Browsing by Subject "Dissertations, Academic--OWOBC--Tyndale Seminary"
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Developing Leaders Who Lead like Jesus in the Context of the Rapidly Growing Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church
(Tyndale University College and Seminary, 2019-04)This project had a transformative impact on the character and in the lives of leaders of nine zones and five special districts of the Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church (EKHC). During the project, they reported that they developed ... -
Developing Mutual Spiritual Intimacy Among the Leaders of Walking on the Water Ministries Through the Use of Ruth Haley Barton's Book Pursuing God's Will Together
(Tyndale University, 2020-06)This research project used Ruth Haley Barton's book Pursuing God's Will Together, as a tool to develop mutual spiritual intimacy among the leaders of Walking on the Water Ministries. Sessions were completed with the ... -
Development and Delivery of a Course on Selected Management Principles and Practices for Pastors in Canadian Chinese Alliance Churches
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-04)Using an action research approach, a course on essential management principles and practices was developed, and then field tested by some Christian and Missionary Alliance pastors. They participated in the 4-month course ... -
Development and Evaluation of a Manual to Assist Participants in Credential Disciplinary Processes in the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2019-03)A need was identified in The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) to clarify the disciplinary procedures outlined in the General Constitution and By- Laws (GCB 2018, 42-52). Individuals engaged in various dimensions of ... -
The Development and Implementation of a Ministry Mentoring Model in a Sri Lankan Context
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2013-02)This thesis focuses on developing a ministry mentoring model and creating a mentoring culture in a Sri Lankan context so that ministry leaders in the organization could participate effectively in the development of emerging ... -
Empowering Ongoing Transformation in Two Churches by Discerning and Participating in the Mission of God through Looking Up, Around, Back, In and Forward
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2013-04)This project assesses the effectiveness of the discerning process of Looking Up, Around, Back, In and Forward as a means of empowering a church to experience ongoing transformation by discerning and participating in the ... -
An Exploration of Spiritual Formation to Increase Awareness and Attachment to God, Self and Others
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2019-03)he purpose of this portfolio was to explore spiritual formation through lectio Divina, spiritual direction and a focus group to increase awareness of attachment to God, self and others. The portfolio includes a spiritual ... -
Exploring the Key Elements of Southland’s Church Renewal Mentorship Model for Adaptation into Mentorship Model Practices with the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada.
(Tyndale University, 2021-04)This portfolio explores the impact and influence of Southland Church’s Church Renewal program on pastors in the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada (EMCC). As a pastor in the EMCC, I was given permission to explore ... -
Finding Unity in Diversity: The Use of Appreciative Inquiry to Cultivate Common Ground Among Leaders in a Multi-Congregational Chinese Church in Canada
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-05)Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church is a large ethnic Chinese church in Toronto. Over the years it has become home to a diverse group of congregants who are of Chinese descent but who speak different mother tongues. Multiple ... -
From Imago Dei to Missio Dei: An Art Experiment as Invitation to Spiritual Transformation
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2012-01)Jesus told stories and weaved together metaphors that called his followers and detractors to consider their place in the Kingdom of God. Today church leaders are challenged to engage the theological imagination in order ... -
The Impact of a Staff Performance Management System on Performance Outcomes and Employee Commitment in a Private, Christian, Higher Education Institution
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2019-09)This thesis explored performance management in a private, Christian, Canadian, higher education institution. A Model for Effective Performance Management was developed which served as a framework for a participatory action ... -
Implementing the Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Revitalize the Church of Pentecost Canada
(Tyndale University, 2020-09)The Church of Pentecost Canada is an ethnic Pentecostal denomination with roots from Ghana. Over the last thirty years she has grown numerically, spiritually and geographically across Canada. However, the church is confronted ... -
The Importance of Hearing God in the Spiritual Formation of Chinese Christians of Immigrant Background
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-01)Christian spiritual formation is a process of being conformed to the image of Christ. A Christlike Christian will be a convincing witness for Christ. The focus of this portfolio is to help Chinese immigrant Christians in ... -
Improving Our Welcome: Listening and Responding to Newcomers in Order to Improve the Hospitality of Weyburn Free Methodist Church
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-05)This action research project used interviews to gain insight into the experience of newcomers to a rural church, used group discernment techniques to generate a response, and then evaluated the process and outcomes with ... -
An Integrated Approach to Spiritual Direction: Converging Spirituality, Creativity, and Cognitive Theories through the Expressive Arts as a Model for Christian Spiritual Formation
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-04)Christian spiritual direction today builds on both an ancient and an emerging practice. There remains both in the old and the new, a theological assumption that the “spiritual life and the practice of spiritual direction ... -
An Integrative Model of Spiritual Formation: Incorporating Practices from Christian Spirituality and Psychotherapy
(Tyndale University, 2020-06)This portfolio presents an integrative approach to Christian spiritual formation that refutes the dualism of the modern era. This dualism, which has dominated the western world for approximately three hundred years, places ... -
Introducing Kenotic Conversation and Assessing its Impact Among Cantonese and English Generations in Markham Chinese Presbyterian Church, Toronto, Canada
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2016-04)This study demonstrated how Kenotic Conversation (KC) could improve the trust relationships between the leaders from an older Cantonese generation and members of a younger English generation at the Markham Chinese Presbyterian ... -
John Wesley's Doctrine of Prevenient Grace & Its Import for Christian Missions
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2009-05)This thesis is an examination of John Wesley's doctrine of prevenient grace. In this work, the following question has been addressed: What did John Wesley think prevenient grace was and did, and what contribution does this ... -
The Knowledge of God and the Knowledge of Self: Exploring Spiritual Formation Via Discernment and the MBTI®
(Tyndale University, 2020-08)In this Research Portfolio, the author explores spiritual formation through growing in the knowledge of God and in the knowledge of God and in the knowledge of self. The specific avenue for exploring growing in the knowledge ... -
Laying a Foundation for Nurturing Experiential Communion with the Word of God for Soul Formation Through Journaling and Inner Circle Relationships
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2019-02)In this research portfolio, three projects form the basis in developing this new pathway to nurture formation. The author’s spiritual autobiography recounts his journey into two-way communion with the Word of God and gives ...