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The growing pressure to optimise construction investment costs from the life-cycle perspective inevitably leads to efforts to seek new solutions that will facilitate informed decision-making in the early stages of the construction project. Awareness of the importance of considering future operation and demolition costs emphasises the shortcomings related to the possibility of making accurate predictions/estimations of such costs, which will become apparent in the future. To address this research gap, an innovative approach of life-cycle cost modelling on the level of individual structures of the building is presented. The model provides users with information on the costs of available technical solutions resulting from the requirements of the investor at a specific stage of the construction project. In this way, it helps investors optimise their building projects and to find the most economical solutions. Specifically, this model is assembled for the purpose of selecting a suitable partition wall and, therefore, it takes into consideration specific characteristics relating to this particular type of structure. The results indicate diversity in partition wall structural design variants at the early stage of the project. Since the ability to influence future costs decreases as the project progresses, the model allows capturing LCC perspective even if only a construction study is available without more detailed technical and economic information. The presented model aims to contribute to the higher performance of construction projects in the planning phase from the perspective of LCC and investors’/owners’ point of view.

The increasing prevalence of remote/virtual work arrangements, facilitated by advancements in technology, necessitates a deep understanding of the unique dynamics involved in managing remote teams. This master's thesis explored the role of leadership within remote/virtual working setups in the Information Technology industry in Europe. Specifically, it focused on the experiences, challenges, and perceptions of remote leaders. A quantitative survey was conducted to collect data, assessing elements such as the frequency and effectiveness of communication, satisfaction with team productivity, the difficulties of collaboration, anxiety in remote settings, and the perceived utility of project management software and collaboration tools.The research findings challenged certain preconceived notions. The study found no significant correlation between the frequency of remote work and the difficulty of conflict resolution, thereby challenging prior assumptions. However, a moderate positive correlation was observed between the difficulty of conflict resolution and communication, emphasizing the critical role of effective communication. Surprisingly, only a weak correlation was found between the perceived effectiveness of Project Management Software and team productivity satisfaction. While these findings offered valuable insights into the dynamics of remote/virtual teams, they had to be interpreted cautiously due to limitations such as sample size and diversity, as well as the non-causal nature of the study design. Nevertheless, these findings contribute to the evolving understanding of effective leadership within remote/virtual work settings—an aspect of the IT industry that had been becoming increasingly essential.

The increasing prevalence of remote/virtual work arrangements, facilitated by advancements in technology, necessitates a deep understanding of the unique dynamics involved in managing remote teams. This master's thesis explored the role of leadership within remote/virtual working setups in the Information Technology industry in Europe. Specifically, it focused on the experiences, challenges, and perceptions of remote leaders. A quantitative survey was conducted to collect data, assessing elements such as the frequency and effectiveness of communication, satisfaction with team productivity, the difficulties of collaboration, anxiety in remote settings, and the perceived utility of project management software and collaboration tools.The research findings challenged certain preconceived notions. The study found no significant correlation between the frequency of remote work and the difficulty of conflict resolution, thereby challenging prior assumptions. However, a moderate positive correlation was observed between the difficulty of conflict resolution and communication, emphasizing the critical role of effective communication. Surprisingly, only a weak correlation was found between the perceived effectiveness of Project Management Software and team productivity satisfaction. While these findings offered valuable insights into the dynamics of remote/virtual teams, they had to be interpreted cautiously due to limitations such as sample size and diversity, as well as the non-causal nature of the study design. Nevertheless, these findings contribute to the evolving understanding of effective leadership within remote/virtual work settings—an aspect of the IT industry that had been becoming increasingly essential.

Dans la pratique, les projets de changement du réseau de la santé et des services sociaux impliquent peu les employés afin qu’ils puissent en influencer l’objet dès leur conception, alors qu’on note tout de même certaines initiatives avec les usagers. La perspective traditionnelle de gestion de projet qui est dominante dans ce secteur d’activité (Gordon et Hornstein, 2014 ; Gordon et Pollack, 2018 ; Paradis et Gauthier, 2018) laisse en effet peu de latitude pour l’expérimentation et la réflexion associées au paradigme moderne de la gestion du changement, alors que la co-construction comme approche participative favoriserait l’appropriation, tant sur le plan du processus (Bernoux et Gagnon, 2008 ; Foudriat, 2019) que du résultat (Bernoux et Gagnon, 2008 ; Foudriat, 2019). Le processus de co-construction s’inscrit d’ailleurs en cohérence avec la perspective moderne de la gestion de projet où le projet permet de créer de la valeur pour l’organisation et les parties prenantes (Winter, Smith, Morris et Cicmil, 2006), dont les destinataires. Ce processus de co-construction, tel que l’ont mobilisé Bernoux et Gagnon (2008) dans leur modèle intégrant la gestion de projet et la gestion du changement, favorise l’implication d’une pluralité d’acteurs afin que ceux-ci puissent idéalement parvenir à un accord dans le cadre d’un processus délibératif. Cependant, ce que co-construire signifie en contexte projet n’est pas explicité, ce qui en rend difficile la mise en œuvre. Ce modèle ne permet pas non plus de qualifier l’atteinte de l’appropriation du changement. De plus, il n’y aurait pas d’études qui fassent appel à la co-construction dans la gestion d’un projet, particulièrement un projet de changement, afin de favoriser l’appropriation du changement par les destinataires et le succès du projet, alors que ce type de projet est courant dans le secteur de la santé et des services sociaux. Appuyée sur un cadre conceptuel mobilisant la co-construction et l’appropriation, cette étude

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Southborough, Massachusetts is a parish of 125 families within the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. The adult members of St. Mark’s—like many of their fellow members within the wider diocese—lead hectic professional lives, often juggling multiple commitments, activities for children, and recreational pursuits. As members of a technologically-driven society, many are attached to their devices while also filling their lives with goods in order to experience contentment. The purpose of this project is to explore the theological concept of zimzum, God withdrawing and making space within Godself at creation. First conceived by Jewish mystic Isaac Luria, zimzum has been utilized by Christian theologian Jürgen Moltmann in his theology of creation, which he then connects to Jesus’ act of kenosis in the incarnation and to sabbath as the crown of creation. As human beings made in the imago trinitatis, we can show the image of the triune God when we embrace zimzum and make space within our own lives for those outside ourselves. Members of both St. Mark’s and the wider Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts were invited to participate in a three-month exploration of zimzum, while also implementing spiritual practices related to the sabbath. Two cohorts were offered bi- weekly, one in person at St. Mark’s and the other synchronously online. The goal for these cohorts was to encourage participants to open up space within themselves for God, others, and the natural world. At the completion of the program, the project evaluated the cohorts as well as reactions from participants. A before-and-after assessment tool was used to determine their knowledge and understanding of the concepts, their assessment of the space they have in their lives, and their personal growth as they implement the spiritual practices connected to sabbath-keeping.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), This project demonstrated how to include coaching as a contributor to clergy wellbeing in an ecosystem for Christian leader formation. The project created a coaching skills training program for the Evangelical Covenant Church as the necessary precursor to establishing an internal network of coaches in the Covenant. A number equaling 10 percent of active Covenant clergy were trained in coaching skills over three years. Participants reported highly positive outcomes for all affective, cognitive, and behavioral goals. The project arose theologically from the Trinitarian image of God and practically from God’s leader formation ecosystem on display in the garden of Eden. The five Eden ecosystem markers are Spirit power, identity, diverse communal leadership, mission, and discerning God’s voice. It was further informed by Covenant wisdom sayings that underscore the denomination’s core values for spiritual companionship and accountability. The project successfully focused on building a supply of trained ministry coaches, and correctly assumed that a demand for coaching would follow supply. By focusing on generating supply, the project not only effectively addressed access issues by creating a cadre of trained coaches, but also began to address resistance issues by showing pastors the positive outcomes of coaching for ministry leaders. In contrast to a healthy ecosystem, where all the dimensions work together to promote wellbeing, many clergy must instead labor to do ministry in a post-COVID environment marred by isolation, divisiveness, stress, exodus from the church, and ministry burnout. In the Covenant, clergy care and discipline cases rose in 2023, indicating that the denomination’s clergy were not exempt from the negative pressures that impacted ministers everywhere. Although leader wellbeing is part of God’s original intent, maintaining wellbeing is increasingly difficult. The coaching network established through this project aligns with best practices from positive

