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• Abernathy, W.F.
  Project/Strategy for Church Growth Using Analysis of Recent Growth, 1987
  Key Words: Church Growth
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Adams, Linda
  Strengthening the Vitality of New Hope Free Methodist Church Through the Natural Church Development Approach, 2000
  Key Words: Church Revitalization
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Aguilar-Martin, Osca
  Ministry in Small Membership Churches: A Bachelor's Degree Course-Evangelical Methodist Seminary, 1997
  Key Words: Small Membership
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Akkerman, Jay Richard
  The Graphic Gospel: Preaching in a Postliterate Age, 2004
  Key Words: preaching, postmodern, postliterate, media, homiletics
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Alexander, Mark
  Crossroads United Methodist Church in Recovery: A Study of the Incorporation and Effectiveness of Seven Essential Elements Necessary for Church Revitalization, 2000
  Key Words: Church Revitalization
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Anderson, Derrick
  A Study to Evaluate a Church Intervention Recovery, 1995
  Key Words: Church Recovery
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Archer, Lewis
  Impact of Community Building Workshop on Sense of Community, 1993
  Key Words: Community
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Arnold, Gayle Hubbard
  Title: The Impact of Personal Grief Due to the Loss of a Spouse on a Pastor's Ongoing Ministry: A Study in the Loss in the First Fifteen Years of Ministry (1993).
  Key Words: Grief, Loss
  Concentration: Family & Counseling Ministries
• Artmann, Tommy
  Doctrinal Preaching in an Emerging Postmodern World, 1998
  Key Words: Preaching, Post-modern
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Atha, Matthew
  Tell Me the Stories: A Curriculum for Confirmation, 1999
  Key Words: Youth, Curriculum
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Babcock, Floyd
  Christian Charities and Cultural Changes: A Descriptive Study, 1992
  Key Words: Missions funds
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Bales, Richard
  Four Generations and Visionary Change: A Case Study of Canyon First United Methodist Greater Unity in the Midst of 67% Growth, 1999
  Key Words: Church Growth
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Ball, Gary L.
  Effects of a Discipleship Program on the Local Church, 1990
  Key Words: Discipleship
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Barber, Ray
  A Spiritual Formation Curriculum for Oakland City University, 1999
  Key Words: Spiritual Formation,
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Barnett, Roderick
  Design for Local Church Evangelism in Context of Crusades, 1991
  Key Words: Evangelism/Crusade
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Barnhart, Phil
  Preaching to the Secularized Who Misunderstand the Nature of God, 1997
  Key Words: Secular Preaching
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Barr Jr., Robert
  Speculative Model of Christian Growth: Melding Matthew and Erikson, 1984
  Key Words: Spiritual Formation, psychology
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Barton, Tim
  The Christian Leader As Spirit Driven Visionary, 1997
  Key Words: Visionary, Leader
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Beard, Frank
  A Study to Explore the Process of the Merger of Four United Methodist Church in Elkhart, Indiana, 1997
  Key Words: Process, Church merger
• Belcher, James
  Personal/Corporate Spiritual Growth Through Discipline of Silence/Solitude, 1989
  Key Words: Solitude, Spiritual Formation
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Bidwell, Dale
  Relationship Between Leadership and Lay Ministers' Job Satisfaction, 1995
  Key Words: Lay Ministers
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Boda, Matthew Christian
  Preaching to Generation X: The Embodiment of Postmodernism, 2001
  Key Words: Preaching/Generation X/Postmodernism
  Concentration: Preaching & Worship
• Boyd, Robert F.
  Qualities Necessary for Founding Effective Ministry of Evangelism/Discipleship, 1994
  Key Words: Evangelism/Disciple
  Concentration: Evangelism/Mission/Church Growth
• Brewer, Guy
  The Effect of Metanoia, A Forty-Day Season of Prayer, On Heart Attitudes of Murray Hill United Methodist Church, 2000
  Key Words: Prayer, Spiritual Formation
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Brink Jr., Robert
  Discipleship Through Small Group Ministry in Church of God, Anderson, 1992
  Key Words: Discipleship
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Buchanan, Robert
  Development of Ecclesiastical Autonomy for Free Methodist Church in Canada, 1990
  Key Words: Autonomy
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Buell, Scott
  Game Plan for a Healthy Congregation: A Collegial Group of Clergy, 1998
  Key Words: Collegial Clergy
  Concentration: Pastoral Leadership
• Calhoun, Rick
  Development of a Prayer Ministry Group in a Local Church for Baby Boomers, 1996
  Key Words: Prayer, Baby-Boomers
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Carrim, Rhonda
  Attitudes Toward Sexuality and Spiritual Well-Being Among Nazarene Pastors in the English-Speaking Caribbean, 2000
  Key Words: Sexuality, Spiritual Well-being
  Concentration: Family & Counseling Ministries
• Carter, Herstel
  Study to Identify and Describe Chaplain Role Expectations on Ships in the U.S. Navy, 1997
  Key Words: Chaplaincy, Role Expectations
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Cason III , Wallace Bernard
  Effect of Embarrassment/Shame in Small Church, 1992
  Key Words: Shame, Small church
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Chou, Simon W.
