{"response":{"docs":[{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-13T19:34:21Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:24:08Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"5a9da45a-0b0f-4546-b8af-40becf989b14","accessControl_ssim":["3cc9f7a5-4934-4925-b78d-e7692c987b2a"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["What are the ghosts? or are they really spirits? a study of transitional United Methodist Churches in the Northern Illinois conference"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-13T19:34:20Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T00:47:42Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["1748af78-2708-468a-8737-fb11c55566d3"],"hasLease_ssim":["e5bea080-bd83-42f8-bb89-bc74fa9ca913"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Unknown"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Chicago Theological Seminary"],"year_tesim":["1977"],"location_tesim":["Illinois--Chicago"],"resource_type_tesim":["Unknown"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Gessel Berry"],"publisher_tesim":["Chicago Theological Seminary"],"subject_tesim":["Race relations","African American churches","Methodist Church","United Methodist Church (U.S.). Northern Illinois Conference"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["None"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Chicago Theological Seminary"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["2ed862c2-32c4-448b-95c8-4a58c3d74b5b"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["work_editor","public"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791133747118080000,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:24:11.874Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-13T19:26:18Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:31:21Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"23aeec13-3009-43a3-a9a7-efa865aa8f17","accessControl_ssim":["c808bc0a-4d0e-4a74-bac2-b6386246cf5d"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["A community based model of an African American new church development in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) focused on the educational needs of poor African American children"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-13T19:26:17Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-16T23:11:10Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["94d80f67-26f5-4e11-9e86-e86f9f0c6563"],"hasLease_ssim":["12bc759c-d84f-4a3b-a6cc-416230a58899"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Unknown"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary"],"advisor_tesim":["Kathryn L Johnson"],"year_tesim":["2002"],"resource_type_tesim":["Unknown"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["James H Nelson"],"publisher_tesim":["Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary"],"subject_tesim":["African Americans--Education","African American churches","Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["None"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["7d2ba5b6-aeec-459a-aaec-e1eed75d32f0"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["work_editor","public"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791134200278024192,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:31:24.042Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:15:30Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:38:40Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"761155ba-2c05-43c5-aa3a-0a9f755b0dff","accessControl_ssim":["d4370d31-6bcc-4d75-817a-f96ef646eb8d"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Toward a 21st Century Christian Discipleship for the Urban AME Church in the United States"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:15:29Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T01:36:06Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["d311dd6d-fa41-47cd-81ab-7d20a2339091"],"hasLease_ssim":["e601b87f-96ba-46d0-b5ce-ad410fb94f52"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Strategic Leadership for Black Congregations"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary"],"advisor_tesim":["Angela Cowser Ph.D."],"year_tesim":["2023"],"location_tesim":["United States"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Andrea Wright"],"subject_tesim":["African American churches","Social action","Christian life","African Americans--Religion","Bible. Matthew"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["Social engagement is the most underdeveloped aspect of discipleship in many urban African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Churches. The response to the cry for justice which the denomination answered with its founding has been overshadowed by members’ individual pursuits of personal piety. This qualitative action research project offers a practical application of womanist ethics of tradition, community, spirituality, and engagement, as a model for an urban African Methodist Episcopal Church discipleship framework that shift members towards the practice of personal piety that is also the flame that sets social engagement ablaze in the life of an African Methodist Episcopal Church congregation."