Table Of ContentCHILDRIENTN H EIMRI DSETN:C OURAGTIHNEG
CHURCTHOR EACOHU TT OA NA FFILIATED
CHILCDA RCEE NTEPRO PULATION
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Mentors
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ConnCiaer DtMeirn,
AP ROJEPCRTO POSAANLDA PPLICATION
SUBMITTTOET DH ED OCTORSATLU DICEOSM MITTEE
INP ARTIFAULL FILLMOEFTN HTER EQUIREMENTS
FORT HED EGREOEFD OCTOORFM INISTRY
UNITTEHDE OLOGISCEAMLI NARY
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CONTENTS
ABSTRA..C...T.. ......................................................................... .i.v. ....
ACKNOWLEDGE.M.E.N.T. .........................v.. ..................... ...................
INTRODUC..T.I..O....N... ...............................................................1. .....
CHAPTER
1.MINISTFROYC U.S. ..............................8.. ............................ ........
2.BIBLIFCOAULN DATI.O.N...S.... ............................................2.4. ...
3.HISTORIFCOAULN DATI.O.N.S. ........................5..6.. ......................
4.THEOLOGIFCOAULN DATI.O.N.S. ....................7..4.. ..................... ..
5.THEORETIFCOAULN DATI.O.N.S.. .......................................9...5. . ...
6.PROJEACNTA LY.S.I..S.. ....................................................1.0.9. ....
APPENDICES
A.IMPLICEODN SELNETT T.E.R. ........................1..3..3.. ......................
B.SUMMEPRENPAL.S. .......................................................1..3..5.. ...
C.PARTICIPLAENTTTS.E .R.. .................................................1..3. 7. ....
D.FELLOWSFHLYI EPR. .............................1..3..9.. ............ .................
BIBLIOGR.A.P.H.Y. ..........................................1.24. ................................
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PROJEPCRTO POSAL
ABSTRACT
CHILDRIENTN H EIMRI DSETN:C OURAGTIHNEG
CHURCTHO R EACOHU TT OA NA FFILIATED
CHILCDA RCEE NTEPRO PULATION
by
RobSerttuR aarmtm es
UniTtheedo loSgeimcian2la0 r1y8,
Mentors
KeiLtahw reDnMcien,
ConnCiaer DtMeirn,
Thceo ntieSsxa tiJ natmU ensi tMeedth oCdhiusratcn hPd,r escahnCodho ilCl adr e
Centleorc,ai tnMe ida misObhuiTrohg.ee, n comppausrspioonftsg hpe er ojweafocsrt
thceh ubrocdhty oc reoaptpeo rttueons ittairbeelsli asthi wointtshhPhe ri epssca hnodo l
ChiClardeC enftaemri Tlhipeer so.ju etciltqi uzaeldim teatthiovdfoeol lloogwtyih neg
usoefa P roacAtcitviReoe ns eMaordceEhlv .a luoaftt hipeor no jiemcptia'ncsct l uded
respoonnps rees- aacntpdio vsitt-yaq cuteisvtiitoaynsw n eaalisltr heeefs f,io nrvto lved
ine ngaegnionugsg uhp pforrottmhc eh ubrocdhty oa ccomtphlpeir sohja eccttiv ities.
Three souftl htpesr ojpercotvs eudc ceasnssdfuu lp potrhhteye pdo thesis.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thdeo ctsotruadwlei nstth oea sc knowtlhseeud pgpea onerdft f ooftr htpesr oject
teaamnc dh ucrocnht SetJx.at m,Ue nsi Mteetdh oCdhiusr(tcU hM CM)i,a misObhuirog.,
Suppiontr hfoter mo fh ouorfrs e sepalracnhno,ir ngga,na inzidim npgl emtehnet ing
actitvhifoatrtim eetsdh b ea sfiotsrh pirso jweecrcter utcoit haselu ccoefts hosev erall
projTehcweti .l lianngodnp eesnson fte hsSsetJ .a mUeMsC c ongretgoea mtbiroanc e
theesned eaivnto hmreis d osfut n preceldoeswnsit,toe hvd et rw ednetayat ffhesc tthien g
congredguarttiihnpoegrn o jaerdceut rl,ey c oganndia zpepdr eciated.
