BETHEL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

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1 BETHEL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY 5010 SW 20 TH TERRACE, TOPEKA, KS.USA. website: REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT, THESIS, STUDY SYLLABUS AND DISSERTATION WRITING If there is an average of 250 words on a typesetting page that is double spaced, then a requirements of: 25,000 words would result in a paper of at least 100 pages 30,000 words would result in a paper of at least 120 pages 40,000 words would result in a paper of at least 160 pages C O N D I T I O N S Candidates for the Master s Degree will be required to write a thesis or study syllabus of 25,000 words in A4 size paper. Candidates for the Doctorate Degree will be required to write a Dissertation or study syllabus of 30,000 words in A4 size paper. Candidates for Post Doctorate (Research Only) will be required to write a Dissertation or study syllabus of 40,000 words in A4 paper. NB: MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SELECTED TOPIC ARE RELATED TO YOUR MAJOR COURSE OR CONCENTRATION OF STUDY NB: The emphasis should be on quality and thoroughness in dealing with a subject. Care should be taken by students to avoid any appearance of PLAGIARISM by properly documenting their paper with foot notes and a bibliography in accordance with the handout provided for this purpose by the University. Students will be entitled to submit their paper to their supervisors for reading and editing before submission to the University. PROJECT, THESIS STUDY SYLLABUS AND DISSERTATION TOPICS 1. Reaching the Unreached people group 2. Theological Issues in Missions 3. Spiritual Gifts and Ministries 4. The Bible and Evolution 5. Christian Discipleship 6. Christian Education 7. Biblical Ethics 8. Christian Ministries

2 9. Evangelism 10. Sociology of Religion 11. Church Growth and Development 12. Church Management and Administration 13. Church and the Society 14. Christian Ethics 15. The Church and the State 16. Christian Psychology 17. Christian Philosophy 18. Child Training and Development 19. Christian Education and Administration 20. Teachers Training and Management 21. Family Education in the Church 22. Christian Education of Adult 23. World Religious Systems 24. Christian Education of Youth 25. Spiritual Warfare Ministry 26. Demonology and Deliverance Ministry 27. Prayer and Fasting Ministry 28. Modern Religious Movements 29. Marriage and Family Life 30. The Impact of the Early Missionaries in Africa 31. Pentecostal Polity 32. Evangelical Polity 33. Problems of Old Testament Interpretation 34. New Testament Theology 35. Theology of Ministries 36. Theology of Missions 37. Ecclesiastical Separation A Christian View 38. Systematic Theology Critique 39. Problems of New Testament Interpretation 40. Old Testament Theology 41. Sunday School Development 42. Sunday School Administration 43. Christian Educational Ministries 44. Missionary Education and Training 45. Church Planting and Development 46. Church Administration and Management 47. Bible Manners and Customs 48. Trinitiriology 49. Alleged Bible Contradictions 50. The Art of Preaching 51. Christianity in Third World Countries 52. The Church in the Middle Ages 53. Creationism and the Bible 54. Dangers of the New Age Movements 55. Historical Development of the English Bible 56. The Five Fold Ministry 57. Historical Development of Denominations 58. Historical Origins of Modern Heresies 59. Impact of the Church on Modern Society 60. The Laws of God (Morality vs. Immorality)