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Since 1989, The Leadership Institute (TLI) has guided Christian leaders from around the globe through a two-year process of abiding deeply in Jesus. Hundreds of participants have described the profound impact it makes on their emotional maturity, psychological paradigms, relational motives, professional goals, planning processes, and spiritual connection with God and people. They often transition from hearing Jesus’s commands to abide in him, love others, and bear witness to actually doing so, empowered by him. Yet as they conclude the two-year process, many struggle to maintain the rhythms and practices of Jesus. Competing internal motives choke good intentions. Kingdom- averse practices constrain Godly priorities. One’s internal idols couple with society’s idolatrous systems to distract and deter many. This doctoral project is an attempt to unveil these idols and systems, discern ways to dethrone them, and develop a ministry that liberates and empowers TLI alumni to live the John 15 lifestyle. In this spiritual battle, it is God’s power that reigns over the powers of darkness. The question is: What is humanity’s cooperative role with God? By practicing spiritual disciplines and meeting together regularly to listen, learn, and lean on God, the aim of this project is to discern how people collaborate with God in his work of setting captives free. Part One of this paper presents the ministry context and challenges that this project, “Pilgrim Circles,” was designed to explore. Part Two offers a literary review of key texts from three experts on spiritual leadership, four on societal secularization, and five on various aspects of implementing change. It also presents the project’s core themes as addressed by Old Testament, New Testament, historical, and TLI theology. Part Three elaborates on the implementation details of the project and concludes with a review of the data, findings, insights, and an evaluation of the project.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), The purpose of this project was to create an initiative that promotes and facilitates continued spiritual formation of African American preachers serving in the urban ministry context. This initiative focused on establishing a foundational understanding of spiritual formation along with its connection to the life of the preacher, who serves as both priest and prophet. This project was designed to include the ministerial staff serving at a pre- dominantly African American church in Los Angeles, California, considered an urban setting. This project included a four-week spiritual formation program that focused on the consistent practice of spiritual disciplines, specifically Scripture reading, silence, Sabbath, and contemplation. The ministry challenge this project sought to address stemmed from the impact the busyness of ministry has on the preacher’s intimate connection or relationship with God. Preachers are consumed with pastoral care responsibilities, teaching Bible study, preaching on Sundays, along with tending to their own professional vocations and families. Serving in an urban ministry further adds an additional layer of responsibilities. The African American preacher in the urban context is also the social justice leader, the voice of Black pain, concern, and frustration. The urban African American preacher is called upon to lead rallies, to lead in the fight against systemic racism and oppression. Through intentional focus on ways to include spiritual discipline practices into the preacher’s daily habits, this project addresses the unique hindrances to continued spiritual formation. It is envisioned that this spiritual formation initiative will extend to additional congregations, inspiring African American preachers to cultivate their relationship with the triune God, who inwardly transforms and shapes the preacher while empowering them to serve as priest and prophet.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Spiritual care practitioners need self-care when caring for others in a dynamic healthcare context. Self-care starts with cultivating self-awareness of one’s well-being and authentic self. To facilitate this self-awareness, the writings of the thirteenth-century Flemish Christian mystic Hadewijch model a timeless wisdom of knowing divine love. This doctoral project presents a curriculum of contemplative practices integrating the embodied knowing of the love of God, inspired by medieval mystic Hadewijch’s writings, as a self-care resource for spiritual care practitioners in healthcare to accompany others as God’s beloved. By applying embodied contemplative practices, such as embodied listening, practicing presence, and Lectio Divina, the practitioner can care for themself to better provide spiritual and emotional support to others. Part one of this project delves into a spiritual care practitioner’s healthcare context, profession, and challenges to create a setting for a practitioner’s self-care needs while caring for others. Part two gives a literature review of Hadewijch’s wisdom and awareness of holistic spirituality. From a neuro-psychological and spiritual perspective, further exploration tells how holistic spirituality guides the steps of self-awareness and self-care through the intensities and complexities of working in healthcare. Part three talks about the curriculum of contemplative practices from a holistic spiritual perspective. The practices’ rhythmic engagement supports the self-awareness of being in a divine, loving presence. This divine loving presence is instilled in the essence of every human being, with persistence and accepting the cost, pain, vulnerability, and joy. The appendices of this project contain a booklet with an individual and small group curriculum for reflection on these embodied contemplative practices in a safe space. A survey follows to evaluate if and how the curriculum encourages practitioners to engage with the embodied contempl

