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A Comparative Study Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Church And The United Methodist Church With A Strategy For Enhanced Adventist Membership Growth In Cote D'Ivoire, Elie Weick-Dido

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Seventh-day Adventists first reached the French colony of Cote d’Ivoire around 1920. In 1946 the Church was organized with only 17 members. By 1985, the membership was 2,057 and in 2000, there were 7,215 members. By comparison, the Methodist Church of Cote d’Ivoire was established in 1924 and in 2000 had 1,350,000 members. Both Seventh-day Adventists and Methodists have conducted with mission in the same context where 20.8 percent of the population was Roman Catholic in 2000, Muslims represented 38.7 percent, and the French cultural influence was strong. Yet, Seventh-day Adventists have experienced a much slower church growth than …

Church Health And Church Growth In Congregations Of The Russian Church Of Evangelical Christians, Andrei E. Blinkov

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Examing Effective Outreach To Boomers, Xers, And Millenials In South-Central Ohio Vineyard Churches, J. Michael Cuckler

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Assessing The Church-Based Bible Institutes And Master's Commission Programs Of Assemblies Of God Churches In The Great Lakes Region, Donald F. Williams

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Contextualization Of The Gospel Of Jesus Christ Among Bektashi Albanians, Richard William Shaw

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Cultivation And Production Of Student Missionaries, Laurence G. Burn

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

2007 - 90th Annual Bible Lectureship, "Do Justice, Love Mercy, And Walk Humbly: Messages From Micah", Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian University

Lectureship and Summit Programs

No abstract provided.

Pastoral Teams And Congregational Health In Smaller Churches, Phillip R. Perkins

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Factors Involved In Fast-Growing, Dynamic Church Plants, Stephen Thomas Gray

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Acknowledged And Perceived Reasons For Non-Attendance At Christian Churches In The Pacifica Community, A Suburb Of San Francisco, California, Peter Edward Burch

Dissertations

Problem. Although formal research on the reasons for non-attendance at Christian churches in America has been conducted, it is not known how these reasons apply to the Pacifica community of California, a suburb of San Francisco. Furthermore, little, if any, research has been conducted to compare the reasons for non-attendance as acknowledged by non-attenders with the reasons as perceived by attenders. The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the reasons for non-attendance in Pacifica.

Method. A survey research method was employed to collect data on the acknowledged and perceived reasons for non-attendance at Christian churches in Pacifica. …

Organizational Expectations And Role Clarification Of Pastors And Educators Serving K-10 Schools Operated By The Georgia-Cumberland Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Stanley E. Patterson

Dissertations

Problem Statement

The two major issues addressed in this study are the professional relationship that exists between the educators in K-10 schools and pastors who serve the churches that host the schools and the professional roles that each serves in the school. The roles and organizational expectations for each may impact the health of their professional relationship. The purpose of this study was to examine the leadership role expectations of pastors and educators in the K-10 school system o f the Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

Methodology

A survey instrument was administered to all K-10 teachers and principals in the …

The Unfinished Task, Lester Merklin, Bruce L. Bauer

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.

A Cultural Analysis Of Cambodian Methodist Church Worship Services And Their Implications For Evangelism, Kevin Lowe Joo Oon

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Leadership Training For Developing The Leadership In Haret El-Ballaneh Alliance Church, Lebanon, Charbel Abdulmassih Malak

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Muslim Evangelism In Kano State Of Nigeria: A Case Study Of Ecwa Churches, Peter Dogo Korosi

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Revitalization Strategy For Central New York United Methodist Churches, Robert J. Norrix

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Transmission And Reception Of Blended Family Narratives In The Church Context, Christopher W. Perry

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Revolution: Finding Vibrant Faith Beyond The Walls Of The Sanctuary, R. Daniel Reeves

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Under The Cross Of Christ: Hispanic Ministry In The Missouri Synod, Lcms

Artículos obra entre Hispano/Latinos

BRTF-En – LCMS (June 2006)

Kerux - Vol. 40, No. 7, Calvin Theological Seminary

Kerux

Inside This Issue

• Schedule of Events Page 6
• Tuition for Seminary Children Page 3
• On Why We Send Our Kids to a Xian School Page 4
• On Why We Homeschool Page 5
• Ministry as Matchmaking Page 6
• Family of Faith CRC Page 7
• Why Xian Ed? Page 8

