{"response":{"docs":[{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:38:35Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-05-22T03:29:33Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"f66c65b1-7de7-423b-83be-c7dfbd675ac0","accessControl_ssim":["a0db9757-3253-4ce3-9b57-1b151434c998"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Discipleship Of Muslim Background Believers In The Context Of Persecution: A Study In North Africa"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:38:34Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T05:10:12Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["447d8527-4138-4bd1-bad3-fe76ea5e631b"],"hasLease_ssim":["01cda8ed-867e-4fcf-a217-bb6ae6f0d749"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Missions and evangelism"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Trinity Evangelical Divinity School"],"advisor_tesim":["James Plueddemann Ph.D.","Craig  Ott Ph.D.","Martin Crain D.Min."],"year_tesim":["2016"],"location_tesim":["Africa"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Phillip Smith"],"keyword_tesim":["Evangelism"],"subject_tesim":["Bible. Mark","Church work","Christian life","Bible. Matthew","Bible. John"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["This Doctor of Ministry project was designed to explore the practical implications that can help disciplers of Muslim Background Believers (MBBs) in their mission to care for and, through the power of the Holy Spirit, develop the life and conduct of the new disciples from that background. It begins with the theological foundation of discipleship within the context of persecution and moves on to an examination of the existing literature on the topic.This researcher conducted qualitative interviews with eighteen MBBs in a city in North Africa and another twelve experienced disciplers who worked in that field. The purpose of this project is to investigate the themes found in the journeys of discipleship and to discover the specific factors that influence MBB disciples to mature in Christ.Based on a robust understanding and the findings of this research, a proposal for 'Adaptive Discipleship Principles in the Context of Persecution' is put forth for workers to enhance the process of training and discipling MBBs, who might suffer for their faith, to know Him and to make Him known.The research concludes that fear is a key challenging barrier. Those who crossed that barrier have identified themselves with the early church disciples (Acts 4:31). Another important factor that needs the attention of the disciplers is that this kind of work will take patience, perseverance, and much time. This work will be done on a low profile and it will continue to be unnoticeable."],"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":["Trinity Evangelical Divinity School"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["c654e922-76d0-4427-ac29-e286b7997781"],"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_":1799721922883223552,"timestamp":"2024-05-22T03:29:34.527Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:38:23Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T07:16:39Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"b2637ad2-ddb1-4af3-a27a-cf81e6f99db0","accessControl_ssim":["5c13223a-4549-4ac1-81b6-503dededdde7"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Let all Who Are Hungry Come and Eat - 'In Good Faith': Intentional Interreligious Encounter and the Spirit of Hospitality"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:38:21Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T03:17:07Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["1cce28f8-7a74-4e89-a227-660dc9da3467"],"hasLease_ssim":["ccf2f9f8-766a-40a6-ae81-29a5c71f35a2"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Educating for Witness"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Catholic Theological Union"],"advisor_tesim":["Edward Foley Cap. Ph.D."],"year_tesim":["2019"],"location_tesim":["United States"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Chava Stacie  Bahle"],"subject_tesim":["Religious change","Ecumenical movement","Communities--Religious aspects","Cross-cultural studies","Workshops (Adult education)"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["This thesis-project explores participant experiences in a long-term Jewish-Christian-Muslim dialogue program.  Examined through the theological quests for truth, love and peace, participants reflected on their experiences, placing those experiences in conversation with sacred texts and images from their home traditions.  T'shuvah, the Jewish theological act of turning toward the holy, is explored as a transtemporal, liberative and conciliatory gesture, through which the program might create change in the participants' sense of self and other. Reflective storytelling as a method is explored in depth.The author theorizes that t’shuvah did in fact occur, according to participant interviews.  T’shuvah in an interreligious dialogue setting may occur in part because of: the phenomenon of multiple “Us-es,” according to the neurobiology theories of Robert Sapolsky; contact theories through dialogue; and the structure of gatherings proposed by Priya Parker.  