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The Church and the Revolution of Electronic Communications
2000 W. Taylor Moore The Church and the Revolution of Electronic Communications: Nine Case Studies and Theological Conclusions This thesis focuses on nine ecclesiastical entities responsible for the communication of the Gospel by the use of electronic media. Narrative...
Common Denominators in Successful Large Parishes and their Application to Smaller Congregations
2000 Courtland Manning Moore Common Denominators in Successful Large Parishes and their Application to Smaller Congregations The thesis examines the history and practice of five large, growing Texas urban parishes and one much smaller parish that has suddenly begun...
Toward a New Paradigm for Inner City Churches
2000 John E. Midwood Toward a New Paradigm for Inner City Churches Seven principles toward a distinct new paradigm for inner city congregations are proposed. The thesis chronicles the creation of a dominant congregational paradigm resulting from the suburban expansion...
Congruence and Transitions in Congregational Size
2000 Theodore Johnson Congruence and Transitions in Congregational Size This paper begins by examining the ways in which the typology based on congregational size developed by Arlin J. Rothauge has been misunderstood and misapplied by those who focus primarily on the...
Holy Baptism: A Rite Transforming Diversity and Forming One Community
2000 Barbara June Thomas Cheney Holy Baptism: A Rite Transforming Diversity and Forming One Community This thesis studies an urban congregation through the lens of baptism, looking for the relation of the public celebration of Holy Baptism to upholding and...
Endowment Funds: Friend or Foe?
1999 P. Donald White Endowment Funds: Friend or Foe? This thesis explores the effect of endowment funds on Episcopal parishes. The thesis begins with a review of the literature in the area of church finance. It looks at the history of church funding in the United...