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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Church life"”.
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An examination of the Biblical role of women in contemporary church life
… the biblical role of women in the contemporary church, taking into account God's original plan and purpose for women in Genesis 1 and 2, the changes which occurred as a result of the Fall in Genesis 3, and the influence of the various cultures and traditions, especially in the Old Testament …
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Living in two worlds: A study of the variety and characteristics of church life and policies in selected Church of England parishes
The thesis advances a sociological model of local Church of England churches. The model is based on a study of the process of secularisation which is seen to influence the local churches towards their becoming specialist religious organisations. The variety of ways in which churches respond to this …
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The use of occupational indexes in planning church strategy
… play of economic forces upon the development of church life. This study was conducted with the belief that the microcosm in which this interplay of economic and denominational forces can best be studied is the local church. The occupation of an individual is the key to his social status, his …
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Outcomes of Southern Baptist Short-Term Missions among the Sukuma People and Implications for Future Short-Term Initiatives
… The chapter also provides a definition of church health used in the study. Chapter 2 begins with an overview of theological issues facing short-term missions. Next, the chapter addresses specific missiological and anthropological issues pertinent to the effectiveness of short-term missions …
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The Church of England in the Forest of Arden, 1660-1740
This study explores the Anglican Church in a particular locality, namely the Forest of Arden region of Warwickshire, from the Restoration to 1740. This thesis is in sharp contrast to those histories that have depicted the Church of England as a moribund institution. It is contended that Anglicanism …
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An analysis of the Ga-Jung Church's evangelistic strategies and their impact on church growth
This dissertation examines the Ga-Jung Church's evangelism strategies and their impact on church growth. Chapter 1 addresses the Ga-Jung church as a renewal model, which is directed toward conversion church growth based on biblical principles. Attention is given to various Ga-Jung church …
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The Priesthood of All Believers in Ecclesiological Development
… autonomy, the doctrine constitutes the church as a corporate temple of adopted sons, enabling direct access to the Father and charging the congregation with shared ecclesial responsibilities. To demonstrate this, the study establishes the necessity of an ontological method and provides a …
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The philosophy of Pierre Gassendi: science and belief in seventeenth-century Paris and Provence
… is a multi-disciplinary study which examines the life and thought of Pierre Gassendi as a whole and in the context of seventeenthcentury Paris and Provence. There are sections on the political, religious and social fabric of Provence, on the Catholic Church and on Gassendi's view of his clerical …
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The Impact of Generational Intelligence and Its Relationship With Team Cohesion and Team Performance in a Jamaican Multi-Generational Workforce
… and related data on the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s contemporary workforce exist. Any lack of understanding of generational intelligence to inform leaders on how best to move forward creatively and innovatively to ensure that teams are empowered to achieve common goals might significantly …
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The Religious Beliefs Of Charlotte Brontë, as Reflected in Her Novels And Letters
… in the sphere of religion in Charlotte Bronte's life and thought. For information on this I have concentrated on a study of her better known novels, her letters and the contacts she had through family and friends. Naturally of importance was her up-bringing in an Evangelical Anglican household. …
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The Pastor and the Church: Role of Leadership and Environment In Diet and Physical Activity Promotion
… disparities. Despite the growing interest in churches as partners in research and settings for interventions, church environment and leadership, especially within AA churches, has not been addressed in-depth. This research aimed to understand these influences on congregation behavior within …
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"A kind providence" and "The right to self preservation": how Andrew Jackson, Emersonian whiggery, and frontier Calvinism shaped the course of American political culture
… for many Americans of Jackson’s day included church life, revivals, and efforts to conceptualize every day events within the context of religious experience. Finding out where Jackson stood on religion and what role religion played in his thinking helps situate him as a man of his times. …
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The Colton Celebration Congregation: a Case Study in American Adventist Worship Renewal 1986-1991
… on the North American Seventh-day Adventist Church through what has been perceived as the celebration movement and controversy, while addressing underlying historical, sociological, and philosophical/theological question.</p> <p>The principal findings of the study reveal that Celebration …
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The Validity of the Growing Disciples in Community Model Among Adolescents in Seventh-day Adventist Schools in North America
… a growing trend toward consumer mentality in the church, the effect of post-Christian culture on the home, and the departure of the younger generations from active church life, which are all seen as problems that face Western Christianity. The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of a …
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The School of Performing Arts at Bellevue Baptist Church as a Model of the Church-Based Arts Academy
… SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS AT BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH AS A MODEL OF THE CHURCH-BASED ARTS ACADEMY Hae Eun Kim, D.M.A. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014 Chair: Dr. Esther R. Crookshank The School of Performing Arts founded at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee is one of …
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Afrikaanssprekendes, Nederlands en Afrikaans in die kerk van die provinsie Suider-Afrika
… status and usage of Afrikaans in the Anglican Church in Southern Africa. It is clear from the sources that the Anglican Church had contact with, and exercised some form of ministry amongst Afrikaans-spreakers from the earliest years of its presence in Southern Africa. By the 1860's and 1870's …
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Pastoral counseling in South Africa with special reference to the Zulu
… in an impulse of cultural shock, with rigid church discipline, as a form of pastoral care. This practice is analysed critically in view of the church life within the context of which pastoral care and counselling will have to develop in South Africa today. Clinical data in the form of …
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Retelling the old, old story: a study of six mass evangelistic missions in twentieth-century New Zealand
… membership and public profile of the Protestant churches. This thesis surveys these six missions to determine common themes which run through them, and differences and changes between them. Firstly, the backgrounds of the evangelists reveal the influences these have on the styles and messages of …