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    • Child Sponsorship: a Research and Development Plan to Improve a Child Sponsorship Program in Mazatlan, Mexico 

      Porter, Mandy
      Northwest University, May 2012
      60 pages
      As co-habitants on planet Earth with 7 billion others,1 Christians have an ethical obligation to be aware of their world (Luke 10:25-37). After coming to know of the extreme poverty of our nearest neighbors in Latin America, ...
    • Church Growth in the Northwest Ministry Network 

      Beier, Philip
      Northwest University, December 2014
      v, 199 pages
      With the consistent decline of the Church in the United States, leaders need to put forth greater efforts to put the body of believers back on course to fulfill its purpose. Most churches within the Northwest Ministry ...
    • Democratic People in a Theocratic Kingdom 

      Fox, Andrew
      Northwest University, January 2011
      128 pages
      I believe we may have a cultural problem within our church group Assembly of God (AG) in the United States. As a country we are a politically democratic culture, as a country, that is both the envy and scorn of other ...
    • Developing a Plan of Action to Plant a Newlife Campus in Tri-Cities, WA 

      Middleton, Mark
      Northwest University, July 2013
      59 pages
      Tri-Cities, Washington, is one of the fastest growing regions in the country, but the Church isn't keeping up. What kind of church does the Tri-Cities need? Could newlife be part of the solution? I believe newlife can reach ...
    • Discipleship at Bethany Christian Assembly 

      Duchemin, Jeff
      Northwest University, January 2010
      107 pages
      This thesis is a qualitative study examining Bethany Christian Assembly’s (BCA) effectiveness at discipling new Christians. BCA is a church in Everett, WA located in the Pacific Northwest. BCA has a 100 year history and ...
    • Dying to Love: Equipping Young Men to Become Counter-Cultural Husbands 

      Drake, Randy
      Northwest University, January 2014
      vii, 84 pages
      This thesis is a qualitative study examining how cultural perspectives on the role of men as husbands influence the attitudes of 18-26 year old men at Newlife Church in Kitsap County. Newlife Church is identified as one ...
    • The Fourth Wave: the New Look of Missions in the 21st Century 

      Boehme, Ron
      Northwest University, May 2010
      88 pages
      Global Christian missions is entering a new century with profound challenges and amazing opportunities. If we are serious about Jesus' Great Commandment and Commission, what kind of global missions force is needed to reach ...
    • Identifying the Next Wave of Newlife Campus Leaders 

      Cameron, Brandon
      Northwest University, May 2012
      81 pages
      I will be utilizing qualitative research to identify characteristics Newlife church is looking for in future church or campus planters. The research will be “emergent,” meaning “the initial plan for research cannot be ...
    • The Impact of Strengths-based Leadership Training at Northwest University 

      Klas, Rachel
      Northwest University, March 2013
      iv, 69 pages
      Northwest University, a Christian institution of higher learning, uses the Gallup Organization’s StrengthsFinder 2.0 psychometric to equip student leaders through interactive, integrated, Strengths-Based Leadership Training ...
    • Improvement of Short-Term Missions Experiences for Participants, Pastors, and Host Missionaries from the Northwest Ministry Network 

      Shaw, Sonia
      Northwest University, July 2013
      x, 207 pages
      This qualitative study was based upon phenomenological research, using an interpretive approach in order to better understand how individuals and groups comprehend the effectiveness of short-term mission experiences (STM). ...
    • Leading Toward Fruit That Will Last: Breaking the Four Hundred Barrier 

      VanProyen, Gerrit
      Northwest University, January 2014
      iv, 271 pages
      This is a study of why King’s Way Foursquare Church in Sequim, Washington has not broken the four hundred average attendance barrier. It concludes with identifying elements that are needed at King’s Way to grow beyond its ...
    • Perception of Mentoring at North Lake Community Church 

      Von Steinbergs, Bethany
      Northwest University, May 2010
      vi, 92 pages
      This research project was a qualitative study which used a case study approach to consider the research question. North Lake Community Church in Seattle, Washington, was the subject of the study, and the people within the ...
    • Personal Transformations In Becoming a Missional Church 

      Buhler, Nick
      Northwest University, July 2010
      vi, 104 pages
      This research project is a qualitative study, which used an interview study approach to consider the research question. The subject was pastors who tumed-around plateaued or declining churches to spiritual vitality and ...
    • Understanding the Effects of Fatherlessness at Bethany Christian Assembly 

      Bradley, Adam
      Northwest University, May 2012
      107 pages
      This thesis is a qualitative study examining the effects of fatherlessness on the students at Bethany Christian Assembly (BCA). BCA is an Assemblies of God church, located in Everett, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest. ...