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), This project offered a six-week online course through the Companioning Center that integrated Polyvagal Theory with Ignatian Spirituality to equip soul care providers with trauma-informed strategies for leading others into a sustainable love relationship with God. The project was hosted virtually by the Companioning Center which is based out of Portland, Oregon. The Companioning Center is a non-profit that offers an online platform to provide education and spiritual formation to a broad community of learners. This project recruited participants through colleagues and professors who are connected to soul care providers working with marginalized populations or individuals with trauma. The ministry challenge at the core of this project acknowledges the widespread impact of trauma and the responsibility of soul care providers to offer trauma-informed spiritual care to the individuals they walk alongside. Soul care providers include spiritual directors, pastors, chaplains, mental health professionals, missionaries, and other ministry leaders. Trauma affects the way our nervous system regulates and connects with others, including God. While the majority of people served by ministries are impacted by trauma, ministry leaders are rarely trained to integrate spirituality from a trauma-informed lens. This project taught soul care providers strategies to regulate the nervous system, while integrating Ignatian practices that develop intimacy with God for themselves and the individuals they walk alongside. Participants were asked to evaluate the course’s effectiveness for themselves and their ministry context, as well as the use of the material cross-culturally.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Wolf’s Covenant Church is a small rural church in York, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1763. The church has witnessed the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, racial riots, and multiple cultural changes. During most of this time the church has flourished spiritually. Unfortunately, over the last fifty years the church has been in decline. Members continue to age, move or pass away. Other members have left in search of a more contemporary setting or have simply left the church altogether. Those who are left are tired, under-resourced and have little vision for moving forward. The purpose of this project is to create a leadership training program to equip the leadership team of Wolf’s Covenant Church. The training is focused on the spiritual development of leaders as well as the integration of leadership principles. Rather than identifying these separately, they are introduced as symbiotic elements. Leaders explore their own personal faith journey, develop an awareness of and need for the Holy Spirit, and learn how to discern God’s will, cast vision, develop plans and thrive as a community. Part One explores the history and context of the church. It juxtaposes current models of spiritual growth and leadership. These models are challenged, stretched and grown towards kingdom focused and scripturally sound models. Part Two explores the theology behind the training and offers focus and purpose. Part Three consists of training. A planned course of study takes leaders through careful instruction and guidance as they grow towards a deeper understanding and appreciation for their personal spiritual journey as an extension of their calling to leadership. The completion of the training yields leaders who can articulate what spiritual formation is, where they are in their spiritual journey, how leadership and spiritual formation are symbiotic elements, and the result of developing God given gifts.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), This doctoral project aims to develop a leadership pathway curriculum for Small House Churches (SHCs) that will enable Big House Church (BHC) to train, equip, and deploy individuals to lead in their homes and Small House Church ministry effectively. The decentralized leadership structure of BHC aims to foster a desire in religious individuals to play an increased role in their spiritual and religious experiences, which aligns with the growing trend of individuals seeking a more active role in their spiritual journey. This project's fundamental assumption is that leadership opportunities within the church provide an excellent avenue for discipleship. Increasing those opportunities strengthens the individual, their household, and the church. To establish a strong foundation for the leadership pathway curriculum, this project will critically examine the relevant literature on the impact of households, house churches, and familial responsibility on spiritual growth and effective discipleship. The proposed curriculum discusses the significance of how Jesus created leadership opportunities to disciple his first followers and the biblical teaching of the priesthood of all believers. The curriculum sessions explore both topics more fully. During the 2023-2024 academic year, a select group will utilize the developed curriculum to participate in a SHC experience. This pilot group will consist of individuals who attend or are connected to BHC. The author and participants of the SHC experience will evaluate the curriculum, and applicable feedback will be incorporated into the final version. An outline of the curriculum will be included as an appendix to this project.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Baby boomers often view sexual minorities differently from Generation Z. Changes in technology, religious shifts, and politics are some of the contributing factors that have shaped how generations understand sexual minorities. Grace Church San Diego is a multi-generational church located three miles from the largest LGBTQ+ neighborhood in southern California. One ministry challenge is the division between young and old, which derives from suspicion and prejudice about how the other views these marginalized people. This divide in understanding and trust is what the project is designed to bridge. Knowing a person's story, and a people's collective journey, is one way to build trust. Simplified themes will be provided to define the distinguishing make-up of why Boomers, Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z view sexual minorities the way they do. Themes will be generated from the social conditioning of their respective childhood and developmental environments. The goal of this project is inter-generational flourishing at Grace Church with sexual minorities in the congregation. A necessary step for flourishing is clarity on what Grace Church biblically believes, as well as how it ecclesiologically carries out those beliefs. A spectrum of five church views will be provided, from fully affirming to banishment, and where Grace Church fits on this spectrum. This kind of clarity around belief and practice is important for leadership and congregants, for sexual minorities to know what to expect when walking into church. It provides an act of kindness to be honest. A theology of church as spiritual family is the vision for inter-generational flourishing with sexual minorities in the congregation. Implementation at Grace Church will consist of a three part video and discussion guide series for Huddles. Huddles are the discipleship structure at Grace Church. For institutional and cultural change, Huddles are the central place for church integration.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), At the outset of Creation God issues the declaration that it is not good for humans to be alone (Gn 2:18). The carryover of God’s creation declaration in the context of ministry leadership is this: it is not good to lead alone. Ministry in the West is witnessing a plethora of publicized leadership failings, scandals of abuse, and pastoral unhealth. This infection seems to occur in hierarchical leadership structures where a solo leader wields most of the power. In the wake of an abusive leadership crisis, I seek to craft a theology of mutual leadership as a relational praxis that understands the impact of this infection. Arguably, most ministry cultures begin with good intentions, yet the system still does damage to the people it sought to shepherd. Chuck DeGroat presents the metaphor of a simple toe infection leading to sepsis; thus, the entire system becomes infected. Considering the potential for infection within the system shaping influence of ministry leadership, I propose a reimagined theology of leadership. I contend that the triune God is inviting ministry leaders into intimate communion by way of (1) our creation in God’s image, (2) Jesus ushering us to follow him into the fullness of being human, and (3) leading in dependence on the presence of God’s indwelling Spirit. The key image for this leadership vision is one of embrace. I will investigate this leadership embrace as an act of movement by exploring the concept of perichoresis, the doctrine of Tsimtsum, and relational praxis via Miroslav Volf’s “four movements of embrace.” The scope of this project will require interaction with trinitarian theologians, a hermeneutical lens inspired by the servant-leadership of Jesus, and an exploration of ministry leadership models exposing and healing the crisis.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), The ministry challenge at the heart of this project is to provide a curriculum that empowers churches to become places of healing for myriads of suffering families in our culture. Extensive exposure to traditional Twelve Step groups and the lack of recovery support within the church fueled my passion to provide practical steps that implement spiritual truths that lead to recovery. The vision of relational discipleship evolved as I recognized the constant invitation, “Come follow…” throughout Scripture. This led to the development of Twelve Steps of Discipleship. Many believers endure relational dysfunction as a result of adverse childhood experiences. Recovery progresses in Christ through implementation of the discipleship curriculum. The relational style of discipleship begins with a response to follow Jesus. The healing journey transforms believers into disciples as they study Scripture and learn to walk in the ways of the Father. Disciples will find hope and healing as they become vitally connected to God, themselves, and others through the practical application of biblical principles. The pilot groups consisted of women, mainly from San Diego, California, who are committed to their faith. Some had Twelve Step experience. All want to improve their relationships by learning healthier behaviors. Most identified difficult relationships. The post-survey results identified the power of Scripture for healing and found the lessons integrated Scripture and the traditional twelve steps effectively. Each agrees that being deeply rooted in Christ, the Word and faith through walking these twelve steps would enhance spiritual growth. The majority surveyed identified the power of group by learning from those they listened to during the discussions. They strongly believe this curriculum will deepen their relationship with God, selves, and others.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), The purpose of this essay, addressed to Christian congregational pastors, is to expose the lack of participation in advance care planning for medical emergencies by adults who identify as Christian and show the relationship between lack of planning and bad deaths as described by healthcare professionals. The nationwide epidemic of bad deaths is presented as a problem which has plagued the Church, as well as hospitals. The assertion made and confirmed through the literary review was that Christians will benefit at end-of-life (EOL) as churches confront the death-denying culture and normalize discussions and preparation for physical death, practically and spiritually. The goal is to challenge pastors to recognize their influence on congregants’ healthcare decisions. The thesis was tested, in part, by a pilot focus group from Valley View Church of the Nazarene in Lancaster, California. The examination of a ministry encounter in which Jesus seamlessly integrates discussion about Peter’s EOL reveals how the risen Christ does not avoid or minimize the subject of death. Jesus emphasizes that Peter’s death will bring glory to God. The likelihood of departing in peace increases for Christians as they live mindful of life’s temporal state and God’s sovereign nature. The twelve-person pilot focus group completed assessments and discussed advance care planning and biblical principles that can inform healthcare decision-making and thoughts on the church’s role in the process. Afterwards, the associate pastor expressed surprise at realizing participants freely discussed EOL issues with one another, were unaware of biblical principles that informed EOL decision-making, and agreed that their church should provide EOL education as well as teaching on biblical principles for healthcare decision-making in a seminar format. As a result, the associate pastor acknowledged her responsibility and desire to prepare congregants for EOL for their benefit and God’s glory.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), The theatre community is often times neutral toward the church. Of course, not everyone that is part of the theatre community is against the church, but it has been my experience that most theatre artists in North Central Massachusetts are, at best, neutral toward the Christian faith, if not downright negative. This is not surprising given the general makeup of theatre artists: self-defined outsiders that have found community within theatre itself. Historically, evangelical churches have created boundaries between who is in and who is out. Typically, artists and creatives have been deemed out for centuries. Couple that with the high percentage of the LGBTQ+ community that have found a home within the theatre community and it is understandable that the church has been viewed as unaccepting and unwelcoming, maybe even hostile. City on a Hill Arts began as an outreach of Sanctuary, a church plant in Massachusetts. It is now an independent organization that is producing theatre pieces and developing community. The challenge that I address in this project is how to reach unchurched people within the theatre community. I am perfectly situated to be able to do just that. I have one foot firmly planted in the faith community as lead pastor of an Assemblies of God church; the other foot is firmly planted within the theatre community as producer, director, and actor. The initial goals of this project were: (1) to create a faith family out of the theatre community, (2) to create a means by which topics of faith are presented in the lingua franca of the theatre community, all the while being inclusive to those in the LGBTQ+ community, and finally (3) produce a podcast that highlights the stories of those that found community within this new faith family to encourage others on similar faith journeys.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), The roots of this project began during the second year of the Christian Spirituality Doctor of Ministry Cohort as our cohort delved into a theology of creation. During that year of learning, I was confronted with the sad reality of the white American evangelical views on creation and climate change. This project sought to identify the theological pillars that led to such a faulty misunderstanding of a theology of creation within this subset of Christianity and assess whether these limited views were present at Antioch Church in Bend, Oregon. Once I gained a better understanding of the congregation’s views on these critical topics, I crafted a plan to explore what it would look like for a congregation to take seriously the biblical call to care for the earth. This project contained two areas of focus: education and practical opportunities. The congregation was challenged to learn through books, sermon series, liturgical prayers, and discussions. The congregation was also invited to participate in various practical opportunities: constructing a community garden, river cleanup projects, waste and recycling improvements, retreats, and more. Through this two-pronged strategy, the congregation of Antioch Church was challenged to understand creation more deeply and equipped to take action in their own lives. Hopefully, this project will serve as an example for similar churches to emphasize the deep connection between spiritual formation and creation care in the era of climate change.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Mission organizations need robust member care to guide their missionaries to flourish in life and ministry. Many missionaries today are floundering in their work because effective care and development are not reaching them. This doctoral project aims to identify the essential elements organizations need to develop missionary care effectively and see that it is led well. Additionally, this project will design a process for the Barnabas International Consulting Team to help organizations form member care departments and leaders. The data for this project was collected through a survey of thirty-four member care leaders through personal interviews or filling in an online survey, as well as observing how organizations invest in developing their member care. These findings indicate that a mission organization must intentionally develop a care system, ethos, and leader. A system helps create structure and processes for care, while an ethos of care is a way of being that permeates the whole organization. This department must have leadership prepared to lead in this unique arena because the vision and impact of care often flags or fails without effective leadership. The demands on these leaders are profound and often overwhelming. Organizations need processes to help leaders invest in staff well-being, and directors of member care need to be uniquely equipped to carry these significant responsibilities. My research findings indicate that while increasing volumes are available on what good member care entails, a need exists for resources and guidance on cultivating an organizational ethos of care, forming leaders for this arena, and establishing durable systems to provide sustained proactive and responsive member care.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), “Houston, we’ve had a problem!” During the past few years, church leaders have been hit by a pandemic tsunami of epic proportions, pushing their ministry stress levels to an all-time high. Current pastors had never faced or trained for the storm that hit the church in 2020 and 2021. Decision fatigue led to ministry fatigue, ultimately leading to burnout and in many cases leaving the ministry altogether. The “Great Pastor Resignation” represents an urgent need for the church, and if not addressed, the exit will prove unsustainable. Finding a way to keep more pastors in the game has become priority number one for the Union Baptist Association (UBA). The UBA needs pastors who are resilient, equipped with the tools and habits needed to finish ministry well. The UBA began to ask, “How do we foster leaders who remain resilient throughout life and ministry and finish strong?” The churches in Houston need pastors who are resilient. The purpose of this project is to field test a resourcing pathway that will build greater resiliency into the lives of UBA pastors. The Resilient Pathway will introduce church leaders to the “Five Habits of Resilience.” One of the five trailheads on this pathway is the Resilient Learning Cohort. Sixteen church leaders journeyed together for seven months, processing and experiencing elements of the “Five Habits of Resilience.” The cohort included a two-stage process. In stage one, the cohort met for six months in a collaborative learning environment around the “Five Habits of Resilience.” In stage two, the cohort participated in a three-day “Shepherd’s Retreat” modeling the habits of repeated renewal and relational security. Upon completion of the pilot project, I evaluated the two-stage cohort journey and the impact on the participants. Each participant completed a pre- and post-survey to evaluate the impact of the cohort toward resiliency for their life and ministry practice. To gauge the impact of the Resilient Cohort, and on long-term sustaina

