Doctoral Dissertations | Rawlings School of Divinity | Liberty University
 

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Submissions from 2024

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Great Leader, Great Learner: Shepherd-Teachers, Self-Directed Learning, and the Preaching Moment in Small Southern Baptist Churches, Matthew Thomas Gowin

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Disciple-Making at St. Louis Baptist Church, Vasquez R. Granberry

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Phenomenological Analysis of Training Effectiveness for Multiracial Ministry Received by Black Pastors Graduating from Southern Baptist Seminaries, Timothy D. Griffin

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How Parents Established Foundations for Biblical Worldview Development in Elementary-Age Children Who Graduated from BW Leadership Institute, Wendy Bernstein Griffin

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Challenged AND Chosen: Discipling Christians with Chronic Conditions Towards Kingdom Identity and Purpose, Allison J. Hampton

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A Phenomenological Study of the Perception of Racial Unity in Evangelical Churches in Chicago, Amber L. Harvey

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Equipping Church Leadership Through Team Ministry: A Dissertation-in-Praxis Model, Judith Aarian Hawkins

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The Preeminent Biblical Role of the Father: A Qualitative Action Research Project, Frank Wilhelm Heilmeier

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It’s All in Your Mind: Mindset and Eternal Destiny, Eric S. Henderson

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The Development of a Men’s Ministry at Remnant Church to Foster the Spiritual Leadership Development of Men to Provide Leadership for Family, Church, and Community, Anthony L. Herron

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The Heart of the Matter: Prioritizing the Mental & Emotional Wellbeing of Pastoral Leaders, Ashley M. Herron

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The Scatological Scriptures: A Biblical Theology of Dung, Zachary C. Hill

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Mentorship Among Early Career Senior Pastors: Examining Whether Mentored Leaders are Better Equipped to Lead, Shayla Lenai Hilton

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YHWH’s Covenantal Dealings with Abraham: A Redemptive-Historical Perspective, Nathan A. Hoefer

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An Organizational Approach for Teaching, Coaching and Empowering Displaced People, Tiffani J. Holloway

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A Phenomenological Study of Pastors Who Were Mentored and the Perceived Value of the Mentor Relationship, Reginald L. Horner

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Paul’s Admonition of False Teaching: A Pattern to Follow, Jeffrey William Hossler

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An Examination of “The Vine” Motif through the Lens of the Old Testament, the Books of John and Revelation, and Peripheral Extrabiblical Sources, Ellsworth C. Huling IV

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Embracing Spiritual Growth: Laying the Groundwork to Address Spiritual Growth Anxiety Through a Covenant Union with Christ, Will M. Hunsaker

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Evaluating Instruments and Strategies for Change: A Pilot Study for Total Life Ministries, Lisa M. Hunter

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Discovering Their Purpose for Praise: Revitalizing Corporate Worship in an Ethnic Japanese Church in Hawaii, Marc Chikara Imamura

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Expanding the Apostolic Mission: A Biblical-Theological Analysis of Peter's Epistles as Evidence of His Universal Apostleship Beyond the Jewish Context, Peter J. Ireland

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Modern-Day Idol Worship at Life Changers Church: How It Was Identified and Replaced with True Worship Of God, Franzetta L. Ivy

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Generational Poverty and Education: Breaking the Cycle of Ignorance, Leland Jackson

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Shaping Worldviews: Helping High School Seniors Manage the Influence of Social Media, Geoffrey Michael Janes

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Early Forgiveness Intervention in Substance Abuse Recovery, Susan Janos

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An Examination of the Parental Role in the Discipleship of Children, Robert B. Jarman

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Prophetic Theology: The Essence of Prophecy, Charmain M. Jarrett

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Church Systems: From Church Attenders to Committed Church Members, Loyd Johnson

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Building High-Performance Ministry Teams: Pastors, Ministers, and Leaders of Selected Baptist Churches in Macon, Georgia, Michael Wendell Johnson

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An Interpretation of Isaiah 7:14 Based on the Birth Motif, Younggwang Kim

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The House That Love Builds: An Allegorical Interpretation of the Song of Songs, Tricia Lee Kline

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Essential groaning: The resurrection hope of Romans 8:18-25 and 2 Corinthians 4:7-5:10 against word of faith theology, Samuel Arthur Knaus

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Proactive Pastoral Counseling: A Christlike Integrative Therapeutic for Creating Christian Intrapersonal Formation in Believers at First Baptist Church of Harmony, ME, Yaron I. Kohen