  Follow-up Manual for New Members of the Evangelical Chinese Church, 1991
  Key Words: New Member, Assimilation
  Concentration: Evangelism, Missions & Church Growth
• Clemons, Tim
  Growing the Devotional Life Through the Spiritual Disciplines of Silence and Solitude, 2000
  Key Words: Spiritual Disciplines, Devotional Life
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Clines, Paul
  Preaching for Discipleship In An Emerging Postmodern Culture, 1999
  Key Words: Preaching, Discipleship, Postmodern,
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Collier, Bryan
  Pastoral Behaviors that Help Create or Maintain a Team Learning Atmosphere in the Church, 2000
  Key Words: Team Learning, Pastoral Leadership
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Collier, Phillip
  Significance of Asbury Revival of 1970 on the Spiritual Life of Participants, 1995
  Key Words: Revival, Spiritual Formation
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Comer, John
  Reengineering the National Organization of the General Association of General Baptists, 1996
  Key Words: Reorganizing, Baptists
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Conkle, Mike
  Designing a Needs-Based Mentoring Program for New Pastors in the Free Methodist Church of North America, 2000
  Key Words: Mentoring, Free Methodist
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Connell, Jack
  Redeeming the Time: Patterns of Time Management for Pastors of Growing Churches, 1997
  Key Words: Time Management, Pastor
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Conner, Nina
  Assessing Marital Closeness of Christian Married Couples Through Communication Instruction in the Local Church, 1999
  Key Words: Married Couples, Closeness,
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Cook, E. Dean
  Study of Transition of Free Methodist Clergy into Military Chaplaincy, 1990
  Key Words: Chaplaincy
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Cook, Jay P.
  Principle Characters and Approaches in Christian Premarital Preparation, 1988
  Key Words: Marriage Preparation
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Cooper Jr., O. W.
  Enhancing Biblical Interpretation in the Local Church, 1988
  Key Words: Biblical study
  Concentration: Biblical Studies
• Cowart, D. Keith
  The Role of Mentoring in the Preparation of Church Planters of Reproducing Churches, 2002
  Key Words: Church Planting, Reproducing Churches, Mentoring
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Crader, Lynne
  Relationship of Pastors' Sermon Preparation Methods to Average Worship Attendance, 1996
  Key Words: Sermon Preparation, Attendance
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Crawford, Daniel
  Finding Small Healthy Free Methodist Churches in the State of Illinois, 1993
  Key Words: Free Methodist Church
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Cross, Paul Mark
  The Pedagogy of Proclamation: Homiletical Training Among Pastoral Interns in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2000
  Key Words: Homiletics, Teaching, Evangelical Lutheran
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Crowe, John M.
  Preaching for a Whole-Person Response in Developing a Healthy Church, 2001
  Key Words: Church Health, Ecclesiology, Postmodern Preaching, Pastoral Leadership
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Currans, Mike
  Total Quality Ministry: Releasing God's People to a Ministry of Excellence, 1998
  Key Words: Ministry Management
  Concentration: Pastoral Leadership
• Custer, Harold
  Discipling Teachers: A Foundational Church School Growth Principle, 1984
  Key Words: Church school
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Davenport, Mark
  Six Ministry Strategies for Planting a Seeker-Sensitive Church, 1996
  Key Words: Seekers/church planting
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Dekich, Milan
  Developing the Family's Spiritual Life Through Spiritual Disciplines, 1992
  Key Words: Spiritual Discipline
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Dudley, Jay
  Going With the Grain: Experiment in People-Sensitive Preaching, 1994
  Key Words: Preaching
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Dunaway, Ronnie
  Impact of Chrysalis on the Spiritual Formation of Youth, 1995
  Key Words: Youth Spiritual Formation
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Dye, Rick
  Personality Type/Style of Prayer for Students in Campus Ministry, 1990
  Key Words: Prayer, Personality
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Edwards, Tim
  Determining When it Is Time to Move, 2000
  Key Words: Moving
  Concentration: Family and Counseling
• Elliott, Steve
  Positioning a Local Church for a New Model of Church Planting in a Postmodern Culture, 1998
  Key Words: Church Planting, Postmodernism
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Emmert, Bruce L.