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), The goal of this project is to create an evangelism training program designed to equip and prepare others for evangelism in a post-Christian context. The thesis of this project argues that the existing evangelism methods and strategies at Horizon Community Church are inadequate for post-Christian evangelism, and that an understanding of the history of Christendom presented alongside several current post-Christian evangelism methods will provide the foundation needed to engage a post-Christian culture better and more confidently. This thesis was tested in two stages. In stage one, members of Horizon Community Church were invited to a one-day lecture, approximately three hours in length. The goal of the lecture was awareness. Horizon Community Church members explored the historical rise of Western Christendom, factors that caused and continue to cause the fall of Christendom in the West, Christendom’s fallout on American culture, and emerging post-Christendom trends. In stage two, attendees were invited to join a four-week small group intensive. This group took a deeper look at developing post-Christendom authors and theologies, while exploring what steps might need to be taken to stay missional and effective in an increasingly secular culture. There were two goals for attendees in this small group: (1) That they would be able to recognize and understand post-Christendom cultural changes, and (2) That they would be able to discuss and create new post-Christendom evangelism strategies for Horizon Community Church. This project concluded that after attending the two-stage program, attendees better understood what Christendom was, how post-Christendom is affecting the cultural mindset of those in our community, and what they might need to change within themselves to better deliver the gospel to that community. While further research is needed, this project demonstrates the value of post-Christian evangelism training within the life of a believer.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), The purpose of this doctoral project is to develop a training curriculum for teachers in Christ-centered schools in Thailand to understand and implement biblical worldview integration strategies in classrooms so that the next generation will be equipped to own a biblical worldview to impact the world. Thailand is a Buddhist country which allows freedom of religion. Most people believe in Buddhism, yet Christian education is welcomed by the Thai government. Despite most countries in Southeast Asia prohibiting the spreading of Christianity, Thailand is a safe haven for missionaries and missionary schools. The religious and political openness in Thailand allows missionaries to set up private schools for Christian education. However, the overarching Buddhist worldview in Thailand can be an obstacle for biblical worldview integration in schools as Thai Christian teachers may not understand the concept of biblical worldview integration. Many Thai teachers come to know Christ later in life. Their predominant Buddhist beliefs and values can subtly affect their interpretation of the Bible. To accomplish the goal of providing quality education and biblically integrated Christ-centered education, teachers must be equipped with biblical worldview integration strategies in classrooms. Therefore, this doctoral project develops a training curriculum for teachers to have biblical worldview curricular integration in the classrooms. It will be a practical and interactive training program to guide educators step-by-step to integrate biblical perspective in their teaching. The goal of the training curriculum is to train teachers to understand the meaning and pedagogical strategies of biblical worldview integration, including developing the teachers’ own biblical worldview, enabling educators to ask biblical worldview questions, setting up objectives, activities, and assessments to achieve the biblical worldview objectives in their unit and lesson planning.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Division has plagued followers of Jesus since its origin. If unity is not pursued, the world risks not knowing the freedom and hope that come with salvation through Jesus. Pursuing unity means being of one mind in the essentials (the Gospel) and of one purpose (making disciples). Everything else is up for discussion but not division. Unity in the body of Christ is not only possible because of biblical instruction, but this project seeks to ensure that unity is possible if individuals focus on the vision, the mission, and the pursuit of unity. This pursuit will take work for each believer, but if pursued, they will live out the great commission Jesus gave his followers (Mt 28:19-20). This project explores literary scholars who have pursued the call for unity in the church. This project studies the biblical foundations of what unity within the body of Christ looks like in praxis. This project seeks to create an organization of the most diverse Christians in the San Francisco Bay Area called The Bay Area Youth Leaders Coalition. This organization aims to show unity is possible when the vision, mission, and pursuit of unity are achieved. The vision of the church is the end goal. This project strives to prove that the end goal is to make disciples of all nations. The mission is how the church will go about making those disciples. This project seeks to prove that the mission is to baptize disciples and teach them to obey what Jesus has commanded (Mt 28:19-20). This project aims to confirm that the pursuit of unity is to love one another, forgive one another, see one another as equal, live in harmony, and edify one another. This one-minded pursuit will unite the church and show the world the hope and freedom found through Jesus.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), First Presbyterian Church of San Angelo, TX (FPC) has been in transition for many years. Denominational change, an aging congregation, the retirement of pastors and staff, and the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed a need for a different kind of leadership. Rather than the pastor managing the desires of the congregation, the elders must increasingly share responsibility with the pastor to discern and make difficult choices. The challenge is to equip the elders with the leadership competencies necessary to effect positive change. The purpose of this doctoral project is to change the way elders of FPC engage in spiritual disciplines in order to equip them to navigate loss and multiply their adaptive leadership capacity to be more effective spiritual leaders. Part One of this project describes the community of FPC, makes a connection between adaptive leadership capacity and spiritual disciplines, and describes the tension between implicit (as currently practiced) and explicit (as defined by biblical and ECO standards) understandings of elders at FPC that hinders effective leadership. Part Two makes a theological case for the necessity of the Holy Spirit to bring change to our lives. Part Two also interacts with selected literature from the business and Christian community on adaptive leadership. Combined, we learn that intellectual understanding alone is insufficient to bring lasting change; responding to the work of the Holy Spirit and taking reflective action is essential. Part Three implements and evaluates an immersion program in spiritual disciplines while discussing the concepts of adaptive leadership. The effectiveness of the project is evaluated by pre- and post-project interviews. We learn that an eight-week project is a good start, but navigating loss and demonstrating substantive change is a life-long journey requiring elders to act upon what they have experienced and learned.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), The purpose of this project was to elevate the biblical narratives from the period of the exile and the subsequent diaspora as models and mentors for staff of color in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. The study invited InterVarsity staff to participate in communal Bible studies on the life and leadership of Daniel and Esther. For this project, the Scripture studies were focused on staff directors and supervisors of color. These biblical studies are intended to create spaces for staff to discuss the complicated dynamics that arise as they hold power and influence in an organization that was founded in white evangelicalism. Managing the dissonance that is often felt at the intersection of identity and power is a necessary part of leadership. By creating space to study Scripture in community the hope was that staff would have opportunities to interact about this dissonance, hear from God, and learn how they might allow this dissonance to shape their leadership.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), “I see you” is a greeting used by the Na’vi on the planet Pandora in the Avatar films. Translated from “Oel ngati kameie” in the fictional native language, it means to see someone’s spiritual essence and goodness and to put aside preconceived notions of who they are. “I see you” is a colloquial phrase used by young millennials who value truly knowing others and being known without judgment. The spirit of this project is to see the prodigal millennial. Curiosity about why millennials are leaving the church, the Christian faith, or both, led to awareness that when they leave, they often experience breakdowns in communication within their church and family systems. The goal of this project is to model seeing prodigal millennials—to facilitate a process of discovery about the young millennial journey as impacted by the ecclesiastical, societal, and philosophical culture within which they live; reimagined faith through theological reflection; and effective communication cultivated by informed practice. The hope is that New Story Church will benefit from the intention of this project to reimagine and recapture the ethos of the gospel as part of God’s unfolding plan for a new world.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Cru, or Campus Crusade for Christ, was founded in 1951 by Bill and Vonette Bright in response to a call from God to reach university students with the gospel of Jesus Christ. This disciple-making parachurch movement has spread to all sectors of society and many countries around the world, but the distinctives of winning, building, and sending in the context of the Great Commission have largely remained the same. Simultaneously, our culture has moved further away from its Judeo-Christian roots. Cru campus missionaries are challenged to relevantly engage the changing values of the academy with discernment in their everyday lives. In order to grow as discerning disciples of Jesus, they would benefit from discernment tools, a discernment practice, and a co-discerning community. The purpose of this project is to create a “discernment greenhouse” designed to equip Cru missionaries to take steps to grow as mature and fruitful co-laborers with Christ. In the pilot project, the participants will be invited to join a six-week cohort of Cru workers who will meet in an online “retreat” format weekly for ninety minutes. They will experience vision, prayer practices, and the opportunity to process their discernment experiences in small groups and alone, with spiritual directors available as facilitators. Upon completion of the pilot project, the paper will consider the effectiveness of the retreat through assessments from the participants and spiritual directors involved. These assessments will gather feedback on the three research questions: (1) How can Cru missionaries develop vision and motivation for growing daily discernment with God?; (2) How can Cru missionaries expand their discernment toolkit by incorporating prayer practices into their everyday life?; and (3) What kind of community supports Cru missionaries to grow as mature and fruitful discerners, whether in everyday life or in times of choice?

