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McLean, Brad H. "Enhancing expository preaching at Berean Baptist Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p053-0308.

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Lee, Choong Man. "Describing perceptions about church membership retention and transferrence among Korean immigrant Christians in Bergen County, NJ." Thesis, Nyack College, Alliance Theological Seminary, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10189782.

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Researcher surveyed 200 Korean- speaking Korean American Believers in Bergen County of NJ with questionnaire 'ACMRT', Attitude toward Church Membership Retention and Transfer (10-questions questionnaire). Only 24% have remained in their original church and that 76% have transferred churches, many of whom more than once. Church satisfaction is not higher among the transfers in comparison to the retained. Apart from "moving" the most cited cause for leaving a previous church was conflict.

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Jorsch-Peußner, Alexandra [Verfasser]. "Berlin Stories. Berlin as a Metaphysical City in English and American Literature / Alexandra Jorsch-Peußner." Aachen : Shaker, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1066196680/34.

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Ding, Samuel Ming-Hooi. "Chinese-American church : a design." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22389.

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Le, Young Paul. "Asian American church planting strategies." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Byers, Catherine P. "Reporting wartime Germany : perceptions of American journalists in Berlin, 1939-1941." Virtual Press, 1986. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/478643.

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"Reporting Wartime Germany" is a study of the memoirs, diaries, and other works of American journalists who were in Berlin during the early wartime years, 1939-1941. It analyzes their perceptions of the changes which occurred during that important period. Manipulation of politics and political power is discussed, along with growth of resistance to the regime, and the apparent inability of the regime to negotiate with foreigners in good faith. The role of newspapers, periodicals, radio and the motion picture industry as media of propaganda is studied; the system of education, control of religion, and attempts to regulate artistic endeavors are surveyed. Particular attention is paid to the use of literature and art as means of directing the minds of the Berliners. Various forms of culture, including opera and the theater, are analyzed in terms of their importance as a"-form of escape for the Berliners. Other types of entertainment, such as nightclubs, restaurants, and vaudeville, along with spectator sports, are also included. Analysis is offered concerning the immediate loss of such "luxuries" as adequate transportation, liquor, coffee and tea, and cigarettes, the shortage of housing and the rationing of such staples as food and clothing, and the impact these changes in lifestyle had on the Berliners. The gradual change in attitude perceived by the Americans, from acceptance of conditions to fear that the war might be lost, is described. Because of the need to verify the often highly subjective reports of the journalists, there are extensive notes which include references to accounts by others who were in Berlin, either contemporaneously or earlier or later than the first wartime years, and also to significant secondary works. Thus this study presents a broad overview of Berlin during the early wartime years, as seen by foreigners with many different perspectives. The similarities and differences in their perceptions are noted. The discrepancies are stressed, with verifying sources for different viewpoints included in the notes. The conclusion drawn is that the real changes perceived by the Americans occurred in 1933, when the Nazis came to power, and after the summer of 1941 following the beginning of the Russian campaign. More importantly, the study underlines the importance of using and carefully comparing multiple sources for any type of historical inquiry. The study underscores how well-meaning and supposedly objective observers of the same scene can often differ significantly in their perceptions, interpretation, and reporting of specificevents and major trends.
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Yang, Dae Sik. "Korean-American church moving toward team ministry /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p036-0364.

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Fuleki, Alexander Benedek. "Renewal in the American Hungarian Reformed Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Stark, James D. "Renewal at American Baptist Church through pastoral administration." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Alexander, Perry. "Developing an evangelistic strategy for an African-American church Olney Street Baptist Church /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Watkins, Mary Thompson. "Restructuring Christian education in an African-American church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Gallagher, Mary B. "The Americanist hierarchy : their attempts to integrate American and Catholic culture /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1986. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/10621726.

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Kang, Yil Gyoung. "Enhancing understanding the church through preaching on ecclesiology in the Korean American immigrant church /." Free full text is available to ORU patrons only; click to view, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1790275361&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=456&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Applied research project (D. Min.)--School of Theology and Missions, Oral Roberts University, 2008.
Includes abstract and vita. Translated from Korean. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 194-200).
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York, David C. "Establishing a new church in a predominantly Catholic area of southeast Wisconsin a mid-course evaluation /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Fones, Cristobal. "Latin American episcopal teaching on liturgy after Vatican II." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com.