  Building a Firm Foundation: Leading a Church Plant Core Group in a Collaborative Shared-Vision Process, 2000
  Key Words: Church Planting, Leadership
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Estep, Eddie
  A Study of the Use of the Altar in the Church of the Nazarene, USA, 1998
  Key Words: Altar, Nazarene
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Field, Scott N.
  Let My People Go! Breaking the 200 Barrier Through Lay Ministries, 1991
  Key Words: Church Growth
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Fink, Bryan
  The Relationship of Pastoral Succession to Church Growth in United Methodist Congregations, 1996
  Key Words: Church Growth
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Fitzgerald, Paul
  Hope for Recovery: Correlations Among Codependency, Internalized Shame, and Spiritual Well-being, 1994
  Key Words: Shame
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Frank, Craig
  The Impact of Mentoring on Pastoral Development in the Church of God (Anderson), 1998
  Key Words: Mentoring, Pastoral Development
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Franklin, John Keith
  Preaching the Doctrine of Covenant and Its Impact Upon the Spiritual Discipline of Prayer, 2003
  Key Words: Covenant, Doctrine of Covenant, Prayer, Biblical Characters
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation & Direction
• Freeborn, E. Dee
  Impact of Instructional Intervention on Profiles of Ministry Scores, 1990
  Key Words: Seminary Education
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Gaddis, Todd
  Examining the Vital Link Between Preacher, Prayer, and Proclamation, 1998
  Key Words: Prayer, Clergy, Laity
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Geary, Joseph
  The Meaning of Prayer: A Case Model for Spiritual Renewal, 1991
  Key Words: Prayer, Renewal
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• George, Bryan
  Narrative Techniques to Assist Rediscovery of a Confessional Community in a Mainline Church, 2000
  Key Words: Narrative Preaching
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• George, Gary
  Train Up a Child in the Way ... Evaluating the Impact of a Curriculum Equipping Parents To Be Disciplers of Their Resident Children, 1998
  Key Words: Parents, Training Children
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Gerig, Steve
  Toward Reversing Pastoral Burnout through a Program to Restore Balanced Living, 1998
  Key Words: Burnout, Balanced Living
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Gibson, Kenneth
  Qualitative/Quantitative Growth for Small Plateaued/Declining Congregation, 1990
  Key Words: Church Growth
  Concentration: Evangelism/Mission/Church Growth
• Gladding, Steve
  Harmonizing Role Expectations of Church Board and Pastor, 1993
  Key Words: Church Board, Roles
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Glanville, Gary
  Study of Impact of Intercessory Prayer on Spiritual Well-being of a Small Group, 1994
  Key Words: Prayer, Small Groups
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Grant, Edward
  Devoted to the Word: A Formational Approach to Scripture, 1995
  Key Words: Scripture, Spiritual Formation
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Grant, Todd
  Head to Head, Heart to Heart, Hand to Hand Together, We Can Make A Difference! A 10 Week Training Experience for Becoming Leaders of Racial Reconciliation, 2000
  Key Words: Training, Leaders, Racial Reconciliation
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Gray, Tommy
  A Team Approach to Creative Worship, 1996
  Key Words: Worship, Team Approach
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Green, Win
  Decentralizing Ministry Inside the Soul of the Pastor through the Spiritual Disciplines, 1998
  Key Words: Spiritual Disciplines, Laity
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Gregg, Harry
  The Impact of Covenant Discipleship Groups in Local Churches and the Relation to Increased Face-To-Face Contact with the Poor, 1997
  Key Words: Discipleship, Small Groups, Poor
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Grenfell, John
  Pastoral Theology and Use of Power, 1997
  Key Words: Pastor, Theology, Power
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Griffin, J. Wesley
  Christian Conversion in Post-Communist Estonia, 1995
  Key Words: Conversion
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Griffith, Claude
  Patterns of Free Methodist Worship: Historic Freedoms, 1984
  Key Words: Worship
  Concentration: Preaching
• Grout, David
  Biblical Preaching and Church Growth: The Role of the Lectionary, 1999
  Key Words: Preaching, Church Growth, Lectionary
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Hahn, Benjamin
  Planning for Future: Is Merger (with or without Relocation) Viable? 1990
  Key Words: Church Merger
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Harper, David W.