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Millennial Evangelism: Mobilizing Millennials Towards Faith-Sharing at Hope Chapel Foursquare Church, Peter O. Kolawole

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Developing a Program of Ongoing Adult Spiritual Formation for St. Raphael Church in San Rafael, California, Mark Andrew Kroncke

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Biblical Followership in the Local Church: A Phenomenological Study, Terrence M. La Masters

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Emulating Paul’s Ministry Leadership in a Diverse and Changing Cultural Landscape, Mark J. Lee

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God the Protector: An Exposition of Psalm 68’s Thematic Coherence on the Warrior God’s Care for the Oppressed, Michal Lynn Lee

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Success Treating Substance Use Disorder: A Case Study of Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge, John Joseph Lenss

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Exploring Spiritual Leadership Theory's Beneficial Member Outcomes by Women Who Founded and Lead Nonprofit Evangelical Christian Organizations, Barrie Milton Lewis

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Ripe For the Harvest: Developing Servants Through Spiritual Formation at Fairhaven Church of Rootstown, Vincent A. Maltempi

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A Phenomenological Study: Experiences of the Church of God in Christ Women and the Power of Resilience, Debra Wylene Martin

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Leveraging Ministry and Community Partnerships to Address Community Needs, Chaunceia Renee Mayfield

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Private Christian Education and Utilization of Evangelism Curriculum, Amy N. McBrayer

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Family Discipleship: Forming a Biblical Worldview for Godly Decisions, Eric Spencer McCrickard

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Pronomian Paradigm: A Pro-Torah, Christocentric Method of Theology and Apologetics, Gregory Scott McKenzie

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A Study on the Effects of Biblical Counseling Techniques on Teacher Relationships with Students with Autism, Matthew McNeill

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The Moderate Use of Wine and Alcohol Among Church Elders: An Analysis of νηφάλιον and πάροινον in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9, Charles Douglas Tarver Miller

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Exploring How Church Leadership Strives for Effective Ministry by Developing a Viable Leadership Training Program at a Small Nondenominational Church in Scranton, South Carolina, Willa Dean Montgomery

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Biblical Leadership Development: Essential Components in Servant Leadership, André T. Moore Sr.

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Community Formation and Effective Leadership in African American Churches in High-poverty Communities, Kevin Laron Moore

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The Soil Test: Facilitating Increased Receptivity to Spiritual Formation in a Large Church Through Education, Motivation, and Resources, Rosemary Moore

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Becoming a Disciple-Making Disciple Through a Written Guided Plan in a Handbook, Benjamin T. Morrell

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The Power and Purpose of Intercessory Prayer: Equipping and Educating the Leaders of Divine Providence Ministries Through an Intercessory Prayer Course, Tammanica S. Muse

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A Phenomenological Study of Complexity Leadership Interactions of an International Protestant Convention during COVID-19, Thomas S. Narofsky

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A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of First-Year Christian Student Success in Theological Studies During the Pandemic, Philip Lamar Nash

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Mentoring Emerging Leaders as It Relates to Senior Leadership Succession, Kevin D. Neal

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Rest, Rhetoric, and Suffering in the Letter to the Hebrews: How the Author of Hebrews Uses Classical Rhetoric to Resolve Tension between Invitation to God's Rest and Present Suffering, Dickson Kûng’û Ngama

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An Action Research Study of the Spiritual Growth Among Veterans Within the Civilian Context, Long Tuan Nguyen

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Equipping Leaders for Spiritual Growth at Christ the King Church, Grace Akpofure Nkanga

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Perceptions of Paid Pastoral Staff of Volunteer Engagement in the Assemblies of God, Glorielba Orta Meléndez

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A Lifestyle Who Is Christ: An Integrative Model of Spiritual Formation, Katherine L. Pang

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Ego Eimi and the Surpassing Greatness of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of John, Keith Kekoa Pang

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Developing an Evangelistic Training Class for Revitalization of Outward Evangelism at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Ringgold, Virginia, Anthony R. Pass

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The Canonical Significance of Mindset in Romans 8:5–14 (Φρονέω and its Cognates): Implications for Biblical Interpretation, Application, and Evangelism, Denise Anne Pass

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Developing A Pathway for Ministry Leaders at Southside Church of the Nazarene, Reginald David Phillips

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Biblical Counseling Curriculum: Building a Counseling Curriculum to Train Ministry Students to Counsel Advanced Topics, Nicholas A. Piervicenti

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Action Crisis Intervention Response, Dwayne Pine

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Homeless Veterans and the Impacts of a Dedicated Discipleship Program, B. Keith Poole Jr.

