Dissertations and Research Portfolios
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Research portfolios are the final submissions of students completing the Doctor of Ministry degree. Tyndale doctoral dissertations are also included here.
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Developing Hearts on Fire Ministry to Ignite Next Generation Leaders
(Tyndale University, 2021-01)This portfolio examines how Hearts on Fire eV ministry developed. It assesses the ministry context of Hearts on Fire (HoF), its purpose and ministry values as a newly formed network that glorifies God and serves people. ... -
Deep Roots in Christ: An Exploration of Spiritual Formation Through Habits in College Ministry
(Tyndale University, 2020-06)In this Research Portfolio, the author examines the role of habits and rituals in spiritual formation. The specific focus of the work is on the potential impact of ancient spiritual practices in the lives of contemporary ... -
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 Dance of Faith: Spiritual Formation as Interactive Dance with Jesus and How the Examen Creates Self-Awareness in Leadership.
(Tyndale University, 2020-11)The motivation behind all of my ministry has been to walk alongside people and help them know the God in Jesus that I have come to know and to whom I grow closer. As my life has drawn me toward leadership roles my interest ... -
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 ... -
Trinitarian Spiritual Formation: Spiritual Direction and Supervision of Spiritual Directors within the Fullness of Trinitarian Life
(Tyndale University, 2021-02)In this Research Portfolio, the author articulates a contemplative evocative approach toward Trinitarian Spiritual Formation, from where discernment and ministry flow. This will be explored through three avenues. The first ... -
An Analysis of Clark Pinnock's Open Theism as a Potential Solution to Theodicy
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2015-08)Clark Pinnock has been one of the most notable advocates of open theism; an idea which has been gaining ground over the last few decades. This thesis will examine Pinnock's understanding of open theism as pertains to the ... -
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 ... -
Spiritual Formation in a Hong Kong Chinese Context: A Personal Journey, a Teachable Model Based on 1 John 2:12-14, and a Research Report
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2019-04)In this research portfolio, the author describes Christian spiritual formation as a growth process with common stages and tasks with reference to 1 John 2:12-14 while acknowledging the uniqueness of spiritual experience ... -
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 ... -
Designing, Implementing and Assessing a Prayer Journey for a Small Group within Richmond Hill Christian Community Church to Pray Like Jesus
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-03)In 2015, the English congregation team leadership in Richmond Hill Christian Community Church acknowledged prayer as a key growth area for the congregation. Evaluative research methodology was used for the design and ... -
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 ... -
Using the Ignatian Examen in Community to Encourage Spiritual Transformation
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-12)The purpose of this portfolio was to bring together three years of work, showing certain thematic connections among the papers. As indicated in the title, the major focus was spiritual transformation, and each paper discussed ... -
Through the Lens of Grace: Spiritual Formation Towards Christlikeness in a Holiness Context
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-07)To see life through the lens of grace is to gain a new perspective of how God shapes his children in the image of his Son. Spiritual formation is a process, a journey with God’s people, which calls for faith and participation, ... -
Developing Competencies for the Intercultural Journey: Designing, Facilitating, and Evaluating a Program to Develop Intercultural Competencies for Culturally Diverse Missional Leaders in a Multicultural Urban Context
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2014-02)The urban landscape of Toronto is radically changing. People from around the world with different customs, values, and beliefs are now living in close proximity to each other. To effectively engage in ministry in such a ... -
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 Baptized Community: Community Formation as Seen through Anglican Baptismal Ecclesiology and the Liturgical Practice of Morning Prayer
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2019-10)Beginning with The Book of Common Prayer, the first version of which was published in 1549, Anglicans have mediated their spirituality through participation in a common spiritual life. This is to say, formation toward ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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