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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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The transformation of authoritarian leadership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia.

Ndamanomhata, Paulus Nanghambe. January 2001 (has links)
The contents of this dissertation is about the authoritarianism presently found in Lutheran churches in general and in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) in particular. In contradiction to the Roman Catholic Church, Luther advocated the participation of the laity in decision-making processes. However, strong offices of authority have been established in ELCIN and excessive powers have been granted constitutionally to the clergy against the laity, with the result that lay leaders are made to believe that the decision-making procedures belong to the higher authorities at all levels of the church. There is a lack of willingness among the higher authorities to motivate lay leaders to take up leadership responsibilities in their presence. The danger of this attitude is that most of the decisions made in the church are initiated by the clergy and are therefore not representative. The leadership style of ELCIN can be described as partially democratic and partially authoritarian. The authoritarian leadership style of ELCIN was not derived from the original Lutheran heritage. This situation is due largely to a combination of the leadership patterns of the Finnish missionaries and the prevailing Owambo traditional culture. Authoritarian attitudes remain an urgent challenge to ELCIN in particular, and to Lutheran churches in general. The formulation of a new concept of leadership in the church must embrace the collective participation of all male adult members of the community in decision-making processes as observed in positive elements of Owambo traditions and Luther's concept of the priesthood of all believers. This dissertation recommends that lay leaders must be allowed to chair decision-making bodies at all levels in the church and that clergy and lay leaders participate equally in these bodies. ELCIN theologians also have to formulate concepts which contextualise church leadership and dissociate it from foreign vessels of culture. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2001.
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The historical development of Theological Education by Extension (TEE) in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania, Southern Diocese, 1990- 1997.

Mgeyekwa, Gabriel E. January 1998 (has links)
The ELCT Southern Diocese is recognised by the ELCT as having made substantial and exciting strides in Theological Education by Extension (TEE). It has further acquired the reputation of having a strong philosophical commitment to the cause of the TEE programme and of having a conviction regarding the importance of TEE as a means of improving Christian education among its members as well as increasing the number of church workers. The TEE programme has been running since 1990 when the ELCT Southern Diocese embarked on the TEE philosophy transformation. TEE is considered capable of playing a major role in achieving TEE goals and aspirations. The year 1990, in particular, when the plan was launched, marks a concrete take-off point for the rapid improvement of adult Christian education especially for parish workers, on a kind of scale which had hitherto been unprecedented. This thesis is an attempt to document the spirit and substance of TEE development in the ELCT Southern Diocese. The scope of the different kinds of development that have taken place in TEE during this time is too wide to give a detailed and comprehensive treatment of the subject within the covers of a thesis of this size. An attempt is made to highlight the major features of TEE development in the Southern Diocese between 1990 and 1997. The thesis is supported by extensive reference to primary and secondary sources on TEE. Interviews with key informants from the various churches provide rich information. The thesis describes the TEE philosophy and policies behind the programme. The success story of the TEE programme is supported by a number of tables and the problems are given some possible solutions. / Thesis (M.Th.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1998.
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The pastor's role in discerning God's mission a case study of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Blanco, Texas /

Storbeck, Anamae Smith. January 2003 (has links)
Thesis (D. Min.)--Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2003. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-78).
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God's people mobilized by grace for mission

Pfaffenzeller, Jose Antonio. January 1991 (has links)
Thesis (S.T.M.)--Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-132).
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The way of faith a Lutheran catechumenate /

Hendricks, Marilyn F. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (D. Min.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 237-245).
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Nation building and the church Ujamaa and a liberating theology in Tanzania /

Nzalayaimisi, Gabriel Kalalambe. January 1993 (has links)
Thesis (S.T.M.)--Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-193).
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Being God's stewards in Namibia the unique challenge to contextualize stewardship education in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) /

Nairenge, Gottlieb. January 1994 (has links)
Thesis (S.T.M.)--Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-181).
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Explaining the basic doctrine, worship, and polity of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to Episcopalians a written guide and educational event /

Lutz, Ruth Jeanne. January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (D. Min.)--Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2008. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 145-154).
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The making and testing of an organizational saga : a case-study of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with special reference to the problem of merger, 1959-1969.

Hale, J. Russell January 1970 (has links)
Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1970. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Robert A. Dentler. Dissertation Committee: C. Ellis Nelson, Philip H. Phenix, . Includes bibliographical references.
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The pastor's role in discerning God's mission : a case study of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church, in Blanco, Texas /

Storbeck, Anamae Smith. January 2003 (has links)
Thesis (D. Min.)--Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2004. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-79).

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