  Issues Faced by Single, Divorced Mothers Through Divorce Recovery Group, 1988
  Key Words: Divorce Recovery
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Harris, Chester
  Breaking Down Barriers to Personal Evangelism, 1996
  Key Words: Evangelism, Sports Ministry
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Haskins, Andy
  New Life for Old Churches: A Multi-Case Study of Four Turnaround Small Churches, 1997
  Key Words: Turnaround, Small Church
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Havens, Calvin
  Starting Well: The Development of a Covenant for Pastoral Leadership, 1998
  Key Words: Pastoral Leadership, New churches
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Hearn, Wylie E.
  Changes in Cognitive and Affective Responses of Remarried Couples Following a Christian Remarriage Enrichment Weekend, 1987
  Key Words: Remarriage
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Hill, Darold
  Study of Marriage Preparation Practice Among Free Methodist Pastors, 1988
  Key Words: marriage preparation
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Hiserote, Lewis
  Developing Visionary, Transformational Leadership Within the Southern New Jersey Annual Conference, 1999
  Key Words: Leadership
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Holland, Lewis
  Training Nominating Committee to Choose Leaders for their Spiritual Gifts, 1990
  Key Words: Spiritual Gifts
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Hontz, Paul
  Assertive Pastor: Comparing Wesleyan and Non-Wesleyan Pastors, 1988
  Key Words: Pastoral Leadership, Personality
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Houck, Larry
  Trust Development Between Pastor and Parish, 1988
  Key Words: Pastor, Parish
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Howard, Frank
  Divine Initiative and Human Response: Experiencing God in Worship Through Structured Ministry Time, 1997
  Key Words: Worship, Experiencing God
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Hoyer, Broderick
  Evaluation of Ministry Formation Group for Increasing Laity Intrinsic Religious Orientation, 1990
  Key Words: Laity, Spiritual Formation
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Hubbard, Norman
  Developing Christ-Formed Families by Cultivating the Fruits of the Spirit at Home, 1990
  Key Words: Family, Spiritual Formation
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Huckins, Dan
  The Impact of Biblical Preaching on the Life of Religious Seeker, 1998
  Key Words: Seekers, Preaching
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Hurt, Ray
  Developing Elder Leadership for the Princeton Church of God, 1995
  Key Words: Elder Leadership
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• James, John M.
  Development and Implementation of a Program of Baptismal Instruction, 1991
  Key Words: Baptism Instruction
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Jessen, Randy
  A Study of Spiritual Gifts and Church Leadership, 1997
  Key Words: Spiritual Gifts, Church Leaders
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Joehnk, George
  Conference Church Revitalization and Extension Using OPI, 1990
  Key Words: church revitalization
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Johnston, Billy
  Corporate Discernment of God's Will in Administrative Processes of the Local Church, 1993
  Key Words: Discernment
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Johnston, L. C.
  Comprehensive Plan for Church Growth and Evangelism, 1984
  Key Words: Church Growth
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Jones, Adrian
  A Curriculum of Spiritual Formation in the Wesleyan Tradition, 1993
  Key Words: Wesley Curriculum
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Jones, Brian
  The Evaluation of the Inductive Sermon Structure on the Spiritual Formation of a United Methodist, 1998
  Key Words: Inductive Sermons, Spiritual Formation
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Kaley, Mark
  Implementing Wesleyan Understanding of Holy Communion, 1991
  Key Words: Communion
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Kearns, John
  Internal Pastoral Changes in a Growing Church, 2000
  Key Words: Pastoral Staff, Changes
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Kilbourne, Dwight
  Impact of Pastoral Leadership Style on Church Growth (200+), 1994
  Key Words: Pastoral Leadership, Church Growth
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• King Jr., Carroll
  Mobilizing Laity: Strategy for Obtaining Numerical Growth, 1990
  Key Words: Church Growth
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Kingsolver, Max
  The Effect of History-Recital on Congregational Self-Image, 1987
  Key Words: Small Churches
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Kivett, Forbis L.
  Renewal Effects on a Congregation by Small Groups Using Wesley Band Model, 1988
  Key Words: Renewal, Small Groups
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Legner, Peter
  The Relationship Between Sexual Behavior and Reported Well-Being of Single Adult Christians, 1998
  Key Words: Sex, Single Adults
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Lowe, Milton
  Taming Technology: Harnessing the Power of Computers in the Ministry of the Church, 1999
  Key Words: Technology, Computers in the Church
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Lowry Jr., James
  Wesley's Theology of Grace as Integrative Principle for Pastoral Care, 1987
  Key Words: Pastoral Care
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Loyd, Lyndol L.
