{"response":{"docs":[{"system_create_dtsi":"2024-03-20T16:15:31Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-04-02T15:29:38Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"89ed0b83-89f8-4b55-9d5f-13c6116f86c0","accessControl_ssim":["e58a4537-3da0-435d-9dcf-cb78cebeb7f3"],"depositor_ssim":["sallybruce1000@gmail.com"],"depositor_tesim":["sallybruce1000@gmail.com"],"title_tesim":["Developing One’s Personal Prayer Life: An Essential Element for Spiritual Formation in the Fundamental Evangelical Community"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2024-03-20T16:15:30Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-04-02T15:29:38Z","isPartOf_ssim":["admin_set/default"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["5175effd-5e56-4c52-bd25-9155e7a39c29"],"hasLease_ssim":["8d74d8d0-389d-4f4a-aef5-89cdcf1ae229"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Tyndale University"],"year_tesim":["2022"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Bruce, Sally Kay"],"keyword_tesim":["Instruction","Prayer","Spiritual autobiography"],"subject_tesim":["Spiritual formation"],"abstract_tesim":["In this Doctor of Ministry Research Portfolio, the author explored spiritual formation, being formed into the image of Christ, from three perspectives: her spiritual autobiography, instructional model of spiritual formation, and action research project. One of the major themes that surfaced in the author’s spiritual autobiography (Chapter II: Getting to Know God—A Lifelong Process) was how God used various aspects of instruction to lead her to a saving faith in the Lord as well as to aid in forming her spiritually. Drawing from this, she developed her model of spiritual formation as an instructional one. Based on the ongoing work of God and the directive of the Great Commission to make and teach disciples, this model (Chapter III: Making Disciples—An Instructional Model of Spiritual Formation) examined instructional considerations and included applications for formal worship and personal and public practices. The third perspective of spiritual formation in this portfolio involved an action research project that used the author’s instructional model and another theme that emanated from her spiritual biography, prayer. This action research project took the form of an online prayer workshop (Chapter IV: An Online Personal Prayer Workshop Designed for Vulnerable Evangelicals) and was designed to explore various aspects of prayer, while also considering the impact of one’s personality type and spiritual temperaments. While participants reported an enhanced prayer life and a deeper relationship with God, recommended modifications to the model are noted in Chapter V. Overall, this workshop and portfolio both demonstrate that instruction can be an effective means to foster spiritual formation."],"license_tesim":["https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["admin_set/default-default-approving","admin_set/default-default-depositing","admin_set/default-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Default Admin Set"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["work_editor","public"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["sallybruce1000@gmail.com"],"_version_":1795237377967390720,"timestamp":"2024-04-02T15:29:39.220Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:01:36Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:21:52Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"79894e29-46f5-4f12-8fce-ee7be3cf60be","accessControl_ssim":["6ef33292-7cbc-40c6-ac4a-ee77fb26d4c1"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Contextualizing and Testing the BELLS Model in a Missional Community in a Canadian Diaspora Chinese Church"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T20:01:35Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T01:42:29Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["81b6dfc7-97ee-43d1-bbef-5ac0c166ed80"],"hasLease_ssim":["d8c8e39a-213d-441d-9be1-01b4448180e1"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Leadership"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Tyndale University"],"advisor_tesim":["Bill Thornton D.Min."],"year_tesim":["2022"],"location_tesim":["China"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Gary Yigong Chen"],"subject_tesim":["Mission of the church","Missions"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["This portfolio aims to find a practical and effective way to increase missional awareness in the congregants at Toronto RenAi Chinese Christian Church and inspire them to be more active participants in this objective. This portfolio is composed of three major parts: a Personal Narrative and Ministry Context (Chapter 2), a Philosophy of Christian Leadership (Chapter 3), and a Field Ministry Project (Chapter 4). In Chapter 2, the author uses a narrative approach to describe how becoming a Christian not only profoundly changed his worldview and values but also focused his leadership philosophy from being power-based to service-based. In Chapter 3, through a literature review, the author elaborates on what servant leadership really means and argues that it should be a distinguishing feature of Christian leaders. In Chapter 4, the author