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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"international mission"”.
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Dynamics of international mission in the Methodist Church Ghana
… 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, missiologists …
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Mentoring Program for Urban Missionary Apprentices of the International Mission Board Serving in Brazil
… examines the proposed development of an urban missions training program for International Mission Board missionaries serving in Brazil. Chapter 1 examines the definitions used in the dissertation with a focus on the importance of mentoring programs within present broader missiological trends …
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The Effectiveness of the Hands On Program in Attaining the Stated Goals of the International Mission Board: A Quantitative Study
… ON PROGRAM IN ATTAINING THE STATED GOALS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY Jeffrey Martin Gayhart, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013 Chair: Dr. George H. Martin This dissertation examines the effectiveness of the International Mission Board's Hands On …
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Leadership Style and Listening Practices of IMB Team Leaders: A Correlational Study
… leadership style and listening practices of International Mission Board (IMB) overseas team leaders (Burns 1978, Bass 2004). The population for this research was overseas team leaders of the IMB serving in this position for more than six months with a team of four or more team members. A …
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Changing narratives? Shifting discursive conceptualisations of post-conflict peace-building
… tied to the critiques of the extensive international mission in the territory, and of its by-products, particularly resistance and marginalisation of local agency. Along with an assessment of the theoretical underpinnings of the shift towards post-liberal, relational and non-linear …
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The Effect of International Short-Term Mission Trips on Intercultural Sensitivity in Secondary Christian School Students
This research study examined the effect of international short-term mission trips on the intercultural sensitivity of secondary Christian school students. Christian schools utilize mission trips as a strategy to prepare students for an increasingly global, interdependent world. Research literature …
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Conflict management approaches in Palestinian Baptist intra-church conflict in Israel between 1990 and 2016, in dialogue with Miroslav Volf’s theology of reconciliation: an analysis and critical evaluation
In the early 1990s, the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, changed its global philosophy of ministry and withdrew from direct involvement in the Baptist churches it planted, including in Israel. Around the same time, local churches started to split. This research …
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An analysis of the input of MasterLife on the twenty-three functional characteristics of a disciple
… functional characteristics of a disciple. The International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (IMB) sponsored this research project. The IMB has conducted this same research project with missionary appointees, and MasterLife participants overseas. The final stage of this research …
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Estudio sobre constructos psicológicos en personal militar del ejército de tierra español
… tobacco consumption, participation in international missions, marital status, military scale, number of years of military service, level of studies, and time of completion of the last international mission; 2) To explore the relationship between emotional intelligence, empathy, …
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Unfaithful Allies: Local Resistance and the Failure of Statebuilding
… <p>Adviser: Professor Susan Woodward</p> <p>International efforts to build strong and legitimate states in developing societies often present a paradox. In many instances they are undermined by the resistance of very local actors with whom the Union partners up. The form that this resistance …
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Making Good: An Exploratory Study of the Socialization, Identity, and Sensemaking of Mission Trip Volunteers
<p>This research explored how mission trip volunteers assume various roles throughout their volunteer experience. By seeing the various roles that emerge in mission volunteer work, the identities that they construct based upon these roles are revealed. Discovering the ways in which these roles and …