Dissertations / Theses: 'The Ministry of Time'

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Niquette, Alan R. "Bi-vocational ministry a manual for tentmakers /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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Yoon, Chun Suk. "Ministry strategy in a cyber age change from visual education to auditory one." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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White, Coretha Vanessa. "Recruitment for full-time volunteer service from the African American community." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Davis, James O. "A model for a full-time evangelistic preaching ministry a step-by-step manual for birthing, building, and broadening a full-time evangelistic preaching ministry in local Assemblies of God churches /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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West, D. Jack. "Equipping the part-time staff of Holloway Baptist Church, Deville, Louisiana to accomplish team-based ministry." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Wong, Siew Li. "A defence of the intrinsic value of "secular work" in tentmaking ministry in the light of the theological doctrines of creation, redemption and eschatology." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Scheffer, Susara Elizabeth. "A pastoral study focusing on the influence of fulltime ministry on marital wellness / Scheffer, S.E." Thesis, North-West University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4961.

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One of the most important social institutions in our society is that of the family and specifically the union of marriage. Marriage is one of God's central institutions as it depicts His relationship to his body of believers just as Christ is the groom and his body the bride. Full-time ministry couples experience certain pressures, which impact the health and union of the marriage in a variety of ways - yet these "pressures" are not always understood in society or by the church. This study undertakes to understand what the influence of full-time ministry has on the health of a marriage for couples who are engaged in full-time ministry. Through a qualitative empirical research based on the model of Zerfass, the researcher will gain understanding into the various aspects underlying the ministry environment that influences the health of a marriage. The researcher establishes that three main areas must be formulated for future ministry couples in order to function at an optimal level. These areas include the establishment of proper ministerial and marriage guidelines. It also includes that married couples should gain proper equilibrium and consciousness towards their ministry and marriage health. It is evident that the body of Christ doesn't fully grasp the influence of full-time ministry on the health of a marriage. An overall uncertainty exists of what constitutes a healthy marriage and therefore a lack of understanding on the various pressures exerted on full-time ministry is prevalent. Ultimately couples should realise that today's changing times and uncertain job roles necessitate flexibility to adapt to new environments while still holding on to a healthy marriage union
Thesis (M.A. (Practical Theology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.

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Barnes, Lowell R. "How do they all serve? a survey of the nature of the bivocational ministry in the Evangelical Free Church of America /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Lewis, Hamilton W. "Motivational factors at the Geneva Bible Institute for students to begin and continue in full time ministry in France." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Brennen, Colin. "The life and times of Isaac Basire." Thesis, Durham University, 1988. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/799/.

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Murray, Petronella. "The impact of full-time Christian ministry on the spiritual well-being of the ministering family's children : a pastoral study / P. Murray." Thesis, North-West University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4713.

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This research focuses on the problem field of those called to full-time Christian work and specifically how the interpretation and implementation thereof has an impact on the spiritual well-being of the adolescents growing up in this context. The purpose of the study is to identify the challenges parents and adolescents experience and to minimise the negative impact thereof through praxis theoretical guidelines for spiritual nurturing. A Biblical perspective on calling to full-time Christian ministry as well as an understanding of the God-given mandate to parents to nurture the spiritual well-being of their family, forms the basis of this research. Insight into the problem field was gained through empirical research conducted by means of structured and unstructured interviews. Adolescents whose parents are presently in full-time Christian work were interviewed by means of a questionnaire as well as an in-depth conversation. Interviews with adults who had grown up in context of full-time Christian work during the 1970's and 1980's gave insight into the long-term impact on spiritual well-being. Parents in full-time Christian work, who are raising adolescents, shared their perspectives and challenges in interviews. Research in the social sciences confirmed the Biblical perspective that the family is the best environment for both adults and children to grow to maturity. Integration of all the dimensions of life is essential for the process growth within the family and is an ongoing dynamic process which continually requires observation, evaluation and change. This study concludes by offering guidelines to parents in full-time Christian work on spiritual nurturing of their family as the primary focus of their ministry. The result of this approach is that the family is restored to its God-ordained position as the epicentre of ministry. Just as Abraham's family was chosen by God to reveal Him to the nations, so, the family in full-time Christian work is called, as a unit, to participate in God's redemption the world.
Thesis (M.A. (Pastoral))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.

