Browsing Master of Arts in Missional Leadership (MAML) by Issue Date
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Discipleship at Bethany Christian Assembly
Northwest University, January 2010
107 pagesThis 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 ... -
The Fourth Wave: the New Look of Missions in the 21st Century
Northwest University, May 2010
88 pagesGlobal 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 ... -
Perception of Mentoring at North Lake Community Church
Northwest University, May 2010
vi, 92 pagesThis 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
Northwest University, July 2010
vi, 104 pagesThis 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 ... -
18 to 30 Year Olds: the Relationship Gap in the Church
Northwest University, November 2010
72 pagesThis research project is a qualitative study that used a phenomenological approach to consider its primary research questions. Wildwood Community Church is the pseudonym for a church in rural western Washington and is the ... -
Democratic People in a Theocratic Kingdom
Northwest University, January 2011
128 pagesI 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 ... -
Understanding the Effects of Fatherlessness at Bethany Christian Assembly
Northwest University, May 2012
107 pagesThis 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. ... -
Identifying the Next Wave of Newlife Campus Leaders
Northwest University, May 2012
81 pagesI 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 ... -
Child Sponsorship: a Research and Development Plan to Improve a Child Sponsorship Program in Mazatlan, Mexico
Northwest University, May 2012
60 pagesAs 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, ... -
Abishai Style of Taekwondo’s Christian Black Belt Academy Character Development Program: Examining our Effectiveness at Building Moral and Biblical Character through Martial Arts Education
Northwest University, May 2012
52 pagesThis thesis is a primarily qualitative study examining the effectiveness of Christian Black Belt Academy. Christian Black Belt Academy is a martial arts school consisting of nine locations in Lathrop, California, and ... -
Managing Personal Stresses in the Small Church
Northwest University, May 2012
vi, 65 pagesThis research project is about the unique stresses of ministry in small churches and the personal strategies pastors use to mitigate stress. Small churches can be a challenge due to factors such as limited resources, ... -
The Impact of Strengths-based Leadership Training at Northwest University
Northwest University, March 2013
iv, 69 pagesNorthwest 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
Northwest University, July 2013
x, 207 pagesThis 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). ... -
Developing a Plan of Action to Plant a Newlife Campus in Tri-Cities, WA
Northwest University, July 2013
59 pagesTri-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 ... -
Leading Toward Fruit That Will Last: Breaking the Four Hundred Barrier
Northwest University, January 2014
iv, 271 pagesThis 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 ... -
Dying to Love: Equipping Young Men to Become Counter-Cultural Husbands
Northwest University, January 2014
vii, 84 pagesThis 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 ... -
Church Growth in the Northwest Ministry Network
Northwest University, December 2014
v, 199 pagesWith 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 ...