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Sattem, Jan Paul. "A task analysis of the Reformed North American pastor." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Shaw, Breckney G. "A discipleship structure for the urban African-American church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Nettle, Willie J. "Mentoring for leadership development in an African American church." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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McLemore, James H. "Strengthening the Black family through the development of church home fellowship groups at St. Paul A.M.E. Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.

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Gelbwasser, Kimberly. "“To Be an American”: How Irving Berlin Assimilated Jewishness and Blackness in his Early Songs." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1305834530.

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Smith, Timothy Todd. "Frontier of Freedom: Berlin in American Cold War Discourse from the Airlift to Kennedy." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1213131874.

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Rice, Mark Jonathan. "The Alliance City: NATO and Berlin, 1958-1963." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1280155115.

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Aguilar, Emiliano Jr. ""No More Cathedrals|" The Chicano Movement Encounters the Catholic Church." Thesis, Purdue University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10272950.

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The tumultuous period of the 1960s reflect an era of change and renegotiation of the power dynamics in the United States. While forging an ethno-nationalist identity, the historical agents of the Chicano Movement also struggled with some of their identifying characteristics and those characteristics impact on their activism. The most notable internal conflict with the Chicanos’ construction of identity was the role of their faith and its physical manifestation: the Catholic Church. Through the external movements of notable leaders, such as César Chávez, Ricardo Cruz, and Reies Lopez-Tijerina, the role of religion in a movement that is typically considered secular was notable. These leaders questioned the use of resources by the Church on behalf of the Chicanos and demanded that the Church serve, along with the movement, in their pursuit for equality. Chicano leaders established a precedent for internal changes via Chicano priests and religious Chicanas within the Church. As criticism of the Catholic Church by external forces allowed for ample space for internal members of the system to advocate for change on the basis of the protests. Members of the movement pressured the Catholic Church to support its Chicana constituents were necessary to elicit change from the Catholic Church in its support of Chicano constituents. Each group within the Chicano political movement shared demands of the Church to utilize native clergy, reconsider the use of their resources, and serve their constituents’ physical and not just their spiritual needs. Aside from this reciprocal relationship, these Chicanos political leaders forced the Catholic Church to act on the declarations of Vatican II by relying on liberationist concepts. These concepts sought to establish a focus on the impoverished and to treat the spiritual needs and earthly needs of the poor simultaneously. The Chicano Movement demanded that the Catholic Church become involved with issues of social justice and provide the Chicano Movement with a greatly needed moral justification.

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Berry, Brittany. "What's the 411 on Sex in the African American Church? A Qualitative Exploration of African American Girls' Exposure to Sex Communication in the Church." VCU Scholars Compass, 2017. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5187.

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WHAT’S THE 411 ON SEX IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCH? A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN GIRLS’ EXPOSURE TO SEX COMMUNICATION IN THE CHURCH By: Brittany M. Berry, Ph.D. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2017. Major Director: Dr. Faye Z. Belgrave, Professor, Psychology The purpose of this dissertation research was to explore sex communication with African American girls in the African American Church. This research was guided by two objectives: (1) to explore African American adolescent girls’ exposure to sex communication in African American Churches, and (2) to explore African American girls’ perceptions and feelings about these messages. In this qualitative study, 20 African American teen girls and eight Church youth leaders were interviewed. Interviews were transcribed and coded to determine themes for youth and youth leaders. A total of 32 themes emerged across youth and youth leader interviews. Twelve girls reported some discussion of sex in Church and 8 girls reported no discussion. Overall, participant responses indicated that sex messages in Church are typically abstinence-focused and based on religious principles, with mention of using condoms in some cases. Findings indicated that girls vary in their comfort level with discussions about sex depending on multiple factors, including their own sexual activity. The impact of sex communication in Church on girls’ sexual behavior may vary; however, the relationships youth have with youth leaders and fellow parishioners may aid in holding girls accountable to the information they gain and religious values they cultivate in Church. Recommendations for Church leaders, youth leaders, and researchers are provided.
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MacNeill, Molly. "Church and state : public education and the American religious right." Thesis, McGill University, 1998. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21237.

