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The Church of the Nazarene is facing challenges in supplying its rural churches with pastoral leadership. The decline in population and limited access to resources contribute to the lack of interest...

The Church of the Nazarene is an international denomination. Yet, in the United States, the church is mono-ethnic, mainly in membership and mindset. The influence and practice of racism throughout...

This project was developed to assist the South Weymouth Church of the Nazarene, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to embody a congregational approach to ministry that nurtures adolescents into a lifelong...

All Christians have a responsibility to care for each other. However, the practices of care in the church have become centered around the clergy. This not only fails to empower the lay members of a...

The problem of difference continues to pose a significant challenge within Western society at large and to the local church in particular. With steady population growth through immigration, fear and...

This research presents a study of Street Pastors in the United Kingdom (UK). Street Pastors are Christian volunteers who look after vulnerable people in the night-time economy, providing them security...

Mass incarceration is well documented in the United States. Seeking to understand why we have the highest incarceration rate in the world is essential work that must continue. The purpose of this work...

The ecclesiastical world has operated primarily from a technical leadership paradigm. The technical paradigm is hierarchical and relies heavily on previously implemented modes of operation and problem...

El texto bíblico de Mateo 16:18b afirma: “…sobre esta roca edificaré mi iglesia; y las puertas del Hades no prevalecerán contra ella”. Esta declaración manifiesta el plan eterno e inmutable de Dios...

Today’s college students often struggle in their quest for self-exploration. This struggle is intensified by the increasing demands of their electronic devices combined with the lack of direction in...

“How can I learn to discern the voice of God?” “How can I pray?” “Is there more to prayer than asking God for things?” These are questions that I have heard repeatedly over the years of pastoral...

Historically, the Christian church in the United States has played a role in the segregation of worshipers based on ethnicity. This segregation has become harmful to our neighborhoods, communities...

Christianity is meant to be a beacon of hope and good news to the marginalized. One group that is marginalized throughout local communities in the United States are the victims and survivors of...

The significant challenges emerging adults face in this cultural moment require creativity, relational investment, and a commitment to spiritual formation rooted in time-tested ways. Older adults in...

At the edge of the urban sprawl, exurban communities are experiencing rapid growth and change. Longtime residents of rural heritage collide with newcomers from urban and suburban backgrounds. This...

Over the past four hundred years, American evangelicalism has often preached a shallow holiness message that failed to migrate the believer from holiness of heart to holiness of life because it has...

As congregations in America begin to embrace a missional understanding of theology and ministry practice, existing churches influenced by attractional models of ministry will need to recognize the...

This dissertation intends to address the fragmentation that exists within the church along racial and ethnic lines by proposing a holistic discipleship model that incorporates Cultural Intelligence...

El propósito de este estudio es conocer, comprender y analizar los aspectos que intervienen en la plantación de iglesias, incluyendo la siembra, cultivo y crecimiento de una Iglesia del Nazareno en la...

The telos of every Christian faith community is to develop faithful followers of Jesus Christ that emulate the character of Christ and impact their communities and the world. Congregations must...

Many Christian congregants are not being adequately formed and shaped as disciples of Christ, because many contemporary churches have a distorted philosophical anthropology, and therefore approach...

Emerging adults are leaving the church shortly after high school graduation. They no longer see the church as relevant and so they do not stay engaged. Older generations fear that as the church...

As the addiction treatment field developed in the United States, it did not integrate a professional discipline of spiritual care. Consequently, disparities in both the definition and availability of...

The contemporary church is struggling to connect biblical hope with the opportunities to address socio-economic inequity toward community revitalization and holistic healing. Many churches within the...

Because of the many roles and demands placed upon clergy, burnout is not uncommon in ministry. Often these symptoms manifest through depression, anxiety, stress, relational conflicts, marital...