06 Oct Remembering Dr. John W. Reed
"His kind gentle spirit was there to encourage, mentor, and guide...
"His kind gentle spirit was there to encourage, mentor, and guide...
In Memory of David A. Thommen...
The Pew Research Center summarized its findings about Latinos and the transformation of American religion saying that "understanding religious faith among Latinos is essential to understanding the future of this population as well as the evolving nature of religion in the United States."...
Social science research can be said to involve spiritual discernment and the performance of the prophetic gift. However, is there a biblical basis for research since faith in God supersedes human wisdom?...
Pastoral burnout, blowup, and dropout is an alarming issue in contemporary ministry. The longitudinal study that the researcher is reporting on has covered twenty years of a journey exploring the dynamics of this issue....
Given the mission of Doctor of Ministry programs to develop theologically reflective practitioners, Dyrness’s book provides an excellent resource for encouraging students to consider fresh theological perspectives on God’s activity in a pluralistic world....
What kinds of projects are DMin students doing at schools represented by ADME? We are introducing a new feature in The Journal of Christian Ministry in which directors of DMin programs nominate the best project completed at their schools in the last year. ...
From its earliest days, the Church has struggled to be in the world but not of it. Controversies in Rome and Corinth over what Christians could eat or not eat. Paul attempting to appease Judean nationalists in the Temple and being arrested....
“Insider movements” are a growing phenomenon in the 10/40 window of Africa and Asia. These movements are groups of Muslims, Hindus, or Buddhists who follow Jesus as their Lord and Savior but who still retain their cultural/religious identity in their original religion....
Research influences its context. While careful researchers try to minimize this influence by, for example, avoiding research contexts where researchers exercise authority over individuals or organizations, many DMin students develop research that is designed to influence a context in which they are in power over...