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In the late 1970's and 1980's, education issues formed a pivotal part of the American religious conservative agenda. The issues of school prayer, textbook content and the teaching of evolution in particular inspired lively debate and committed activism on the part of conservative Protestant leaders and activists. Confronting the behemoth of secular humanism, these leaders sought to win converts and to foment action in the converted through two separate modes of rhetoric: the emotional, which used impassioned arguments, and the intellectual, a more phlegmatic approach used to achieve political ends. Finding their roots in the 1920's, conservative Protestants have placed paramount importance on education issues throughout American history, believing that the United States is a fundamentally Christian nation, founded on a normative Protestant world view, and that American children should be taught according to these principles.
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MacNeill, Molly. "Church and state, public education and the American religious right." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape9/PQDD_0026/MQ50542.pdf.

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Leland, June E. "American cultural patterns in Christian education in the local church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Elliott, Kenneth Ray. "Anglican church policy, eighteenth century conflict, and the American episcopate." Diss., Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2007. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-11072007-102228.

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Shumake, James F. "The art of pastoral care in the African American church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Lee, John Jong-Pyo. "Equipping lay shepherds for a Korean-American church in America." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Lee, Kwan Young. "Intergenerational perspectives in the Korean-American Church an introductory approach /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Watkins, Deborah A. "Discipling women in the context of the African-American church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Rowland, Michael L. "Adult learning through religious music in an African American church /." The Ohio State University, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487951907959578.

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Ogbonnaya, John A. "Adapting Nigerian church leadership style for the North American context." Thesis, Biola University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10261390.

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The transition from a usually autocratic to generally participative style of leadership has been a process full of frustration, anxiety, and concerns for Nigerian immigrant pastors in The Apostolic Church (TAC) North America. These pastors have brought the values, concepts, practices, and behavior which they learned in Nigeria to lead the American church, but their inability to identify differences between the two cultures and make the necessary changes for easy adaptation has often led to conflict and power struggle between church authorities, pastors, and members in TAC North America. Thus, this study examined how Nigerian pastors in TAC North America are adapting the leadership style they learned in Nigeria to the North American context.

The study used the mixed method approach and data was gathered through self-reported questionnaires and semi-structured in-depth interviews. A purposeful sampling method was used in conjunction with snowball sampling. Ten churches with congregations of 100 and above were purposefully selected. The participants included the pastor, an elder, and a member. A total of three participants from each church representing an overall total of thirty participants contributed to the study. The self-report questionnaires provided information on the demographic characteristics of the respondents as well as their cultural dimension and perception of leadership style. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were also used to provide a more thorough understanding of the pastor’s life history, experiences, and leadership styles.

The results obtained showed that most of the participants scored low on power distance, but scored high on uncertainty avoidance, individualism, masculinity, and long-term orientation. On the perceived leadership behavior scale, a greater number of the elders and members perceived their pastor’s behavior as being high on Instrumental Leadership (IL), supportive leadership (SL), and participative leadership (PL). The pastors interviewed expressed some of their frustrations which includes their accents preventing them from reaching out to people who are not Africans, lack of funds to finance church projects, seemingly lack of respect for pastors as well as the congregation’s lack of commitment, and poor attendance to church services. Some doctrinal challenges include men and women sitting together in church, women not covering their hair and wearing pants/trousers to church, allowing unmarried couples to partake in holy communion and even be ordained as church officers, and tithes and offering were concerns for the pastors.

Despite all the hindrances and challenges, the pastors expressed their determination to fulfill their calling and in their efforts to adapt and accept the democratic and participatory style of leadership, as opposed to the generally hierarchical and autocratic approach used in TAC Nigeria. Nigerian pastors in TAC North America and the executives in Nigeria need to examine these challenges and formulate better policies for sending and supporting missionary pastors in TAC North America.

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Moen, Amy F. "An examination of North American and Brazilian campus ministries a comparison /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.

