Browsing Ministry and Pastoral Theology by Title
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Aging Baby Boomers: Reviewing Faith, Spirituality and Religious Affiliation in the Next Stage of Life
This research project seeks to asses what if any merits there are to the belief that the Baby Boomers, like past generations before them, will in their next and later stage of life have a strong reconnection with the church ... -
Believing Like Never Before: Identity and Christian Conversion in a Fragmented World
Believing Like Never Before: Identity and Christian Conversion in a Fragmented World. The purpose of this study is to explore the possibility that the experience of identity and faith formation has changed since the ... -
Benedict, Balance and the Deans: The Benedictine concept of balance offers a way for a dean to survive and thrive in an Anglican cathedral today.
Introduction : More than twenty years ago I was introduced to the Rule of Benedict by Esther de Waal. It was a revelation to me that centuries ago (Benedict’s dates are 480 – 547 AD) a man had the vision to set out a way ... -
Effects of Closing a Small Rural Church
Introduction : This project is based on the hypothesis that the closure of a small rural church is a traumatic event in the life of the church and the surrounding community, evoking feelings of loss and grief, which if ... -
Enabling Women? Anglican Clergywomen as Vicars and Ministry Enablers
In the twenty-five years since women have been ordained to the priesthood in the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, clergywomen have become an accepted and valued part of the church scene. This research ... -
Faith Singing
Preface : I have a wonderful heritage of church music given to me from my time as a boy growing up in the Salvation Army. I remember as a pre-schooler sitting next to my father in the Salvation Army band as he played the ... -
Forming Faith: A comparative study of two methods of confirmation preparation and the ways they facilitate faith formation in candidates
This research project compares two different methods of confirmation preparation and the way they facilitated faith formation in candidates. The two methods investigated were the 'traditional' and the 'catechumenal like' ... -
Governing for theologia : governance of Presbyterian ministry formation in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand 1961-1997
This study of the governance of theological education examines significant policy and management decisions within Presbyterian ministry training in New Zealand between 1961 and 1997 in the light of Edward Farley's integrated ... -
Inclusion or Exclusion: Perceptions of Acceptance by People with Mental and Intellectual Disabilities in Otago and Southland Baptist Churches
The author conducted qualitative research with twenty people with mental or intellectual disability who attended Baptist churches in the Southland and Otago regions to determine whether from their point of view the churches ... -
The Modern Catechumenate in the Diocese of Christchurch, 1993-2002
Introduction : The Modern Catechumenate In The Diocese Of Christchurch. At its heart, the Catechumenate is about forming and energizing Gospel practitioners. Joel Green and Mark Baker conclude their book Recovering ... -
Welcoming the 1.5 Generation who speak Mandarin and English
The 2010 "State of the Auckland Region" report published by the Auckland Regional Council refers to Auckland as the fastest growing region in Australasia. Between 2001 and 2006 Auckland absorbed half of New Zealand's total ... -
Who is God for us? : images of God in a group of Roman Catholic lay women in Aotearoa New Zealand
God imagery not only expresses who God is, but shapes understandings of God, self, and others. Traditional God language, which is mostly male and often has connotations of controlling power, may not be conducive to ... -
Youth and Liturgy: an Oxymoron? A study into how and why Anglican liturgy and the Anglican liturgical tradition are being used in worship targeting young people within the Anglican Church (Tikanga Pakeha) in New Zealand.
This research used a mixed method approach to explore how and why Anglican liturgy and the Anglican liturgical tradition are being used in worship targeting youth and young adults in the Anglican Church (Tikanga Pakeha) ...