Ethical considerations of intentional interreligious engagement, especially historical wounds and vulnerability, are also discussed. The thesis-project used semi-structured, one on one interviews, and applied a novel, four step  Jewish theological reflection method conceived by the author: p’shat, thick descriptions of “what happened”; d’rash, placing those experiences in dialogue with sacred texts and images; t’shuvah, how the experiences may have created individual and cosmic repair among the dialogue partners; and k’dushah, exploring whether and how participation in the program translated into action in the world outside the program.  Framing the interviews through the lens of “participant as storyteller” is explored in detail as a potential contribution to sacralizing the lived experience of the program. The rich imageries of shared ancestry, meeting at table, fellow travelers and learning in the presence of the other inform the conclusion that the intentional interreligious engagement of this program may create tikkunim (repairs) in both individual and group to group relationships among Jews, Christians and Muslims."],"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":["Catholic Theological Union"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["b51273d2-7ff5-4ecb-af24-64508c2367ad"],"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_":1791129501865869312,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T07:16:43.287Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:38:23Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-05-22T02:07:45Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"295130a0-ac6c-4b89-b9f1-78eaadab8e60","accessControl_ssim":["0d2b1fae-25df-42de-9567-8ecd54ac4855"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Chaplain Spiritual Assessment and Its Efficacy for the Palliative Care Team at Roper St. Francis Healthcare: An Interdisciplinary-Phenomenologic Inquiry"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:38:22Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-16T23:20:21Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["908d3fc1-60a6-40a4-bb69-36332703d9fc"],"hasLease_ssim":["f379388b-3e7c-4f85-89da-c7629a3f524d"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Gardner-Webb University"],"advisor_tesim":["Doug Dickens"],"year_tesim":["2017"],"location_tesim":["South Carolina"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Yhanco Monet"],"subject_tesim":["Ministry","Spiritual life","Chaplains"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["A qualitative phenomenological research methodology was designed and implemented to answer the question: what is it that chaplains assessed which is perceived as useful for the Roper St. Francis Palliative Care team? Twelve Palliative Care practitioners, representing diverse specialties, were interviewed and surveyed to answer the research question. Evidence suggested that spiritual care and chaplaincy assessments were perceived as relevant to the Roper St. Francis’ Palliative Care praxis. However, the gathered data indicates that chaplains and Palliative Care practitioners would benefit from a more standardized/consistent spiritual assessment practice. A set of “Teaching Guidelines” and educational “Activities” was created with the goal of training chaplains in the art of doing Palliative Care spiritual assessments based on the research findings. A certified ACPE supervisor was interviewed about the viability and appropriateness of these “Teaching Guidelines” and “Activities.” This professional educator enriched the educative proposal and validated its potential to train staff chaplains as Palliative Care practitioners."],"license_tesim":["https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"related_url_tesim":["https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/divinity_etd/31/"],"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_":1799716775924858880,"timestamp":"2024-05-22T02:07:46.005Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:38:21Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T06:49:01Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"916836ed-f7b8-4329-9e39-cea45dc53ecc","accessControl_ssim":["a0b9037a-e2c5-4835-b156-ffb6a11e8f3d"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Educating Calvary Baptist Church, Asheville, NC, on the Value of Following the Christian Year as a Means for Spiritual Renewal Through Worship"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:38:20Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T02:23:22Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["2bc2b492-5b04-49ca-9a84-ebe786ed1edd"],"hasLease_ssim":["708acdb5-215d-4811-8b6a-a09849bae575"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Gardner-Webb University"],"advisor_tesim":["Guy Sayles"],"year_tesim":["2017"],"location_tesim":["North Carolina"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Jeffrey C. Hayes"],"subject_tesim":["Worship","Spiritual life","Liturgics"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["This project introduced the spiritual value of following the Christian year in worship. Through a series of sermons and study lessons that focused on eight major seasons (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost, and Ordinary Time), participants were exposed to the history and spiritual purpose of each, respectively. Two surveys were administered, along with weekly evaluations, and interviews, to measure the project’s effectiveness. The desired outcome was a greater degree of knowledge and interest in worshipping through the Christian year. According to the final analysis, increased understanding, spiritual growth, and desire to worship through the Christian year did