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INTRODUCTION
D.A.C arsiaostn t riabscu otmemde n"toingneeg n,e rkantoitwohsgne o sptehle,
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neaxsts utmhgeeso sptehtleh, ig redn erdaetnitiohegneso spTehlis.st" ateamlelnutd es
tot hsee culaorfoi uznraa ttiioonn ,h osmcefahsmo,io llaisnee,dsv ecnh urcThhees .
argucmoeunbltea d d vancthetadht te h igredn eraarttehip eoa nr eonftt osd acyh'isl dren,
whifurtchhe rre motvheosws heao r ceu rrbeenitbnlogyrnf rotmhg eo smpeesls Aasg e.
chupracsht loorooskuo tv etrh ediwri ndalniadng gic nogn greegaactShiu onndtashy e,
questoifwo hnyas?n wdh actaw ne d oc?e rteanitonenlreyfr ' asm oefc onscioFuosrn ess.
thopsaes tsoerrsvt ihtneyg p icatlom osdmeasrlialztm eead i nclhiurnctehh d,ei lemma
cabne codmaeu nTthimena gi.qn u esbteicoonmh eocswa, wn e r eaycohu npgeeorp le
anfda miwliitcehhs i lAdlrtehno?u lgihon ftet h hoiucsga bhnetf ramaessd e lf-serving,
thuen derplryoibnilgasev ma loindhe o:cw a tnh leo ccahlu rrecahtc huhen chuforrc hed
thesipri rbietnueanadfilfo t r t hbee neoffG iotdk 'isn gdSopme?c ifihcoacwla lny ,
churrcehaeacsnih n creasingly seocffau mlialriiezse dw iipnotorh pd ucelhrai tlidorne n
toe nstuhrceel aiomfGi ondgp' rso mtiots hefuest uarnend e gxetn erations?
Thceo ntienxvtoi lntvh eDidos c toofMr i nipsrtorjiyces oc mtp roifts weod
sepacrlaipteoenp tu latthcieho unmrsec:mh b erisnhcilpu,d ingr emgeumlbaerr s,
partiancdis ptaaanfntfads;na ffilioant-ePsdri,et sec anhdCo hoilCl adr e Center
providdaiyncga refo rsi enrfvaainntctdoes ds d alnePdrr se,s csheorovfolir yc oeusn g
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systematic-theology.
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exivsetlrsiy t otvleeri -ntlh aetpsw epo o puleavteitnoh nosut ghbheo yut thi tlhiseza em e
physsipcaaWclhe e.r meanayss matloml o desriaztleeo dcc ahlu rdcohn eohsta vree ady
accteofs asm iwliitsehms ac lhli ltdhrcieosnn ,td eoxehtsa vree gucloanrtw aicttthh is
potenutnicahlulpryoc phueldaa sft aimoinwl iityehos u cnhgi ludtrietlnhis eze er voifc es
thPer escahnCodho ilCl adrC ee nter.
Thhey potbheehstiihnsdid os c tporroajiltes hc iattft h ceh ucrocnht cerxeta tes
opportfourbn uiitlirdeeisln agt iwointtshhPh eri epssc ahnCodho ilCl adrC ee nter
familtiheetsnh, ep iarr ticiintp hlaeit ofeift o hcneh urwciilhnl c rVeearsfeyweo .ft he
famiwlhiuoet si tlhiaezf efi lPiraetsecdah nCodho ilCl adrC ee natreaerc tumaelmlbye rs
orr eguilnavrolwlyiv ttehhdc e h ucrocnht Tehxrto.iu ngfohr dmiaslc uwsisttihhoe n s
pareonftt hPser escahnCodho ilCl adrC ee nctheirl idhtra ebsne ,c oampep atrheantt
mosdton oetn gawgieta hnl yo ccahlu orncar h o utbiansei s.
Asa f oundarteisoofnuoartlrchp eer opporsoejdPe rcotv,1e: r27bp- sr ovai des
cledairr etcopt riovveii ndset rtuocch tiilofodnrtr heensi pri rfoirtmuaatUlip ooinnn.
deprthe seianrttchoPhe r ovpeerrbistc hogepo eoa,fli mploprairnetgnio t nss tarnudc t
tratihnec ihri ltdokr neonGw o db,e coomneoesft hmea itnh emoefts hb eo ookf
Proverbs.
