Browsing Dissertations and Research Portfolios by Issue Date
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Developing Intimacy with God in an Anglican Context
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-05)Spiritual growth is the development of an individual’s relationship with God. It happens when an intimate relationship with God is nurtured. This portfolio looks at nurture that links corporate worship with the personal ... -
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 ... -
Adventures in Spiritual Formation: Exploring God’s Grace, Intentional Human Response, and Growth from the Holy Spirit
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-06)In this research portfolio, the author explored spiritual formation as an ongoing, adventurous, individual and communal journey of becoming more like Jesus. The key question the research addressed was how Jesus’ followers ... -
Spiritual Formation of Mature Believers: How Glencairn MB Church Deepened Mature Believers By Means of Spiritual Memoir Writing
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-06)Exploring spiritual formation in the local church, this research portfolio examines a potential three year model for helping mature disciples of Jesus deepen into Christ-centered life. First, disciples are encouraged to ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
An Action-Research Project Investigating what Helps and Hinders Students Connected to Power to Change to Share the Gospel with Others
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-09)The purpose of this action-research was to identify factors that helped and hindered sharing the gospel by post-secondary Christian students in contact with Power to Change. Barrier and facilitating factors were identified ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A Holistic Spiritual Formation Model for Selected Chinese Evangelical Churches in the G.T.A.
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-02)A holistic spiritual formation journey includes knowing the revealed and hidden aspects of God with our minds and our hearts. This is integral to Christian formation and facilitating authentic spiritual transformation in ... -
Developing and Implementing a Model for Discipleship Through Student Missional Houses on the Campus of Queen's University
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-02)The purpose of this project was to develop and implement a model of student discipleship through missional houses on the campus of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. In order to achieve this objective, biblical and ... -
Word and Deed: An Integrated Approach to Discipleship for a Missional Change in a City Congregation
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-02)This project introduces a missional approach to discipleship that balances two components, Word and Deed, or integrating Scripture study and community service. The strategy aims to contribute to the spiritual formation of ... -
Spiritual Formation Shaped by the Potter's Hands: Exploring the Impact of Spiritual Friendships in Small Groups Using Lectio Divina
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-03)Christ followers seek to become more like Jesus. A major goal of the Church is to aid in the process of spiritual growth. In this research portfolio, the author explores spiritual formation as the process of being shaped ... -
Creating Belonging for Newcomers: A First Step Toward an Integration Model for New Attendees at North Park Worship Centre
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-03)This action research project was a first step toward integrating new people into North Park Worship Centre. Based on research into biblical principles, social science findings, and interviews with integration pastors, the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Designing a Storybook Based on Matthew 19:13-15 to Share Faith with Primary School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-03)The number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder has increased in Canada, which is reflected at Living Faith Community Presbyterian Church in Baxter, Ontario, where the number of special needs children has ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Silence and Storytelling: The Dance of Formation for the Ministry of Spiritual Direction
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-08)This portfolio develops the themes of storytelling and listening, silence and community and the necessity of the integration of theology and experience in our spiritual journeys. The role of private prayer and personal ...