occur."],"license_tesim":["https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"related_url_tesim":["https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/divinity_etd/36/"],"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_":1791127762758533120,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T06:49:04.745Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:38:01Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-05-22T02:04:26Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"1b80e83d-b87c-4a24-a475-6f2290df2b8a","accessControl_ssim":["8510c18f-b747-4b07-9e0c-008dad11ca2f"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Engaging Millennials: The Quest to Revive their Participation and Commitment at Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, Gastonia, NC"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:38:00Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-16T22:56:32Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["a09cbd8e-d777-4d9b-83e6-959d6d2ca485"],"hasLease_ssim":["f0988d2f-cb6f-429b-8fe5-ae7004162fdb"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Gardner-Webb University"],"advisor_tesim":["Steve Harmon"],"year_tesim":["2017"],"location_tesim":["North Carolina"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Kimberly Moore"],"subject_tesim":["Commitment to the church","Ministry","Church work with young adults"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["There are times when a church can have the look of success, but the zeal of that ministry is slowly diminishing. The older generation continues to do their best to keep ministry viable and moving, but there is a younger generation who does not see the importance of committing to anything beyond the Sunday morning experience. Through a series of Bible studies, sermons, outreach and moments of fellowship, this project engages the millennial generation and discovers ways to move them toward some level of commitment and participation within the Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, Gastonia, NC. It is becoming more and more evident that we are dealing with a different generation of believers. This millennial generation loves God, but they do not care for tradition or routine. They are more tasks driven than program driven. Therefore, we must provide opportunities for them to serve based upon present need versus long-term desire."],"license_tesim":["https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"related_url_tesim":["https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/divinity_etd/34/"],"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_":1799716567059005440,"timestamp":"2024-05-22T02:04:26.815Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:38:01Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-05-22T02:38:12Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"14659d2f-8500-4d7e-a9e8-c428d1887d36","accessControl_ssim":["b7f07189-ae43-451d-aea5-154a8fe647b4"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["A church-wide emphasis, with preaching and teaching, provided the platform for instilling in members of Polkville Baptist Church a better understanding of the individual's role in the community of faith, the goal being that a greater percentage of..."],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:38:00Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-16T22:43:34Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["dec1b5cc-7e3d-4f7f-9674-d57c9633adf6"],"hasLease_ssim":["a8841ecc-9e2a-4daa-95fe-dc98629211aa"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Gardner-Webb University"],"advisor_tesim":["Robert Canoy"],"year_tesim":["2017"],"location_tesim":["North Carolina"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Richard Lee Hamrick"],"subject_tesim":["Commitment to the church","Ministry","Communities--Religious aspects","Bible. Corinthians I","Bible. Peter I","Bible. Ephesians"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["A church-wide emphasis, with preaching and teaching, provided the platform for instilling in members of Polkville Baptist Church a better understanding of the individual's role in the community of faith, the goal being that a greater percentage of members take an active role in the church. The twelve-member research group was tracked individually, and the control group was tracked as a unit. Following the emphasis, care was taken to discover if there were more members involved in the life of the church than before the emphasis. There was a clear growth in understanding and in the number of active members."],"license_tesim":["https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"related_url_tesim":["https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/divinity_etd/37/"],"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_":1799718691475030016,"timestamp":"2024-05-22T02:38:12.816Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:37:50Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-05-22T03:08:45Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"71372117-b5cd-4d3c-96c2-f2fa5adf2a29","accessControl_ssim":["01c47301-5eb1-4658-a843-3bba653fc43b"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Meditation and Contemplation: Framework for a Coping Mechanism Among Small Groups at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:37:49Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T01:27:00Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["8256dd22-9f01-440e-81a6-64c2d2bbbb48"],"hasLease_ssim":["5e2150a7-d77e-4ab6-b47a-7181fe803ee6"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Gardner-Webb University"],"advisor_tesim":["Terry Casino"],"year_tesim":["2017"],"location_tesim":["South Carolina"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Gary W.  