explores whether or not the hands-on inquiry learning of the BELLS model in a missional Chinese church community context increased both participants’ missional awareness and the church’s willingness to reach people with the gospel in a culturally appropriate way. This exploration was conducted through a series of in-person and online gatherings, interviews, and weekly practices of BELLS in a missional community format. The author uses the BELLS model, the missional community strategies, and his own ecclesiology, missiology, and Christian leadership philosophy to guide the entire research project. Qualitative research data was collected and analyzed through interviews with seven participants, weekly DNA (Discipleship, Nurture, Accountability) Forms, and the author’s own participatory observations during in-person gatherings and online discussions. The results of the research project indicated that the practice of the BELLS model helped increase most of the participants’ missional awareness and passion for evangelizing their Chinese compatriots. It also helped most of them to live out their belief in the cultural context of the Chinese diaspora."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Tyndale University"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["602e7e7c-0b8b-4e09-af87-84c66ff49c48"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["work_editor","public"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791133605268815872,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:21:56.597Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:58:40Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:19:07Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"1f958eb2-d68c-4aa8-bb6c-cc17cb1b839f","accessControl_ssim":["a7e2b371-bf39-4ff0-b4aa-5c54b778fe62"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["A Contextualized Approach to Leadership Training in Jesus City Mission, Cameroon"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:58:40Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-16T23:04:23Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["dc2354a5-bf0d-4c29-8f9a-ed996798d863"],"hasLease_ssim":["82073de5-d194-4e96-8528-c62e17272b9f"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Leadership"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Tyndale University"],"advisor_tesim":["Michael Krause Dr D.Min."],"year_tesim":["2022"],"location_tesim":["Cameroon","Africa","Canada"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Jerome Ebua Awah"],"subject_tesim":["Education--Curricula","Missionaries--Training of","Leadership--Religious aspects","Christian education"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["The goal of this project was to understand the approaches that should be present in a contextualized curriculum for leadership development at the Jesus City Mission (JCM), Cameroon. The need for an indigenous approach to leadership training contextualized to the Cameroonian African context, in contrast to the current adopted Western model was identified. This project developed a model for leadership training to prepare ministers for service in the rapidly growing JCM church. To reach this understanding, a participatory action research process incorporating qualitative data-collecting instruments was employed, interviewing and surveying of Ministerial Academic (MINACA) students and JCM stakeholders. A focus group of 8 participants was constituted, 10 MINACA former students and 25 current students were interviewed. Sixty questionnaires were administered to participants. We discovered that trainers must not only be qualified but must be conversant with the sociocultural realities of where training is taking place. Leadership training must be hands on. This information provided a foundation for the future development of various training processes in JCM and other Christian denominations facing similar challenges."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Tyndale University"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["602e7e7c-0b8b-4e09-af87-84c66ff49c48"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["public","work_editor"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791133431719002112,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:19:11.086Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:58:40Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:25:28Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"f863e563-e275-4a46-8a5e-b838831d0872","accessControl_ssim":["074590c2-def8-4cf8-a107-54f44a9b79c7"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Past, Future, and Present: A Ministry Journey Unstuck in Time"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:58:39Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T05:13:30Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["fd8e0607-a833-4859-a159-62583dc000f8"],"hasLease_ssim":["eeb1ecc4-74d7-4fb8-913e-ba178a80ab03"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Leadership and preaching"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Tyndale University"],"advisor_tesim":["Kevin Livingston Dr. Ph.D."],"year_tesim":["2022"],"location_tesim":["Ontario"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Ryan