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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Bible study."”.
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Influences of parents, peers, and leaders on selected adolescent attitudes toward personal Bible study
… and adult student ministry leaders) and the Bible reading habits of older adolescents. Chapter 1 presents the context of the research problem and explains key definitions and delimitations of the study. Chapter 2 provides a review of significant literature related to both the independent and …
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Training the Staff of Vineyard Life Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Hermeneutics and Bible Study Methods
Charles Duayne Fox, DEdMin The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2024 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. T. J. Betts This project was undertaken to equip the staff of Vineyard Life Church by increasing their ability to capably handle Scripture. The impetus for offering this class was that leaders need to …
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Teaching God’s People the Disciplines of Personal Bible Study and Prayer at Central Congregational Church, Middleborough, Massachusetts
… project was to teach the disciplines of personal Bible study and prayer at Central Congregational Church in Middleborough, Massachusetts. The desired result was to change participants’ knowledge and practices of personal Bible study and prayer (chap. 1). A ten-week curriculum called Made for More …
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Developing a Kingdom-Focused Ministry through Interactive Bible Study and Leadership Training at the Canaan Church, Columbus, Ohio
… the project, which was to create and develop a Bible study with a kingdom-focused agenda. This kingdom-focused Bible study informed the reader of the kingdom's origin, purpose, and the Christian's responsibility to the call of the kingdom of God. The goals of the project are precisely stated, …
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Developing and Implementing a Training in Biblical Interpretation for the Bible Study Teachers at First Baptist Church, Waynesboro, Georgia
… training in biblical interpretation for the Bible study teachers at First Baptist Church, Waynesboro, Georgia. Chapter 1 presents the purpose, goals, ministry context, rationale, definitions, limitations, delimitations and research methodology for this project. Chapter 2 presents the biblical …
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A Comparison of the Adult Bible Study Guide of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and a Prototype Guide Designed to Promote Spiritual Growth
<p><em>Problem.</em> Despite the <em>Adult Bible Study Guide's </em>potential for promoting Christian spirituality among Seventh-day Adventist Church members, no studies have investigated its impact on the spirituality of its users. Beginning as a way to disseminate the unique biblical doctrines of …
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The Relationship Between Preparatory Time and Study Resources with Adult Christian Education Curriculum Resources at Highpoint Baptist Church Eight Mile, Alabama
The purpose of this study was to analyze a possible relationship between two catalysts: the amount of time and the number of Bible study resources teachers use in preparation to teach Sunday school with Christian education curriculum resources. The precedent literature of this study validates that …
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The history of the Bluefield bible program 1939-1989
… own unique history on the same subject. Religion/Bible saturated the typical public school in western Virginia before 1863. After West Virginia became a state, the saturation of religion/Bible gradually lessened, producing concern among some citizens. In 1917, the State adopted a direct plan for …
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Teaching the Storyline of Scripture at Rich Pond Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky
… the storyline of Scripture through a Bible study. The project sought to develop a small group study wherein members would grow in the practice of studying and interpreting Scripture, as well as their ability to understand the storyline of Scripture. Chapter 2 shows that the biblical …
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Developing the Leadership Competency of Critical Thinking in College Students: a Quasi-Experimental Mixed Methods Study at a Small Christian College
… leaders. This quasi-experimental mixed methods study employed a pre and posttest design to determine whether the critical thinking skills of students at Hartland College could be improved over the course of a one quarter ten week term through the use of biblical worldview instructional …
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Childhood Trauma and the Faith Maturity of Seventh-day Adventist Pastors and Seminarians
… was theorized in the literature review, as the study was conducted with pastors and seminarians, it is significant that despite their theological training, higher Faith Maturity scores and practice of spiritual disciplines (prayer, Bible study, etc.), there was still a negative relationship …
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Developing a Comprehensive Small Group Ministry for the Adults of the Northside Baptist Church of Indianapolis, Indiana
… comprehensive plan for adults to participate in Bible study and in small group settings. The overall goal is to see that the people of Northside Baptist Church understand the similarities and benefits of Sunday School and Home Small Groups. Chapter 1 presents the purpose, goals, history and …
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Training Congregants at First Baptist Church of Matawan, New Jersey, to Study the Bible in a Christocentric Manner
… First Baptist Church of Matawan, New Jersey, to study the Bible in a Christocentric manner. Chapter 1 introduces the project by presenting its purpose, goals, context, rationale, definitions, limitations, delimitations, and research methodology. Chapter 2 presents a biblical and theological …
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White Island in a Black Sea: An Examination of Christology and Race in a Southern Church
… I discovered two cohorts within the field of my study: the non-innocent oblivious cohort and the growing awareness cohort. The data collected showed a correlation between the non-innocent oblivious cohort and theological models that parallell Tertullian. Christians in this cohort evince an …
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Increasing the Confidence of Small Group Leaders in Bible Teaching at Staples Mill Road Baptist Church in Glen Allen, Virginia
… Mill Road Baptist Church in Glen Allen, VA in Bible teaching. Chapter 1 presents the history and ministry context of SMRBC and the goals of this project. Chapter 2 provides exegesis of five passages of Scripture (Eph 4:11–12; 2 Tim 2:15; 2 Tim 2:1–2; Matt 28:18–20; Heb 13:7) to show that …
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"Writing ""Taiwanese"": The Péh-oē-jī romanization and identity construction in Taiwan, 1860s-1990s"
… “foreign” writing system as a religious tool for Bible study into an identity arker for various groups of “Taiwanese” (Taiwan ren) in Taiwan from 1865 through the 1990s. Under three political regimes― the Qing Empire, Japanese colonial rule, and the post-war Nationalist regime, POJ, originally …
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Empowering Spiritually Mature Laypersons in Ministry at the Korean Church of Dallas, Carrollton, Texas
… project in detail: preparation, the process of Bible study classes and small group ministries, post-and pre-project surveys, and individual interviews. Finally, chapter 5 evaluates the effectiveness of the project.
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Equipping Members to Make Disciples through One-on-One Bible Reading at First Baptist Church, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
… Kentucky to make disciples through one-on-one Bible reading. This was achieved through a six-week one-on-one Bible reading course. During this course, the large group sessions focused on the biblical/theological underpinning for one-on-one Bible reading, basic principles of hermeneutics, and …
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Perceptions of Burnout Among Black Pastors of Small Churches: A Phenomenological Study
The purpose of this study was to explore the roles and responsibilities of Black pastors and how these factors might contribute to burnout. Four methods of data collection were used: (a) surveys (to assess burnout symptoms), (b) observations and (c) documents (to provide insight into a typical day …
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The relationship between administrative and managerial competencies and ministry satisfaction of executive pastors
… ministry satisfaction for executive pastors. The study attempts to broaden the limited research base related to executive pastors and extends previous competency studies to include the critical factor of ministry satisfaction. A sampling frame comprised of Southern Baptist churches with an average …
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