Jordan"],"subject_tesim":["Pastoral counseling","Spiritual life","Prayer"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["“Don’t say God is silent if your Bible is closed.” - Church Sign This project aimed to encourage and enable a small group class at Mount Moriah Baptist Church to adopt meditative and contemplative prayer as a framework for a coping mechanism. In practicing this type of prayer life, participants anticipated to receive the benefit of being better able to cope with stressors of life. Utilizing a small group study, Lectio Divina, biblical examples, breathing techniques and various surveys, participants were enabled to experience a deeper interaction with Scripture, aided by the ministry of the Holy Spirit, to hear God speaking to them and transforming their lives to the image of Christ."],"license_tesim":["https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"related_url_tesim":["https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/divinity_etd/33/"],"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_":1799720614314901504,"timestamp":"2024-05-22T03:08:46.579Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:37:49Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T06:43:29Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"863d66b5-7bea-4118-bfff-cd275379bab2","accessControl_ssim":["c38a250a-806a-4766-a057-249eac364851"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Making Room: Conversations About Race and Faith Between Members of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC and St. John's Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:37:48Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T02:05:13Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["93325561-a0b8-4172-9b04-e8177466fd55"],"hasLease_ssim":["d9a317d0-16a6-4c3f-bcaa-2bc59ce97555"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Gardner-Webb University"],"advisor_tesim":["Gerald Keown"],"year_tesim":["2017"],"location_tesim":["North Carolina"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Martha Dixon Kearse"],"subject_tesim":["African American churches","Hospitality--Religious aspects","Race relations--Religious aspects"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["In this project, the candidate recorded personal stories from members of two different Baptist congregations: Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (a church made up predominantly of members identifying as African-American) and St. John’s Baptist Church (a church made up predominantly of members identifying as Caucasian). Using those recordings, the candidate created a podcast called “Making Room,” and invited participating group members to listen to each other’s stories. In addition, the candidate invited these same group members to participate in conversations about issues of race, especially as they present themselves in Charlotte, NC. The candidate and group members challenged themselves with the biblical ethic of hospitality and explored conversations about how each individual might help to improve relationships between African-Americans and Caucasian Americans using that Christian ethic."],"license_tesim":["https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"related_url_tesim":["https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/divinity_etd/32/"],"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_":1791127414895542272,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T06:43:32.997Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:37:49Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T07:13:36Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"c03a9a95-836d-4ec6-bf21-834d5e43c60d","accessControl_ssim":["8edc3a03-1387-4ca6-9589-154512907250"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Practicing Sabbath to Reduce Stress Among Ministers in the Tyger River Baptist Association, Spartanburg, South Carolina"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:37:48Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T03:39:46Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["e64a3c76-fec3-4f6b-9497-1857f47327c7"],"hasLease_ssim":["62e1386f-d603-402d-bb41-ab9a65d5ab6e"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Gardner-Webb University"],"advisor_tesim":["Robert Canoy"],"year_tesim":["2017"],"location_tesim":["South Carolina"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["James Hailstock"],"subject_tesim":["Clergy","Congregational Church","Baptist Church","Pastoral counseling","Ministry"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["The Sabbath is the zenith of God’s creation and the climax of living. The key to reducing stress among ministers is the Sabbath lifestyle which includes practicing the disciplines of prayer, silence, feasting and fellowshipping in addition to identifying the signs and symptoms of stress. The Sabbath lifestyle empowers ministers with coping skills that can be personalized and implemented consistently as they progress and deal with the daunting demands and responsibilities of ministry. This project tested and compared the stress levels of the research and control groups before and after teaching four courses (disciplines) in the context of a Sabbath lifestyle to the research group only. During the retreat, four activities relative to the four courses were practiced by the research and control groups to determine if the courses had an impact on the activities to reduce stress among ministers. The project also revealed the effectiveness of the instructor, research site, courses, retreat, and activities. The project revealed strengths, weaknesses, and missteps. The results established that the courses did influence the activities to reduce stress among ministers."],"license_tesim":["https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"related_url_tesim":["https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/divinity_etd/35/"],"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_":1791129309204709376,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T07:13:39.551Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:37:30Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-05-22T02:26:51Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"322fd0b4-866e-4efa-8bc7-a20200ec7294","accessControl_ssim":["9f9b44a4-748b-4a44-b9d7-1580ba7e98d0"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Changing Attitudes Toward Life : Using Viktor E. Frankl's Logotherapy in Ministry with Christian Women in Church of the Lord, Anyang, Kyounggi-do, South Korea"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T18:37:29Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-16T23:35:21Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["68fec6a7-67ec-425e-bae2-e56a0c13c4f6"],"hasLease_ssim":["ed590215-9654-4fe9-9ee6-6c23e735d04d"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Gardner-Webb University"],"advisor_tesim":["Douglas Dickens"],"year_tesim":["2016"],"location_tesim":["South","Korea"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Jihye Kim"],"subject_tesim":["Small groups","Pastoral counseling","Psychology"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["Changing Attitudes Toward Life: Using Viktor E. Frankl’s Logotherapy in Ministry with Christian Women in Church of the Lord, Anyang, Kyounggi-do, South Korea is a project designed to help the target group increase the degree of meaning and purpose in life and motivate a desire to live lives more meaningfully and responsibly with hopeful attitudes by exploring the biblical messages with integration exercises utilizing the key concepts of Dr. Frankl’s Logotherapy. Through a five-week sermon series, six weeks of group sessions including the final group reflection session, and writing reflection and autobiographies, the participants are provided opportunities to evaluate and even revise their values, meaning, and life-styles. Using quantitative and qualitative instruments, results show that educative pastoral counseling along with reflection in a small group setting can effect significant positive changes in their attitudes and behavior."],"license_tesim":["https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"related_url_tesim":["https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/divinity_etd/30/"],"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_":1799717977688375296,"timestamp":"2024-05-22T02:26:52.096Z","score":1.0}],"facets":[{"name":"resource_type_sim","items":[{"value":"Unknown","hits":13089,"label":"Unknown"},{"value":"D.Min. Project","hits":2293,"label":"D.Min. Project"},{"value":"Dissertation","hits":298,"label":"Dissertation"},{"value":"Newsletter","hits":242,"label":"Newsletter"},{"value":"Thesis","hits":115,"label":"Thesis"},{"value":"D.Ed.Min. Project","hits":44,"label":"D.Ed.Min. Project"}],"label":"Resource Type"},{"name":"creator_sim","items":[{"value":"Atla","hits":242,"label":"Atla"},{"value":"Spomer, Michelle","hits":15,"label":"Spomer, Michelle"},{"value":"Limpitlaw, Amy","hits":9,"label":"Limpitlaw, Amy"},{"value":"Dunn, Karina","hits":6,"label":"Dunn, Karina"},{"value":"Milas, Patrick","hits":5,"label":"Milas, Patrick"},{"value":"Grafton, Karla","hits":4,"label":"Grafton, Karla"}],"label":"Creator Sim"},{"name":"contributor_sim","items":[{"value":"Christian Temple Church (Disciples of Christ)","hits":1,"label":"Christian Temple Church (Disciples of Christ)"},{"value":"N/A","hits":1,"label":"N/A"}],"label":"Contributor"},{"name":"keyword_sim","items":[{"value":"Church and community","hits":260,"label":"Church and community"},{"value":"Religious surveys","hits":221,"label":"Religious surveys"},{"value":"Tests and measurements in religion","hits":156,"label":"Tests and measurements in religion"},{"value":"Relation (Theology)","hits":134,"label":"Relation (Theology)"},{"value":"Campus ministry","hits":87,"label":"Campus ministry"},{"value":"Clergy--Performance standards","hits":85,"label":"Clergy--Performance standards"}],"label":"Keyword"},{"name":"subject_sim","items":[{"value":"Church work","hits":849,"label":"Church work"},{"value":"Leadership--Religious aspects--Christianity","hits":848,"label":"Leadership--Religious aspects--Christianity"},{"value":"Evangelistic work","hits":722,"label":"Evangelistic work"},{"value":"Preaching","hits":659,"label":"Preaching"},{"value":"Spiritual formation","hits":630,"label":"Spiritual formation"},{"value":"Christian life","hits":617,"label":"Christian life"}],"label":"Subject"},{"name":"location_sim","items":[{"value":"United States","hits":553,"label":"United