Thesis Abstracts
1999 Darrel D. Proffitt It is No Small Pity When We Fail to Understand Ourselves: Seeking Excellence in Congregational Life The following thesis is based on my experience as rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Sterling, Illinois. I became rector on September 1, 1993...
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1999 Sherod Earl Mallow Active Leaving as a Solution to Problems Inherent in Clergy Departures This thesis develops a rationale for clergy who are leaving a congregation to take an active role in the work of leaving as a tool in easing the stress associated with the...
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1999 Robert J. Honeychurch Seminary-Trained Priests (Canon 7) and Local Priests (Canon 9) Working Side-By-Side in the Episcopal Church The Episcopal Church has traditionally used two distinct avenues for preparing and utilizing ordained priests. Either one was trained...
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1999 William Edward Hardwick Empowering the Faithful: Preparing for Evangelism in the Episcopal Church This thesis is a report of research designed to be the first part of a two-part program of evangelism in two pastoral-sized congregations. The program’s aim...
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1999 J. Derek Harbin It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood This thesis first synthesizes the distinctive characteristics of an emerging type of congregation as described in the separate works of George G. Hunter III and William M. Easum. It then contrasts...
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1999 Robert Raymond Hansel What You Already Have is All You Need: A Description and Assessment of the Lay-Led St. Brigid’s Episcopal Ministry in Batersville, Indiana This thesis documents the first four years of a new-start congregation in Batesville, Indiana....
