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The Role of
Mehaffey and
the Unpaid
Scott A.
Elder in
Despite growth in the use of unpaid elders by US churches, the related literature Rhodes
Congregation- contains sparse data on the duties they fulfill. This paper is a mixed-method study
alist focusing on unpaid elders in congregational churches. Phase one is a quantitative Southern
Congregations survey. Phase two utilizes interviews with paid and unpaid elders from the Baptist Join Here
: A Mixed surveyed churches. The data are integrated to provide evidence of how elders do
ministry, make decisions, are selected, and how churches have transitioned to Theological
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elder polity. The project addresses a gap in knowledge of the roles of unpaid Seminary,
Study elders and seeks to help churches better serve their congregations.
Students

The Telos of
Imago Dei as Ryan Eidson
How does a congregation's understanding of imago Dei impact mission, vision,
Impetus for and organizational health? This presentation will describe the teleological
the Church explanation of Irenaeus of Lyons, which gives the church its impetus: to form a Lincoln
Today: The people like God, that is, to shape us into the character of Christ. The telos of Christian
Image of God imago Dei in Scripture demonstrates that God created humans to grow into an University, Join Here
eternal communion with Him. If we do not teach the goal of imago Dei in our
in Irenaeus of churches, we severely limit others' view of salvation and stunt their spiritual Student
Lyons growth, preventing them from reaching their full potential.

Evan Pietsch
Dewey. Do We Looks like we have another mystery on our hands! Can Christians appropriate
Do? The John Dewey’s (1859–1952) critical thinking model to teach spiritual formation Southern
Analysis of a principles? We will use Dr. John David Trentham’s hermeneutical principle of Baptist
Complete Act inverse consistency to analyze John Dewey’s “Analysis of Critical Thought.” In Theological Join Here
of Thought 2018, Don Sanders published a model that Christians can use to teach critical Seminary,
thinking based upon Dewey’s ideas. We will continue Sanders’ work and present a
revised model of Christian critical thought. Student

A Although churches and academies have experienced a resurgent awareness of the Wungramthan
Competency- significance of work and vocation in Christian life, an apparent gap still exists Shongzan
Based Model between Christian education and vocational discipleship. This qualitative, multi-
case study explored the key features characterizing competency-based, gospel- The Southern
for Gospel-
centered vocational education that would bridge the gap. The researcher Baptist
Centered
gathered data from three Christian trade schools in the United States through Theological Join Here
Vocational mining of documents and semi-structured interviews, which were analyzed based Seminary,
Education on three research questions pertaining to educational philosophy, pedagogical Student
approach, and practical application. The findings of the research form a
framework for the establishment and the effective implementation of a vocational
institution in the Majority World context.

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