Emma Holley, writer for the Taylor University student newspaper The Echo, gives an overview of Sacred Roots and reports on progress as of April 2021.

The Taylor University student newspaper recounts the initial beginnings of the Sacred Roots Thriving in Ministry Project.

Sacred Roots outlines the first year of the project in this project report.

Lucas Hagen and Hank Voss look at four important historical precedents informing the Sacred Roots Project. It then explores introductions to, and collections of, spiritual classics from four traditions: Evangelical, Mainline Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox.

Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis and Rev. Bob Engel explore five critical barriers to indigenous leadership training, and five important responses for equipping thriving leaders for the urban church.

Stephanie Lowery dives into a Christian view of humanity followed by an exploration of mentoring, its necessity, and how to develop mentoring relationships.

Nathanael Snow, with research contributions from Benjamin Pettus, summarizes the existing research on poverty and provides the resources to continue learning about the topic.

Kiersten R. Mackintosh identifies the benefits and downfalls of undergraduate research for students and faculty, describes best practices for its implementation, and analyzes why undergraduate research is a necessary pedagogical tool in liberal arts education.

Cheyenne King worked as a student researcher for the Sacred Roots Thriving in Ministry Project at Taylor University. Her research focused on letters that key figures in Church history have written to one another, the impact of spiritual classics on missionaries, and how spiritual classics have moved throughout continents.

This research item is coming soon.