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["fc8e637d-6b92-421f-936e-4844dc981265"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["public","work_editor"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791134663198113792,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:38:45.517Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:15:30Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:37:03Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"55520f55-c19e-4bee-ab20-0cfdbe32df01","accessControl_ssim":["91e07585-3166-43ee-a674-9dbde9cf5bbf"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["A Narrative Case-Study of ACEs: Trauma-Informed Ministry for New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and Pontiac, Michigan"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:15:29Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T00:38:09Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["dfe00daf-ead3-4a98-b72e-ea2a6edf9749"],"hasLease_ssim":["c363fe52-fc6e-4ea1-82c1-53ae05d6e45c"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Strategic Leadership for Black Congregations"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary"],"advisor_tesim":["Reginald Blount Ph.D."],"year_tesim":["2023"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Keyon S. Payton"],"subject_tesim":["Theology, Practical","African American churches","Spiritual healing"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["This study addresses the severe consequences of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the need for the Church to provide early interventions that will curve destructive patterns of behavior that aid healing from these traumas. The roots of the problem lie in the cultural, theological, and practical inability to reach behaviorally challenged children and youth who have been traumatized by ACEs. The results lead up to the core question of this research: how could priestly listening and theology by heart method (empathy- and love-centric) serve as a method for ministry to repair, renew, and restore healthy relationships that can provide healing."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["fc8e637d-6b92-421f-936e-4844dc981265"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["public","work_editor"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791134561060519936,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:37:08.111Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:11:54Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-05-22T03:20:28Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"4cb348a1-5435-488c-ae56-f43d0545a5e3","accessControl_ssim":["b5fc1e3a-0069-44c8-92e6-0184bca20b31"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Contrasting Religion and Politics: A Comprehensive Study"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:11:53Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T00:23:17Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["a4063710-83e2-4bdf-b1da-78985aaf3cbc"],"hasLease_ssim":["acf81db3-ff16-43da-b825-4afce263a6b0"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Theology"],"discipline_tesim":["Christian Humanities"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["The School Of The Great Commission Bible College And Seminary"],"advisor_tesim":["Bishop Rev. Winford Thompson  Th.D."],"year_tesim":["2021"],"location_tesim":["United States"],"resource_type_tesim":["Dissertation"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Grady, Christopher J."],"keyword_tesim":["Church and community"],"subject_tesim":["Bible--Theology","Church committees","African American churches"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["Is the separation of church and state still necessary in today’s political world? I believe that it is. With everything that has happened in the past twenty-four months; COVID-19, refugees bombarding the boarder, the killing of unarmed black people, extremism at the capital, and Charlottesville, etc. The relation between religion and politics continues to be an important theme in political philosophy, despite the emergent consensus (both among political theorists and in practical political contexts, such as the United Nations) on the right to freedom of conscience and on the need for some sort of separation between church and state. One reason for the importance of this topic is that religions often make strong claims on people’s allegiance, and universal religions make these claims on all people, rather than just a community. For example, Islam has traditionally held that all people owe obedience to Allah’s will. Thus, it is probably inevitable that religious commitments will sometimes come into conflict with the demands of politics. But religious beliefs and practices also potentially support politics in many ways. The extent and form of this support is as important to political philosophers as is the possibility for conflict. Moreover, there has been a growing interest in minority groups and the political rights and entitlements they are due. One result of this interest is substantial attention given to the