Thesis (D. Min.)--Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1989. / Bibliography: leaves 253-255.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1994. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 211-214).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Ashland Theological Seminary, 2002. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-71, 79-80).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity Lutheran Seminary, 1984. / Bibliography: leaves 170-173.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2006. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 141-148).

This study examined the perceptions and behaviors of clergy and faith-based social service practitioners within the African-American faith community, in relationship to HIV/AIDS education and prevention. This study employed a descriptive exploratory design, utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the secured data. The independent variables were clergy and faith-based social service practitioners. The three dependent variables were identified as perceptions (composed of health beliefs, attitudes, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control), intended behavior and actual behavior regarding HIV/AIDS education and prevention. Findings revealed a lack of significant difference in the perceptions of clergy and church workers regarding HIV/ AIDS education and prevention. However, there was a statistically significant difference in their intended and actual behaviors to provide HIV/AIDS information to various age groups in the church community.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University. / The purpose and procedure. This dissertation has sought to determine some of the characteristics of the leadership role of the Protestant Negro minister in the light of the urbanization of the Negro community. The study uses the characteristics, role conceptions and role expectations of Chicago Negro Baptist ministers and laymen as illustrative content and Ideal-type sociological theory as an interpretative framework. The hypotheses. The dissertation examines five hypotheses: (1) The ministerial leadership role will in its early stages be more closely related to Gemeinschaft characteristics because the urbanization involved takes place in a transplanted folk culture. (2) The role images and role expectations will reflect this urban-folk conflict and in doing so will lack role clarity. (3) The impact of urbanization upon the social characteristics of the Negro community will create a situation in which the needs for trained leadership become acute. (4) The institutional structure of the Negro church in becoming urbanized will have gained independence but needs a type of organization compatible with institutionalized ecumenical Christianity. (5) An analysis of the Negro churches in Chicago reflects this fourfold sociological condition. [TRUNCATED]

Thesis (D. Min.)--Covenant Theological Seminary, 2004. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-83).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Covenant Theological Seminary, 2004. / Abstract. Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-83).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Ashland Theological Seminary, 2003. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-130, 201-105).