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COLLECTION 0182: MC510 Signs and Wonders Collection
Full text linkThe MC510 Signs and Wonders collection includes class materials, class records, and correspondence regarding MC510: Signs, Wonders, & Church Growth; MC511: Healing Ministry and Church Growth; and MC550: The Ministry of Healing in World Evangelization. Dates of the materials range from 1981-1989. Formats include manuscripts, typescript, print publications, audio cassettes, audio CDs, and VHS tapes. This collection also includes two sets of seminar notes by Charles H. Kraft on “Christianity With Power” (1990) and “Deep Level Healing” (1992)
A Disciple Development Strategic Design for a Mission-Minded Ministry in a Post-Modern Era
Full text linkThis project devises a strategy requiring leadership commitment, supported by an operating style that inspires trust, obedience, and hope to sustain a disciple development culture at Antioch Church of God in Christ Church in Peoria, Arizona. The theological foundation of the study was Jesus’ mandate (Mt 28:18-20) and the spiritual maturation process (Rom 12:1-2). An improvement opportunity was identified in aligning the ministry culture to the theological practice supporting disciple development. Challenges associated with the community’s perception of the Pentecostal reformation were examined contextually. An original grace-based conceptual model was used for a senior leader’s retreat in Flagstaff, Arizona to facilitate the transformation of Antioch’s missional culture. Feedback from the twelve participant leaders confirmed the need for a ministry culture designed to support the transition from volunteer to servant. The standard of spiritual growth Paul the Apostle described in Rom 12:1-2 provides a foundational guide for the developing disciples. The theological reflections emphasized the importance of biblically sound strategic and grace-based thinking models to conceptualize the spiritual formation process. This approach provided a practical means to guide, inform, focus, and renew missional efforts into a plan with intentionality. The functional basis of the plan is God’s promise, purpose, and plan of salvation. Ministry practices supporting the transformation culture included preparation, prioritization, and future projections to enhance sustainability. As an illustration, the disciple development model represents the system, whereas, hyperlinking the components or biblical concepts to individual lesson plans reflects practical learning applications. The project confirms the importance of a disciple development strategy that enhances spiritual development and a mission-minded culture. Further, active engagement among leaders in edifying and equipping new converts is a critical process element. On a larger scale, churches in the Pentecostal reformation would benefit from this systemic approach
Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Context of Lacunar Infarction, Prediabetes, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Study
No full textMild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a diagnostic category that denotes deficits in cognitive functioning that is not indicative of a dementia syndrome, but also outside the range of healthy aging. As a result, MCI has become increasingly important in the early detection and prediction of more serious neurodegenerative decline. In order to accomplish this predictive function, it is crucial to identify possible etiological bases of symptomatology. Due to the multitude of individual factors that contribute to the development of MCI, case studies are needed in order to provide in-depth analysis of risk factors that large-scale studies may not be able to fully account for or explore.
Physical health, psychiatric, and cultural factors have an impact on neuropsychological assessment outcomes: In this study relevant research related to lacunar infarction, diabetes Type 2, and obstructive sleep apnea were considered. Additionally, the role of ethnicity was explored as an important factor impacting diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation planning. Because research has consistently highlighted the fact that ethnic minorities are disproportionately impacted by these disease processes and research in general, issues commonly faced by a minority status client were highlighted
A Turkish Musical Insider Case Study: Liturgy, Self-Identity and Spiritual Formation
No full textThis dissertation examines a model of musico-liturgical worship and its dynamics of inculturation, exploring how seriously a pastor takes context, culture, and worship. This applied case study of the All Saints Moda church (ASM) in Istanbul, Turkey, focused on the impact Pastor Turgay Üçal’s worship songs had on the assembly, and it demonstrated a correlation between local music, self-identity, and spiritual formation.
