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Leveraging a Massive Open Online Course in the Local Church to Teach Hermeneutics Liberty University School of Divinity Leveraging a Massive Open Online Course in the Local Church to Teach Hermeneutics A Thesis Project Submitted to the Faculty of Liberty University School of Divinity in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Ministry by Howard Dale Tryon, Jr. Lynchburg, Virginia December 2018 Copyright © 2018 by Howard Dale Tryon, Jr. All rights reserved ii Liberty University School of Divinity Thesis Project Approval Sheet ________________________ Mentor: Dr. Rick Rasberry, Associate Professor of Religion ________________________ Reader: Dr. Scott Phillips, Associate Professor of Religion iii Thesis Project Topic Abstract LEVERAGING A MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE IN THE LOCAL CHURCH TO TEACH HERMENEUTICS Howard Dale Tryon, Jr. Liberty University School of Divinity, 2018 Mentor: Dr. Rick Rasberry The increase in massive open online course (MOOC) offerings in theological higher education presents unique equipping opportunities for local churches, providing high-quality instruction from authoritative scholars. The purpose of this project is to facilitate participation in a MOOC to equip members of Calvary Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Virginia, with basic hermeneutic principles in order to enrich personal Bible study and prepare for teaching the Bible. A pretest and posttest assess the effectiveness of the program to impart knowledge of hermeneutical concepts and skills. A concluding survey determines the extent to which participants plan to use learned hermeneutic methods and principles in personal Bible study and teaching preparation, in addition to assessing participants’ experiences with and perceptions of the educational technology. This project seeks to affirm the viability of using MOOCs for various equipping opportunities in local churches. Abstract length: 136 words iv Contents List of Illustrations ……………………………………………………………………………..…x List of Abbreviations ………………………………………………………………………….…xi Chapter 1: Introduction ………………………………………………………………………...1 Ministry Context ………………………………………………………………………………….1 Problem Statement ……………………………………………………………………………..…4 Purpose Statement ……………………………………………………………………………...…6 Basic Assumptions ……………………………………………………………………………..…8 Limitations and Delimitations …………………………………………………………………….8 Thesis Statement ……………………………………………………………………………….…9 Chapter 2: Conceptual Framework ………………………………………………………..…10 Literature Review ………………………………………………………………………………..10 Denominational Efforts ……………………………………………………………….…10 Anglican ………………………………………………………………………....11 Catholic ………………………………………………………………………….12 Churches of Christ ………………………………………………………………14 Lutheran ………………………………………………………………………....16 Orthodox ……………………………………………………………………...…18 Pentecostal ………………………………………………………………………20 Wesleyan ………………………………………………………………………...21 Evangelical ……………………………………………………………………....22 Popular Works ……………………………………………………………………..……25 v In-Ministry Projects ……………………………………………………………………..29 Audience ……………………………………………………………………...…30 Scope …………………………………………………………………………….31 Context …………………………………………………………………………..33 Purpose …………………………………………………………………………..34 Methodologies ………………………………………………………………...…34 Theological Foundations ……………………………………………………………………...…35 Biblical Foundations …………………………………………………………………….35 Old Testament ……………………………………………………………….…..36 New Testament ……………………………………………………………….…40 Theological Necessity ………………………………………………………………..….43 Ministerial Duty …………………………………………………………………………46 Theoretical Application ...……………………………………………………………………….47 Chapter 3: Methodology ………………………………………………………………….……52 Intervention Design ………………………………………………………………………...……52 Method ………………………………………………………………………………..…52 Format ……………………………………………………………………………….......53 Program Conceptualization …………………………………………………..….53 Permissions ………………………………………………………………..…….55 Participant Learning Outcomes ………………………………………………….55 Course Materials ………………………………………………………..……….56 Promotion and Recruitment ………………………………………………..……57 Logistics …………………………………………………………………...…….58 vi Intervention Implementation …………………………………………………………….………59 Participant Demographics ………………………………………………………….……59 Session One ………………………………………………………………………...……60 Session Two …………………………………………………………………………..…62 Session Three ……………………………………………………………………………64 Session Four ……………………………………………………………………………..65 Session Five ………………………………………………………………………..……66 Session Six …………………………………………………………………………...….67 Session Seven ……………………………………………………………………………69 Session Eight ……………………………………………………………………….……70 Session Nine ……………………………………………………………………………..71 Session Ten ………………………………………………………………...……………72 Data Collection and Analysis ……………………………………………………………………74 Pretest-Posttest …………………………………………………………………………..74 Survey ……………………………………………………………………………….…..76 Field Notes ………………………………………………………………………………78 Chapter 4: Results ………………………………………………………………………..