  The Echo Boom: Developing Effective Ministry to Reach a New Generation in the Arkansas Area of the United Methodist Church, 2000
  Key Words: Echo Boom, Arkansas
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Luckie, Arthur
  Preparing Local Church for Healing Ministry: Unifying Framework, 1990
  Key Words: Healing Ministry
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• MacClellan, Marshall
  Formed by the Word: Biblical Narrative Preaching as a Means of Cultivating Holiness of Heart and Life, 1999
  Key Words: Narrative Preaching
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Mah, Yeow Beng
  Critical Contextualization of Chinese Folk Beliefs and Practices: Feng Shui as a Case Study, 2004
  Key Words: critical contextualization, feng shui, chinese, folk religion, Paul Hiebert
  Concentration: Evangelism, Mission, and Church Growth
• Markle, David
  Exploring the Role of Biblical Preaching in Growth of the Church of God (Anderson), 1995
  Key Words: Preaching
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Martin, Mark R.
  In Search of Shared, Transcendent Vision: A Multiple Case Study of Three Churches in the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, 2000
  Key Words: Shared Vision, Case Studies
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Martin, Stephen
  Mission Possible: United Methodist Church Renewal in New England, 1992
  Key Words: Church Renewal
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Maxwell, Jeffrey R.
  Narrative Biblical Preaching That Attends to Learning Styles, 2000
  Key Words: Narrative Preaching, Learning Styles
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• McClain, Gregory
  Characters of Compassion: Becoming More Like the Master, 1991
  Key Words: Compassion, Character Development
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• McClendon, Kelly D.
  A Map Through the Minefield: Church Merger as a Strategy for Starting New Faith Communities, 2000
  Key Words: Church Merger
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• McClendon, Phil
  Church Growth Through an Off-Site Second Worship Service, 1995
  Key Words: Church Growth
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• McGlynn, J. Doug
  Spiritual Formation of Aspirants for Lay/Ordained Ministries (Episcopal), 1988
  Key Words: Spiritual Formation, Episcopal
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• McGregor, Don
  The Anointed Pulpit, 2000
  Key Words: Preaching, Holy Spirit
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Merdoch, Richard
  Grace Under Stress: Does Encouragement Transform Stress?, 1991
  Key Words: Stress, Encouragement
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Mindling, James Joseph, Jr.
  Proclaiming What We Have Seen and Heard: The Role of Prayer in Hermeneutics for Homiletics, 2006
  Key Words: Preaching, Prayer, Hermeneutics, Homiletics
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Minger, Stacy
  Preaching to Cultivate a Whole-Person Response in the Practice of Stewardship, 1998
  Key Words: Preaching, Financial Giving
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Morris, Homer
  Use of Word Pictures/Narrative Sermon in Adult Sunday School, 1992
  Key Words: Narrative Preaching
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Moye Jr., James Dunaway
  Evaluating the Presence and Importance of Selected Principles for Nurturing Volunteers among Youth Ministries Considered Effective, 2000
  Key Words: Youth, Lay Ministry
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Murray, Jr., Donald R.