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), This project articulates a model—Christian Leadership for Faithful Presence—of cultivating a habitus of faithful presence in an Ignatian way. The leadership model is built on five gazes and movements of faithful presence discernible in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Each movement leads to a specific leadership practice—gratitude, generosity, indifference, divestment, and collaboration—and is supported by leadership postures, questions, and action steps. The ministry challenge behind this project is the cultural, political, and ecclesiastical upheaval and dysfunction in the contemporary United States, which demands clarity about the meaning and purpose of Christian leadership. Dysfunctions in leadership include narcissism and the abuse of power, a cultural milieu that demands productivity and busyness, large-scale, chaotic, divisive change in American society, and the secular leadership industry’s adverse influence on Christian leaders. This project asserts that Ignatian spirituality provides the robust practical, spiritual, and theological infrastructure for a countercultural form of Christian leadership that meets the challenges of the current American context. The practical component of this project was designed to provide the seed of a leadership development process for congregational leaders in Christ Our Hope Anglican Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It consisted of an intensive workshop developed for a cohort of current Anglican leaders, together with pre- and post-workshop interviews. The workshop was designed to introduce participants to the model of Christian Leadership for Faithful Presence. The interviews drew out cohort participants’ leadership experiences, beliefs, and desires, as well as favorable reactions to and critiques of the model of Leadership for Faithful Presence that were incorporated into this project. The larger purpose of this project is to serve as a catalyst for a longer process of instilling Leadership for Faithf

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), This final project delves into the journey of Desert Foothills Lutheran Church, seeking to reinvigorate its leadership development approach. This project examines the transformative potential of integrating the principles of Adaptive Leadership with the core concepts of Emotionally Healthy Discipleship (Peter Scazzero) and Tempered Resilience (Tod Bolsinger). The paper begins by setting the context, highlighting the challenges faced by Desert Foothills Church due to its historical emphasis on grace, which inadvertently hindered a culture of widely distributed leadership. As a result, the congregation struggled to tackle adaptive challenges within its community, leading to the need for a paradigm shift in leadership development. The core of the project involves the formulation of a leadership development process designed to cultivate adaptive leadership skills among the ministry leaders. Through intensive weekly training classes and practical applications in the form of experiments, ministry leaders were encouraged to develop their adaptive capacities and resilience. The implementation process was carried out through a Leadership Development Pilot, enabling ministry leaders to recognize their adaptive capacities. Participants engaged in small experiments relevant to their ministry areas, exploring innovative ways to address adaptive challenges and assessing the outcomes for learning and growth. The pilot project was evaluated through pre- and post-assessments, gauging the effectiveness of the leadership formation process. The success of the program was measured not only by the results of the experiments but also by the growth in participants’ adaptive leadership skills and their willingness to face challenges. Using the principles of Adaptive Leadership paves the way for every disciple to become a leader, effectively engaging with their community and confidently navigating changes within the congregation. By fostering a culture of adaptive leadership, Desert Foothill

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Bidwell Presbyterian Church (BPC) is in downtown Chico, CA next door to California State University, Chico (Chico State). Despite the proximity and historic connection to Chico State’s campus, emerging adults are underrepresented and underserved within the BPC congregation. This project develops a model of leadership that will enable change within the Bidwell Presbyterian Church congregation leading to revitalized expressions of ministry on behalf of emerging adults. According to the Fuller Youth Institutes’ (FYI) Growing Young project, six core commitments were discovered in congregations who draw and engage young people ages fifteen to twenty-nine. Growing Young provides a strategic framework of leadership and adaptive change in congregations to implement these core commitments. This project augments Growing Young’s strategic framework by focusing on building adaptive capacities among BPC’s leadership. While strategy is vital to a change process, it is insufficient for addressing the cultural shifts required for a congregation like BPC to revitalize emerging adult ministry. Adaptive congregational change requires the development of spiritual and emotional leadership capacities. In this project I led several teams of congregational stakeholders through a process that built my own adaptive capacity as well as theirs while creating alignment with the Growing Young strategic framework. During the first phase, two task forces were formed and underwent an equipping process while building trust. The second phase involved ministry teams who practiced core commitments while continuing to dialog within holding environments. Building on the first two phases, the third phase mobilized other groups and teams within the congregation to develop adaptive capacity and further align themselves with the strategic framework offered by Growing Young. Throughout the process, this project assessed how well I and these ministry teams developed our adaptive capacity, as well as how emergi

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), While many courses exist to help students practice lectio divina with their English Bibles, students of the Greek New Testament have no such help in learning to pray in the original language. Even at Regent College where the integration of scholarship and devotion is highly valued, there exists something of a gap between historical-critical methods of biblical scholarship and formative readings that incorporate contemplative practices. This project involves the creation of a graduate theology course that seeks to bridge this gap not only in the curriculum, but in the hearts and minds of theology students at Regent College. The course is designed to integrate language learning and practices of lectio divina with the aim of nurturing formation in Christ. Many students who have learned Greek live with some regret about neglecting to keep it up, and this course also provides an opportunity to revive basic skills in the context of praying with the Greek New Testament. Beginning with close attention to the history and mission of Regent College as the context for this project, this paper examines the theological foundations for the integration of prayer and Greek language learning as a basis for careful course design. Pre-modern approaches to reading Scripture have much to teach us about holding heart and mind together. The course therefore introduces practices and dispositions for spiritual reading inspired by the desert fathers, the western monastic tradition, and Ignatius of Loyola. Modern interlocutors such as Dallas Willard and Eugene Peterson add contemporary wisdom for the integration of reading and prayer. A full syllabus, including a detailed course outline and sample lesson plan, are included in the appendices. Focus groups of former students and teaching assistants, as well as peer colleagues, have assessed these elements, and I have incorporated their feedback in my final course design.

Decades have passed since the approval of social service as a requirement to complete the training process of a higher education student. Discussions have been generated about its importance as a means for training; it has also been conceived as a space that has become a requirement for administrative compliance and an option for graduation. Reasons why in the following lines we intend to propose the recognition of social service as a means of training and a requirement to strengthen the skills, social capacities and responsibility in students of public educational institutions from the curriculum, in this case, from the experience at the Autonomous University of Nayarit, through the generation of concrete projects. Based on the methodology proposed by García and García (2005), through the identification of obstacles and gaps, which occur when a certain process does not occur as it should or as one would like a certain process to occur., Décadas han pasado desde la aprobación del servicio social como requisito para culminar el proceso de formación de un estudiante de educación superior. Discusiones se han generado sobre su importancia como medio para la formación, también se le ha llegado a concebir como espacio convertido en requisito de cumplimiento administrativo y opción de egreso. Razones por las que en las siguientes líneas se pretende plantear para el reconocimiento del servicio social como medio de formación y requisito para fortalecer las habilidades, capacidades sociales y de responsabilidad en los estudiantes de instituciones educativas públicas desde el currículum, en este caso, desde la experiencia en la Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, a través de la generación de proyectos concretos. Con base en la metodología que proponen García y García (2005), a través de la identificación de obstáculos y vacíos, que se presenta cuando no ocurre como debiera o como se quisiera que aconteciera determinado proceso.

The present study influence of the administrative management on the budgetary execution of projects in camelids in INIA (National Institute of Agrarian Innovation) Puno, was carried out in six public investment projects in the years 2016, 2017, 208 and 2019, the objectives were to analyze the budget programming, its incidence in budget execution and determine the level of effectiveness of institutional budget execution with respect to the PIM (Modified Institutional Budget). The methodology used was the information collection technique (data) directly from the projects, the study was descriptive - explanatory, with a non-experimental design, descriptive statistics (percentages and indices) were used for data analysis. The results obtained for programming and incidence of budget execution were 91.43%, 87.72%, 83.82%, 76.04%, 75.09% and 71.05% for investment projects 074, 072, 078, 063, 133 and 067 respectively, being for the six projects of 81.55%, for the level of efficiency of expenditure execution according to the MEF rating range it was 0.81 in the four years of execution, being according to project 0.91, 0.88, 0.84, 0.76, 0.75 and 0.71 respectively. It is concluded that a deficient budget programming has a negative influence on budget execution, the level of effectiveness of budget execution, compared to the Modified Institutional Budget (PIM) for the period 2016 to 2019 in six investment projects was deficient., El presente estudio influencia de la gestión administrativa sobre la ejecución presupuestal de proyectos en camélidos en INIA Puno, se realizó en seis proyectos de inversión pública, los objetivos fueron analizar la programación presupuestal y su incidencia en la ejecución presupuestal y determinar el nivel de eficacia de la ejecución presupuestal institucional respecto al PIM. La metodología usada fue la técnica de recolección de información (datos) directamente de los proyectos, el estudio fue descriptivo – explicativo, con diseño no experimental, para el análisis de datos se utilizó la estadística descriptiva (frecuencias y porcentajes). Los resultados obtenidos para programación e incidencia de la ejecución presupuestal fueron 75.78%, 71.05%, 87.72%, 91.43%, 83.81%, 75.59% para los PI_063, 067, 072, 074, 078 y 133 respectivamente, para nivel de eficacia de ejecución de gasto según rango de calificación del MEF fue 0.98, 0.86, 0.70 y 0.48 para los años 2016, 2017, 2018 y 2019 respectivamente. Se concluye que el nivel de eficacia para el periodo 2016 y 2017 fue muy bueno y regular respectivamente, para los periodos 2018 y 2019 fue deficiente.