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Springer, Keith. "Exploring resistance to the placement of female graduates of Indiana Wesleyan University in full-time ministry positions in the Wesleyan Church." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Kelley, Robert E. "Why church-owned Christian day schools are failing to meet their anticipated results in the number of students entering full-time ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Brown, Tim. "Creating a high impact hospitality ministry to assimilate first-time guests into the life and membership of First Baptist Church of Clovis." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Rindahl, Steven Glenn. "The United States Army chaplain's role during times of traumatic injury and death in a combat environment." Thesis, University of Chester, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10034/314711.

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It is critical that anyone responding to a traumatic event must be able to fulfill his or her purpose in the situation. The US Army Chaplain must be prepared to provide valued minisry during times of traumatic injury and death in a combat environment. The purpose of the investigation was to establish core ministry actions based upon identified common expectations and standards between chaplains, officers, and Soldiers of their command relating to ministry during times of traumatic injury and death in a combat environment. The intent was met though a series of steps beginning with the identification of the problem that US Army Chaplains have not been adequately prepared for the task of Combat Trauma Ministry. A review of current scholarship in the field demonstrated that significant works on Combat Trauma Ministry are almost non-existent. In order to accomplish the investigation two research methodologies were employed. There was use of quantitative data and large scale use of qualitiative research. The qualitative research provoed to be particualrly useful becauise of its focus on the study of problems in the social context. Research of the issue began with an examination of chaplain qualifications. This included a rebiew of the educational and ministerial prerequsities applicants must meet. A study of the training provided by the Army to those newly entering the US Army Chaplain Corps follows. This process revealed the challenges posed in trying to teach clergy from civilian parishes tom minister in the Army context of which many have no experience. The heart of the research is the body of interviews of chaplains, officers, and Soldiers. These personal accounts of ministry done, and failing to be done, with the theological impetus behind it provided the groundwork from which to draw the research conclusions. The research concludes that preparation for Combat Trauma Ministry within theArmy is still lacking but improving. In order to covercome remaining deficiencies individual chaplains, supervisory chaplains, and the US Army Chaplain Corps need to personally and professional augment training to ensure that the Chaplain Corps' Core Competencies Continuum - Nuture the Living, Care for the Wounded, and Honor the Dead - are adequately performed. The research identified three priorities of ministry to accomplish this intent. They are: Maintain Composure, Give them Something Tangible, and Share in the Burden. Finally, there is the recognition that the US Army Chaplain Corps must become more stringent in three specific concerns: Training and Qualification standards, developing self and supervisory care for chaplains, and prepating for the long-lasting effects of combat exposure and PTSD with a Soul Care emphasis.

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Weaver, Graham M. "Give me that big time religion: Adrian Rogers as a builder in the Southern Baptist convention, at Bellevue Baptist Church, and with his radio ministry Love Worth Finding, 1972-2005." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/35438.

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Master of Arts
Department of History
Robert D. Linder
As pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church from 1972 to 2005 and three-time President of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in 1979 and 1986-1988, Adrian Rogers (1931-2005) played an integral role in promoting inerrancy within the SBC. His actions not only moved the SBC in a more conservative direction, if not a fundamentalist one, but also shifted Southern Baptists, politically, in the direction of the Republican Party. However, Rogers’s role in the SBC went further than just politics. His involvement within the SBC, his leadership at Bellevue Baptist Church and its eventual move to Cordova, Tennessee, suggest that Rogers was actually a builder. Love Worth Finding (LWF), has preserved his legacy after his death in 2005. As a result, this thesis argues that Adrian Rogers was not only a preacher, popular grassroots organizer within the SBC, or evangelist, but also a builder. If it had not been for Rogers, the “architectural” blueprint for the SBC would never have become a reality. When Rogers became pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, the church resided in midtown Memphis and had close to 9,000 members. By the time he retired in 2005, the church had 28,000 members and was located in Cordova, Tennessee. Finally, Rogers launched LWF in the midst of the televangelist scandals of the late 1980s. Not only did LWF survive the unseemly televangelist fallout, it continues to broadcast Rogers’s sermons today.