James Lawrence"],"subject_tesim":["Storytelling","Leadership--Religious aspects","Pastoral theology","Preaching"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["In this portfolio the writer explored his ministry journey and identity through the lens of time, looking at his past, future, and present, in order to plot a course forward. In considering his past he examined how his theology of preaching had arisen out of his experiences and the relationship between biography and theology. In considering his future, he explored how the imagination could be used to help lead people and institutions to new horizons. In considering his present he researched how the COVID-19 pandemic had impacted preachers in his denomination, The Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (CBOQ), and how group story sharing could be used to aid in their healing and recovery. The research portion of this portfolio used a narrative study, the heart of which was a focus group meeting of five pastors, followed up by interviews in which participants contributed to the evaluation of the project. The key finding was that participants endured many common struggles and hardships, including the experience of “preaching into a void,” which described the hardship of speaking without a connection to one’s audience. Sharing their stories helped participants to understand and normalize these experiences, aiding in their healing."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Tyndale University"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["602e7e7c-0b8b-4e09-af87-84c66ff49c48"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["work_editor","public"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791133831112163328,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:25:31.978Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:44:37Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:23:33Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"b29bfc90-d833-4b93-87ce-aaa306b1673b","accessControl_ssim":["4b3597da-3c69-4068-b655-fed19a5dd5a5"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Does God Call Laypeople to Preach in their Local Church? An Exploration of Calling and Introduction to Preaching for Laypeople in the Local Church"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:44:36Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T03:17:31Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["8ab9c274-18c8-4b3b-8f7e-c6a5932ce31b"],"hasLease_ssim":["1096c641-8e41-437b-be7f-f8fe6b44e38e"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Preaching and Communication"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Tyndale University"],"advisor_tesim":["Kevin Livingston Ph.D."],"year_tesim":["2022"],"location_tesim":["Canada"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Curtis Allan Zoerb"],"keyword_tesim":["Theory"],"subject_tesim":["Preaching--Study and teaching","Anabaptist churches","Lay ministry","Preaching"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["The purpose of this research portfolio was to identify if God was calling lay people to preach in their local church and begin to equip them for that calling.Sitting in the pews were people whom God called and gifted to serve the church in many different ministries; some were called to share his word through preaching.  Through this field project, these individuals were identified, equipped, and presented with opportunities to preach God’s word in their own setting.  The two foci of calling and preaching were essential to answer the research question.  Members of Massey Place Community Church interested in learning to preach were invited to participate in the study.  Seven people responded.  A six-week introductory course was conducted to teach about calling and how to prepare and preach a biblically-based sermon.  We found that people were being called to preach, and four of the seven actively engaged as lay preachers.  The question at the heart of this research project, “could lay people preach effectively in the Sunday morning service?”, was answered in the affirmative; there were laypeople that God called into the role of occasionally speaking from the pulpit.  Further to that, this significantly benefited the life and growth of the church and positively impacted the individuals who preached."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Tyndale University"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["602e7e7c-0b8b-4e09-af87-84c66ff49c48"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["work_editor","public"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791133710364442624,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:23:36.824Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:44:06Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:20:31Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"54670bd1-e114-41b6-8467-19646ce691c1","accessControl_ssim":["f0ae5e9c-fb29-458d-8090-d9a15a215720"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Development of an Innovative Model of Congregational Engagement in Hospitality with Newcomers to