"Come Away By Yourself and Rest Awhile": Retreat as a Model of Self-Care for United Methodist Clergy
Clergy--Religious life
Digitized copy of a D.Min. major project by Nicholas Michael Bufano. 95 pages.
Bufano, Nicholas Michael
https://library.lancasterseminary.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=132978
Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Theological Seminary
2019
© Nicholas Michael Bufano; posted by permission
electronic document (PDF)
English
Thesis
"Is It a Savior?": Finding Salvation in Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Batman
Salvation--Christianity
Aquaman (Motion picture)
Wonder Woman (Motion picture : 2017)
Batman (Fictitious character)
Digitized copy of a D.Min. major project by Rev. Marjory Jean Roth. 113 pages.
Roth, Marjory Jean
https://library.lancasterseminary.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=133275
Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Theological Seminary
2020
© Marjory Jean Roth; posted by permission
electronic document (PDF)
English
Thesis
"Pastor Can We Talk": A Retrospective Study of How the Black Church Fails to Support Sexually Abused Black Women
Sexual abuse victims
African Americans--Sexual behavior
African American churches
Digitized copy of a D.Min. major project by Linda Denise Moore. 147 pages.
Moore, Linda Denise
https://library.lancasterseminary.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=133886
Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Theological Seminary
2021
© Linda Denise Moore; posted by permission
electronic document (PDF)
English
Thesis
"Where Two or Three Are Gathered...": A Study of Multiple Christian Congregations Under One Steeple
Church buildings--Pennsylvania
Digitized copy of a D.Min. major project by Karin E. Pejack. 120 pages.
Pejack, Karin E.
https://library.lancasterseminary.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=133274
Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Theological Seminary
2020
© Karin E. Pejack; posted by permission
electronic document (PDF)
English
Thesis
A History of Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church, Shillington, Pennsylvania
Immanuel United Church of Christ (Shillington, PA)--History
Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church (Shillington, PA)--History
A thesis submitted to the Department of History in the Theological Seminary of the Evangelical and Reformed Church in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Divinity.
Digital copy in electronic PDF format. 172 pages. Note that the original document includes two different pages, each numbered 56.
Rhoads, Robert Irwin
Lancaster, PA: Theological Seminary of the Evangelical and Reformed Church
1955
(c) Robert Rhoads; posted by permission
electronic document (PDF)
English
Thesis
Addressing the Wounds of Racism Through the Lens of Moral Injury: A Qualitative Study Drawing on Black Liberation and Womanist Theology
Psychic trauma--Religious aspects--Christianity
Racism--Moral and ethical aspects
Digitized copy of a D.Min. major project by Gene M. Gordon. 159 pages.
Gordon, Gene M.
https://library.lancasterseminary.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=132977
Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Theological Seminary
2019
© Gene M. Gordon; posted by permission
electronic document (PDF)
English
Thesis
Adult Leadership Development in Youth-Based
Ministry
Church work with youth
Digitized copy of a dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Lancaster Theological Seminary in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Ministry. This project compares the adult-based
youth ministry paradigm with the youth-based youth ministry paradigm, shows the benefits and advantages of the latter, and invites adult advisors to shift to it. A psychology called choice theory is introduced and may be considered a useful alternative to the psychology at work in adult-based youth ministry. The science of adult learning called andragogy is also introduced as a means for adult advisors to utilize choice theory in their practice of the youth-based ministry paradigm. Both choice theory and andragogy are embedded within the youth-based ministry paradigm making it a comprehensive way of seeing and practicing youth ministry at a time when the church needs to renew its ministry with youth. A workshop was designed to enrich adult advisor's understandings of the youth-based paradigm, to give practice time for certain skills associated with the paradigm, and to serve as a means to research the participant's perceptions regarding the paradigm. Followup research tested for levels of resistance/acceptance to the paradigm and differences between theory and actual practice. Adults who become skilled in the youth-based ministry focus on advising youth as they discern their passion for God, life, and faith, develop their gifts and leadership skills, and can grow as faithful, responsible participants in the life, mission, and work of the church. Electronic PDF document. 229 pages.
Russell, Galen E., III
https://library.lancasterseminary.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=120024
Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Theological Seminary
2008
(c) Galen E. Russell, III; posted by permission
electronic document (PDF)
English
Dissertation
Are we there?: Journeys of Faith and the Role of Racialized Trauma in Individuals Who Identify as Religiously Unaffiliated
Non-church-affiliated people
Racism--Religious aspects
Digitized copy of a D.Min. major project by Richelle Foreman Gunter. 93 pages.
Gunter, Richelle Foreman
https://library.lancasterseminary.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=134080
Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Theological Seminary
2022
© Richelle Foreman Gunter; posted by permission
electronic document (PDF)
English
Thesis
Bi-vocational Ministry: What Works from the Perspective of Bi-vocational Ministers and Their Congregants
Clergy--Appointment, call, and election
United Church of Christ--Clergy
Digitized copy of a D.Min. major project by Daniel Jon Lundquist. 248 pages.
Lundquist, Daniel Jon
https://library.lancasterseminary.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=132979
Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Theological Seminary
Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Theological Seminary
2019
© Daniel Jon Lundquist; posted by permission
electronic document (PDF)
English
Thesis
Black Pastor, White Church: Using Positive Psychology as a Mission-Driven Strategy for Building and Sustaining Diverse Multicultural Congregations
African American clergy
Race--Religious aspects--Christianity
Positive psychology
Digitized copy of a D.Min. major project by Celestine Fields. 92 pages.
Fields, Celestine
https://library.lancasterseminary.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=133891
Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Theological Seminary
2021
© Celestine Fields; posted by permission
electronic document (PDF)
English
Thesis