States"},{"value":"Canada","hits":115,"label":"Canada"},{"value":"Korea","hits":112,"label":"Korea"},{"value":"Alabama","hits":57,"label":"Alabama"},{"value":"Africa","hits":55,"label":"Africa"},{"value":"Florida","hits":52,"label":"Florida"}],"label":"Location"},{"name":"language_sim","items":[{"value":"English","hits":15657,"label":"English"},{"value":"Spanish","hits":22,"label":"Spanish"},{"value":"Chinese","hits":9,"label":"Chinese"},{"value":"Korean","hits":8,"label":"Korean"},{"value":"Portuguese","hits":1,"label":"Portuguese"}],"label":"Language"},{"name":"publisher_sim","items":[{"value":"Wesley Theological Seminary","hits":1067,"label":"Wesley Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary","hits":764,"label":"Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary"},{"value":"New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary","hits":718,"label":"New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Trinity Evangelical Divinity School of Trinity International University","hits":610,"label":"Trinity Evangelical Divinity School of Trinity International University"},{"value":"Columbia Theological Seminary","hits":584,"label":"Columbia Theological Seminary"},{"value":"United Theological Seminary (OH)","hits":480,"label":"United Theological Seminary (OH)"}],"label":"Publisher"},{"name":"date_created_sim","items":[],"label":"Date Created"},{"name":"types_sim","items":[{"value":"Text","hits":16041,"label":"Text"},{"value":"Image","hits":46,"label":"Image"},{"value":"Collection","hits":7,"label":"Collection"},{"value":"Dataset","hits":5,"label":"Dataset"},{"value":"Physical Object","hits":4,"label":"Physical Object"},{"value":"Event","hits":1,"label":"Event"}],"label":"Type"},{"name":"year_sim","items":[{"value":"1997","hits":518,"label":"1997"},{"value":"2003","hits":517,"label":"2003"},{"value":"1999","hits":499,"label":"1999"},{"value":"1996","hits":495,"label":"1996"},{"value":"1994","hits":471,"label":"1994"},{"value":"2007","hits":468,"label":"2007"}],"label":"Year"},{"name":"format_sim","items":[{"value":"PDF","hits":256,"label":"PDF"},{"value":"JPEG","hits":42,"label":"JPEG"}],"label":"Format"},{"name":"member_of_collections_ssim","items":[{"value":"Miscellaneous","hits":1885,"label":"Miscellaneous"},{"value":"Wesley Theological Seminary","hits":1066,"label":"Wesley Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Trinity Evangelical Divinity School","hits":919,"label":"Trinity Evangelical Divinity School"},{"value":"New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary","hits":916,"label":"New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary","hits":774,"label":"Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary"},{"value":"United Theological Seminary","hits":647,"label":"United Theological Seminary"}],"label":"Collections"},{"name":"degree_sim","items":[{"value":"Unknown","hits":13140,"label":"Unknown"},{"value":"Doctor of Ministry","hits":2159,"label":"Doctor of Ministry"},{"value":"DMin","hits":327,"label":"DMin"},{"value":"Doctor of Educational Ministry","hits":56,"label":"Doctor of Educational Ministry"},{"value":"Master of Arts","hits":47,"label":"Master of Arts"},{"value":"D.Min.","hits":25,"label":"D.Min."}],"label":"Degree"},{"name":"discipline_sim","items":[{"value":"Preaching","hits":53,"label":"Preaching"},{"value":"Pastoral ministry","hits":43,"label":"Pastoral ministry"},{"value":"Leadership","hits":36,"label":"Leadership"},{"value":"Spiritual Formation","hits":24,"label":"Spiritual Formation"},{"value":"Islamic Studies","hits":16,"label":"Islamic Studies"},{"value":"Missions and evangelism","hits":15,"label":"Missions and evangelism"}],"label":"Discipline"},{"name":"degree_granting_institution_sim","items":[{"value":"Wesley Theological Seminary","hits":1066,"label":"Wesley Theological Seminary"},{"value":"New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary","hits":986,"label":"New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Trinity Evangelical Divinity School","hits":919,"label":"Trinity Evangelical Divinity School"},{"value":"Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary","hits":774,"label":"Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary"},{"value":"United Theological Seminary","hits":647,"label":"United Theological Seminary"},{"value":"Columbia Theological Seminary","hits":584,"label":"Columbia Theological Seminary"}],"label":"Degree Granting Institution"},{"name":"department_sim","items":[{"value":"Bayan Islamic Graduate School","hits":24,"label":"Bayan Islamic Graduate School"},{"value":"Aquinas Institute of Theology, Saint Louis, Missouri","hits":1,"label":"Aquinas Institute of Theology, Saint Louis, Missouri"},{"value":"Aquinas Institute of Theology, Saint Louis, Missouri ","hits":1,"label":"Aquinas Institute of Theology, Saint Louis, Missouri "},{"value":"Doctor of Ministry","hits":1,"label":"Doctor of Ministry"},{"value":"Doctor of Ministry Degree Program","hits":1,"label":"Doctor of Ministry Degree Program"},{"value":"Doctorate in Ministry","hits":1,"label":"Doctorate in 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":15763,"label":"Atla RIM"},{"value":"Atla Commons","hits":285,"label":"Atla Commons"},{"value":"Meadville Lombard Theological School","hits":63,"label":"Meadville Lombard Theological School"},{"value":"Chicago Theological Seminary","hits":56,"label":"Chicago Theological Seminary"}],"label":"Host Institution"}],"pages":{"current_page":254,"next_page":255,"prev_page":253,"total_pages":1619,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":2530,"total_count":16184,"first_page?":false,"last_page?":false}}}