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2011 Lisa Anne Gray For God’s Sake, Step Away From the Church: Moving from Attractional Mindset to Missional Imagination This thesis reclaims the primacy of missio Deo and a re-imagined role for the church in a 21st century context. Examining one judicatory’s attempt...
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2011 Diane M. Jardine Bruce U2 and Pirates and Prayers, O MY! : Managing the Anxiety of Change Within the Emergent Church/Creative Ministry Movement Among Existing Parishes and Missions in the Diocese of Los Angeles The development of “alternative liturgies” within...
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2010 Leigh Farley Waggoner Latino Ministry In the Episcopal Church: Who Are We? The Episcopal Church has had Latino ministry for over forty years. Despite this tenure, we have little knowledge of who the people in the pews are, why they are there, who their leaders...
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2010 Andrew James Sheldon As It Was In The Beginning: Post-Ordination Formation In Ministry For The Missional Church In the transition into a first congregation the newly ordained clergyperson is already beset with a variety of challenges having to do with a change in...
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2010 Leon Clement Mozeliak, Jr. To Live or Die: What Criteria Help Determine Whether A Mission Can Grow Into A Parish: How Diocesan Dollars Should Be Spent This thesis explores the potential for growth of mission congregations in varied developmental circumstances and...
