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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Assemblies of God"”.
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Origin and Structural Development of the Assemblies of God
The purpose of this study is to trace the origin of the Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal church group with over 8,500 churches in the United States, and the gradual development of organization and centralized services by this decidedly independent social and intellectual church group in spite of …
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Communication Factors and Associates' Longevity Among Assemblies of God Ministers
The fastest growing church in America today, the Assemblies of God, has a multiple staff system of senior pastors and associate pastors. One-fifth of all Assemblies of God churches employ at least one full-time credentialed associate. The conventional wisdom within the church held that the average …
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Why Parents Educate Their Children in Assemblies of God Christian Schools
The main purpose of this study was to determine the most important reason parents had for sending their children to Assemblies of God schools throughout the United States. A further purpose was to find out how these parents felt about their local public schools. The study also included data …
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The Stories Ministers Tell: an Analysis of Stories Communicated in the Assemblies of God Organization
This thesis is an exploratory study of the Assemblies of God organization based upon an examination of stories communicated by retired ministers of the organization. While many studies of organizations have examined stories, few studies have focused on religious organizations. This study used a …
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An Analysis of the Use of the Electronic Media For Christian Evangelism: a Case Study of the Assemblies of God
The present popular image of electronic world evangelism is that of an emotional televangelist preaching to many and pleading for money to stay on the air. Recent scandals involving these television preachers have caused many to question the use of electronic media to communicate religion to the …
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Role of afro-centric counselling in pentecostal churches: in the case study of Northmead Assemblies of God in Lusaka district, Zambia.
The purpose of study was to explore the role of Afrocentric counselling plays in helping Africans at Northmead Pentecostal Church in Lusaka district of Zambia. Its objectives were to: (i) describe the role Afrocentric counselling plays in helping Africans at Northmead Pentecostal Assemblies of God …
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A Pentecostal perspective on church leadership: a study on church leadership conversion among young Pentecostal Latinos/as, in the Florida Multicultural District of the Assemblies of God
… Pentecostal Latino/a Millennials who are members of the Florida Multicultural District of the Assemblies of God. The aim of this study is to describe, analyse, evaluate and understand Pentecostal leadership by highlighting factors that led 30 of these youths to become church leaders by obtaining …
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Contextual Pentecostalism from a classical Pentecostal movement to a contemporary Pentecostal church movement: a study of the Assemblies of God of Malaysia with special reference to Joel 2:28-32
The significance of this research is to understand the changes of the universality of classical Pentecostalism in the process of contextualisation in the Malaysian sociocultural and religious context from a historical perspective; and how the Assemblies of God of Malaysia (AGoM) from a Classical …
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Living in Bible times : F.F. Bosworth and the Pentecostal pursuit of the supernatural.
… Yet his resistance to majority doctrine and lack of durable denominational ties challenges traditional definitions of pentecostalism, driving to the conclusion that pentecostal identity lies in the pursuit of the supernatural inherited from the nineteenth-century holiness movement rather than in …
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The move to independence from Anglican leadership: an examination of the relationship between Alexander Alfred Boddy and the early leaders of the British Pentecostal denominations (1907-1930)
… examines the relationship between the leaders of the Anglican Church, centring on Alexander Alfred Boddy (1854-1930), considered the father of British Pentecostalism, and the young Pentecostals in the process of formation of the three major Pentecostal denominations, namely, the Apostolic Faith …
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Disfellowshiped: Pentecostal responses to fundamentalism in the United States, 1906-1943
… in the United States from 1906-1943. Of particular interest is the formation of the National Association of Evangelicals, which combined these two movements (along with holiness churches), though their history was marked by dispute. On closer examination, the two groups held an …
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"Choosing the Jesus Way:" the Assemblies of God's Home Missions to American Indians and the Development of an Indian Pentecostal Identity
<p>This dissertation explores the history of the Assemblies of God's Home Missions to American Indians, the development of an American Indian leadership in the denomination and the development of a Pentecostal Indian identity. The history that is told in this work is that of a century-long struggle …
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Forced Termination Among Clergy: A Study of Experiences, Processes and Effects & Their Connection to Stress & Well-Being Outcomes
Although forced termination has been a subject of interest to clergy for some time, social scientists have generally studied job loss as if it was the same phenomenon regardless of occupation. Ministry work has always been difficult and stressful, and termination from this occupation has been …
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Pastoral Leadership Practices in Evangelical Multiethnic Congregations: A Multi-Case Study
… 2012 Chair: Dr. Hal K. Pettegrew The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the best leadership practices of pastors of selected evangelical multiethnic congregations in the United States. The study was qualitative in nature and can best be described as a multiple or collective …