Date
8-29-2025
Department
Rawlings School of Divinity
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Leadership (PhD)
Chair
Jacob Boyd
Keywords
historical-grammatical, evangelism, church-centered missiology, theology, the Acts of the Apostles, Acts 16-18, exposition, missionary, Great Commission
Disciplines
Religion
Recommended Citation
Graham, Terri P., "Paul’s Second Missionary Journey in Acts: How Paul Was Adaptable in His Church-Centered Missiology for Fulfilling the Great Commission Among Jews and Gentiles" (2025). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 7415.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/7415
Abstract
This dissertation argues that the Apostle Paul fulfilled the Great Commission by employing a church-centered missiology throughout his second missionary journey, as recorded in Acts 16–18. Through contextualized evangelism and intentional church-planting, Paul established covenant communities marked by baptism, discipleship, pastoral leadership, and theological instruction. His model demonstrates that the local church drives the agent and result of the mission, offering a biblically grounded paradigm for contemporary missions.