concerns and needs of minority groups who are distinguished by their religion, as opposed to ethnicity, gender, or wealth."],"license_tesim":["https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Miscellaneous"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["4f3e9d5f-fc19-4d44-a264-44b56604eb9a"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["public","work_editor"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1799721351722827776,"timestamp":"2024-05-22T03:20:29.826Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:09:22Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-05-22T03:03:22Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"62d8e3a7-7400-4d80-877e-b29399038266","accessControl_ssim":["9b896d6b-05be-4416-851c-455571fe33f1"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["A Strategy for Revitalizing Calvary Christian Church through the Baptist Resource Network's Three Key Behaviors"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:09:21Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T01:01:46Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["df92000e-f66c-4304-8370-3335da1f1bd9"],"hasLease_ssim":["94049e56-01af-4d0f-a65f-6241a1020b19"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Missio Seminary"],"year_tesim":["2022"],"resource_type_tesim":["Dissertation"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Robert James Fontell Jr."],"subject_tesim":["Baptist Church","Church renewal","Congregational Church","Mission of the church","African American churches"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["Statistics indicate that thousands of churches have experienced decline to such an extent that without intervention, these churches will reach the death stage in the life cycle of the church. However, churches do not have to experience the final stages of the life cycle of the church because they possess the potential for renewed growth. Pastors can learn the skill of leading a church through revitalization.This project will examine principles that bring life and transformation to the local church through biblical research on church health, the study of the life cycle of a church, common biblical behaviors of healthy churches, and their impact on declining churches. It will seek to explain the evangelistic efforts that addressed the decline experienced by Calvary Christian Church (CCC), Northeast Philadelphia, PA, and brought the beginnings of revitalization. The biblical research describes the development of an evangelism strategy that will change the culture of the church to rediscover its mission and foster a healthy state."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"related_url_tesim":["https://www.tren.com/e-docs/search.cfm?p022-0193"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Miscellaneous"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["4f3e9d5f-fc19-4d44-a264-44b56604eb9a"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["work_editor","public"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1799720275479101440,"timestamp":"2024-05-22T03:03:23.440Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:07:16Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T06:47:27Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"dfac1705-b90a-4c16-a277-81b3ce7c64fb","accessControl_ssim":["a156eaab-896a-4a10-810c-5f8e0a6ae38c"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Pedagogical paradigm for leadership in a postmodern mega church context"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:07:15Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T04:32:10Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["13b761a1-c153-4adc-b6c3-fffb58c71c8d"],"hasLease_ssim":["0cf184bd-f9af-4441-8be9-2264ca3e6a57"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Pittsburgh Theological Seminary"],"advisor_tesim":["Andrew  Purves Mr Ph.D."],"year_tesim":["2011"],"location_tesim":["United States"],"resource_type_tesim":["Dissertation"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Joan Prentice"],"keyword_tesim":["Church (Ecclesiology)"],"subject_tesim":["Bible. John","Bible. Ephesians","African American churches","Congregational Church","African American clergy","Baptist Church","Bible--Theology","African Americans--Religion"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["This paper presents a theological premise for understanding of the Church as it exists in Christ and its participation within the perichoretic relationship of the Triune God.  The model is drawn from the interrelatedness and interpenetration of the three divine persons of the Godhead and the Church’s reality within that relationship.  It sets forth a theology that is relational, and allows for a Christology, pneumatology and ecclesiology that is expressed in praxis.  It is relational and missional in its outcome and situates a primordial understanding of the Church as an ontological and organic reality. The Church’s behavior, that is, its work, worship, and mission is influenced by its own perception of self.  