Int hNee wT estapmeernitoc fMo aptet 1h8eI0:w - 1J4e,sp ulsa acc ehsii lntd h e
midosfht id si sctiosp elreavssae ni llusotftr hadete isoinar tatbrloiefba s u etrevosaf n t
Godt,ha et tinteueddteeoa d t taap ilnai cnGe o dk'isn gdaontmdh, ie m porotfa nce
chiltdoGr oednk' isn gdAosJm e.sc uosn tihnidusie ssc ohuear dsmeo,n hiissh es
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disci"pstleheeyas ot,du o n odte spoinosefte h elsieto tnlerese ,f"e trotr hicenh gia lsad n
indivaindadusr a elp resoefan ltclah tiilavdnertd eh now sheao r ceh ildT-hliisk e.
reprtoona ocdthe sptihcsehe ic labdne f urdtehfienrae snd ot tof orogroe vte rtlhoeo k
imporotfca hnicletd oGr oednk' isn gadnotdmh iem porotfsa eneckeai ftnetgrh e
salvoafct hiiolnTd hrpeea ns.sc aognet iwniutaenhis l lusatbroaGutotid no'anst aunrde
destiopr ree vheanratmn tdofu r tahdevra tnhpceoe s iotfti hocenh iilntd h emiirda sst
Jesuusste hsie m aogfaes hepsheeerkdai ftneaglr o sshte TehpMe.a tt1h8e:w1 0-14
periccloepiaelr lluym tihnieam tmeasni emnpto rotfra enaccech hiinlgfod rtr heeni r
salvation.
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encouraogffe ammeitnloati c etsip vuerltsyhue eed ucaotfti hoecnih ri lidntr heen
ChrifsatiiCtahhnr. y soosbtsoefmra vmeidpl riieosr tihteeid zuicnaogtft i hoecnih ri ldren
ins ecutlraaardn epdsr ofesrsaitothnhestar hn e sipri rfoirtmuaatalin roden s ponded
vehemeInnCt hlryy.s ovsiteonwmo,'t shw ianmsgo riem portthatannh pteu rsoufi t
spirfiotrumaafoltr ai dounal ntcdsh iladlriekne .
Whetohneseru bsctroti htbehe esoo for ryi gsiionnrna oltt h,ce h iilbsdo rni nto
ani mperwfeocratln dnd e eidnss trauncldti eifxoepn e riineo rndcteeocrs o mteok now
GodT.h reo olfte h pea raestn htce h iaegfeo nfst p irfoirtmuaatfolir to hnec ihri lidasr en
well-dtehfeiimnnre ee dl etvhaenotl coognitceamlp lation.
Whecno nsitdhecerh iiwnligdt thhiceno ntoefdx etv elopsmteaangntedas l
systtehmdesi ,s ciopfpl siyncehsao nlsdoo gcyi oblroogatydh edinis s cuTshsei on.
imporotfta rnucusent c,o ndmiuttiucoaanlraa enll,d o avreie n tetgotr hcaeol n sideration
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oft hpea rentr-eclhaitliIdotf nh pseah ridepon.ent so fu tl ftihlerlio rlt eoas p propriately
sociaanlidin zsett rhueccihtrit lhdde,yn s funcbteicoopnmo esss Tihbpela er.ae snt th,e
maipnu rvoefiy noforr mtaott ihdoeen v elcohpiimlnadgcy, h ootsoi em peodrne u rture
thmeo raanlsd p irfoirtmuaatolift o hnec ihri ld.
Thceh iwlidt,sh yisnt tehmesoi arsfy f,e bcymt aendcy o ntisgouuorouctseh se r
thtahnpe ar eCnhti.l adrreeex np otsoae ndad c wti tthhiseny stoeftm hsefa imri ly,
schooordl asy ccairreoc,ffrl ieesn dasnhadmi ypr ioafod t heenrv iroannmsdeon ctiaall
factoWrhsec.no nsitdherero ialnneagd c counotfta hbceih luiirtntcy hhs e p iritual
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develoopfcm heinlttd hrceeh na,br egceo omneoesf" parentthpiean rge snott sht"ahte y
maayc atsr espoangseicnbotlosep ewriattGihon dgg'r sa rceeg artdhiecnihgri ld's
salvation.