The research frame was provided by the four-arena global church music matrix: (1) the context, (2) the music maker, (3) the church, and (4) the biblical text. The context arena encompassed an exploration of the study’s background through a literature review, participant observation, and interviews. The music-maker arena focused on the life, ministry, and worship songs of Üçal. Methods included more than thirty hours of interviews with Üçal, his family members, and Protestant church leaders as well as the transcription and analysis of eighty of his works. The latter process encompassed lyric content analysis, including metaphoric and thematic analysis. The church arena involved participant observation, event-centered analysis of the ASM liturgical worship practice, and mapping the field of ritual. Finally, through a two-tiered set of interviews with eighteen followers of Christ (approximately one-fifth of the church body), the biblical arena looked into the influence of Üçal’s hymnody on the lives of the ASM congregation. This study was carried out over the course of three years.
Results of the investigation revealed that when filled with biblical content and meaning, indigenous music and other locally shaped worship forms function as spiritual disciplines that foster the development of self-identity and spiritual formation from within an Islamic society such as urban Istanbul. This model demonstrates inculturation as an essential component of Christian education and communication. Through nurturing participants’ transformation into Christlike, spiritually mature believers as they exercise their gifts, the ASM worship practice achieves maximum benefits
COLLECTION 0137: Philothean Fellowship Collection, 1947-1961
Full text linkThe Philothean Fellowship Collection, 1947-1961 consists of access and original copies of scrapbooks and notebooks kept by members of the Fuller Theological Seminary student wives’ group, the Philothean Fellowship. The scrapbooks include photographs, postcard invitations to Seminary social events and lectures, Fuller Seminary convocation and commencement brochures, and the newsletter The Broadcaster.
The Philothean Fellowship was an organization initiated by Grace Payton Fuller and Mary Jane Smith for the training, community, and spiritual growth of the women at Fuller Theological Seminary. The original community in 1947 consisted of student, staff, and faculty wives, and grew to include all women of the Seminary staff and student body by the 1960s. The group stayed active until 1974-1975, when its name transitioned to the “Women’s Institute” (1974-1980), and the Office of Women\u27s Concerns opened to monitor all programs and decisions concerning female staff, students, and faculty of Fuller Seminary in 1976.
Subsequent support groups for Fuller student spouses included a steering committee (1980-1993), FOCUS (1990-1999), Fuller Wives Fellowship (1993), SUPPORT (1994-c.2015), and CONNECT (c.2015 - )
A Psychology of the Ordinary: Humility, Grace, and Gratitude as Religious Inflections of the World
Full text linkThe Fuller Symposium on the Integration of Psychology and Theology was established to encourage the discovery of new relationships between the Christian faith and the discipline of psychology.
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Inner Healing Through Centering Prayer at Christ United Methodist Church, Salisbury, North Carolina
Full text linkThe goal for this Doctoral Project was to offer the spiritual discipline of Centering Prayer to a church community as a healing practice for people of the Christian faith. Not only does Centering Prayer foster inner healing, but the practice also creates a deepening relationship with God in ways other prayer forms do not. The ancient/new practice of Centering Prayer can bring emotional restoration and a more intentional connection to God. By utilizing a contemplative format of prayer, the individual benefits from physiological changes in the brain.
When Centering Prayer becomes a regular part of a Christian’s spiritual practice, it unifies the mind, body, and spirit holistically, while fostering healing through a contemplative relationship with God. This prayer form trains the mind to think in a different way, which changes the brain’s neuronal structure. Once the brain creates new pathways, it changes destructive thought patterns and improves emotional health by liberating the human spirit. As a prayer form, it affects the praying person’s mind while enhancing the intimacy of his or her relationship with God.
To test this thesis, two groups learned about Centering Prayer in different settings. One was a group from Christ United Methodist Church in the form of a seven-week Lenten study on various contemplative spiritual disciplines, one of which was Centering Prayer. The second group was a weekend retreat with a sister church, Christ United Methodist from Charlotte, North Carolina. Within the groups, each person’s life experience varied considerably. The receptivity of each participant also varied, leaving some perplexed and others intrigued. Ultimately, the Holy Spirit must lead every person to this practice at the right time in life and sustain him or her through its challenges to personally benefit from its multi-somatic advantages