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Review of Hiemstra, Rick and Lindsay Callaway, “Significant Church: Understanding the Value of the Small Evangelical Church in Canada,” 2023 (Research Study)
Hiemstra, Rick and Lindsay Callaway. “Significant Church: Understanding the Value of the Small Evangelical Church in Canada,” 2023. (Research Study) By Tim Stewart, MDiv “Is it ok for a church to be small?” Rick Hiemstra and Lindsay Callaway, authors of … Continue reading
Inciting Worship: How the Gospel Drama Fuels Our Praise
By Geoff Dresser, DWS Every week, those leading and planning contemporary worship answer the question, “What are the songs for Sunday?” Along with picking their songs, they might consider how the worship set will flow together, interspersing scripture, prayer, and … Continue reading
Review of Rory Noland, Transforming Worship: Planning and Leading Sunday Services as If Spiritual Formation Mattered, 2022
Rory Noland. Transforming Worship: Planning and Leading Sunday Services as If Spiritual Formation Mattered. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2022. By Herbert H. Tsang, PEng, PhD, DWS Most Christians who plan and lead worship tend to focus on the expressive dimension, … Continue reading
All are Precious in His Sight: What Does This Mean for the Church?
By Kenneth A. Pudlas, EdD Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble. (Psalm 41:1 NIV) What does it mean to “have regard for the weak”; who are they? The Psalmist, … Continue reading
Missional Community Engagement: Outreach to the Needy and Newcomers
By Susan Booth, PhD “Mommy, I’m still hungry.” “Have you seen the price of eggs lately?!” “If we don’t catch up on rent by next week, they’ll kick us out!” “Please! Need help! Mera bachcha bimar hai!”[1] One must imagine … Continue reading
“Spirited” Work – The Implications of Paul’s Use of ἐνεργέω (energeō) and Cognates for Constructing a Theology of Work
By Larry Perkins, PhD It is impossible to present a comprehensive theology of human work in the context of the Kingdom of God within the limited scope of a single article. However, one can articulate a key principle that should … Continue reading
Moral Emotions in the Qumran Sectarian Literature: A Cognitive Psychological Approach
By Marcus K. M. Tso, PhD Abstract: Cognitive psychology is an emerging methodological tool in Qumran studies, but little has yet been published on how it might illuminate the sectarian moral psychology. This paper extends the author’s work on ethics … Continue reading
Review of Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches, 2021
Jones, Peyton. Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2021. 415 pp. ISBN 9780310135883 By Bernard Mukwavi, DMin Peyton Jones, the author of Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches, is a … Continue reading
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Review of The Worship Architect: A Blueprint for Designing Culturally Relevant and Biblically Faithful Services, 2nd. ed., 2021
Constance M. Cherry. The Worship Architect: A Blueprint for Designing Culturally Relevant and Biblically Faithful Services. 2nd edition, 2021. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. 340 pp. ISBN 978-1-5409-6388-8 By Jay Dyrland, DWS With the rise of the church growth movement … Continue reading
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Review of Reading the Bible Around the World: A Student’s Guide to Global Hermeneutics, 2022
Fredrico Alfredo Roth, Justin Marc Smith, Kirsten Sonkyo Oh, Alice Yafeh-Deigh, and Kay Higuera Smith. Reading the Bible Around the World: A Student’s Guide to Global Hermeneutics. Downers Grove: IVP Press Academic, 2022. 151 pages. By Mark Naylor, DTh Overview … Continue reading
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Is the Gospel (Really) for Everyone? Toward a More Inclusive Body
By K. Dubbeldam, BABGS and K.A. Pudlas, EdD Two questions are foundational in this article: 1. What is the Gospel? 2. Is the Gospel intended for everyone? What follows is an exploration of these formative questions and a discussion of … Continue reading
Review of Elias Hofer, Weltanschauung and Apologia: A Study in C.S. Lewis , 2022
Hofer, Elias. Weltanschauung and Apologia: A Study in C.S. Lewis. Wipf and Stock, 2022. ISBN 9781666739527 By Howard G. Andersen, PhD Elias Hofer lives in Victoria, BC, and took an opportunity for early retirement from his financial sector career to pursue … Continue reading
Practical Issues in Academic Research
Elsie Froment, PhD Introduction This article is written from the perspective of academic research administration. It covers a constellation of research issues common to Christian universities and seminaries that seek to develop the research skills of their faculty members to … Continue reading
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Tagged .encouraging research, administrators and research, Christian research funding, Christians and research, Elsie Froment, everyone can do research, faculty and research, Institutional recognition of research, interdisciplinary research, issues in research, popular dissemination of research, publishing research in Canada, resaerch assistants, research administration, research balance, research context, research ethics, research rhythms, research teams, seminary research, thanks to editors, university research
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Joel Korytko, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, Program Manager, CBTE Research Interests To continue to broaden my understanding of Ancient Near Eastern contexts through an investigation into primary and secondary sources, to contribute to both the academic and faith-based worlds. Publications Books … Continue reading