The article aims to outline the state of artistic processes in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, the date on which Russia's full-scale invasion began. It characterizes a brief period of upheaval, a kind of silence in culture, during which artists were confronted with a crossroads, of being or not being, as well as with the question of self-identification and the determination of perspectives: To form a new system of national orientation, a cultural code, or to direct energy to the survival and transformation of goals? abandoning art to its fate? It considers the complex set of aspects that led to a boom in artistic activity in mid-2022 and the first half of 2023 while outlining the culture-shaping factors and stimuli of the artistic life of Ukrainians. It also analyzes the processes that currently sustain the Ukrainian art scene: the constant disappearance of existing works of art and the organization of exhibitions within Ukraine to preserve the artistic life of the country, L’objectif de l’article est de décrire l’état des processus artistiques en Ukraine depuis le 24 février 2022, date à laquelle l’invasion à grande échelle de la Russie a commencé. Il caractérise une brève période de bouleversement, une sorte de silence dans la culture, pendant laquelle les artistes ont été confrontés à un carrefour de l’être ou du non-être, ainsi qu’à la question de l’auto-identification et de la détermination des perspectives : former un nouveau système d’orientation nationale, un code culturel, ou diriger l’énergie vers la survie et la transformation des objectifs ? Abandonner l’art à son sort ? Il examine l’ensemble complexe d’aspects qui ont conduit à un boom de l’activité artistique à la mi-2022 et au premier semestre 2023, tout en soulignant les facteurs et les stimuli de la vie artistique des Ukrainiens. Il analyse également les processus qui soutiennent actuellement la scène artistique ukrainienne : la disparition constante d’oeuvres d’art existantes et l’organisation d’expositions en Ukraine afin de préserver la vie artistique du pays, O objetivo do artigo é descrever o estado dos processos artísticos na Ucrânia desde 24 de fevereiro de 2022, data em que começou a invasão em grande escala da Rússia. Caracteriza um breve período de agitação, uma espécie de silêncio na cultura, durante o qual os artistas foram confrontados com uma encruzilhada do ser ou não ser, bem como com a questão da autoidentificação e da determinação de perspetivas: Formar um novo sistema de orientação nacional, um código cultural, ou direcionar energia para a sobrevivência e transformação de objetivos? Abandonar a arte à sua sorte? Considera o complexo conjunto de aspetos que levaram a um boom da atividade artística em meados de 2022 e no primeiro semestre de 2023, ao mesmo tempo que descreve os fatores e estímulos que moldam a cultura da vida artística dos ucranianos. Também analisa os processos que atualmente sustentam a cena artística ucraniana: o constante desaparecimento de obras de arte existentes e a organização de exposições dentro da Ucrânia, a fim de preservar a vida artística do país, El objetivo del artículo es esbozar el estado de los procesos artísticos en Ucrania desde el 24 de febrero de 2022, fecha en la que inició la invasión a gran escala de Rusia. Se caracteriza un breve período de conmoción, una especie de silencio en la cultura, durante el cual los artistas se vieron confrontados con una encrucijada —ser o no ser—, así como con la cuestión de la autoidentificación y la determinación de perspectivas: ¿Formar un nuevo sistema de orientación nacional, un código cultural, o dirigir la energía a la supervivencia y la transformación de los objetivos, abandonando el arte a su suerte? Se considera el complejo grupo de aspectos que condujeron a un auge de la actividad artística a mediados de 2022 y la primera mitad de 2023, al tiempo que se esbozan los factores formadores de cultura y los estímulos de la vida artística de los ucranianos. Se analizan también los procesos que actualmente sostienen la escena artística ucraniana: la constante desaparición de obras de arte existentes y la organización de exhibiciones dentro de Ucrania en aras de preservar la vida artística del país

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation of the University of Holguín is in charge of carrying out the management of Research, Development and Innovation projects. Currently, this monitoring and control process is of insufficient quality, since the information of each project that is managed is delivered in person and on paper, which hinders the process of information management and timely decision making. Therefore, the development of a computer system to improve the project information management process was proposed. In the development of the research, Extreme Programming (XP) was used as the software development methodology, as well as technologies that facilitate and optimize the construction process. On the client side, the Next.js framework based on React that allows the design of user interfaces was used. On the server side, Django Rest Framework was used for the implementation of the system functionalities and SQLite as the database manager. Together, different theoretical and empirical scientific research methods were used. As a result of this work, a computer system was obtained, which allows the centralization and digitalization of the information related to the existing projects, facilitating its access and easy processing, thus contributing to the delivery of the documentation related to each project in a more efficient way and favors the decision-making process related., La Dirección de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación de la Universidad de Holguín se encarga de llevar a cabo la gestión de proyectos de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación. Actualmente, este proceso de monitoreo y control es de insuficiente calidad, ya que la información de cada proyecto que se gestiona es entregada de forma presencial y en papel, por lo que dificulta el proceso de gestión de información y la toma de decisiones oportunas. Por tanto, se propuso el desarrollo de un sistema informático que permita mejorar el proceso de gestión de la información de los proyectos. En el desarrollo de la investigación se utilizó la Programación Extrema (XP) como metodología de desarrollo del software, así como se emplearon tecnologías que facilitan y optimizan el proceso de construcción: por el lado del cliente se utilizó el framework Next.js basado en React, que permite el diseño de interfaces de usuario; por el lado del servidor se utilizó Django Rest Framework para la implementación de las funcionalidades del sistema y, por último, SQLite como gestor de base de datos. Conjuntamente, se utilizaron diferentes métodos de la investigación científica teóricos y empíricos. Como resultado de este trabajo, se obtuvo un sistema informático, que permite la centralización y digitalización de la información referente a los proyectos existentes, facilitando su acceso y fácil procesamiento, por lo que contribuye a la gestión de la documentación relacionada con cada proyecto de una manera más eficiente y favorece la toma de decisiones al respecto.

