Browsing Dissertations, Research Portfolios and Theses by Title
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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 ... -
Leadership and the Incarnation: Reflections on Cross-Cultural Marketplace Mission and the Role of the Church
(Tyndale University, 2024-01)The leadership model of Christ’s incarnation provided a framework for this research study on the relationship between the church and cross-cultural marketplace mission workers. The author explored leadership through the ... -
The Leadership Development Road Trip: Navigating Complexity, Harnessing Mentorship, and Embracing Shared Leadership on the Journey of Growing Young Leaders at Trinity Streetsville
(Tyndale University, 2024-02)This portfolio navigates the landscape of leadership development at Trinity Anglican Church amidst the challenges posed by declining membership within the Anglican Church of Canada. Advocating for lay leadership development, ... -
Leading the Armenian Evangelical Church of Toronto Through an Envisioning Process Using an Adaptation of Aubrey Malphur’s Model as Described in Advanced Strategic Planning
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2013-04)The Armenian Evangelical Church of Toronto (AECT) has never had a shared and clearly communicated corporate mission and vision statement. As a result the congregation's ministries have not been aligned with any explicit ... -
Let Us Therefore Strive to Enter That Rest": An Intertextual and Rhetorical Study of the Old Testament Quotations and Allusions in Hebrews 4:1-11
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2015-04)The aim of this study is to investigate the significance of "rest" in Hebrews 4: 1-11 and explore the implications of this "rest" for believers. The methodology chosen to conduct this investigation is taken from Richard ... -
The Lighthouse Foundation: Discovering the Underlying Reasons that Prevented Its Launch, While Understanding Leadership When Faced With Failure
(Tyndale University, 2023-08)The focus of this research portfolio was to discover the reasons that prevented the Lighthouse Foundation from launching. The Lighthouse Foundation is a non-profit ministry initiated by, but separate from the church, The ... -
Listening to God: the Key to Spiritual Formation for Salvationists and All People
(Tyndale University, 2023-02)Having a relationship with God implies communication with Him. How do we communicate with God? How do we know what He is saying? Through the process of writing her spiritual autobiography during the COVID-19 pandemic, the ... -
Lone Rangers No More: Calvin's Company of Pastors as a Model for Presbyterian Clergy Relationships Today
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2011-08)The Company of Pastors moderated by John Calvin in sixteenth century Geneva was never formally adopted outside the Genevan context, yet it appears to have benefited the pastors and congregations of the citystate in its ... -
A Mentors' Manual for Leadership Formation for Postulants for Ordination in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto.
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-06)Churches in Canada increasingly turn to clergy as leaders—not just as spiritual guides—in today’s post-Christendom environment. The Anglican Diocese of Toronto identifies leadership as an important skill set for priests, ... -
The Mid-Faith Crisis: Introducing Evangelicals to the Dark Night of the Soul
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2019-11)The mid-faith crisis is a qualitative shift in our faith experience as God weans us of the spiritual delights lavished upon us in the initial stages of faith and leads us on an inner journey of awareness, repentance, and ... -
The Ministry Benefits and Personal Growth that Came from Using Participatory Action Research to Develop a Workshop for Cree Mentors
(Tyndale University, 2020-09)This Doctor of Ministry (DMin) Research Portfolio details the author’s development as a leader throughout the program via his Leadership Narrative, Ministry Context Analysis, Project Report, and Philosophy of Leadership. ... -
Ministry Context Exegete, Leadership Philosophy, and a Model for Teaching Pastors the Pure Gospel in a Prosperity Gospel Context
(Tyndale University, 2020-05)This portfolio consists of three key parts. Part One focuses on the exegetic consideration of the researcher's ministry context and ethno-cultural autobiography. The Second part comprises the researcher's leadership ... -
Missional Marriage Ministry: A Pilot Study in Enlisting, Equipping, and Engaging in Missional Expressions of Marriage Ministry
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2012-04)The intention of this project was to equip, mobilize and assist Christian couples to have missional impact on marriages in the community and in so doing prevent or minimize the negative impact of family dysfunction for ... -
Mobilizing "Second-Mile" Christians to Engage in Ministries in a Chinese Church Through the Tribe of Caleb Project : An Initiative to Equip Cantonese-Speaking Senior Christians and Provide Them with Opportunities to Serve
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2015-02)Chinese churches in Canada have been enjoying significant growth over the past few decades, but their aging Cantonese-speaking congregations have started to show signs of withdrawal from active church ministry. Using the ... -
A Model for Fostering Relational Growth by Using Appreciative Inquiry at New Life Adventist Church in Oshawa, Ontario
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-03)This project introduced the Appreciative Inquiry process to the New Life Seventh-day Adventist Church in Oshawa for the purpose of fostering positive change towards increased loving relationships with one another. The ... -
Moving Forward in Mission: Introducing Missional Life to a Rural Newfoundland and Labrador Pentecostal Church through Shared Narratives and Missional Experiments
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2012-01)This study investigated the role, if any, that narrative research, appreciative inquiry, and missional experimentation have in helping people in a local church to understand their participation in the mission of God. The ... -
One Body in Christ: A Strategic Planned Changed Project in the Church Assembly in Toronto Transitioning an Ethnic Church Into a Missional Multi-Ethnic Church Through the Adoption of the Local Majority Official Language in the Sunday Service
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2012-03)This study is a project of planned change transitioning the language employed in the Sunday service of the Church Assembly in Toronto from Chinese to English. The purpose of the change is to create an environment that can ... -
Online Discipling of North African Isolated Christians of Muslim Background
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-03)This project was a small-scale study of the effectiveness of using the Created for Relationship curriculum (Arabic Version) to disciple isolated Christians from Muslim backgrounds (CMB) of North African descent, using ... -
"Parenting with Heart": The Development and Evaluation of a Christian Parenting Curriculum to Support and Encourage the Family to Be the Domestic Church
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2015-03)The methodologies of participatory action research and curriculum development were used to develop and evaluate a Christian parenting curriculum, Parenting with Heart, to support and encourage families, in their vocation ...