  The Use of Participatory Drama Technique in the Sermon, 2000
  Key Words: Preaching, Drama
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Myers, Jr., Glenn
  An Evaluation of Faith-Sharing Training in a United Methodist Congregation
  Key Words: Evangelism,
  Concentration: Evangelism, Mission, & Church Growth
• Norman, Bill
  Retaining Relocating Members in the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, 1996
  Key Words: Relocation of Members
  Concentration: Evangelism, Mission & Church Growth
• Norman, Wayne
  Preliminary Study of Grief Process in Birth Mothers Relinquishing Infants for Adoption, 1996
  Key Words: Adoption, Grief
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Nunn, Jimmy
  Exploration of Relationships between Perceptions of Family System and Spiritual Well-being, 1996
  Key Words: Spiritual Well-being, Family
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• O'Driscoll, Richard
  Development of Screenplay: A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance, 1993
  Key Words: Screenplay
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Oheim, Kurt
  Impact of Confirmation Class on Spiritual Formation of Early Adolescent Youth, 1995
  Key Words: Youth Spiritual Formation
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Oliver, David
  Relationship Between MBTI and Preferences for Prayer, 1995
  Key Words: Prayer, MBTI
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Olver, Howard
  Resurrection Strategies for Urban Churches in the Wesleyan Holiness Tradition, 1999
  Key Words: Urban Church Renewal
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Osgood, Mark
  A Study of How Certain Characteristics within Small Groups Contribute to Lay Involvement, 1997
  Key Words: Small Groups, laity
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Palomo, Luis
  Wesleyan Movement and Liberation Theology: Encounter and Dialogue, 1989
  Key Words: Latin America
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Paul, David
  Possibilities and Problems -- Developing Leaders for Local Church, 1988
  Key Words: Leader Development
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Pauquette, Tom
  Church Planting Strategies and Methods for Harvest Community Church of God, 1992
  Key Words: Church Planting
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Pendleton, David
  Worship as an Expression of the Word: Finding a Common Ground for Christ-Centered Worship, 2000
  Key Words: Worship
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Pfeiffer, Glenn
  An Evaluation of Brethren in Christ Preaching Using Hermeneutical Principles Distilled From an Inductive Interpretive Methodology, 1999
  Key Words: Preaching, Hermeneutics, Inductive Method
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Phillips, Paul
  Impact of Pilgrimage to the Holy Land on Spiritual Life of United Methodists, 1996
  Key Words: Spiritual Life
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Pierce, Mitch
  Developing Structures for Health and Growth for Northgate Free Methodist Church, Batavia, NY, 1998
  Key Words: Church Structure, Church Health
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Potts, Lawrence Huston
  Identifying and Equipping Intercessors for Prayer Evangelism at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2002
  Key Words: Prayer, Intercessory Prayer, Spiritual Well-Being, Prayer Practices, Prayer Evangelism, Evangelism
  Concentration: Evangelism and Missions
• Powell, Dennis
  Church Planting Programs of Five Similar-Sized Denominations in the United States, 2000
  Key Words: Church Planting
  Concentration: Evangelism, Mission & Church Growth
• Powell, Mark
  Growing Together: Study of "Christ Model" Discipleship, 1990
  Key Words: Discipleship
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Powers, Mike
  Clergy Career Orientation Toward Support Systems as Means of Self-Care, 1997
  Key Words: Support Systems, Clergy
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Quinley, Charles
  Not by Bread Alone: A Study in Christian Discipline of Fasting, 1989
  Key Words: Fasting, Spiritual Disciplines
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Rainer, Helen
  The Process of Developing a Strategic Plan Based on the Church of the Master's Purpose, 1998
  Key Words: Indigenous Strategic Plan
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Rambo, Ruth
  Well-being of Women Married to Ministers in the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, 1996
  Key Words: Well-being, Pastor's Wife
  Concentration: Family Ministries
• Ratzlaff, Dwayne
  Spiritual Formation in Theological Education Using Classical Spiritual Disciplines, 1985
  Key Words: Spiritual Discipline
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Reasoner, Victor
  Spirit and Sanctification: Changes Within American Wesleyanism, 1994
  Key Words: Wesleyanism
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Rice, R. Alan
  Old Fire, New Hope: Refining the Sunday School, Renewing the Church, 1989
  Key Words: Renewal
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Robb, Neale
  Development of a Manual: The Lord's Supper for Children in the Free Methodist Church, 1995
  Key Words: Kids, Communion, Sacraments
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Rogers, Philip
  Development/ Implementation/Evaluation of Lay Pastoral Care Program, 1994
  Key Words: Pastoral Care
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Rowlan, Randy H.
  Contemporary Worship as a Tool for Deepening Baby Boomers' Spiritual Well-being, 2000
  Key Words: Worship, Baby Boomers, Spiritual Well-being
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Rowland, Danny
  Study of Cause/Effect of Vocational Stress Among Pastors, 1985
  Key Words: Stress Management
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Sadler, Neal R.
  The Communication of Biblical Truth through Contemporary Sermon Stories, 2000
  Key Words: Narrative Preaching
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Salierno, Lori Ellen
  The Evaluation Of A Program (Teach One To Lead One®) That Teaches Universal Principles In The Context Of Relationships Among Students At North Cobb High School, 2003
  Key Words: Youth, Relationships, Character Development
  Concentration: Family & Counseling Ministries
• Samelson, David
  Turnaround United Methodist Churches in the California-Nevada Annual Conference, 1999
  Key Words: Church Renewal
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Sanders, Cliff D.
  Training in Listening as Preparation for Leadership in Vocational Ministry, 2000
  Key Words: Listening, Leadership
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Satterwhite, G. C.
