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Living With Dying — A Pastoral and Congregational Guide
The death of a loved one impacts the grieving emotionally, physically, socially, and spiritually. Interviews were conducted with members of the congregation experiencing loss to…
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The Recovery of Memorization in Confirmation: A Study of Junior Confirmation at Concordia Lutheran Church, Geneseo, Illinois
The purpose of this project was to address the problem of junior confirmation students not retaining long term the material they were being assigned to…
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Toward Better Hearing of the Word in the Sermon
The purpose of this project was to equip some members of the congregation to be discerning receivers of the sermon by improving their active and…
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Lutheran Day School Operation: Financial Stewardship Implications
In addressing this problem as it faces Trinity Lutheran Church, the writer will survey other schools and determine the method that each congregation uses to…
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The Mentor Method of Evangelism: A Study in the Use of Interrogatives
There is a need to increase the effectiveness of the training process currently used to introduce members of Messiah Lutheran Church to the practice of…
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The Theological Principles Underlying Parish Records with Particular Application to their Role in the Design and Evaluation of Computer Software
This paper will document the theological and pastoral underpinnings of LCIS and its immediate successors as a reminder that how we say things and what…
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Military Imagery in Preaching: An Effective Means of Nurturing a Lutheran Identity in the Military
This major applied project consisted of two parts: a research component addressing the theoretical application of military imagery in preaching to a Lutheran military audience…
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Pastoral Care Groups
This project examines the use of pastoral care groups to help members of a congregation to overcome obstacles caused by painful experiences in their lives.…