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De, Lucia Pierluigi. "The Petrine ministry at the time of the first four ecumenical councils: relations between the Bishop of Rome and the Eastern Bishops as revealed in the canons, process, and reception of the councils." Thesis, Boston College, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1852.

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Thesis advisor: Francine Cardman
The Petrine ministry of the bishops of Rome and relations with the eastern bishops at the time of the first four ecumenical councils are the focus of this thesis. It places the Church in the complex historical context marked by the public recognition of Christianity under Constantine (312) and the great novelty of the close interactions of the emperors with the bishops of the major sees in the period, Rome, Alexandria, Antioch and Constantinople. The study examines the structures of the church (local and regional synods and ecumenical councils) and the roles of bishops and emperors in the ecumenical councils of Nicaea (325), Constantinople I (381), Ephesus (431), and Chalcedon (451), including the “robber” council of 449. Attention is given to the most important and sometimes contested canons of those councils regarding the relationship of the eastern bishops and their sees to the bishop of Rome and his claims to exercise a Petrine ministry and authority for the whole Church: canon 6 (Nicaea), canon 3 (Constantinople), canon 7 (Ephesus) and canon 28 (Chalcedon). The method of the study is historical and draws on the contributions of major Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran and Catholic scholars. The concluding synthesis and ecclesiological reflection finds that no Roman bishop was present at these councils, but at all but Constantinople, where there was a western observer, he sent legates. Sometimes the bishop of Rome played an important role in the ecumenical councils, i.e., Leo in relation to Ephesus 449 and Chalcedon; Celestine and recognition of Ephesus 431, and in both cases, the emperor also supported the final decisions. Moreover, the bishops of Rome played a minor role in relation to Nicaea and Constantinople. Finally, in regard to canon 3 of Constantinople and 28 of Chalcedon they consistently asserted that their apostolicity and foundation on Peter was the source of the Roman bishop’s authority and precedence
Thesis (STL) — Boston College, 2010
Submitted to: Boston College. School of Theology and Ministry
Discipline: Sacred Theology

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Establés, Heras María Josefa. "Entre profesionales y aficionados: relaciones y tensiones entre fans e industrias culturales, procesos y estrategias de trabajo y creación: estudios de caso de los fandoms castellanoparlantes de Doctor Who y El Ministerio del Tiempo." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/669211.

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La presente tesis doctoral pretende examinar los procesos de profesionalización de las personas que se consideran fans. En este sentido, este trabajo propone una nueva taxonomía sobre las características de distintos tipos de fans, tanto a nivel consumidor como productivo. Asimismo, se han elegido dos estudios de casos, que se corresponden con las comunidades de fans castellanoparlantes de las series de televisión Doctor Who y El Ministerio del Tiempo, con el objetivo de identificar y comprender a los actores involucrados en estos procesos de profesionalización, sus motivaciones, así como qué estrategias llevan a cabo y cómo han aprendido a desarrollarlas. Finalmente, esta tesis presenta una nueva teoría centrada en el diseño y control de comunidades de fans dentro del ecosistema transmediático actual.
This doctoral thesis aims to examine the professionalization processes of people who consider themselves fans. In this sense, this work proposes a new taxonomy on the characteristics of different types of fans, both in consumer and a productive levels. Likewise, two case studies have been chosen, which correspond to the Spanish-speaking fan communities of the tv series Doctor Who and El Ministerio del Tiempo (The Department of Time), with the aim of identifying and understanding the actors involved in these professionalization processes, their motivations, as well as what strategies they carry out and how they have learned to develop them. Finally, this thesis presents a new theory focused on the design and control of fan communities within the current transmedia ecosystem.
La present tesi doctoral pretén examinar els processos de professionalització de les persones que es consideren fans. En aquest sentit, aquest treball proposa una nova taxonomia sobre les característiques de diferents tipus de fans, tant a nivell consumidor com productiu. Així mateix, s'han triat dos estudis de casos, que es corresponen amb les comunitats de fans castellanoparlants de les sèries de televisió Doctor Who i El Ministerio del Tiempo (El Ministeri del Temps), amb l'objectiu d'identificar i comprendre als actors involucrats en aquests processos de professionalització, les seves motivacions, així com quines estratègies duen a terme i com han après a desenvolupar-les. Finalment, aquesta tesi presenta una nova teoria centrada en el disseny i control de comunitats de fans dins de l'ecosistema transmediàtic actual.

