Browsing Dissertations, Research Portfolios and Theses by Title
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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 ... -
A Participatory Strength-Based Review of the Flexible Model of Training for Salvation Army Officers in the Finland and Estonia Territory
(Tyndale University, 2021-06)In 2002, The Salvation Army in the Finland and Estonia Territory moved from a standard residential officer training model to a flexible, non-residential training model. The passing years brought changes within The Salvation ... -
Past, Future, and Present: A Ministry Journey Unstuck in Time
(Tyndale University, 2022-09)In this portfolio the writer explored his ministry journey and identity through the lens of time, looking at his past, future, and present, in order to plot a course forward. In considering his past he examined how his ... -
Paul's Use of the Exodus Narrative in His Argumentation in 1 Corinthians 5
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2015-04)This thesis examines how Paul uses analogies between the Corinthians' situation and the exodus narrative in 1 Corinthians 5 to encourage proper ethical deliberation in his audience. He urges the Corinthians to rethink their ... -
Practical Enhancements to Willow Creek’s Spiritual Continuum: Prayer, Mentoring, Small Groups, and the Cross
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-08)This project explores in three parts the connection between mentoring, growth in personal prayer practices, and spiritual growth. The first part looks at how mentoring and personal prayer practices influenced my personal ... -
The Practice of Silence and Its Related Spiritual Disciplines in Guiding Cambodian Christian Leaders Toward Christlike Transformation
(Tyndale University, 2023-06)I have in my desire to be inwardly transformed toward Christlikeness and become as close to God as possible. My spiritual autobiography in this portfolio is a testimony of such a journey toward Christlikeness, a journey ... -
Practicing Community: Postures and Practices for Spiritual Formation
(Tyndale University, 2023-12)This Research Portfolio explores the ministry of spiritual formation through the development of Practicing Communities (PCs) in Christian congregations. Aspects of individualism in my personal life and spiritual communities ...