In other words, the way we perceive ourselves as the church will be reflected in the way we do church and the way we are the church in the world, not just as institution, but as being; having its life, essential nature and personality inherent in the triune God of grace."],"license_tesim":["https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Pittsburgh Theological Seminary"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["31bd5819-b5a3-4928-96d5-b581f38b637b"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["public","work_editor"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791127663501377536,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T06:47:30.086Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:06:45Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2025-12-18T18:53:02Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"e6d25f3b-776b-4171-b5bd-771dd00574e0","accessControl_ssim":["abf71187-e42d-436f-ae59-f26db7f67639"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Grappling with grace : an illumination of the degree to which theory and praxis agree in the matter of grace in the African American Pentecostal Holiness tradition"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:06:44Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2025-12-18T18:47:12Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["419a3837-d30f-46cb-aa8f-114ab33aaefb"],"hasLease_ssim":["327e703c-4295-42da-8300-21238532c451"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["DMin"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Lancaster Theological Seminary"],"year_tesim":["2022"],"video_embed_tesim":[""],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Yorkman, Wendell C."],"subject_tesim":["Pentecostal churches","African American churches","Theology, Doctrinal"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["There seems to be a gap between church doctrine and praxis as far as matters of grace is concerned, particularly grace understood as forgiveness and reconciliation. Because of the lack of clear, theologically coherent doctrine, church leaders and their members are left to decide for themselves how to practice grace toward themselves and one another. Through a process of examining doctrines, analyzing sermons, reviewing literature, and conducting personal interviews with church leaders from African American Pentecostal Holiness churches the researcher's intent is to determine how closely aligned doctrine and praxis are. Since a large percentage of the church doctrines examined include no specific guidelines or directions as to matters of grace beyond being the power of God in bringing salvation (Eph. 2:8-9), the lack of understanding often causes un-graceful responses by leaders and members alike. It is hoped that this work will be read by Christian leaders as they gain insight as to how grace is to be understood and practiced."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"identifier_tesim":["https://archive.lancasterseminary.edu/items/show/1839"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Lancaster Theological Seminary"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["77231467-10ce-4737-858a-8cc38e70a4f9"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["public","work_editor"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1851873279100321792,"timestamp":"2025-12-18T18:53:03.517Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:04:11Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2025-12-18T18:52:33Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"6ad46ab6-9fe5-4f9b-bf61-de1534a52882","accessControl_ssim":["95a0ba40-ec37-4088-b105-701558d5502c"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["'Pastor can we talk' : a retrospective study of how the Black church fails to support sexually abused Black women"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:04:10Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2025-12-18T18:46:48Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["76fa1632-35a7-44a1-aad0-f538118cbd27"],"hasLease_ssim":["f554c38c-035e-44c9-a5c9-7742d72b1125"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["DMin"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Lancaster Theological Seminary"],"year_tesim":["2021"],"video_embed_tesim":[""],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Moore, Linda Denise"],"subject_tesim":["Church work with women","African Americans--Religion","African American churches"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["This major project seeks to address the issues of sexual abuse within the Black Church and to offer pastors and lay leaders‚Äô guidance to assist congregations in breaking the cycle of sexual abuse and silence. In the confounds of the Black Church and the greater African American community, issues of sexual misconduct, sexual abuse, or sexual behaviors have been neglected. To that end, this study aims to provide guidance and validation that the Black Church has a long history in supporting one another; however, sexual abuse and the treatment of Black Women were not given the adequate support. For far too long those issues have been secretly housed within the walls of our families, our civic organizations, and our Black Churches leaving victims without a platform of any kind, in which to express anything related to sex. As a result, men and especially women and children have undergone the effects of shame of not having an outlet or a safe place to unburden themselves of any form of sexual improprieties. In essence, this study is a compilation of personal experiences coupled with academic evidence that the Black Church needs a specific protocol and platform to combat the issues of sexual abuse."