12 Feb “Picturing” Lay Ministry
2013 recipient of 'The Journal of Christian Ministry Award of Excellence' for outstanding thesis-project...
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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....
20 Apr Some Reflections on Theological Reflection
All of us are aware of the kind of practical and anxious theological reflection that is stirred up by disastrous events like the earthquake in Haiti. Where was God in such an event? ...
28 Feb Really Great D.Min. Programs–and Why They Are Critically Important Today
Doctor of Ministry programs are, in my opinion, far more important for the church and for society today than is commonly believed, even among those who labor in the D.Min. vineyards....
27 Feb Seminary Professors and the Leader-shaping Task: New Wine from Old Wineskin?
General Colin Powell defined the task of leadership this way: "Great leaders articulate what the mission is--the who, what, when, where, and why"...