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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...

North American churches’ struggle with contemporary culture seems to coincide with evidence offered in Charles Taylor’s evaluation of the Secular Age and expressed through the theological analysis of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

An essay on imprisonment could cover many areas from the inhumaneness of solitary confinement and its contribution to mental illness, Christians around the globe imprisoned for their faith, injustices...

In this series on women in ministry produced by Global Clergy Development, Dr. Jesse Middendorf, Church of the Nazarene General Superintendent Emeritus, introduces the Course of Study Module...

The problem of "A Change is Gonna Come" (Sam Cook) is the dichotomy between The Urban Black Church and the community. A Cross-Generational ecclesial is the process for bridging gaps within the...

Thousands of Spanish-speaking immigrants have moved into the rural towns of the U.S. Heartland, eschewing the metropolitan Latinx communities of West and East Coasts to settle in the central farming...

The San Gabriel Valley is the largest majority Latinx and Asian region in the United States, and it is faced with the challenge of ever-increasing socioeconomic disparity. This has created an urban...

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...

How might an understanding of shame inform our communal and formative spiritual practices in the church? The conceptional framework is a work in practical theology that begins with an autoethnographic...

The United States has been experiencing decline in traditional expressions of church for some time. Current research indicates that people seeking spirituality and community do so outside of the...

North American churches’ struggle with contemporary culture seems to coincide with evidence offered in Charles Taylor’s evaluation of the Secular Age and expressed through the theological analysis of...

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...

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...

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...

This dissertation presents a close study of the Didache, Church Order Literature, and early church worship liturgies. This research suggests these early documents preserved a means for spiritual...

What has caused small Churches of the Nazarene on the Southwest Oklahoma District to decline in Sunday morning attendance and be in jeopardy of being closed? A 2023 district report shows that seventy...

Childhood traumatic experiences hinder spiritual formation. The current alarming increase of trauma in the lives of children necessitates that pastors and lay youth leaders become educated about...

This dissertation presents a close study of the Didache, Church Order Literature, and early church worship liturgies. This research suggests these early documents preserved a means for spiritual...