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"identifier_tesim":["http://archive.lancasterseminary.edu/items/show/1826"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Lancaster Theological Seminary"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["77231467-10ce-4737-858a-8cc38e70a4f9"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["public","work_editor"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1851873248790183936,"timestamp":"2025-12-18T18:52:34.611Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:01:07Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:05:48Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"9aca3730-6647-46e7-8aaa-2d8b4da6a121","accessControl_ssim":["7478fc0a-5c34-4131-993c-ca1006502f87"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Increasing The Knowledge Of Transurban Discipleship At Jordan Missionary Baptist Church Of Lancaster, Texas"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:01:06Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T02:39:33Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["2c2d8668-7fe8-4f78-bf78-1f85949b6d2d"],"hasLease_ssim":["f0325014-5490-4ec2-b82f-ee508260e507"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Church Revitalization"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary"],"advisor_tesim":["Carl Bradford Ph.D."],"year_tesim":["2022"],"location_tesim":["United States"],"resource_type_tesim":["Dissertation"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Vernell Ross"],"subject_tesim":["Education--Curricula","Bible. Luke","Evangelical Church","Bible. Kings I","African American churches","Race relations--Religious aspects","Christian life","Bible. Philippians","Christian education"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["The purpose of this ministry research project is to increase the knowledge of transurban discipleship at Jordan Missionary Baptist Church of Lancaster, Texas (JMBC). Chapter 1 illuminates the history and the ministry context of JMBC’s African American membership and the goals of this project. Chapter 2 provides an exegesis of three passages of Scripture (Luke 14:25–35, 1 Kings 19:19–21, and Philippians 3:17–21) that examine biblical principles regarding personal Christian discipleship along with a brief overview of the usage of μαθητής (disciple) concerning Jesus’ command to “go make disciples” in the Great Commission. Chapter 3 examines relevant scholarship that presents a rationale for transurban discipleship by exposing racial discipleship while espousing and embracing Black evangelical theology. Chapter 4 describes the project itself, recounting the content and training method of the specific curriculum used as well as the measure utilized to determine if project goals were achieved. Chapter 5 evaluates the efficacy of the project based on the completion of specified goals. Ultimately, this project seeks to equip Christians with an understanding and praxis of vital spiritual disciplines that aid them in becoming more and more like Christ.Vernell Ross, D.Min.Supervisor: Carl Bradford, Ph.D.The Jack D. Terry School of Educational MinistriesSouthwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2022"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["b2ad2862-737d-4dde-8145-b9b6962ac5f3"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["public","work_editor"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791132595545702400,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:05:53.650Z","score":1.0}],"facets":[{"name":"resource_type_sim","items":[{"value":"Unknown","hits":105,"label":"Unknown"},{"value":"D.Min. Project","hits":57,"label":"D.Min. Project"},{"value":"Dissertation","hits":12,"label":"Dissertation"},{"value":"Thesis","hits":1,"label":"Thesis"}],"label":"Resource Type"},{"name":"creator_sim","items":[{"value":"Allen L. Hollie Jr.","hits":1,"label":"Allen L. Hollie Jr."},{"value":"Andre Maurice Rogers","hits":1,"label":"Andre Maurice Rogers"},{"value":"Andrea Wright","hits":1,"label":"Andrea Wright"},{"value":"Andrew Lee Stephens","hits":1,"label":"Andrew Lee Stephens"},{"value":"Anthony L Bennett","hits":1,"label":"Anthony L Bennett"},{"value":"Arlee Griffin","hits":1,"label":"Arlee Griffin"}],"label":"Creator Sim"},{"name":"contributor_sim","items":[],"label":"Contributor"},{"name":"keyword_sim","items":[{"value":"Church and community","hits":9,"label":"Church and community"},{"value":"Pastoral African American churches","hits":3,"label":"Pastoral African American churches"},{"value":"Contextual Bible study","hits":2,"label":"Contextual Bible study"},{"value":"Prophetic office","hits":2,"label":"Prophetic office"},{"value":"Relation (Theology)","hits":2,"label":"Relation (Theology)"},{"value":"Aliquippa, Pennsylvania","hits":1,"label":"Aliquippa, Pennsylvania"}],"label":"Keyword"},{"name":"subject_sim","items":[{"value":"African American churches","hits":175,"label":"African American churches"},{"value":"African American clergy","hits":12,"label":"African American clergy"},{"value":"African Americans--Religion","hits":11,"label":"African Americans--Religion"},{"value":"Race relations","hits":11,"label":"Race relations"},{"value":"African American preaching","hits":10,"label":"African American preaching"},{"value":"Leadership--Religious aspects--Christianity","hits":9,"label":"Leadership--Religious aspects--Christianity"}],"label":"Subject"},{"name":"location_sim","items":[{"value":"United States","hits":24,"label":"United States"},{"value":"Georgia","hits":2,"label":"Georgia"},{"value":"Illinois--Chicago","hits":2,"label":"Illinois--Chicago"},{"value":"Pennsylvania","hits":2,"label":"Pennsylvania"},{"value":"Virginia","hits":2,"label":"Virginia"},{"value":"Africa","hits":1,"label":"Africa"}],"label":"Location"},{"name":"language_sim","items":[{"value":"English","hits":173,"label":"English"}],"label":"Language"},{"name":"publisher_sim","items":[{"value":"Wesley Theological Seminary","hits":30,"label":"Wesley Theological Seminary"},{"value":"United Theological Seminary (OH)","hits":19,"label":"United Theological Seminary (OH)"},{"value":"Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary","hits":10,"label":"Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Howard University School of Divinity","hits":8,"label":"Howard University School of Divinity"},{"value":"Ashland Theological Seminary","hits":6,"label":"Ashland Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Columbia Theological Seminary","hits":5,"label":"Columbia Theological Seminary"}],"label":"Publisher"},{"name":"date_created_sim","items":[],"label":"Date Created"},{"name":"types_sim","items":[{"value":"Text","hits":174,"label":"Text"}],"label":"Type"},{"name":"year_sim","items":[{"value":"1996","hits":13,"label":"1996"},{"value":"2014","hits":12,"label":"2014"},{"value":"2003","hits":11,"label":"2003"},{"value":"2019","hits":11,"label":"2019"},{"value":"1997","hits":9,"label":"1997"},{"value":"2009","hits":8,"label":"2009"}],"label":"Year"},{"name":"format_sim","items":[{"value":"PDF","hits":1,"label":"PDF"}],"label":"Format"},{"name":"member_of_collections_ssim","items":[{"value":"Miscellaneous","hits":31,"label":"Miscellaneous"},{"value":"Wesley Theological Seminary","hits":30,"label":"Wesley Theological Seminary"},{"value":"United Theological Seminary","hits":23,"label":"United Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Ashland Theological Seminary","hits":12,"label":"Ashland Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary","hits":10,"label":"Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary","hits":10,"label":"Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary"}],"label":"Collections"},{"name":"degree_sim","items":[{"value":"Unknown","hits":105,"label":"Unknown"},{"value":"Doctor of Ministry","hits":62,"label":"Doctor of Ministry"},{"value":"DMin","hits":5,"label":"DMin"},{"value":"Doctor of Educational Ministry","hits":1,"label":"Doctor of Educational Ministry"},{"value":"Doctor of Ministry ","hits":1,"label":"Doctor of Ministry "},{"value":"Doctor of Theology","hits":1,"label":"Doctor of Theology"}],"label":"Degree"},{"name":"discipline_sim","items":[{"value":"Preaching","hits":4,"label":"Preaching"},{"value":"Strategic Leadership for Black Congregations","hits":3,"label":"Strategic Leadership for Black Congregations"},{"value":"Church Leadership","hits":2,"label":"Church Leadership"},{"value":"Pastoral ministry","hits":2,"label":"Pastoral ministry"},{"value":"Christian Humanities","hits":1,"label":"Christian Humanities"},{"value":"Church Revitalization","hits":1,"label":"Church Revitalization"}],"label":"Discipline"},{"name":"degree_granting_institution_sim","items":[{"value":"Wesley Theological Seminary","hits":30,"label":"Wesley Theological Seminary"},{"value":"United Theological Seminary","hits":23,"label":"United Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Ashland Theological Seminary","hits":12,"label":"Ashland Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary","hits":10,"label":"Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary","hits":10,"label":"Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Howard University","hits":8,"label":"Howard University"}],"label":"Degree Granting Institution"},{"name":"department_sim","items":[{"value":"Doctor of Ministry","hits":1,"label":"Doctor of Ministry"}],"label":"Department"},{"name":"funder_name_sim","items":[],"label":"Funder Name"},{"name":"event_title_sim","items":[],"label":"Event Title"},{"name":"event_date_sim","items":[],"label":"Event Date"},{"name":"institution_sim","items":[{"value":"Atla RIM","hits":175,"label":"Atla RIM"}],"label":"Host Institution"}],"pages":{"current_page":2,"next_page":3,"prev_page":1,"total_pages":18,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":10,"total_count":175,"first_page?":false,"last_page?":false}}}