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Pickens, E. Ann Kellison Kimberly R. "A power for good in the church women's organizations within the black Baptist church in Texas, 1880-1895 /." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5166.

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Calfano, Brian Robert Oldmixon Elizabeth Anne. "Politics and the American clergy sincere shepherds or strategic saints? /." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2007. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-3991.

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Lee, Weymann S. "A church membership manual for establishing initial membership in the Asian American Alliance Church in Bellevue, Washington." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Childs, David J. "The Black Church and African American Education: The African Methodist Episcopal Church Educating for Liberation, 1816-1893." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1250397808.

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Rast, Lawrence R. "Nineteenth-century Lutheranism in the American South and West ministry and mission /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Riemann, Andreas. "Die Kirchenpolitik der SED gegenüber der Evangelischen Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg im Bezirk Potsdam 1961-1966." Master's thesis, Universität Potsdam, 2012. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2012/6029/.

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Die Magisterarbeit untersucht die Kirchenpolitik der SED in der ersten Hälfte der sechziger Jahre auf regionaler Ebene. Sie fragt, wie die Staats- und Parteiorgane des Bezirkes Potsdam gegenüber der Evangelischen Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg agierten, wie die zentralen Beschlüsse vor Ort umgesetzt wurden und welche Probleme dabei auftraten. Bei der Durchsetzung des Sozialismus in der DDR und der Sicherung der eigenen Herrschaft, stand der Staatspartei SED die evangelische Kirche als gesellschaftlicher Großverband im Weg. Nach einem harten Repressionskurs in den fünfziger Jahren, änderte die SED um 1960/61 ihre Strategie, um den Einfluss der Kirche auf die Gesellschaft auszuschalten. Die Christen sollten in die Gesellschaft integriert und vom Sozialismus überzeugt werden. Nach der Darstellung der Grundlagen der Kirchenpolitik der SED sowie der Evangelischen Kirche, analysiert die Arbeit die Umsetzung der Überzeugungsstrategie des SED-Staates im Bezirk Potsdam. Kirchenpolitische Strukturen, Akteure sowie Methoden werden anhand von Unterlagen des Rates des Bezirkes Potsdam sowie der SED-Bezirksleitung untersucht. Die Kirchenpolitik in den Bezirken sollte zu Beginn der sechziger Jahre systematischer und kontinuierlicher durchgeführt werden als zuvor. In einem Betreuungssystem wurden alle Pfarrer, kirchliche Mitarbeiter und engagierte Laien erfasst, um sie in regelmäßigen Gesprächen vom Sozialismus zu überzeugen, notfalls mit finanziellen Anreizen. Bei der Umsetzung klafften Anspruch und Realität weit auseinander. Personalmangel, Qualifizierung und mangelnde Bereitschaft der Mitarbeiter, aber auch die Resistenz der Pfarrerschaft ließen den Bezirksorganen meist nur die Beobachtung und Verwaltung kirchlicher Angelegenheiten. Als die Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg Anfang 1966 den EKD-Ratsvorsitzenden Kurt Scharf zu ihrem Bischof wählte, war offensichtlich, dass die Überzeugungsstrategie erhebliche Mängel aufwies.
The M.A. thesis analyses the church policy of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany on a regional level in the first half of the 1960s. The paper investigates how the administrative body of the state and the party in the Bezirk (district) Potsdam dealt with the Protestant Church in Berlin-Brandenburg, how they implemented central decisions and which problems occurred. With implementation of socialism in the GDR and securing their own power the Socialist Unity Party had its adversary in the Protestant church as one of the biggest social organizations. After hard repressions in the 1950s the Socialist Unity Party changed its strategy around 1960/61 to eliminate the influence of the protestant church on society. Christians from now on were supposed to be integrated in society and to be convinced of socialism. The paper focuses on the principles of church policy of the Socialist Unity Party and the Protestant Church, and investigates the implementation of the new persuasion strategy in the Bezirk Potsdam. Structures of church policy, protagonists and methods will be analysed on basis of documents from the Rat des Bezirkes (council) and the party leadership of the Bezirk. At the beginning of the 1960s the church policy of the regional districts in the GDR was meant to be more systematic and continuous as before. In a “mentoring” system all pastors, church staff and committed laypersons were registered in order to convince them of socialism in regular talks, in case of need with financial incentives. However, concerning implementation demands and reality diverged immensely. Staff shortage, lacking willingness and qualification of the staff, but also due to the pastors’ resistance the administrative body of state and party in the Bezirk Potsdam could only deal with administration and the observation of church matters. That the persuasion system had enormous obstacles became obvious when in 1966 the Protestant Church in Berlin-Brandenburg elected the leader of the EKD, Kurt Scharf, as their bishop.
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Good, Polly Jane. "Shakers, religion, and citizenship in the early American republic /." Connect to title online (ProQuest), 2009.

