Browsing Dissertations, Research Portfolios and Theses by Subject "Christian leadership"
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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 ... -
Grace Leads to Joy: Spiritual Formation and the Examen
(Tyndale University, 2021-02)The purpose of this portfolio was to study how best to lead church congregants in Christian spiritual discernment toward spiritual formation. This portfolio begins with the author’s spiritual autobiography and with that ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Refinement and Implementation of a Christian Leadership Development Model at Pickering Pentecostal Church
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-03)This research project involved the refinement and implementation of A Christian Leadership Development Model (ACLDM) at Pickering Pentecostal Church (PPC) for the purpose of developing leaders. Empowering and developing ... -
Servant, Transformational, and Missional Leadership Essential Relational Qualities and Competencies and Seminar for more Effective Ontario Nazarene Pastoral Leadership
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2012-03)This project addresses a gap between pastoral leadership training and the demands upon leadership in Ontario Church of the Nazarene parish ministry. Through Action Research analyzed using Grounded Theory this project ... -
Toward an "Ageless Thinking" Congregation: A Study of the Leadership Culture of an Historic Canadian Church in Order to Steward its Heritage Ethos in the Adaptive Challenges of the Future
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2012-03)The thesis Toward an 'Ageless Thinking' Congregation uses ethnographic research techniques to understand the leadership culture of a congregation in order to be able to steward its heritage ethos into a discontinuous future. ... -
Training Ministry Leaders Towards Supportive Psychotherapy Referrals to Tyndale Wellness Centre
(Tyndale University, 2023-03)This Doctor of Ministry integrated portfolio presents a summary of key insights, themes and findings arising from an exploration of Christian leadership, with particular reference to the authors’ own ministry context as ... -
The Use of Appreciative Inquiry to Help a Congregation Through a Crisis Towards a More Positive Outlook: Reemphasizing Discipleship and Leadership Development
(Tyndale University, 2020-03)This portfolio was originally intended to research Discovery Church’s journey to multisite. Over a four-month period just prior to launch of the second site, the church dealt with a leadership and financial crisis brought ... -
Wouldn’t It Be Nice? An Examination of Inter-Church Relationships among the Oxford-Brant Association of CBOQ Churches
(Tyndale University, 2021-04)The Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (or CBOQ), contain clusters of local congregations called “Associations” which were originally created over four centuries ago to serve as unifying, resourcing centres of shared ...