3 61. Linguistic Analysis of Biblical Texts 62. Marriage and Divorce in the Light of Scripture 63. Missionary Movements of the Church 64. Reformation and the Reformers 65. Impact of the Early Missionaries in America 66. Salvation and Spiritual Refreshing for Youth Workers 67. Exhibiting Christ s Nature in Youth Ministry 68. Soul Winning in Youth Ministry 69. Stronghold in Spiritual Warfare in Youth Ministry 70. Nature and Process of Church Management 71. Problems and Prospects of Para-Church Organization 72. Foundations of Christian Education 73. Christian Educational Psychology 74. Christian Adult Education and Management 75. Counseling in Christian Education 76. Historical Foundations of Christian Education 77. Nature and Purpose of Church Management 78. Church Management: Strategies and Policies 79. Biblical Anthropology 80. Critical Survey on the Doctrines of Salvation 81. Critical Survey on the Doctrines of Covenants 82. Objections to the Doctrines of Salvation 83. The issues of Pre-destination in Salvation 84. Social and Christian Ethics 85. Foundations and Problems of Church Organization 86. The Coming of the King 87. New Testament Eschatology 88. Biblical Communications 89. Missionary Education in the Church 90. Historical Development of Church Management 91. Christology in a Cross-Cultural Context 92. Effective Christian Leadership and Management 93. Communicating Effectively for Evangelism 94. Biblical and Contemporary Methods of Evangelism 95. Motivating, Mobilizing and Training Leaders for Evangelism 96. Impart of the Church in a Corrupt Society 97. Rural Evangelism 98. Missionary Efforts in the world 99. Critical Analysis of Major Doctrinal Systems 100. Church Public Relations 101. Foundations of Church Leadership Development 102. Analytical Investigations on Five-Fold Ministries 103. Church Management Development 104. Role of Women in Rural Evangelism 105. Qualities of a Rural Evangelist 106. Role of Businessmen in Rural Evangelization 107. Critical Analysis of God s Covenants 108. Church Organizational Communication 109. Church Management Planning and Implementation 110. Church Management Organizing 111. Church Management Staffing and Training 112. Church Management Leading and Motivating 113. Church Management Controlling

4 114. Life and Ministries of Jesus Christ 115. Life and Letters of Paul 116. Christian Women s Ministry 117. Biblical Basis of Missions 118. Missionary Life and Work 119. Missions in the Local Church 120. Cross-Cultural Church Planting 121. Cultural Anthropology 122. Personal Evangelism 123. Educational Psychology 124. Christian Women: A Biblical Perspective 125. Church Education of Children 126. Methods and Principles of Church Education 127. Church Education of Adults 128. Philosophy of Church Education 129. History and Geography of Biblical Lands 130. History of the Jewish People 131. Philosophy of Christian Education 132. Abnormal Psychology 133. Educational Psychology 134. Biblical Lifestyle and Missions 135. Theology and Ministry Issues in the Life of Christ 136. New Testament Foundations for Church Growth 137. Biblical and Theology of Missions 138. Biblical Contextualization 139. Christian and Old Testament Theology 140. Christian and New Testament Theology 141. Hermeneutics: History and Issues 142. Educational Ministry of the Church 143. Leadership and Administration in the Church 144. Leadership Development for Church Ministry 145. Intercultural Teaching and Learning in Missions 146. Psychological Foundations of Education 147. Specialized Ministry to Children 148. Foundations of Church Planting 149. Church Planting Strategies 150. Church Planting among Muslims 151. The Ministry of Counseling 152. Mobilizing Leaders through Discipleship 153. Reformation and Modern Church Movement 154. Early and Medieval Church History 155. Social Anthropology for Missions 156. Cross-Cultural Communications 157. Muslim Evangelism 158. Theological Foundations for Educational Practice 159. Spiritual Formation in Theological Education 160. Principles of Teaching for Theological Schools 161. Non-Traditional Approaches to Ministry Formation 162. Seminary Leadership and Administration 163. Empowering the Local Church for Global Impact 164. Ministry of Encouragement 165. Theology and Practice of Church Leadership 166. Theology and Practice of Worship