Ina ddisteivoeDnro,ac lto ofMr i nitshterwsyee rfoseu ntdob er eletvota hnits
topAilct.h otuhfgeoh co ufts h edsoec ttohreawslae mssa inrleyg aridnitnegrw aictthi on
childryeonut toiah mn pdta hcetbi erh aovrpi eorrc eapbtoituohtneo siw rfan i trhe,l ated
themweesra ep paTrhetenh te.om fte h nee ceosfsp iatryei nntvaoll vaenmde nstu pport
fort hsep irfoirtmuaatolift o hnec ihri lwdarcseo nm mon.
Onset udreenste acrocmhmeertn htpaeatdr entthcseh uorfc h-daafyfcialriea ted
cenctoenrs itdheecriherid el ndr'osl alnmpdea nrtt iciintp hcaeht uirocndh a-yrcauasnr e
fulfiltlhireno gol fte e ndtiotn hgec ihri lsdp'isrfo irtmuaatli on.
Thsep irfoirtmuaatolifc o hni ldren acotnuoeaft l hclehy i debufeto ciftoe hmsee s
parwehnetcn o nsitdhesera ilnvigim fpiocro tfsa eneckei knngoG wot dPo.a rents
2R aSy.A nderasnoDdne ,n nBi.Gs u ernsOenBy e,i Fnagm iAlS yo:c ial oThtfeh oFela omgyi ly
(GraRnapdi dMsl,W. i llBi.Ea emr dmPaunbsl giC sohpmianny1,9 8153)6,.
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infltuhesenp cierfo irtmuaatolift o hnec ihri lbdorttehhn r oaucgtdhii vree acntbdiy o n
thebierh avtihorroesux,ga hm Apllteh.po aurgehcn actnes r tdaeicntilordy ee fr fraoimn
diretchteciihnrig sl pdi'rsdi etvueallo tphmcieasnn tbn,eoa s t i tutahtiainstoo nt
addrebsyts hceehd u rTchhle.o ccahlu nrecehtd ods e monsittlrsoa vtcieana rgne d
accounfotrat bhfaieml iiltwiyie tsih tissnp hoefir nef luBeyan dcder.e tshsei ng
imporotfta enaccech hiinlgtd okr neonGw o dt,hc eh ucrocmhce lso tsofue lrf iiltlsi ng
dutoyfi mparGtoidgn'rgsa tcoae lo lfG odc'hsi ldren.
Jesmuosd erlelleadt biuonislfohdrhii ipnds gi scainpfodlr te hsCe h ricshtuiranc h.
Relatiobnusihliidtspih cneog rn erosftt ohCnehe r imsatnidanta sote eeo ukat n mda ke
discfoirpC lhersBi yset n.g aignoi untgr aenardce hl atbiuoinlsadhciitnpig tv hiet ies
chucracgnha iinnfl uienntc hseep irfoirtmuaatolift o hnow siet ihtrisen a ch.
ChapotneMeri, n iFsotcrwuyis dl,el wa iltm hys pirjiotuurnatelhyj e,o urneoyf
thec ontaentxdht ne e etdop r ovsipdierfo irtmuaatfolir co hni ladnrydeo nui tnth h e
twentcye-nfitrcushrtuy rT chhic.sh apatledsreo m onshtortwah ctehe usir uscn hi quely
equiapnppdeo ds ittiofao cnieldsi utcgahrt oewb tysh u ppopratriemnnagtk ssep iritual
formatpioosns ible.
Chapttwetorh sr ofuigdvhee wa iltt hhB ei blHiicsatlo,Tr hiecoalloa,gn idc al,
Theorfoeutnidcaattlhi uaontnd se ragniidnr fdto hrbema soifts hp er ojmeodcTethl .e
biblfiocuanldi adteinottnhi pefr ioebstl obe edm e awlittfr ho mab iblpiecraslp ective.
ThBei biltseh u el tiamuattheoo nrl iiantfedy t heretfohpreee o,op flG eosd h ocuolnds ult
iatst hper imrareys ofourrp creo bsloelmv Iintn hgwi.is s beo,tt hhp er obalnedm
solufotrit ohpners o balhtea mna drfo eu nidnv ariboiubslt iecxatl.
