03 Oct Role of Theological Reflection in DMin Projects
This paper proposes a narrative approach to theological reflection that better suits both the nature of the D.Min. degree as a professional degree in the practice of ministry...
Feature Article
05 Sep Narratives of Leadership Anxiety
So begins the portrayal of an anxious young captain, commanding his first ship, coping with the intimidation he feels in relation to his new crew....
13 Jun Faith as Doubting Belief
This paper is a personal reflection revealing the author’s ideas of faith and belief to have previously been inadequate as they have focussed on believing in particular certainties, even when this way of thinking about faith proved self-destructive....
01 May Missional Church and the DMin
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in Accreditation, ATS, Feature Article, Ministry, Theological Reflection, Vol 5 (2013)
It is the thesis of this essay that educating clergy in the absence of focal attention to ecclesiology is insufficient. ...
05 Apr Not Ashamed of the Gospel
This paper argues that conversion is best construed as the willingness of a convert to endure shame for the sake of identifying publicly with Jesus Christ. ...
12 Feb “Picturing” Lay Ministry
2013 recipient of 'The Journal of Christian Ministry Award of Excellence' for outstanding thesis-project...
06 Mar Ethnographic and Family Systems Perspectives
This paper argues that although the fields of ethnography and Bowen family systems theory are two distinct disciplines, there are core constructs in the field of Bowen family systems theory that resonate with and complement ethnographic “lenses” and practices....
04 Mar Investigating the Practice of Christian Exorcism
C.S. Lewis wrote, “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them”...
14 Mar DMin Education in a Multicultural World
Adapted from lectures on Multiculturalism delivered to the Association for Doctor of Ministry Education (ADME) September 2010...
12 Mar Theological Reflection as a Catalyst for Leadership Convergence
Theological reflection can be a major catalyst for convergence within the D.Min. dissertation process. This paper presents a model for using theological reflection as a catalyst for leadership convergence through the D.Min. dissertation....