The State Of The Unions—Denominations In The 21st Century, Robert Wenz

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The denominational landscape in America is changing. It is no longer a landscape of blossoming and blooming. It is rather a landscape marked by withering, fallen petals, and some new and different shoots budding. Some denominations are merging or consolidating districts/regions/presbyteries, effectively reducing regional overhead. This serves to reduce the burden on churches to support both a national organization and a regional association. Increasingly, denominations are questioning the relative value and cutting their publications ministries.

Introduction, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Small Groups And Established Churches: Challenge And Hope For The Future, Katie Dudgeon

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Contemporary Church Planting, Elmer Towns

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The challenge of church planting has never been greater. There has always been the challenge of reaching people. But today’s challenges are different than ever before, and more extreme than ever before. Today’s challenges are exploding population, urbanization, technological innovations, expanding travel, complex international commercialization, the growing threat of terrorism, and growing secularization in First World or civilized countries; and in the Third World countries growing mysticism, spiritism, and demonism. Other challenges involve the influence of postmodernity, the influence of globalization through the United Nations, the collapse of church cooperation, i.e., World Council of Churches, Baptist World Alliance, etc.; the …

The Complex Task—A Place For Everyone: Session Four Manhattan Christian College, October 1981, Donald Mcgavran

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

In 1981, Donald McGavran presented a series of lectures at Manhattan Christian College. Over the next few journals, we will publish this series in a continuing effort to honor McGavran and his legacy of Church Growth Missiology. This is the fourth in the series. This article has been transcribed from the taped lectures.

Exploring A New Paradigm For Evangelism In The Emerging Culture, Michael Mcnichols

Doctor of Ministry

It is my claim that evangelism has become focused on the proclamation of a message that is presumed to be an accurate expression of the biblical concept of gospel. Evangelism within the evangelical community, perceived primarily as proclamation, has become a specialized function of the church. It is too often separated not only from the normative experience of the average Christian but also from the idea of discipleship, or spiritual formation. There are possible solutions to this problem, such as more training, increased efforts at city-wide crusades, more seeker-oriented services, continuation of church planting, a stronger focus on those "gifted" …

Religion Classes In State Institutions In Post-Soviet Russia, Joseph A. Loya O.S.A.

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

63rd Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship -- Life Together: The Heart Of Love And Fellowship In I John (2006), Jerry Rushford

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 63rd Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, May 2-5, 2006. The Pepperdine Bible Lectures is an annual event hosted by Pepperdine University featuring a wide variety of lectures and classes on topics and themes in the Bible and Christianity.

Jerry Rushford, Lectureship Director

Bill Henegar, Kym Dildine, and Patty Atkisson, Lectures Team

Missio Politica Oecumenica: Mission And Political Action In The Life And Thought Of Johannes Verkuyl (1908-2001), Hidalgo B. Garcia

CTS PhD Doctoral Dissertations

This is a study on the relationship between evangelism and church planting and political action. Against the background of polarization between the ecumenical movement and the evangelical movement on the question, the study demonstrates that missio politica oecumenica defined as struggle for justice and righteousness and against evil is a distinct and integral aspect of mission, alongside kerygma, koinonia, and diakonia. It develops this thesis from the life and thought of Johannes Verkuyl (1908- 2001), a Dutch Reformed missionary to Indonesia who was involved in the decolonization of the country. His experience in Indonesia, together with his later experience as …

La Perfilación Como Método Para Identificar Las Necesidades De Los Inmigrantes, Ruben Ramos Rivera

Doctor of Ministry Projects

The Hispanic community is currently the largest minority group in the United States and its annual rate of growth continues to be significant. Hispanic immigrants, in particular, face very unique problems and challenges, Seventh-day Adventist pastors and churches need to develop effective strategies that may help them to fill the needs of this group as well as to obey the divine commission of bringing them to Christ. This dissertation seeks to contribute to the wealth of resources and strategies available to pastors by providing them with a valuable tool that may help them to effectively plan their outreach ministries to …