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Fallenness, Sustainment, and Judgment: Analyzing Coherency in the Thematic Trajectory of Qohelet, Albert R. Portillo Jr

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Job 28 as a Thematic Unifier Clarifying Human Responsibility through the Revelation of Wisdom and Understanding in Relationship to Yahweh, Michael G. Potter

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Coherent Chiastic Oeuvre in the Unity of Luke-Acts: Two Volumes Conjoined as a Single Book, John Matthew Powell

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Providing A Paradigm of Pastoral Care for the Marginalized Through Jesus Centered Eyes at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Church, Dawn E. Pratt

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Measuring Technical Super-Efficiency of Christian Faith-Based International Humanitarian Organizations, Barbara G. Price

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Burnout Prevention in Christian Public and Private Middle School Leaders: A Qualitative Study, Rhonda Grider Purchase

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Sustaining Hope: Building a Community Chaplaincy Model as a Framework for Spiritual and Emotional Support for Cancer Survivors and Those Affected by Cancer in the Local Church and Community, Johnnie Maddox Quiller

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A Defense of the Neronic Date of the Book of Revelation, Jason L. Quintern

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Ensuring Careful Interpretation and Application of the Bible through the Lens of the Covenants, James Kenneth Rainwater

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Disunity of Pentecostal Pastors Planting Churches in Suburban Areas: Unifying Leaders with the Same Goal, Jamare L. Razor

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Grounded in Faith: Maintaining and Appreciating a Relationship with God, Oneself, and Others in an Ever-Changing World with New Ears and Eyes, Antoinette Marie Reaves

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"A Friend of Tax Collectors and Sinners": An Intertextual Reading of Luke's Jesus According to Divine Identity and YHWH Shepherd Language, Dottie H. Rhoads

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The Effects of Pre-Marital Counseling, Brandi Rhymes-Proctor

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A Mixed-Method Approach Identifying Antecedents of Employee Engagement in a Nondenominational Church: Perspective from Volunteers and Employees, Gregory A. Rodriguez

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An Examination of How Training Impacts the Leadership and Management Competency of Pastors of the New Beginning Family of Churches, Christine R. Rudolph

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A Study of Followership in an Organizational-Wide Change of the Ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship, Michelle M. Russell

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Planning in Advance (PIA): Teaching London Seventh-Day-Adventist Church Leaders in Providing Spiritual Care for Dying and Mourning Parishioners, Walace Saint Louis

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Children Evangelism in the Kingdom Cathedral Reaching Children Ages Five to Ten Years of Age, Gayle Vernice Sampson

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Luke-Acts Divine Transitions: The Holy Spirit’s Role in Shaping Gentile Inclusion, Celeste Santiago

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A Phenomenological Study of Church Revitalization in Coastal North Carolina, Paolo Engle Santos

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The Commonwealth of Israel: Overcoming the Doctrinal Divide of Dispensationalism and Covenantalism through Understanding Pauline Theology, Luke Newton Schier

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A New Testament Theology of God as Father (Abba) as the Hermeneutical Key to the Teaching of Christ on Prayer in the Gospels, John Joseph Schmelzer

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Providing Biblical Knowledge to Women Ages 25–70 to Place Women in Ministry and Leadership Positions in the Church, Evelyn Diane Scott

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Pastor's Cultural Intelligence and Personal Character Influence Within Youth Ministries, Linwood J. Sealey III

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Expository Based Discipleship Plan for FREED Youth Ministry of Riverdale Baptist Church, Kshitiz Sharma Ghimire

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The Necessity of Weaknesses in Experiencing the Grace of God: An Examination of Paul’s Use of Grace, Culminating in 2 Corinthians 12:7–10, Jason Scott Shawa

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Forgiving Childhood Hurt Biblically, Latisha Shearer

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An Investigation into the Redemptive Uses of Technology to Help Churches Reach the Lost and Make Disciples, Scott W. Sherman

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Indirect Prophecies Concerning the Death of Christ in Narrative, Lindsay A. Siemers

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A Phenomenological Multi-Case Study of Perceptions of Older Adults’ Loneliness during COVID-19 Within Selected Online Churches, Bethney Wright Sikes