…….79 Pretest-Posttest …………………………………………………………………………………..79 Pretest Results ……………………………………………………………………...……79 Pretest Analysis ………………………………………………………………………….80 Posttest Results ……………………………………………………………………….…81 Posttest Analysis …………………………………………………………………...……82 Survey ………………………………………………………………………………………..….85 vii Survey Results …………………………………………………………………….…….85 Survey Analysis …………………………………………………………………………88 Additional Survey Insights …………………………………………………………..….90 Unforeseen Issues …………………………………………………………………………....….92 Chapter 5: Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………94 Conclusions ………………………………………………………………………………...……94 Trustworthiness …………………………………………………………………………….……96 Applicability ………………………………………………………………….…………96 Reliability …………………………………………………………………………..……98 Credibility ………………………………………………………………………….……98 Significance and Implications …………………………………………………………….……100 Sustainability …………………………………………………..……………………….100 Personal Significance …………………………………………………………………..101 Ecclesiastical Significance …………………………………………..…………………102 Theological Significance ………………………………………………………...…….103 Future Considerations ………………………………………………………………………….104 Bibliography …………………………………………………………………………………...106 Appendix A: Church Permission Letter ……………………………………………….……….118 Appendix B: Pretest and Demographic Survey …………………………………………..……119 Appendix C: Posttest and Exit Survey …………………………………………………………124 Appendix D: Session Video Links …………………………………………………………..…129 Appendix E: Session Handouts ………………………………………………………….……..130 viii Appendix F: Informed Consent Document ………………………………………………….…158 IRB Approval …………………………………………………………………………………..160 ix Illustrations Figures 1 Pretest results ……………………………………………………………………………80 2 Pretest-posttest results and gain scores ……………………………………………….....81 3 Survey statement 1 responses …………………………………………...………………85 4 Survey statement 2 responses ……………………………………….…………………..86 5 Survey statement 3 responses ………………………………………………..………….87 6 Survey statement 4 responses …………………………………………...………………87 Tables 1 Map of learning outcomes to assessments ……………………...……………………….83 2 Posttest performance for questions 2-25 ………………………………………..……….84 3 Survey question 1 responses …………………………………………………………….88 4 Survey question 2 responses ……………………………………………………….……88 x Abbreviations BCOTWP Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms BECNT Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament EDNT Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament MOOC Massive open online course NAC New American Commentary NICNT New International Commentary on the New Testament NICOT New International Commentary on the Old Testament NIDNTTE New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis NIDOTTE New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology & Exegesis NIVAC NIV Application Commentary SEBTS Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary TDNC Tyndale New Testament Commentaries TDNT Theological Dictionary of the New Testament TDOC Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries TDOT Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament TLNT Theological Lexicon of the New Testament TLOT Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament TWOT Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament xi CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION This chapter introduces the thesis project, beginning with the ministry context. A brief historical sketch of Calvary Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, precedes an assessment of the role the Bible plays in the church by examining its statement of faith and regular ministry programming. The project facilitator’s involvement with the church concludes the contextual overview. The problem statement establishes the presence of nationally-held frustrations associated with the lack of Bible reading (more specifically, the lack of correct reading, interpretation, and application of the Bible), and then narrows to the lack of training in hermeneutics at Calvary Baptist Church, highlighting a unique opportunity to provide needed and desired training. The purpose statement establishes the goal of the project to utilize a massive open online course in hermeneutics to provide effective and efficient instruction. The project’s limitations and delimitations follow the project facilitator’s basic assumptions. The chapter concludes with the project’s thesis statement. Ministry Context In the mid-twentieth century, the Southern Baptist Convention launched a focused church planting initiative called the “Thirty Thousand Movement.” 1 From 1956-1964, the denomination sought to establish 10,000 new churches and 20,000 new missions. At the 1 Davis Collier Woolley, ed., The Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists, vol. 3 (Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1971), 2025-2026. 1 2 conclusion of the movement, 24,917 new Southern Baptist churches and missions had been established, among them Calvary Baptist Church in
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