Canada"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:44:05Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T00:36:17Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["9dc9be64-b7b6-4f84-afdc-535d1dc2dd8e"],"hasLease_ssim":["573e1f2b-771f-464f-8a74-47ac7c353cd1"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Leadership"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Tyndale University"],"advisor_tesim":["Brian Craig D.Min."],"year_tesim":["2022"],"location_tesim":["Canada"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Solange Agnès Belluz"],"subject_tesim":["Bible. Nehemiah","Hospitality--Religious aspects","Leadership--Religious aspects","Church work with refugees","Missions","Church work with immigrants"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["The main purpose of this portfolio was to develop a cross-cultural congregational engagement framework that would facilitate greater participation of congregants in hospitality with newcomers and refugees at The Peoples Church in Toronto. A central principle that emerged was the need to shift our ministry perspective from doing things to people to doing things with people. The framework developed as a result of this research included eight key principle and four key components: Learn, Engage, Assess and Participate (LEAP).Hospitality is about welcoming others and making them feel at home. As someone who came to Canada over 30 years ago as an international student, I am sensitive to the needs of newcomers and refugees and the role that congregants could play in creating welcoming and inclusive spaces for them. I am also a firm believer that leadership is influence and that, through cross-cultural transformational leadership, we could create an environment where congregants would be motivated to welcome well.This research demonstrated that there is value in meeting the physical needs of newcomers and refugees. However, effective engagement with the migrants and displaced needs to go beyond food, housing, and education. The research highlighted the need to create spaces where they belong; where they could be anchored to; where they can recover the feeling of belonging that has been lost in migration.  "],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Tyndale University"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["602e7e7c-0b8b-4e09-af87-84c66ff49c48"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["work_editor","public"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791133520343597056,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:20:35.606Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:44:06Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:23:24Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"a7fe70e3-b13f-4a90-a2e4-6c4e9cdc2b17","accessControl_ssim":["2761ea53-81f9-4609-8ddf-06d00cb5e8dd"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["A Didactic Approach to Spiritual Formation:Integrating Spiritual Practices to the Seminary Curriculum of the Diaspora of Chinese Students in Panama, Central America"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:44:05Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T03:00:04Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["bec2199f-4fb7-44cc-975b-8237ab6e4f5c"],"hasLease_ssim":["d48691f6-abdf-47c3-86e6-0055db134754"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Spiritual Formation"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Tyndale University"],"advisor_tesim":["Ouida Pihulyk D.Min."],"year_tesim":["2022"],"location_tesim":["Panama"],"resource_type_tesim":["Dissertation"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Jacqueline  Siu Yin Lam"],"subject_tesim":["Education--Curricula","Christianity and culture","Spiritual formation","Spiritual exercises","Prayer","Christian education"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["An awareness of God’s presence and a capacity to hear Him are two important elements to cultivate an intimate relationship with God for spiritual growth. This research portfolio seeks to answer the question: Will prayer encounters with God through the practice of praying with the Scriptures facilitate the participants’ capacities to hear God and increase awareness of His presence? The context for the research portfolio is seminary students and a small group of participants from the Iglesia Evangelica China De Panama from the Chinese diaspora in Panama, Central America.This portfolio offers my spiritual autobiography (Chapter II), which traces the influences of three different Christian spiritual traditions (Foster 1998) and my professional training in various fields that have helped me hear God and experience God’s presence in my daily life. A four-year academic model and curriculum (Chapter III) is created from the experience of my spiritual formation and implemented for the Alliance Bible School of Central and South America. Finally, a field research project (Chapter IV) is offered to examine the effectiveness of Lectio Divina to facilitate prayer encounters in a small group of students from the Iglesia Evangelica China De Panama. The results show positive responses by the participants in their ability to hear God and experience his presence. However, practicing quietness remains a challenge for some Chinese Christians for their spiritual growth in the Panamian context."