5 167. Managing Organizations for Ministry Effectiveness 168. Contemporary Issues in Missions 169. Roman Catholicism and Missions 170. Gospel and Religious Pluralism 171. Leadership Training in Church Planting 172. Principles of the Christian Life 173. Prolegomena and Bibliology 174. The Triune God 175. Ecclesiology and Eschatology 176. Reformed Theology 177. Foundations of Youth Ministry 178. Contemporary Issues in Children Ministry 179. Contemporary Issues in Adult Ministry 180. Christian School Administration 181. Administration of the Bible College 182. Foundations of Biblical Preaching 183. Bible and Science 184. New Testament Theology 185. Old Testament Theology 186. Current Issues in Biblical Interpretation 187. Contemporary Theological Issues 188. Theology and Practice of Evangelism 189. New Dimensions in Church Ministry 190. Current Issues in Social Ethics 191. Biblical Foundations for Preaching 192. Strengthening the Education Ministries of the Church 193. Current Impact of Non-Christian Religions 194. Contemporary Challenges on Christian World View 195. Multicultural Issues in Human Relations 196. Integrating a Christian World View in the Workplace 197. Interpersonal Communications and Relationships 198. Group Dynamics in Human Relations 199. Contemporary Issues in Family Studies 200. Counselor Professional Identity, Functions and Ethics 201. Ethnicity, Families and Counseling 202. Counseling Techniques and the Helping Relationship 203. Integration of Psychology and Theology 204. Theology and Spirituality in Counseling 205. Marriage and Family Counseling 206. Psychopathology and Counseling 207. Pre-marital and Marital Counseling 208. Philosophy of Religion and the Helping Professions 209. Cross-Cultural Evangelism and Church Planting 210. Evangelism and Church Growth 211. Growth and Development of the Contemporary Ministers 212. Pastoral Leadership and Management 213. Modern and Contemporary Christian Thoughts 214. Historical Development of Christian Theology 215. The Ministries of the Urban Church 216. Ethnic Ministry and Communications 217. Current Studies in Communication and Culture 218. Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution 219. Multicultural Issues in Counseling

6 220. History of World Civilization 221. Christian Ethics and Modern Society 222. Staff and Team Relationships 223. Theology and Philosophy of Missions 224. Music and Worship in the Church 225. Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management 226. Strategies and Methodologies for Church Planting 227. Old Testament Archaeology 228. New Testament Archaeology 229. Issues in Archaeological studies 230. Developing Human Resources in Ministry 231. Family Violence: Child and Spousal Abuse 232. Leadership for Correctional Ministries 233. Personality Theory and Therapy 234. Temperament Theory and Therapy 235. The Infinite Nature of God 236. Modern Science and Biblical Truth 237. The Truth and Validity of Scripture 238. Christianity and Islam: A Comparative Study 239. Christian Apologetics 240. Gnosticism in the Modern World 241. Christianity and Religious Pluralism 242. Theology and the Justification of Faith 243. The Life and Ministry of Christ 244. Covenant Theology of the Old Testament 245. Archaeology and the New Testament 246. Church Education: Issues and Answers 247. Religious Freedom and Public Education 248. History and Development of Christian Worship 249. History of African Christianity 250. Life and Institutions of Ancient Israel 251. Reaching the Atheists with the Gospel 252. History of World Missions 253. Evangelizing the Animistic People 254. Evangelism through the Church 255. Truth and World Religions 256. Pagan Religions of the Biblical World 257. A Critique of New Age Thoughts 258. Ethical Issues in Pastoral Ministry 259. Issues in Christian Living 260. Overcoming Ministerial Hazards 261. Pastoral Problems and Solutions 262. Justice, Crime and Punishments 263. Jesus in the Old Testament 264. The Ministries of Help in the Church 265. Principles and Powers of Prayer 266. Hermeneutics and Homiletics 267. Sociology of Religion 268. Dynamics of Teaching the Word 269. History of Civilization from a Christian Perspective 270. The Authority of Believers 271. The Bible and Women Ministry 272. Cults and Occults

7 273. Old Testament Eschatology 274. New Creation Living 275. Christian World View 276. Philosophy of Religion 277. Christian Life and Ethics 278. Soteriology and Harmatiology 279. Signs and Symbols: A Typological Study 280. New Creation Realities 281. Theology of Worship 282. Deliverance Ministry and Counseling 283. The Prophets and Prophecy 284. Youth Ministry in the Church 285. Correctional Ministries in the Church 286. Aftercare: Disciplining the Ex-offender 287. Principles and Philosophy of Church Growth 288. Juvenile Ministry in Correctional Setting 289. Biblical Inner Healing 290. Abnormal Psychology: A Christian Perspective 291. Pauline Theology 292. Church Leadership and Administration 293. Tabernacle of David 294. Tabernacle of Moses 295. Theology of Women in Ministry 296. Anthropology: A Christian View 297. Principles of Praise and Worship 298. Psalmology and Hymnology 299. Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: Psychology and Theology 300. History of Women in Ministry 301. Women of Excellence in Home and Ministry 302. Crisis Counseling 303. Counseling Dysfunctional Family 304. Counseling and Substance Abuse 305. Family Violence: Child and Spousal Abuse 306. Child and Adolescent Counseling 307. Cross-Cultural Counseling 308. Developing a Counseling Ministry 309. Human Development from a Christian Perspective 310. Human Sexuality and Counseling 311. Philosophy of Christian Education 312. Sociology of Christian Education 313. Administration of Christian Schools 314. Curriculum Development in Christian Education 315. Christian Educational Psychology 316. Funding of Christian Education 317. Legal Issues in Christian Education 318. Management of Christian Educational Resources 319. Christian Education for Adults 320. Christian Education in Multi-Cultural Settings 321. Christology and Ecclesiology 322. Journey to Holiness 323. Journey to the Cross 324. History and Theology of the Ethnic Church 325. Marriage and Family Life