The most significant challenge in the educational field is to foster the development of critical thinking in students, involving communicative, digital, mathematical, and affective competences, requiring curricular integration and methods such as teamwork, effective communication, and self-learning. The objective of this study was to propose a methodological strategy based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to develop critical thinking in the execution of interdisciplinary projects in tenth grade students of the Picoazá Educational Unit. The approach of the study was mixed, involving students, teachers, directors, and the Student Counseling Department (DECE). Information was collected through an observation guide applied in the classroom, another instrument used was the rubric, which was used to measure sub competencies, and finally, surveys were applied to parents and interviews with teachers. The results indicate an insignificant development of critical thinking through ICT and interdisciplinary projects. Feedback from teachers is vital to adjust future projects and move towards a more innovative, inclusive education focused on the integral development of students. In conclusion, the study underscores the importance of addressing critical thinking through effective methodological approaches, recognizing the need for continuous improvement to achieve more significant results in educational training., El desafío más significativo en el ámbito educativo es fomentar el desarrollo del pensamiento crítico en los estudiantes, involucrando competencias comunicativas, digitales, matemáticas y afectivas, requiriendo la integración curricular y métodos como trabajo en equipo, comunicación efectiva y autoaprendizaje. El objetivo de este estudio fue plantear una estrategia metodológica basada en las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) para desarrollar el pensamiento crítico en la ejecución de proyectos interdisciplinares en los estudiantes de Décimo año de la Unidad Educativa Picoazá. El enfoque del estudio fue mixto, se involucró a estudiantes, docentes, directivos y el Departamento de Consejería Estudiantil (DECE) para el diagnóstico. Se recopiló información mediante una guía de observación aplicada en el aula, otro instrumento que se utilizó fue la rúbrica, esta con la finalidad de medir subcompetencias, y por último se aplicó encuestas a padres y entrevistas a docentes. Los resultados indican un desarrollo poco significativo del pensamiento crítico a través de TIC y proyectos interdisciplinarios. La retroalimentación de docentes es vital para ajustar futuros proyectos y avanzar hacia una educación más innovadora, inclusiva y centrada en el desarrollo integral de los estudiantes. En conclusión, el estudio subraya la importancia de abordar el pensamiento crítico a través de enfoques metodológicos efectivos, reconociendo la necesidad de mejoras continuas para lograr resultados más significativos en la formación educativa.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), SquarePatch (SP) is a small business that provides chaplaincy and leadership coaching services to companies. Over the years, SP has added clients ranging from an automotive dealership to tech companies. While seminary trained chaplains provide pastoral care, SP did not prepare chaplains to address organizational pain points that cause low morale. This project was designed to address questions such as, what is the role of the chaplain in identifying and addressing pain points in the workplace? It continues by asking what shifts need to take place for chaplains to learn new ways of not only providing spiritual care and well-being to workers, but also to care for the shared life and health of organizations so that all can thrive. As chaplains, our team came across workers sharing their struggles about work. We saw and felt low morale when we walked into departments and talked with the staff. We prayed for guidance and wisdom on how to provide care. This project is a response to our prayers, asking God for direction and tools to offer care and support. The purpose of this project is to learn how chaplains can make a shift from not only providing spiritual care and well-being to individuals but to also care for the shared life and health of organizations by identifying and addressing organizational pain points that are causing low morale. The project includes a series of experiments aimed at increasing adaptive capacity and making a shift towards chaplaincy that cares for organizational health.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), The purpose of this project is to bridge the wisdom and faith stories of the members of Richmond’s First Baptist Church to the young adults in the surrounding neighborhoods who, while spiritual, no longer feel an obligation to commit to organized religion. The project took place in three stages. In stage one, a group of church members participated in a four-week study on the decline of Christendom and the new landscape of faith in a post-Christendom era. In stage two, a cohort of young adults, ages twenty to thirty-five, participated throughout the fall in an urban hiking group that explored faith through the spiritual practice of pilgrimage. The cohort considered journey stories found in both biblical narratives and stories from adult members of Richmond’s First Baptist Church. Young adults were encouraged to discover how faith is embodied in walking and how God is present and active along the journey. They were asked to find intentional ways to incorporate the lessons of the road in their day-to-day lives. In stage three, both cohorts participated in a combined group study about pilgrimage as experienced through the Old Testament story of Naomi and Ruth. This group discovered how the shared journey of two women representing different generations and cultures, through liminal space and time, changed both women and the future of the Hebrew people. The group then applied the story to their time and context, imagining how a similar shared journey could make an impact in their lives, church, and community.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), StoneBridge Church Community is a thirty-year-old church in Charlotte, North Carolina. StoneBridge was founded in an effort to be doctrinally reformed and missionally engaged in their local ministry context. While they achieved numeric success over the years, they’ve also experienced some setbacks in their leadership. Both senior pastors in their history have been forced to resign because of moral failures. Due to their history and current leadership culture, agility amongst the leadership and congregation is severely lacking. This project will explore the adaptive capacity required for the Leadership Team, comprised of three pastors, to lead StoneBridge in its mission and purpose. The purpose of this project is to chronicle the three-year process of integrating a collegial model of leadership into the organization, focusing mainly on the change process necessary within the Leadership Team itself in the two years since I arrived, focusing specifically on cultivating adaptive capacity. The leaders will be challenged to explore their own formation, their relational connections with themselves and the congregation, and competing values that need to be confronted to live out God’s vision for the church. While the collegial model of leadership will be developed at the senior leadership level, principles of adaptive capacity will be applied to all levels of leadership: Session, staff, and congregation. Shifting from a historically hierarchal model, there will be loss, adaptation, and cultural shifts required to accomplish the challenge ahead. Upon completion, the paper will evaluate how much growth in their own adaptive capacity the leader and the Leadership Team have accomplished. The goal is for greater learning, continued movement toward building adaptive capacity, and a more empowered congregation toward its mission.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church is a small 134-year-old congregation in Fairview, Oregon that started a Saturday morning drive-thru food pantry in its parking lot at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. There is a sense that the people who come to the food pantry are not just looking for food; many also seem to hunger for connection, healing, and hope. This project explores ways to help build a sense of community within the East County Food Pantry at Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Teenagers in church are often invited to “be God’s hands and feet” as they participate in compassionate work. While this imagery is rooted in Christian tradition, findings from positive psychology suggest that embodied compassion is formed first through self-searching and personal reflection (in other words, the “head and heart”). This project sought to bring together wisdom from church tradition with recent insights on compassion formation to create a four-week youth ministry curriculum equipping high school students and their leaders for lifelong compassion. This exploration begins by naming and defining realities for today’s teenagers to understand their quest to contribute to a more inclusive and compassionate society for the future. Through a review of literature, it then identifies similarities and distinctions between psychology, contemplative Christian practice, and contemporary youth ministry to shed light on opportunities to develop a more robust approach for youth leaders. Then, it explores examples of God’s embodied compassion throughout Scripture, discerning correlations between Christ’s model and psychology’s findings. As a result, this project proposes a new, holistic approach to the nurturing of compassion for teenagers in the church, equipping youth leaders to accompany them as they learn to identify God’s voice, recognize and accept God’s love and value for themselves, practice empathizing with the suffering of those in their daily lives, and model God’s compassionate love as they encounter others in the world around them. Finally, it chronicles the development of a youth ministry curriculum that forms compassion “from the inside out,” outlining teaching components developed around five major findings from the Fuller Youth Institute’s Character and Virtue Development in Youth Ministry research to create a robust program for Christ-centered compassion formation.

Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Even though the parents are stable church members, many of their children are leaving church. For the last few years, Hong Kong has been facing a perfect storm: a political crisis and a global pandemic. Many families emigrated to other countries, especially the United Kingdom. This doctoral project seeks to help new immigrant families help the children build up a foundation of Christian faith by creating a series of services and prayer practices aiming to intensify the spiritual awareness of families with children. Most families commit to religious activities rather than attentively urging spiritual growth. With impactful distractions such as digital technology and the tension of “life security,” the minds of families are occupied by secular matters. Instead of continuously instilling biblical knowledge and rational Christian thinking, this project creates a program for families to focus on the time together, building up faith through routine spiritual practices. Part 1 explains the cultural and theological aspects that influence the susceptible and weak Christian faith of the new church generation. Part 2 reviews the biblical and theological matters of past and contemporary children’s theology. In responding to the calling of God, the Christian life becomes a spiritual journey of regaining the spiritually mature stage relationship with God like in childhood. Part 3 develops the ministry approach and introduces God’s presence and family faith practices. It seeks to help families to taste the moment of “togetherness” as they develop home spiritual practice.

Aquest treball desenvolupa una proposta d'intervenció mediambiental en un centre educatiu, en el marc teòric de la Unitat 3 del projecte mundial de Global Scholars: "Building Sustainable Cities". Aquest programa internacional connecta estudiants de diferents ciutats del món, i en aquest cas s'utilitzen eines de modelatge i impressió 3D. El projecte, destinat a alumnes de 2n d'ESO, serà avaluat per docents i professionals de l'ajuntament. Fomenta la interacció i el debat en fòrums en línia on els joves comparteixen idees i experiències, mitjançant metodologies AICLE i ABP. El projecte aborda necessitats competencials i vivencials, permetent als estudiants proposar projectes mediambientals en parcs municipals o dins del centre educatiu amb dissenys accessibles per a tothom i la impressió 3D. Gràcies al programa de Global Scholars, que integra aprenentatges multidisciplinaris durant el curs, es desenvolupa la competència tecnològica amb eines digitals com Tinkercad o Sketchup i físiques amb la impressió 3D. En resum, el treball proporciona eines i aprenentatges perquè els estudiants puguin desenvolupar una proposta arquitectònica que contribueixi significativament al medi ambient local. Busca la participació activa dels alumnes, fusionant competències competencials, vivencials i tecnològiques en projectes mediambientals, tot integrant la tecnologia com a element principal.

The challenges of today's world of work are very complex. Not only abilities based on grades on paper but other supporting abilities must also be possessed by graduates. In this era, graduates are expected to have other skills to support their academic abilities. These skills are known as 21st-century skills. This research aims to determine the level of creativity and critical thinking of students in the sixth semester of the Electrical Engineering Education Study Program. Analysis of these two skills is carried out through project-based learning, taking the project focus on smart solar panels. The selection of research focus is based on bibliometric analysis, where in the last 10 years, research related to project-based learning on renewable energy for creativity analysis and critical thinking still needs to be carried out. The research method used in this research is descriptive research with a qualitative and quantitative approach. The data collection process was carried out through direct observation in the field and also through assessment sheets by colleagues and lecturers. Based on the results of data processing, results were obtained which showed that project-based learning was suitable for analyzing critical thinking skills and also honing creativity.

In the aftermath of the popular movements of the past decade, political theorists have paid renewed attention to the question of how to transform the powerful yet transient coming together of people in public assemblies into sustainable forms of organization. A similar reconfiguration has taken place within contemporary art discourses. Here we can see a shift in focus from interventionism and the tactical to a broader interest in practices driven by longer-term, strategic-organizational approaches. Practices in the strategic-organizational complex of contemporary art conceptualize and initiate, negotiate for, and sustain organizational forms, habitually involving varying degrees of fiction. This complex encompasses a diversity of manifestations. We can start with practices located around archives, as exemplified by the work of Walid Raad, nongovernmental organizations as explored by Khalil Rabah, museums reimagined as artworks in the practice of Not An Alternative, artistic research agencies like Forensic Architecture, learning platforms such as The Silent University, local cooperatives co-initiated by Jeanne van Heeswijk, and ersatz parliaments as envisioned by Jonas Staal, among others. While situating these practices within the broader art historical discourses from the 1960s to 1990s, this dissertation takes its cues from political theories of organization as put forth by scholars such as Judith Butler, Jodi Dean, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, Geert Lovink and Ned Rossiter, and Rodrigo Nunes. Conceptualizing organization as a “shared worksite” in line with the insights of Nunes, this inquiry challenges the notion that the development of complementary organizational forms is confined to socially engaged art, where organizing and sustainability are commonly emphasized. Instead, the strategic-organizational complex outlined in this dissertation extends its reach to critical-archival practice, research-based art, and institutional critique. Th