  The Results of 12 Week Seminar on Spiritual Formation Using the Beatitudes, 1992
  Key Words: Spiritual Formation Seminar
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Schlitter, Michael Thomas
  Preaching as Soul Care With Emphasis on the Effects of Style, 2000
  Key Words: Preaching, Pastoral Care
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Scott, John
  Renewing a Passion for Ministry: A Retreat Model, 1998
  Key Words: Pastoral Self-Care, Retreat Concentration:Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Searle, Bob
  Discovering the Struggle Between Good and Evil Through Antagonism Within a United Methodist Church, 1997
  Key Words: Good and Evil
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Self, Charles
  Spiritual Formation and Entire Sanctification: Denver City Model, 1993
  Key Words: Spiritual Formation, Sanctification
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Shaffer, Mark
  An Examination of Worship Music in United Methodist Churches of the Missouri West Annual Conference, 1997
  Key Words: Worship, Music
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Shei, Edwin Arthur
  Persuasion And Church Ministry As It Relates To Woman Abuse: An Evaluation Of No Place For Abuse On The Knowledge, Attitudes, And Behavior Of Asbury Theological Seminarians
  Key Words: Women’s Studies, Woman Abuse, Church Ministry
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation & Direction
• Smith, J. Gaile
  Equipping Women for Leadership in a Wesleyan Church, 2002
  Key Words: Leadership, Women in Leadership, The Wesleyan Church, Women in The Wesleyan Church, Clergy Women
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Sills, Jack
  The Effect of Christian Spiritual Formation on Well-being and Stress/Burnout Levels of Hospital Managers, 1998
  Key Words: Spiritual Formation, Stress, Burnout
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Smith, Charles
  The Nominations and Personnel Committee as a Tool for Laity Activation within United Methodist Congregations of the Alabama-West Florida Conference, 1999
  Key Words: Laity Involvement
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Smith, Harold I.
  The Impact of a Storytelling Seminar for Friend-Grievers, 1993
  Key Words: Grief, Storytelling
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Somerville, Mike
  Rise Up Men of God, 1990
  Key Words: Male Spirituality
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Sparling, Harry
  Cultivating Spiritual Well-being Through Pastoral Home Visitation, 1994
  Key Words: Visitation, Spiritual Well-being
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Spence, David
  The Impact of Spiritual Formation on Church Growth Among UM Elders in West Virginia, 1998
  Key Words: Spiritual Formation, Church Growth
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Spicer, Jeffrey
  The Dynamics Between Obesity and Spirituality, 1992
  Key Words: Obesity, Spirituality
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Stadler, Leonard
  Wesley's Instituted Means of Grace in Spiritual Formation of Local Church, 1987
  Key Words: Wesley, Spiritual Formation
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Staggs, John
  Thomas Merton's Understanding of Cross/Positive Impact on Spiritual Well-being of Adult Lay People, 1995
  Key Words: Merton, Cross
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Stauffer, Virgil
  How Groups With Purpose Stimulate Spiritual Formation in a Local Church, 1988
  Key Words: Small Groups
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Stewart, James
  Relationship Between Perception of Self, Church, Listening Skills, 1988
  Key Words: Listening
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Stoddard, Robert
  Self-Expressed Reasons why Unchurched Persons in a Rural Appalachian Community Do Not Participate in the Local Church, 1998
  Key Words: Rural, Unchurched, Poor
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Stonebraker, Karl
  Spiritual Genealogy: Early Church Fathers' Influence on John Wesley & Their Renewing Impact on His Successors, 1995
  Key Words: Church Fathers
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Strawhun, Lee
  Toward a Servant Leadership Oriented Ministry Model, 1998
  Key Words: Lay Leaders, Development
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Strickler, Louis
  From Class Meeting to Cell Groups: The Strength of Early Methodism for the Twenty-First Century, 1997
  Key Words: Class meetings, Cell groups
  Concentration: Evangelism/Mission/Church Growth
• Sturge, Robert
  Religious Switching Among Interfaith Marriages at TUMC, 1992
  Key Words: Intermarriage
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Svanberg, Peter
  Church Planting in Sweden in the 21st Century: A Model for New Methodist Churches, 1999
  Key Words: Church Planting, Sweden
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Sweet-Richardson, Jan
  Study of the Changes Which Occur in Knowledge and Attitudes After a Six-Week Sermon - Aids, 1997
  Key Words: Attitudes, Aids
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Tafea, Manase
  The Tongan Pentecost of 1834: A Revival in the Kingdom of Tonga: A Possible Key for Renewal and Unity for the Tongan Church Today, 1999
  Key Words: Tongan Pentecost, Historical Study, Renewal
  Concentration: Evangelism, Mission & Church Growth
• Tankler, Ullas
  Building Culturally Relevant Bridges Between the Local Church and the World At Its Door, 2000
  Key Words: Evangelism, Unchurched, Cultural, Cross-Cultural, Cultural Gap, Outreach
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Taylor, Peter Jon
  A Spiritual Formation and Discipleship Study for Believers in the Local Church, 1996
  Key Words: Spiritual Formation, Discipleship
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Teasley, Larry Glenn
  Towards a Definition of Biblical Preaching for the Year 2000: An Historical Approach, 2000
  Key Words: Biblical Preaching
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Thomas, Reid S., Jr.