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Tyndale University"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["602e7e7c-0b8b-4e09-af87-84c66ff49c48"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["public","work_editor"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791133701033164800,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:23:27.924Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:36:42Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:20:36Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"5b0c300f-6835-4f54-b879-7a8ecb7f6fb4","accessControl_ssim":["0adccb25-7793-484b-886b-a2893c1630a9"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Journeying Home: A Study of Christian Spiritual Formation Through the Interface of the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and Lectio Divina"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:36:38Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T00:48:34Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["4e462e37-7a1c-4b32-a32e-c2acba8b14c8"],"hasLease_ssim":["c8348867-7e94-4e39-bdbe-3658d2831ca5"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Spiritual Formation"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Tyndale University"],"advisor_tesim":["Ouida Pihulyk D.Min."],"year_tesim":["2022"],"location_tesim":["Canada"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Robert John Stiles"],"subject_tesim":["Spiritual formation","Spiritual exercises","Lay ministry"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["This study grew out of my life experience. After decades of longing to belong, God led me first to the halls of 12 Step programs, then to Seminary where I discovered, spiritual formation, Lectio Divina and spiritual direction. In contemplating a model of spiritual formation, the interface of these two experiences came to life in the linkage of the final three steps of A. A. which I characterize as Confess (Step 10), Abide (Step 11), and Give (Step 12).The research observed the spiritual maturation of lay people at various stages of their journey of becoming more like Christ. The project was designed to build a community of trust within a small group who met for seven weeks to practice Lectio Divina. I used the narrative inquiry research method with favorable results. Some participants self-identified both as having a deeper sense of the presence of God and experiencing a change in their approach to daily life while others either experienced movement in one of the dimensions or no movement at all. My conclusion is that, for some, the practice of Lectio Divina can effectuate deeper spiritual formation."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Tyndale University"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["602e7e7c-0b8b-4e09-af87-84c66ff49c48"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["work_editor","public"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791133524093304832,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:20:39.182Z","score":1.0},{"system_create_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:35:09Z","system_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T08:24:59Z","has_model_ssim":["Etd"],"id":"e00d8f3a-b180-421f-91fc-32057acf887f","accessControl_ssim":["75cdd4eb-832b-4ed1-88ec-b0b46910b5c5"],"depositor_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"depositor_tesim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"title_tesim":["Cultural Constructs in the Korean Diaspora Church Context and the Leadership Challenges They Present to 1.5 and 2nd Generation Korean Women"],"date_uploaded_dtsi":"2023-10-12T19:35:08Z","date_modified_dtsi":"2024-02-17T04:32:54Z","isPartOf_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8"],"hasEmbargo_ssim":["47cdc8c2-d63a-405b-a048-8562ca5e7241"],"hasLease_ssim":["f3f58950-75cc-4cc7-b71b-e41564beb0dc"],"show_pdf_viewer_tesim":["1"],"show_pdf_download_button_tesim":["1"],"institution_tesim":["Atla RIM"],"degree_tesim":["Doctor of Ministry"],"discipline_tesim":["Leadership"],"degree_granting_institution_tesim":["Tyndale University"],"advisor_tesim":["Brian Craig D.Min.","Michael Krause D.Min.","Janet Clark Ph.D."],"year_tesim":["2022"],"location_tesim":["Canada"],"resource_type_tesim":["D.Min. Project"],"types_tesim":["Text"],"creator_tesim":["Lisa Hanmi Pak"],"subject_tesim":["Christianity and culture","Korean Americans","Women clergy","Asian Americans","Leadership--Religious aspects"],"language_tesim":["English"],"abstract_tesim":["The purpose of this research study was to determine how the cultural constructs of the Korean diaspora church have presented particular leadership challenges to a group of 1.5 and 2nd generation Korean women and resulted in detrimental experiences. This study is important because it revealed just how limiting and hurtful systems of leadership can be when they are not designed to give opportunities to both women and men. This research study focused on the experiences of Korean Canadian women and created a space for the group to openly talk about their experiences through narrative research, appreciative inquiry, and action research. Findings pointed to cultural factors such as patriarchy, which