hierarchy and a Shared Journey of Faith, Timothy D. Ozment
Building a Reformed Life: Recovering John Calvin's Theology of the Christian Life for the Church Today, Neil E. Trainer
Spiritual Formation: An Emerging Narrative In Clinical Supervision of Counseling and Family Therapy, Evangeline Willms Thiessen
Dissertations / Project Portfolios from 2006
A Seven Strand Cord: Braiding Together Leadership Development for Mid-Adolescents, Richard Barrett Bartlett II
On Healing and Christianity: An Examination of Origen and Tertullian's Views on Healing and Christianity, Brian L. Brunner
In His Steps: An Asian Christian View to Discerning God's Will, Philip J. J. Chen
William Hobson and William Keil: Religion and Polity in Nineteenth Century Oregon, Connor Fitzgerald Edmonds
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
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
Pneumanaut: Demonstration and Proclamation Through Abstract, Metaphor and Sculpture, Eric Keck
The Cult of Comfort, Raymond W. Leach
Prayground.tv: Penultimate Written Statement, David McDonald
Exploring a New Paradigm for Evangelism in the Emerging Culture, Michael McNichols
The Equipping Paradigm of New Testament Fivefold Leaders for Parishoner- Based Ministry, Kenneth Ross
Chaordic Ministry: Structuring Church Ministry for the Emerging Culture, Warren D. Schatz
Chaordic Ministry: Structuring Church Ministry for the Emerging Culture, Warren D. Schatz
Chaordic Ministry: Structuring Church Ministry for the Emerging Culture, Warren D. Schatz
Training Volunteers to Effectively Make Disciples of Troubled Youth in the Emerging Postmodern Culture, Dwight Spotts
The Birkat Ha-Minim and its Relationship to the Johannine Situation in the First Century, Matthew C. Versdahl
Strengthening Church Leadership and Preventing Pastoral Burnout Through Imago Relationship Therapy, Keri Warren
Re-envisioning Theological Education and Formation for Mission, In-Context, Using Distance Education, David Wollenburg
Dissertations / Project Portfolios from 2005
Jesus' Methodology of Storytelling is an Effective Means of Communication in Our Emerging Culture, Peter Alvin Balaban
Connexions: Models for Creative Collaboration Between Church and Academy in the Twenty-First Century, Anthony L. Blair
Functional Diversity, Eric M. Brown
Start Well to Finish Well: A Holistic Formation Model for Emerging Christian Leaders, Guy Michael Chmieleski
The Social and Theological Implications of Postmodern Holism in Community, Robin J. Dewhitt
Metanoic Adaptation: The Necessary Experience that Precedes Church Revitalization, Wayne Evans
A Relational Hermeneutic Toward Connective Ecclesial Leadership, Dwight Jason Friesen
Things Which Had Grown are Being Made New: The Revitalization of Missional Intent in the Diocese of Oregon, George Thomson Hemingway
A Process of Restoration for Clergy Guilty of Sexual Misconduct, Carol Hutchinson
Emotional Intelligence: the Core of the Church Leader for Missional Living in the Emerging Culture, Chad David Johnson
Genesis 1:1-2:3 and Enuma Elish: Ideological Warfare Between Judah and Babylon, Rebecca L. Kirk
Theology of Brotherly Love, Robert L. Marshall Jr.
Mobilizing Believers Through an Intentional, Sequential and Relational Approach to Discipleship Training at Calvary Baptist Church, Accra, Ghana, Joseph Agyei Mensah
Creating a Multisensory Enter-Active Gospel Storytelling Exegetical Commentary, Terrence O'Casey
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
WWW.Church: Consulting with 19th and 20th Century Congregations in a 21st Century World, Earl James Price
Relational Leadership: The Leadership Style of Jesus for the Emerging Church, Shane E. Roberson
Simple Church Ecclesiology in Relationship to the Evangelical Church Denomination, Leroy V. Robinson
Sketching the Pharisees, Roger M. Rundell
A Covenant Epistemology, Larry Taylor
The Contagion: Sin and the Human Person From the Cappadocian Perspective, Brice John Tennant
Mentoring with Dignity: A Plan for Pastors and Churches to Support Women in Recovery from Domestic Violence, Martha F. Williams
Dissertations / Project Portfolios from 2004
A Multicultural Learning Community: Facilitating Faculty Relationships with East Asian Students on an American Christian College Campus, Larry K. Asplund
Echoes of Scripture in the Emmaus Road Encounter of Luke 24:13-35, Gilbert A. Cloud
Visual Symbols as Aids to Worship, Susan E. Ostrom
Drumbeats and Tides the Salvation Army Crestmont College a Better Model for Preparing Leaders in the Emerging Age, Raymond L. Peacock
A History of the Ordination of Women in the Episcopal Church, and its Effects on Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialog, Cynthia M. Reynolds
Getting the Family Together Again: Restoring the Midlevel Connections in Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends, Richard C. Sartwell
Creating Community: A Quaker, Covental Approach Toward a Parallel Society, Colin B. Saxton
Eucharistic Paradigms in the Didache Correlated to Paradigms in the "New Testament", Emmet S.R. Southwick