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Quill, Timothy C. J. "The impact of the liturgical movement on American Lutheranism." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Dixon, Brendan W. "The Protestant heritage of American public schools." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Clark, Sherman Alfred. "The ministry of American churches to the aged." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Arnaldo, Vicente A. "A newcomer assimilation process for Filipino-American churches in North America." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Steidl, Jason. "The Chicano Movement in the US Catholic Church| Grassroots Activism and Dialogical Ecclesiology." Thesis, Fordham University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10846575.

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The Chicano Movement in the Catholic Church initiated dialogue with the Catholic hierarchy through grassroots activism that ranged from the prophetic to the quotidian. Chicano organizations were led by Catholics whose experiences of the Church gave rise to their advocacy for racial justice, equal representation, and culturally appropriate ministries. Visions for the Church originating in the fields and barrios grew into a movement that challenged racism against Mexican Americans at local, diocesan, and national levels. Many Chicanos held that there was an inseparable connection between their cultural and spiritual lives. They asserted their place within the faith community and demanded the pastoral care that Anglo Catholic leadership denied them. Chicano Catholics pressured the Church with strategies they learned from community organizing, the Chicano and Black Liberation Movements, and the Feminist Movement. They did so in a way that made Catholic doctrine, rhetoric, and rituals central to their campaign and set them apart from secular branches of movimiento activism. Chicano Catholics valued the social, economic, and spiritual power held by the Church and were determined to redistribute it among Mexican American communities.

Decades after the peak of the Chicano Movement, its history in the Church is ripe for theological reflection. As a historical study, this work augments secular histories that have neglected the religious, theological, and ecclesiological foundations of the Chicano Movement. Theologically, this dissertation will encourage existing ecclesiologies to take seriously grassroots perspectives of the Church that animate dialogue, including the unconventional, controversial, and often provocative means that the Chicano Movement used to instigate dialogue between the center and peripheries of the US Catholic Church. Lessons from the Chicano Movement are invaluable for a Church within a political, social, and ecclesial milieu that continues to exclude vulnerable communities.

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Jeon, Jason Seongho. "Developing an effective campus ministry for Korean American Christians." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Handman, Deborah Fleenor. "Healing songs understanding and creating powerful music for the American church /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Boulay, Sherly Marie. "Church-Based Intervention on Prostate Cancer Screening for African American Men." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4775.

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African American men have a significantly higher incidence of prostate cancer, they are diagnosed at a later age, have more advanced stages of cancer at diagnosis, and higher mortality rates than other ethnic group. The purpose of this project, guided by the Ottawa decision support framework and the health belief model, was to investigate whether church leaders could be trained to deliver an educational program about the value of prostate cancer screening to African American males in a church setting. The 2 participants were church leaders in a predominantly African American church. The participants were taught about prostate cancer and the value of screening using videos and informative brochures developed by the National Institute on Aging, the American Cancer Society, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A researcher-designed pre- and posttest questionnaire was used to measure learning. Data were analyzed using a paired sample t test. Although small sample size may have contributed to lack of statistical significance, the mean score comparison showed knowledge acquisition, thus enabling the trainers to offer the information to members of their congregation, who could then make informed decisions. This study demonstrated the value of using unconventional educational settings, such as churches, to reach populations who might be unaware of their health risks. The results show that church leaders can be trained to have a positive impact on the physical health of their congregations and promote social change by encouraging health care practitioners to investigate alternative settings and methods to educate vulnerable populations about diseases and disease prevention.
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