served to reinforce male-centered spiritual authority, and collectivism, which undercut the women’s self-confidence in speaking up and asking questions and cultivated a dynamic where enough women were more comfortable in upholding the patriarchic status quo. It was clear that the Korean diaspora church must be more intentional in creating leadership opportunities for young Korean women and reconsider the cultural patriarchy that is embedded in the communal dynamic. The research findings were also not limited to the Korean diaspora church context; rather, an examination of how cultural constructs and systems shape perceptions of leadership, understanding of ministry, and of the individual leader is a principle that is transferable to other settings."],"rights_statement_tesim":["https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"thumbnail_path_ss":"/assets/work-a3b75da7abded620ab321410c80d102e5e2417b71c54de7ba7d4b0363da904f7.png","suppressed_bsi":false,"actionable_workflow_roles_ssim":["f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-approving","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-depositing","f6c99b2a-5c91-4444-8946-01a1837f1fd8-default-managing"],"workflow_state_name_ssim":["deposited"],"member_of_collections_ssim":["Tyndale University"],"member_of_collection_ids_ssim":["602e7e7c-0b8b-4e09-af87-84c66ff49c48"],"visibility_ssi":"open","admin_set_tesim":["Metadata Only"],"account_cname_tesim":["rim.ir.atla.com"],"human_readable_type_tesim":["Etd"],"read_access_group_ssim":["work_editor","public"],"edit_access_group_ssim":["admin"],"edit_access_person_ssim":["ckarpinski@atla.com"],"_version_":1791133799755546624,"timestamp":"2024-02-17T08:25:02.073Z","score":1.0}],"facets":[{"name":"resource_type_sim","items":[{"value":"D.Min. Project","hits":8,"label":"D.Min. Project"},{"value":"Dissertation","hits":1,"label":"Dissertation"}],"label":"Resource Type"},{"name":"creator_sim","items":[{"value":"Bruce, Sally Kay","hits":1,"label":"Bruce, Sally Kay"},{"value":"Curtis Allan Zoerb","hits":1,"label":"Curtis Allan Zoerb"},{"value":"Gary Yigong Chen","hits":1,"label":"Gary Yigong Chen"},{"value":"Jacqueline  Siu Yin Lam","hits":1,"label":"Jacqueline  Siu Yin Lam"},{"value":"Jerome Ebua Awah","hits":1,"label":"Jerome Ebua Awah"},{"value":"Lisa Hanmi Pak","hits":1,"label":"Lisa Hanmi Pak"}],"label":"Creator Sim"},{"name":"contributor_sim","items":[],"label":"Contributor"},{"name":"keyword_sim","items":[{"value":"Instruction","hits":1,"label":"Instruction"},{"value":"Prayer","hits":1,"label":"Prayer"},{"value":"Spiritual autobiography","hits":1,"label":"Spiritual autobiography"},{"value":"Theory","hits":1,"label":"Theory"}],"label":"Keyword"},{"name":"subject_sim","items":[{"value":"Leadership--Religious aspects","hits":4,"label":"Leadership--Religious aspects"},{"value":"Spiritual formation","hits":3,"label":"Spiritual formation"},{"value":"Christian education","hits":2,"label":"Christian education"},{"value":"Christianity and culture","hits":2,"label":"Christianity and culture"},{"value":"Education--Curricula","hits":2,"label":"Education--Curricula"},{"value":"Lay ministry","hits":2,"label":"Lay ministry"}],"label":"Subject"},{"name":"location_sim","items":[{"value":"Canada","hits":5,"label":"Canada"},{"value":"Africa","hits":1,"label":"Africa"},{"value":"Cameroon","hits":1,"label":"Cameroon"},{"value":"China","hits":1,"label":"China"},{"value":"Ontario","hits":1,"label":"Ontario"},{"value":"Panama","hits":1,"label":"Panama"}],"label":"Location"},{"name":"language_sim","items":[{"value":"English","hits":8,"label":"English"}],"label":"Language"},{"name":"publisher_sim","items":[],"label":"Publisher"},{"name":"date_created_sim","items":[],"label":"Date Created"},{"name":"types_sim","items":[{"value":"Text","hits":9,"label":"Text"}],"label":"Type"},{"name":"year_sim","items":[{"value":"2022","hits":9,"label":"2022"}],"label":"Year"},{"name":"format_sim","items":[],"label":"Format"},{"name":"member_of_collections_ssim","items":[{"value":"Tyndale University","hits":8,"label":"Tyndale University"}],"label":"Collections"},{"name":"degree_sim","items":[{"value":"Doctor of Ministry","hits":9,"label":"Doctor of Ministry"}],"label":"Degree"},{"name":"discipline_sim","items":[{"value":"Leadership","hits":4,"label":"Leadership"},{"value":"Spiritual Formation","hits":2,"label":"Spiritual Formation"},{"value":"Leadership and preaching","hits":1,"label":"Leadership and preaching"},{"value":"Preaching and Communication","hits":1,"label":"Preaching and Communication"}],"label":"Discipline"},{"name":"degree_granting_institution_sim","items":[{"value":"Tyndale University","hits":9,"label":"Tyndale University"}],"label":"Degree Granting Institution"},{"name":"department_sim","items":[],"label":"Department"},{"name":"funder_name_sim","items":[],"label":"Funder Name"},{"name":"event_title_sim","items":[],"label":"Event Title"},{"name":"event_date_sim","items":[],"label":"Event Date"},{"name":"institution_sim","items":[{"value":"Atla RIM","hits":9,"label":"Atla RIM"}],"label":"Host Institution"}],"pages":{"current_page":1,"next_page":null,"prev_page":null,"total_pages":1,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":0,"total_count":9,"first_page?":true,"last_page?":true}}}