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VanAntwerp, Malcolm E. "Bridging the gap in American Baptist churches through interim pastorates under the ministers-at-large program." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Cox, Stewart W. "Developing a Lay Ministry team led Student Ministry." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2007. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Edwards, Erin Michelle. "Engaging campus ministry fundamentals with urban ministry needs." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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Young, Daniel R. "Turnaround ministry." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Paffhausen, James V. "Ministry: an Orthodox assessment an analytical critique of the ministry section of Baptism, eucharist and ministry /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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Flynn-Piercy, Holly. "Presidents, Prime Ministers and health care reform in political time : using Stephen Skowronek's institutional theory to compare leadership behaviour in Britain and the United States." Thesis, Durham University, 2018. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12495/.

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Despite the vast scholarship on presidential leadership, scholars continue to grapple with the issue of the power and authority of the president. Each new president invites a plethora of analysis, discussion and debate, each time reigniting this question. Rarely however, do scholars evaluate more than a single president; rarely do they compare their power, their circumstances, their personalities. It is for this reason that Stephen Skowronek’s theory of presidential leadership is so notable. Indeed, Skowronek’s theory, first articulated in The Politics Presidents Make (1993) and then revised and expanded in Presidential Leadership in Political Time (2008; 2011), fundamentally changed the way scholars and others interpret the American presidency and its development over time. While his theory was also an attempt to answer the perennial question of power and authority, it went much further in its attempt to develop a generalisable theory of leadership that could be applied to all presidents. With Skowronek’s original contribution in mind, this thesis takes his theory and tests its utility in a comparative context. The thesis is driven by three questions: (i) is the theory applicable to Britain – can it effectively explain recent British political leadership? (ii) can an American Political Development (APD) approach be successfully utilised in a comparative context? and (iii) does a mechanism to further specify the expected leadership behaviour of presidents and prime ministers increase the effectiveness of Skowronek’s theory when applied to an empirical context? The thesis addresses these questions using health care reform as a case study to determine the extent to which leaders’ behaviour is institutionally constrained and the impact on their policy-making decisions and outcomes. The main contention of this project is that Skowronek’s theory can be successfully applied to explain the leadership behaviour of British prime ministers, with a comparison based on shared leadership categorisations and macro-level structural similarities. The thesis maintains that Skowronek underestimates the importance of, and neglects to include mechanisms in his model that accurately consider the role of agency, specifically the agency a leader has when confronting constraints. Leadership is inherently more subjective and agency-driven than the theory recognises. The thesis offers a mechanism to join structure and agency more effectively, arguing that it is this that increases the potential of applying Skowronek’s theory successfully. This thesis not only further breaks down the barriers preventing comparisons of (same-country) leaders over time, but also offers a precedent for comparison of leaders across countries. Ultimately, it is hoped that scholars will explicitly recognise that more can be gained from studying leaders in a comparative context at the same time as acquiring a better understanding of power and leadership, whether its historical patterns or its contemporary challenges.

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Perez, Susan Carew. "Literacy as ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Peterson, Mervin K. "Airport ministry manual." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.

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Sheffer, Eldon J. "Ministry to men." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Shaw, Craig D. "Mentoring for ministry." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Samuel, Perumkunnil S. "Ministry of listening." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Hu, Yi-Nan. "Incarnational pastoral ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Lloyd, Donald R. "Locating ministry gaps and potential targets for ministry through comparative demographic profiling." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Hicks, W. Bruce. "Experiential learning in ministry." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ54504.pdf.

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Hoeffner, Mark Alan. "A team ministry handbook." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.

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Suter, Adam Joseph. "Campus ministry in Brazil." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Riser, Chris. "Bible driven youth ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p091-0029.

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Wright, Kevin R. "An intercessory prayer ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p064-0124.

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Bennett, Douglas R. "Preparing for the ministry." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Malphrus, Carolyn Rampley. "Establishing a prayer ministry." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Gow, Lynda Nancy. "Ministry and spirituality, how are we spiritually nourished by our work of ministry?" Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0015/MQ48827.pdf.