  Evidence of the Gospel in Preaching to Postmoderns: A Study of the Sermons of Leading Preachers, 2005
  Key Words: preaching, gospel, preaching content, preaching delivery, incarnation
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Thompson, Tom
  Changes in Relationships Following Christian Marriage Enrichment, 1985
  Key Words: Christian Marriage
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Townsend, W. J.
  Storytelling-Based Curriculum Used as Support to Hurting Parents, 1993
  Key Words: Support, Parent
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Trickey, Henry
  From Jerusalem to Athens: A Model of Contemporary Evangelistic Preaching, 1998
  Key Words: Evangelism, Preaching
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Trigg, Ian
  Free Agency in the Church and Its Impact Upon Spiritual Formation, 2004
  Key Words: Free Agency, Spiritual Formation
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Tyler, Coleman
  Spiritual and Emotional Growth as Experienced by Participants in the 'Weigh Down Workshop', 1998
  Key Words: Spiritual Growth
  Concentration: Beeson Pastor
• Ursin, Bruce
  Ministerial Burnout Causes and Prevention: A Retreat Model for Clergy Self-Care Renewal and Support, 1989
  Key Words: Clergy Burnout
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Venable, Stephen
  Exploratory Study of Spiritual Growth in Youth Through Backpacking, 1995
  Key Words: Youth, Spiritual formation
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Wallace-Padget, Debbie
  Equipping the Equippers, 2000
  Key Words: Equipping Pastors, Training
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Wentz, David N.
  Pastoring Revival: Case Studies of Two Churches "In the River", 2000
  Key Words: Church Leadership, Revival
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Whitehead, Matt
  The Role of Preaching in Establishing and Implementing a Healing Ministry in Lakeview Free Methodist Church, 1998
  Key Words: Healing, Preaching
  Concentration: Biblical Preaching
• Williams, J. Doug
  Equipping Laity Through Christian Education: The Pastoral Role, 1987
  Key Words: Christian Education
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Willis, Aron
  Dual Sunday School Program: Philosophy and Practice at First Wesleyan Church, High Point, NC, 1991
  Key Words: Sunday School
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Wilson, Dean E.
  The Impact of a Short-Term Mission Experience on Faith Maturity, 2000
  Key Words: Short-term Missions, Spiritual Formation
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation
• Wolfe, Louis
  Development of a Model of Leadership for a Church Planting Project, 1992
  Key Words: Church Planting
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Wood, Dossie
  Analysis of Unique Growth at Evangel Christian Life Center, 1992
  Key Words: Church Growth
  Concentration: Evangelism/Missions/Church Growth
• Woods, Dale
  Narrative Pastoral Leadership: Pastor and People Working Together, 1998
  Key Words: Narrative Pastoral Leadership
  Concentration: Christian Leadership
• Woods, L. Gayle
  A Study of an Education Practice in the Church of God (Holiness), 1989
  Key Words: Sunday School
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Wu, David
  Developing and Implementing a Christian Marriage Enrichment Program for Chinese Immigrants, 1999
  Key Words: Marriage enrichment, Chinese immigrants,
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• Yamazaki, Shinobu
  Holistic Healing Ministry: The Current Understandings and Attitudes of Clergy and Laity of Wesleyan Holiness Churches of Japan, 2004
  Key Words: holistic healing, trinity, holiness, wholeness, Wesleyan, ministry
  Concentration: Spiritual Formation & Direction
• Yocum, Dennis
  Involving Men in the Church, 1997
  Key Words: Men, Laity
  Concentration: Family Ministry
• York, Donald
  The Impact of Forgiveness on the Self-Concept and Spiritual Well-being of Inmates at the Ohio State Penitentiary Correctional Camp, 2000
  Key Words: Forgiveness, Spiritual Well-being, Inmates
  Concentration: Family Ministry