8 326. Ethics in Christian Education 327. Teaching Methodology 328. Multi-Cultural Ministry 329. Personality Theory and Therapy Christian Counseling Theories and Strategies 331. Christian Marriage and Family Counseling 332. Pastoral Leadership and Development 333. Methods of Teaching from Biblical Perspective 334. Principles of Christian Education 335. Christian Business Management 336. Laws of Christian Business Management 337. Christian Ethics in the Ministry 338. Worship in the New Testament Church 339. Principles of Homiletics 340. Principles of Hermeneutics 341. Theology of the Holy Spirit 342. Theology of Church Music 343. Christian Leadership Development 344. Christian Marital and Pre-marital Therapy 345. Psychopathology and the Christian Family 346. Conflict Management from a Christian Perspective 347. Grief and Loss Counseling 348. Leadership in Pastoral Care 349. Church Growth and Leadership 350. Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Pastoral Leadership 351. Family Life and Pastoral Leadership 352. The Media, Leadership and the Church 353. Spiritual Development of the Pastor, Church and Community 354. Ethics and the Church in Today s Culture 355. Conflict Management and Resolution in Church Life 356. Philosophy of Church Corporate Management 357. Women in Ministry and Ordination 358. Missions in the 21 st Century 359. Psychology and Theology 360. Contemporary Theology and Evangelism Belief 361. Creationism, Evolution and Biblical Theory 362. Renewal Ministry from a Historical Church Perspective 363. The Place of Preaching in Contemporary Worship 364. Contemporary Worship: The Strengths and Weaknesses 365. Clinical Application of Counseling in the Church 366. Psychopathology, Sin and Demonic Influence in the Church 367. Psychopathology, Pastoral Counseling and Inner Healing 368. Psychology and Theology: A Personal Integration 369. Personality Theory and Therapy: A Christian World View 370. Conflict Resolution In Educational Leadership 371. Human Behavior and Management in Education 372. The Pentecostal Theology 373. Psychology of Learning in Education 374. Philosophy of Educational Leadership 375. Educational Leadership for Private Schools and Churches 376. Higher and Textual Criticism 377. Church History and Modern Religious Movements 378. Practical Theology, Contemporary Methodology and Church Life