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Wilson, Patricia Ann. "The family and volunteer ministry a correlation between ministry involvement and family relationships /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.

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Metzler, Paul A. "Administrating ministry the use of strategic planning and management in a ministry setting /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Martens, William W. "Harvest Ministry the development of an inner city mission ministry to the destitute /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Edison, Larry. "The effect of written ministry descriptions on lay ministry at Covenant Life Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Huard, Geoff. "Ministry education for the new frontier : a training program for cross-cultural ministry /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Greenway, R. Scott. "Enhancing ministry effectiveness through a multiple staff ministry at Caledonia Christian Reformed Church." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Tolman, Stanley Ray. "The contextualization of college ministry with insights from the ministry of Josh McDowell /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Huard, Geoff. "Ministry education for the new frontier a training program for cross-cultural ministry /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Thompson, Susan J. "A new theology of ministry : the ordained Methodist ministry in New Zealand, 1880-1980." Thesis, University of Canterbury. History, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8129.

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Between 1880 and 1980 the ordained ministry of the Methodist Church of New Zealand faced many changes. This study seeks to examine the way in which, during this period, the ministry lost much of its homogeneity to become instead a more diverse body, made up of and valuing a greater range of people with new and varied gifts, and prepared to explore and experiment with alternative ways of offering ministry. In doing so the thesis will concentrate on the ministry of the Wesleyans and, later, the united Methodist Church, although indicating in a general way some of the thinking and practices of the other Methodist traditions in New Zealand. The special position of the Maori ministry will be discussed in further chapters, but for the most part this study will focus on the Church's European ministry. In tracing the development of this change to the ordained ministry, two major themes have emerged, both of which have challenged traditional assumptions about the changing nature of such a ministry. The first has been the desire for rigid concepts of ministry and a narrowly defined presbyterate to be opened up and made more inclusive and more flexible. As the Church has re-examined its understanding of ministry, then, it has developed a whole new theology of ministry and laity. The second has been an increasing trend towards "professionalisation and specialisation” within ordained ministry. This is expressed in the desire that the Church and the presbyterate do things in a 'professional’ way, seeking 'professional' competence. These themes run throughout the chapters to follow. This study is divided into five chapters, each examining some aspect of the changing nature the Methodist presbyterate between 1880 and 1980. The first will look at how the ordained related to their lay colleagues in ministry, and in the way in which this gradually changed as the Church accepted a more equal view of ministry. The second will trace the growth in alternative forms of ordained ministry, reflecting the Church's new willingness to experiment with different ways of working. The third will show how restrictions upon those who could enter the presbyterate were removed, allowing women, married men and Maori to be admitted to ordained ministry with full status. The fourth will trace the changing history of the process by which the Church selected its candidates for ministry – a history revealing, among other things, the desire for a more professional expertise. Finally, the fifth will show how Methodist education for ministry has developed over the century, gradually becoming more individually flexible within the College and without. The research for this work is mainly based on written, Methodist sources. The most useful of these have been the minutes of the Methodist Annual Conference. These contain the annual reports of the Church's committees, departments and institutions, and the resolutions passed by the Conference. Certain statistical material may also be derived from various lists (like, for example, the stationing list) and from the questions of Conference. This material is sometimes problematical as the Church has often displayed a lack of consistency in the way these have been kept (by, for example, changing categories and including people in more than one list). Specific problems are noted with the appropriate tables. The Church's law books have proved to be another useful source. Produced more irregularly (in thirteen editions between 1880 and 1980), these contain the rules and regulations of the Church. A less official source than these is the Journal of Conference, which records the daily business of the Conference, and so reveals something of the process leading up to the final resolutions found in the minutes. It includes the unacceptable motions and reports that are not recorded in the minutes, and some of the debate - with the names of those included - surrounding an issue. The Church's newspaper the New Zealand Methodist Times, also contains more detailed reports on aspects of the Conference, together with all sorts of articles and letters to do with Church life.

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Kim, Junsoo. "Visitation ministry and counseling : alternative model for counseling ministry in a Korean-American church /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Harris, Robert Mark. "Expository preaching in youth ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'The Ministry of Time'

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