Student Scholarship: Recent submissions
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Transformative Journeys: An 8-Month Engagement of Integrated Discipleship through Service Learning
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2012-01)Church leaders continue to look for initiatives that will help them lead their congregants to become disciples of Jesus. They are often pressured to do more bible study, increase prayer, or help others serve more in the ... -
"Fulfilling the Law" in Paul's Epistles: The Connection Between the Old Testament Law and Christian Ethics
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2017-04)Although the Bible is not strictly or primarily moralistic, ethics continue to be an important and unavoidable concern of the Christian life. The role of the OT in developing ethics is frequently debated. One common position ... -
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 ... -
Characterization in the Triangle of Intercession: A Literary and Theological Study of Genesis 18:16-33
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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 ... -
The Purpose and Portrayal of the śāṭān in the Old Testament
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Directing the Leadership Team of the Newmarket Church of the Nazarene into the Christian Discipline of Discernment Employing Selected Spiritual Practices
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2012-04)This research project directed the leadership team of the Newmarket Church of the Nazarene into the Christian discipline of discernment by employing selected spiritual practices. The objective was to develop a deeper ... -
Releasing Missio Dei Behaviour: The Creation and Testing of a Cultural Model Based on the Relationship Between Ethos, Worldview and Habitus in the Context of an Inner City Ministry
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2015-04)Missio Dei is God's active will to restore a broken relationship between humanity and Himself. The church as a collective body of believers perpetuates the act of reconciliation by actively volunteering works of service ... -
A Contemporary Theology of Leadership: A Biblical-Kingship Paradigm
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2010-09)This thesis is an analysis of a Biblical paradigm of kingship known as the Law of the King in Deuteronomy 17:14-20, its application to Jesus' kingship, and to contemporary Christian leadership. The principal argument of ... -
Introducing Post-Preaching Reflection and Assessing its Impact on Selected Members of the Richmond Hill Chinese Baptist Church, Ontario, Canada
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2015-03)This study demonstrated how post-preaching reflection on Sunday sermons could develop the congregants' ability of Richmond Hill Chinese Baptist Church to learn and apply Scripture to their daily lives. The study was an ... -
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 ... -
Designing, Facilitating, and Evaluating an Approach for Leaders to Experience God's Shepherding and to Develop Together as Shepherds of the Church
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2015-09)Research by the Barna group indicates that the health of Christian leaders affects the health of the church and that nothing is more important for the future of the Christian church than leadership (Barna 1997, 20, 29). A ... -
The Emerging Reality of Pastors' Husbands: Assessing and Addressing the Issues and Needs Facing the Husbands of Female Clergy Within the Canadian Baptist Denominations
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2014-03)An emerging sector of ecclesial care is that of clergy husbands. These men live in a distinct situation that remains largely unexplored and often even unrecognized. There is minimal research and literature available on ... -
Developing an Organizational Environment to Enhance and Multiply Effective Ministry at Wallenstein Bible Chapel, Ontario: Lessons Learned From a Pond
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2013-04)This thesis describes a project that involved creating and sustaining a healthy church organizational environment in a Plymouth Brethren church in Ontario, believing that this would enable the church to be more effective ... -
The Doctrine of Scripture in the Theology of Jonathan Edwards
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2008)Jonathan Edwards's (1703-58) understanding of Scripture is worth examining because Edwardsean scholarship currently requires further exploration into this critical component of Edwards's thought and works. Chapter One will ... -
A Study on What Christian Hospitality Is, Why We Should Practice It, and the Challenges of Hospitality Based on Acts of Intentional Hospitality as Practiced by Solid Rock Community Church of The Nazarene Towards Individuals Outside of the Church
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2015-03)This thesis studied what Christ-like hospitality is and observed whether hospitality has an impact on building authentic relationships with people outside our church. Six individuals and the researcher used the methodology ... -
Researching, Designing, and Evaluating a Course to Prepare North American College-Age Students for Youth Ministry in a Global Context
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2014-09)A majority of trained evangelical youth workers are located in North America and therefore serving a minority of the world's youth. The purpose of this project was to determine principles and praxes of disciple-making ... -
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 ... -
Developing Christlike Disciples with the Fourfold Spiritual Journey Model at Westwood Alliance Church
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2018-10)In this research portfolio, the author explores spiritual formation as a deeper life journey to imitate Jesus Christ. The key question the research addressed is how Jesus’ followers in Westwood Alliance Church (hereafter ... -
Fire in His Belly: A History of the Office of Social Concerns and Public Relations of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada as Coordinated by Reverend Hudson T. Hilsden -- 1976-1993
(Tyndale University College & Seminary, 2011-04)In 1976, the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) announced that Canada had arrived at a significant landmark of moral deterioration. In response to an absence of legislation protecting Christian values, the PAOC ...