9 379. The Concepts of Church Administration 380. The Concepts of Church Management 381. Types of Church Organization 382. Basic Organizational Structures of a Church 383. Church Finance Management and Development 384. Management of Economic Conditions of a Local Church 385. Church Accounting Systems 386. The Right Standard of Church Administration 387. The Right People in Church Administration 388. The Objectives of Church Management 389. Functions of Church Management 390. Formulation of Church Management 391. Church Management Information Systems 392. Principles of Delegation in Church Management 393. The Problems and Prospects of Church Committees 394. Church Office Planning and Layout 395. Church Ministry by Objectives 396. Church Organization and Methods 397. Conflict Resolution in Christian Counseling 398. Human Behavior and Management in Christian Counseling 399. Psychology of Learning and Christian Counseling 400. Philosophy of Christian Counseling and Leadership 401. Counseling Leadership and Management 402. Higher and Textual Criticism in Christian Counseling 403. Contemporary Issues in Christian Counseling 404. Contemporary Theology and Christian Counseling 405. Contemporary Counseling Methodology and Church Life 406. Counseling Leadership in Pastoral Care 407. Counseling Growth and Leadership 408. Cross-Cultural Perspective in Pastoral Counseling 409. Cross-Cultural Perspective in Counseling Leadership 410. Counseling, Family Life and Pastoral Leadership 411. Spiritual Development of the Pastor in Counseling Ministry 412. Conflict Management and Resolution in Church Life 413. Philosophy of Christian Counseling Management 414. Psychology and Theology 415. Leadership Principle for Counselors 416. Methods of Counseling from a Biblical Perspective 417. Juvenile Ministry in Correctional Settings 418. Aftercare: Disciplining the Ex-offender 419. Correctional Ministry: How and Why? 420. Pastoral Care and Counseling 421. Pastoral Care and Leadership 422. Management of Christian Counseling Homes 423. Legal Issues in Christian Counseling 424. Ethics in Christian Counseling 425. Deliverance Ministry and Christian Counseling 426. Marriage and Family Life 427. Biblical Inner Healing and Counseling 428. Counseling the Dysfunctional Family from a Christian Perspective 429. Child and Adolescent Counseling: A Christian Perspective 430. Theology of Women in Counseling Ministry 431. Preventive Stress Management

10 432. Crisis Intervention and Counseling 433. Theories of Personality and Counseling 434. Spirit Controlled Life and Counseling 435. Counseling Ministry to the Hurting 436. Visions for the Ministry of Counseling 437. Premarital Counseling 438. Fundamentals of Biblical Counseling 439. Principles of Christian Counseling 440. Christian Psychology and Counseling 441. Alcohol and Drug Counseling 442. Marriage Relationships and Counseling 443. The Effect of Child Abuse in our Society 444. Counseling the Co-dependent 445. How to Start and Manage a Counseling Business 446. Building Positive Relationships 447. Marriage and Family Counseling: A Professional Look 448. The Ministry of Counseling: Theory and Practice 449. Addition Counseling 450. Clinical Pastoral Education 451. Sexuality Counseling 452. Marital and Family Counseling 453. Pastoral Interventions in the Treatment of Bitterness 454. Crisis and Addiction Counseling 455. Mental Health Skills for the Pastors 456. The Pastors Crisis Ministry 457. Pastoral Responses to Domestic Violence 458. Spiritual Challenges with Divorced and Remarried Family 459. Violence and Children s Grief 460. Trauma and Evil: Healing the Wounded Soul 461. Violence and Suicide Prevention Techniques 462. Financial Sustainability in Pastoral Counseling 463. Domestic Violence: The Illusion of Control 464. Pastoral Care for Trauma Survivors 465. Multi-Culture Realities of Violence: Coping and Healing 466. Treating Traumatic Stress 467. Spirituality and Clinical Practice 468. Attachment and Aggression 469. Pastoral Care and Counseling of Women 470. Human Sexuality and Pastoral Care 471. Sexual and Domestic Violence 472. Spirituality and Human Life Cycle 473. Justice Issues in Pastoral Care 474. Preaching and Pastoral Care 475. Healing the Violence of Social & Religious Prejudice 476. Sexual Shame in the Church: Assessment & Healing 477. Training Children to Manage Anger Maturely 478. Pastoral Psychotherapy with Children Implications with Adults 479. Spiritual Formation of Pastoral Counseling Centers 480. Emotional Systems in Personal & Professional Life 481. Pastoral Counseling with Traumatized Couples 482. Healing the Soul: The Formation of the Pastoral Counselor 483. Education as a Mission of the Church.