Objective: This study investigates the terms project, project management, and project management cycle, focusing on the project management approach in healthcare services. It aims to emphasize the importance and necessity of project management in healthcare, contributing to the development of a project management culture within the healthcare sector. Theoretical Framework: Projects are generally a set of activities or efforts planned and implemented to achieve a specific goal or objective. Businesses often need to operate within a specific project or plan to reach their goals. The same applies to healthcare services. Today, it is crucial for healthcare institutions to achieve their strategic objectives by utilizing their limited resources most effectively. Therefore, healthcare institutions must continuously strive to manage their resources in alignment with their strategic goals. By adopting an effective resource management strategy, healthcare institutions can enhance the quality of patient care, patient satisfaction, operational efficiency, and cost optimization. Project management consists of specific phases: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure. Each phase is essential for the project's successful progress. Project management is a vital management system in healthcare institutions that reduces uncertainties and ensures the successful completion of projects. Planning and monitoring all phases of projects from start to finish allow for early detection and correction of errors and problems. Method: This study on project management in healthcare services uses document analysis as a qualitative data analysis method. It compiles and evaluates existing knowledge and data on project management in healthcare services. Research Implications: The results and recommendations of this study can increase awareness of project management in healthcare services and help manage practices in this field more effectively., Amaç: Bu stüdyo tahsisinin içinde, proje terminallerini, proje yönetimini ve proje yönetimi döngüsünü tanımlayın ve bu durum, iyi hizmetlerde proje yönetimi odağının merkezinde yer alır. Stüdyo, sağlık sektöründeki proje yönetimi kültürünün geliştirilmesine katkıda bulunma amacını taşıyor, sağlık hizmetlerinde proje yönetiminin önemini ve bu kamptaki uygulamanın gerekliliğini artırıyor. Marco Teórico: Projeler genel olarak faaliyetlerle veya planlanmış planlarla ve belirli bir amaç için teklif sunmak için uygulananlarla bağlantılıdır. Bu menü, hedefleri gerçekleştirmek için bir proje veya somut plan kapsamındaki etkinliklerin gerçekleştirilmesini gerektiren bir menü içerir. İyi hizmetlerle aynı durum meydana geldi. Bugün, sağlık kurumlarının, mümkün olan en önemli yöntemlerle sınırlı sayıda yinelemeli hedeflerini kullanması çok önemlidir. Aynı şekilde, sağlık kurumlarının, kendi öz hedefleri ile uyumlu bir şekilde tekrarlarını yönetebilmeleri için sürekli olarak desteklenmeleri gerekmektedir. Tekrarlamalı bir yönetim stratejisi benimseyen bu sağlık kurumları, hasta memnuniyetini en üst düzeye çıkararak, çalışma verimliliğini artırabilir ve maliyetleri optimize edebilir. Proje yönetimi aşağıdaki spesifik aşamalardan oluşur: başlangıç, planlama, uygulama, sonraki aşamalar, kontrol ve kontrol. Projeden çıkışın gelişimi için bu aşama çok önemlidir. Proje yönetimi, sağlık kurumlarında sertifikaları azaltan ve projelerin çıkışını tamamlamayı garanti eden temel bir yönetim sistemidir. Projelerin tüm etaplarının planlanması ve takip edilmesi, prensip ve son, zaman tespitine ve hataların ve sorunların düzeltilmesine izin verir. Yöntem: Bu durumda, iyi hizmetlerde proje yönetimini iptal etmek için, iki hizmette proje yönetimi için mevcut verileri yeniden kopyalamak ve değerlendirmek için geçerli belgeleri inceleme yöntemini seçin. Araştırmanın sonuçları: Bu stüdyonun sonuçları ve önerileri, sağlık hizmetlerinde proje yönetimi konusunda fikir verebilir ve bu alanda uygulamalar, Amaç: Çalışma amacı yok, yani proje terimlerini, proje yönetimini ve proje yönetim döngüsünü tanımlayın ve proje yönetiminin sağlık hizmetleri kapsamında yürütülmesine odaklanın. Çalışmamız, sağlık hizmetlerindeki proje yönetiminin önemini ve bu alandaki uygulamalarının gerekliliğini göz önünde bulundurarak, sağlıksız proje yönetimi kültürünün gelişimine katkıda bulunmaya yönelik objektif bir katkı sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır.   Referans Teorisi: Projeler genel olarak belirli bir amaca veya hedefe ulaşmak için planlanan ve uygulanan bir dizi faaliyet veya çabadan oluşur. Şirketler genellikle faaliyetlerini belirli bir proje veya plan dahilinde gerçekleştirerek hedeflerine ulaşmaya çalışırlar. Aynısı sağlık hizmetlerine de uygulanmaktadır. Bugün, sağlık kurumlarının stratejik hedeflerine odaklanmaları ve sınırlı kaynaklarını en iyi şekilde kullanmaları hayati önem taşıyor. Bu nedenle sağlık kurumları, stratejik hedeflerine uyum sağlamaları için kaynaklarını sürekli olarak yenilemeye çalışmalıdır. Etkili bir kaynak yönetimi stratejisini benimseyin, çünkü sağlık kurumları hasta katılımını, hasta memnuniyetini, operasyonel verimliliği ve müşteri memnuniyetini artırabilir. Projelerin yönetimi belirli aşamalardan oluşur: başlatma, planlama, yürütme, izleme ve kontrol ve sonuçlandırma. Projenin başarısı için her etap önemlidir. Proje yönetimi, sağlık kurumlarındaki belirsizlikleri azaltan ve projenin iyi bir şekilde sonuçlanmasını garantileyen önemli bir yönetim sistemidir. Planlama ve projeye başlama aşamasından itibaren tüm aşamaların takibi, hataların ve sorunların erken tespit edilmesini ve düzeltilmesini garanti eder.    Yöntem: Projelerin yararlı hizmetlerine yönelik bir çalışma veya belgesel analizi için yeni bir niteliksel analiz yöntemi. Bilgiler ve veriler mevcut olduğundan, derlenmiş ve mevcut diğer projeler ve hizmetlere ilişkin bilgiler bulunmaktadır. Araştırmanın Sonuçları: Bu çalışmanın sonuçları ve önerileri, sağlık alanında proje yönetimi konus

The objective of this research is the investigation on the relationship between the Italian and Portuguese architectural culture in a time span between the end of the second World War and the Carnation Revolution, that sees the fall of the Salazar regime in Portugal in 1974, paying particular attention on the figure of Portuguese architect Fernando Távora (1923-2005), one of the greatest exponents of the Protuguese architectural scene of that period. The debate that took place in those years in Italy around the design, paying attention to the relationship with the context and the right “language” to use, combined with the liveliness of the architectural landscape, pushed some Portuguese architects to have an interest in the Italian architectural sphere with which they come into contact through travels, publications and meetings. This research does not want to be an historiographical analysis of the development of projects but rather a process of synthesis of the compositional thought of the architect and the influences deriving from the Italian culture context, whether explicit or documented, but also stemmed from personal experiences and architectures visited by Tavora during his travels to Italy.The research delves into the compositional aspects of some of Tavora’s projects, developed and produced at this stage of his professional career, through a parallel with several Italian buildings of the same period or belonging to classical architecture, which Tavora knows and has had the chance to visit in person.By redesigning the architectures of Tàvora, as well as the Italian ones examined in the analysis, it was possible to fully understand the links between the various projects and therefore developing a schematic graphic clarifying the examined aspects and support the written text.This article is excerpted from the writer’s doctoral thesis: G. Liverani, Contesto e progetto. Influenze italiane sull’architettura di Fernando Távora, Università di Bologna: Bologna 2017

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Doctor of Ministry (DMin), This project aimed to foster transformational experiences for women to discover holistic spirituality. The project anchored itself in feminist spirituality, emphasizing lived spiritual experiences through encounters with the Divine. The project provided three frameworks for women: encounters in nature, connection to the feminine Divine, and cultivating relational power. These frameworks were encapsulated in a three-day pilot retreat for women to create those lived encounters with the Divine and discover themselves as the imago Dei. The foremothers provided a base for the project to listen and learn from historical women and their unique connection to God. The thesis of the project argues that gender narrows women’s role in their spiritual development because of the patriarchal history of Judeo-Christianity. Therefore, women have little to no images or languages that describe God as female and are left to imagine themselves as the image of God when tradition denies them a physical image. This furthers hampers women’s spirituality when others use it to teach women that they are less than men. The ministry context overlaps the last hundred years of progressive work in feminism. Using feminism as a lens highlights women’s voices and more equitable power dynamics. The female participants have experienced waves of feminism throughout their lifetime that have brought changes in tradition related to religious worship and doctrines. These changes add complexity to women’s spiritual growth. The project pilot retreat’s vision, mission, and goals is encapsulated by an integral approach to learning the subject, listening to the foremothers, exploring through spiritual practices, and experiencing small groups. The implementation timeline, process, and evaluation concluded in an experiential model that identified participants creating new insights in their spiritual growth. A plan to further holistic transformation is identified for future growth in the pilot retreat expanding to