Alumni Newsletter
Communion in Christ’s Body
2005 John Elswood Privett Communion in Christ’s Body: Applying the Lessons of Ecumenical Dialogue to Challenging Congregational Conversations When the Church faces controversial issues it frequently calls for “dialogue” but seldom gives any clear framework for how a...
Loving God, Loving Country: Reflections on Faith and Citizenship
2005 Anita Dunn Ogden Loving God, Loving Country: Reflections on Faith and Citizenship This thesis studies the shape of civil religion in a corporate size, suburban congregation located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Beginning with the terrorist attacks of...
Influences of Preschools on Congregational Vitality
2005 Ronald Douglas Osbourne Influences of Preschools on Congregational Vitality A surprisingly large number of congregations are involved in early childhood education in the United States. Those which understand such endeavors as integral to the congregation’s...
Reorganizing a Corporate Size Parish for Mission
2005 John Elliot Kitagawa Reorganizing a Corporate Size Parish for Mission This thesis examines the processes and actions undertaken by the author, the lay leadership of the staff of St. Phillip’s In The Hills Parish, Tucson, Arizona, in order to reorganize this...
A Little Child Shall Lead Them
2005 Georgia Humphrey A Little Child Shall Lead Them: Understanding Seekers as They Join Churches and Learn to Build a Relationship with God in the Present Day Culture This thesis considers the needs of seekers who have come or returned to church to be married or to...
Awaking a Sleeping Giant – the Spiritual Journey of a Dying Mission
2005 Mary Anne R. Heine Awaking a Sleeping Giant - the Spiritual Journey of a Dying Mission This is the study a small, dying congregation, established 62 years ago, in the Louisiana Diocese. St. Michael and All Angels’ is strategically located in a middle-to...