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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Methodist Church"”.
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A Methodist church for Fairfax, Virginia
The author has considered the religious, social and educational aspects in his design. It is an attempt to correlate three with the architectural aspect in such a way as to produce an atmosphere describable for worship.
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Dynamics of international mission in the Methodist Church Ghana
… shift of now being primarily a Southern church, and mission is emanating out of its new heartlands. In recent generations, it has not been uncommon to interpret international mission from places like Africa through the paradigmatic thinking of the modern missionary movement. However, …
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The development of the social creed of the Methodist church
… reference to the official records of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the rise of social interest and action which led to the formulation and adoption of the Social Creed. The Creed is a comprehensive statement of ideals and purposes for the redemption of society. These principles are …
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Contemporary Sanctuary: constructing an addition to Chestnut Methodist Church, Newport News, Virginia
The project offers a design for an addition to a Methodist Church in Newport News, Virginia. The proposal includes a new sanctuary, kitchen, meeting room, and entrance. Axonometric inquiries, detailed sections, and explorations with 3-d models document the structural configuration and the inner …
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An analysis of the affirmation of personhood in United Methodist Church kindergarten curriculum
<p>An analysis of the United Methodist Church kindergarten curriculum has been made in this thesis in an attempt to determine to what extent the curriculum affrims personhood, The study is limited to six years of kindergarten curriculum, fall 1967 through summer 1973.</p><p>The first objective is …
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Mentorship Experiences of Female Clergy in the United Methodist Church: A Phenomenological Study
Within the United Methodist Church (UMC), female clergy navigate institutional structures and gendered leadership dynamics that shape their ministerial experiences, yet little is known about how clergywomen experience mentorship in this context. This hermeneutic phenomenological study explored how …
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Analysis of a Project Designed to Modernize the Communications Efficiency of the United Methodist Church
… and external communications system of the United Methodist Church (Springfield District) and to institute a public relations program. The key elements of the project involved creating a computerized communications database, establishment of the Ozarks United Methodist Reporter as a communications …
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Correlates of Effectiveness of Ministers in the Central Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church
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The incombatibility of the Free Methodist Church and fundamentalist theology: why Free Methodists are not fundamentalists
… into the question of whether or not the Free Methodist Church is compatible with fundamentalism. Key research questions included whether the FMC at its inception would be predisposed to fundamentalism, why fundamentalism has at times been attractive to Free Methodists and why Free Methodists …
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Exploring the Lived Religious Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Ordained Clergy in the United Methodist Church
<p>The United Methodist Church (UMC) as an institution has strict language against lesbian and gay people and against the ordination of the lesbian and gay people. Prior research has focused on how denominations and congregations discuss issues around sexuality, how attitudes have shifted around …
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The attitude of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe to homosexuality: towards a socio-sexological theological investigation
… paradoxes and contradictions presented by the Church‟s approach. This study is an analysis of the underlying issues in regards to homosexuality among the Shona. Such an analysis helps in identifying and developing contextual sexual theological approaches.
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African music in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa : a case study in the Western Cape
… is an appraisal of African Music within the Methodist Church of Southern Africa with particular reference to the Western Cape. I develop and amplify a pilot study 4 in order to provide a model for further research into African Music in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. The subject has …
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION: A STUDY OF LOCAL CONGREGATIONS OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
… and leadership theories to explain how United Methodist Church (UMC) congregations (members and pastors) view the work of the local church and how it differs from the recommendations of the denomination's top leadership. I develop case studies of congregations using a triangulated- …
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Church-home relationships in church schools of the Central District of the California-Nevada Conference of the Methodist Church
<p>Noteworthy contributions in the field of church-home cooperation in religious education are seen in the church school curriculum of the Character Research Project at Union College, Schnectady, New York, of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. and of the Episcopal Church. These contributions to the …
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THE HOMOSEXUALITY DEBATE IN THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Religious Ethics, the Wesleyan Quadrilateral, and The United Methodist Moral Landscape
… in The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church in 1972, The United Methodist Church has vigorously debated homosexuality. As the debate has progressed, two distinct groupings of United Methodists have formed. One group has developed arguments for the preservation of The United …
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The Africanization of the Methodist Church : with special focus on the Revs. Zaccheus R. Mahabane and the Rev. Seth Mokitimi
This thesis discusses two African church leaders, the Rev. Zaccheus R. Mahabane and the Rev. Seth Molefi Mokitimi, and the role they played in eliciting change in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. The thesis observes that social, political and economic factors influenced change in the …
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Methodism and public life in Zimbabwe : an analysis of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Zimbabwe's impact on politics from 1891-1980
… and theological interpretation of Wesleyan Methodists' political teaching and practice in Zimbabwe from 1891 to 1980. In an attempt to come up with an informed interpretation of the political teaching and activities, the study traced Wesleyan Methodist political praxis John Wesley, the …
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