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Showing 1 to 20 of 215 for “"Congregation"”.
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Communication in the congregation
Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, Speech Communications and Human Relations, 1974.
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Women's Perceptions of Leadership Roles within a Southern Baptist Congregation
… to examine how women within a Southern Baptist congregation in Southeast Georgia assign meaning to leadership roles and understand particular biblical scripture. The interviews revealed (1) knowledge gaps between the women's stated beliefs and their basic knowledge of their faith, and (2) …
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Congregation Activism in the Community: A Study of Faith-Based Leadership
… These scholars point out that, with over 300,000 congregations in America, faith-based organizations are strategically located in the community to address community needs (Boddie, 2003). As government services devolve to the community level, these scholars argue, congregations with spiritual and …
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A new church for the Pleasant Street Congregation of Arlington, Massachusetts
Thesis (M.Arch.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1950.
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Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy (Ireland): Analysis of the governance structures.
… evolution of the governance structures of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy (Ireland), since its foundation by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831. The topic is subdivided into four questions: (1) What form of governance did the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy inherit from …
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The Colton Celebration Congregation: a Case Study in American Adventist Worship Renewal 1986-1991
… up some old Adventist expectations through its congregational trend; its emphasis on love, acceptance, and forgiveness; its different church organization and more holistic worship; and its accent on the divine presence, the Holy Spirit, and the spiritual gifts of all believers. Intrying to …
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The Children of Spring Street: The Remains of Childhood in a Nineteenth Century Abolitionist Congregation
<p>This dissertation examines the skeletal remains of 75 children interred the burial vaults (1820-1846) of the 19th century Spring Street Presbyterian Church in lower Manhattan. New York City and the 8th Ward neighborhood of the church were rapidly urbanizing and diversifying in the early 19th …
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Maybe less is more : congregation size and social embeddedness in the age of the megachurch.
… body of research documents the rise of large congregations, their success in appealing to younger, more diverse demographics, and what these patterns say about the religious landscape more broadly. A commonly assumed, yet underdeveloped, aspect of this literature is the relationship between …
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The relationship of adolescent perceptions of peer acceptance and motivation to participate in the local congregation
… and their desire to be active within their local congregation in the churches where they are members. Data was based on open-ended interviews with 20 teenagers in the age range of 13 to 18 who are members of Southern Baptist churches within the state of Tennessee. The interviews were recorded and …
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Spiritual Nurture in the Local Seventh-day Adventist Congregation Through the Spiritual Gifts of Prophecy and Shepherding
<p>The purpose. The purpose of this research was to analyze the church as a nurturing entity, and the spiritual gifts that enable the church to develop a ministry of spiritual nurture.</p> <p>Method. This study followed the documentary methodology. The Scripture data, in both Old and New …
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Plotting the Processes of Writing and Directing an Original Music Theatre Production For Ecumenical Theatre Called, the Congregation
The purpose of this study has been to trace the processes of writing and subsequently directing an original music theater work specifically tailored for the Christian community. This project has been done in response to the growing need of Christian Theatre in the ecumenical world. This project was …
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A holistic model of conflicts in a multicultural urban congregation in Britain: towards a comprehensive and systematic approach
… study investigates conflicts in a multicultural congregation in an urban area in the U.K. Although diverse types of conflict occur in the research field, there is no theoretical framework to analyse and interpret them from a combined range of perspectives that could produce a comprehensive …
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Leadership Formation for Succession: Examining Leadership Development at U.S. Catholic Schools Sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross
Sooner or later, every Catholic school faces a change of leadership. Research indicates that leadership succession is one of the most important influences on the sustainability of schools, yet most Catholic schools do not include leadership succession planning as a part of their strategic plan. The …
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A study of the social life of the Brethren, as depicted by the English River Congregation near South English, Keokuk County, Iowa
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-127)
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Measuring Trust In Community-Based and Congregation-Based Groups In South Carolina: A Psychometric Analysis and Exploration of Trust, Group Characteristics, and Health
… impact of trust within community-based and congregation-based groups has not often been considered. This is important area of research because these groups may provide a key context and/or mechanism for development of trust and could have an impact on participants' health. In an effort to …
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Impacts of congregation-based HIV/AIDS programmes In Lusaka, Zambia: how abstinence and marital fidelity efforts function in overall strategies addressing HIV/AIDS
… and mitigation of AIDS impact. However, church-congregation engagement in AIDS work, for a while, remained under-researched, and applicable interventions were often undocumented and unmeasured in relation to impact. This study investigated (1) how interventions affect impacts in …
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The emergence of the independent prologue and chorus in Jesuit school theatre c.1550 - c.1700, derived from a comparative analysis of Benedictine, Augustinian and Jesuit school theatre, lay youth confraternity theatre and the oratorio vespertina of the Congregation of the Oratory
… musical works performed in the services of the Congregation of the Oratory over the period c.1550-c.1660 shows a parallel progression of development; the development of the oratorio in the oratories of the Congregation is a further demonstration of Jesuit influence during this time period. The …
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The Spring Street Church in the Age of Abolition
… in antebellum New York City as an integrated congregation active in the local abolitionist movement. It is framed against the rapid economic and social changes taking place within New York and the immediate neighborhood of the Eighth Ward during the early 19th century. Research focuses on …
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