11 484. Sunday school Administration The importance of Sunday school in the Church The Importance of Training of Ministers Education as a Tool in Church Growth The Educational systems in the Old Testament The Educational systems in the New Testament The Importance of Counseling in Christian Education Effective Practice of Guidance and Counseling 492. The Abuse of Counseling in the Church Education The Role of the Counselor in Youth Education Place of Counseling in Women Education Techniques in Christian Guidance and Counseling 496. Management and Organization of Sunday school Classroom Management and Administration of Children Church Education Teaching Methods in Christian Education Sociological Foundation of Christian Education Philosophical Foundation of Christian Education Development of Christian Education Curriculum Importance of Psychology in Christian Education Evaluation and Measurement in Christian Education Modern Teaching Aids in Christian Education Christian Education Methodology Psychological Testing in Christian Education Students and the Use of Library Financing Theological Education Importance of Theological Education in the church Economic Factors Affecting Access to Theological Colleges Issues and Problems of Theological Education in the church 512. Developing a Philosophy of Christian Education in the church World Perspectives on Christian Education Truth and Fallacy in Christian Educational Theory The Language of Christian Education Philosophy of Christian Education Theological Training and the Profession of Education Culture and Anarchy in Christian Education Christian Reading Culture in our society 520. Sociology of Christian Culture Education, Economy and Christian Society Science and Christian Education Tradition and Changes in Christian Education Christian Education and Indoctrination Problems of Value and Christian Education Infant and Child Training in Christianity Christian Moral Education in a Changing Society Introduction to the Analysis of Christian Educational Concepts Christian Education in a Secular Society Religion and Philosophies of Education Christian and Secular Education: A Comparative Analysis 532. Christian Leadership Education Ethics and Christian Education Christian Education Philosophies of the Church Fathers.

12 535. Influence of Secular Education in Managing Theological Institutions Cultivating Effective Personal Bible Study Techniques Societal Influence and Christian Education Perception Christian Education and Ministers Ethical Values Christian Educational Technology Controversial Issues in Christian Education The Concept of Curriculum Evaluation of Christian Education Understanding the Bible through Learning Discovering the secret of church growth Power ministries in the church for growth Spiritual gifts and ministry for church growth Healing and Health in the Bible for church growth Principles of deliverance ministry for church growth The three levels of warfare in the church growth Hindrances to church growth Factors for church growth Battle for Evangelism and church growth Principles of spiritual warfare for church growth Breaking satanic strongholds in your community for growth Prayer inside and outside the church for growth How to wage effective warfare for church growth The confident Pastor and church growth principles Why people leave churches for another? 558. Warfare inside and outside the church Purposeful programing in church growth How to retain your old members How to close your back door for church growth The church in a changing world The healing ministry and church growth The disadvantages of miracles in church growth The principles of effective deliverance in church growth Healing and health pattern in the Bible for church growth The pastor and church growth ministry The contagious minister and church growth How to mobilize and train your people for church growth Paying the price for church growth Discover the gifts of your people for church growth Keeping fresh and useful in the ministry of church growth The ministry of intercession in church growth How to sustain your ministry for growth Evangelism and church planting, a key to church growth How to develop prayer partners in church growth The need for church planting and development Ways and how to plant churches Process of church growth in rural areas How to support new churches for growth The reproducing church The growing church, how and what to do The men and women for church growth Delivering a nation in bondage for church growth.

13 585. Breaking strongholds in our nation for church growth Overcoming the gates of hell in our churches for growth Prayer and church growth principles Spiritual mapping for church growth Identify the strong man hindering church growth Reaching out to our community for God The role of women in the church, home and society The women of prayer and faith for church growth The influence of women in growing a church The role of women in prayer warfare for church growth Growth and decay in the ministry The reasons why churches decline The church driven by compassion for growth Why pastors are failing to grow How to keep your church fresh and useful for church growth The secret of success in the ministry of church growth Solving financial problems in a growing church Setting and solving problems for church growth How to become a contagious church growth minister How to grow a vibrant church for our nation How to identify fresh vision for our community for growth Identifying each division of the church and society for growth How to win the elites for church growth How to win the business men and women for church growth How to win the market women for church growth How to win the sports men and women for church growth Reproducing after your kind church growth slogan The basis of church growth in laity ministry How to motivate your people for growth Discovering the gifts of the laity for church growth Training the laity for church growth The importance of the lay people in church growth Holy Spirit and church growth Finance and church growth Leading your church to growth 620. Contemporary issues in church growth Fundamentals of church growth The theology of church growth Eschatology and church growth Problem and prospects in church growth Biblical basis for church growth History of church growth in the world History of church growth in Africa Managing leadership conflict in a growing church The church growth time bomb Spiritual warfare in church growth History of church growth in America.