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A Strategy For The Presentation Of The Principles Of Christian Stewardship To The Seventh-Day Adventist Churches In South America, Roberto R. Roncarolo

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

In the SDA Church in South America there are deficiencies in three clearly defined aspects of the educative phase of stewardship campaigns: (1) in the unilateral presentation of the doctrine of stewardship, (2) in the methods and procedures used in that presentation, and (3) in the persons that receive the benefits of said presentation. In this project, the problem of how to improve the efficiency of stewardship education is discussed.

Method

The purpose of this research is to develop and evaluate a series of Christian stewardship meetings that differs from the series now in use in South America in …

New Testament Principles Governing The Relationship Between The Christian And Civil Authorities And Their Elaboration In The Writings Of Ellen G. White With Their Reflection In The Adventist Church In Romania, Mihail S. Popa

Doctor of Ministry Projects

No Abstract.

This Doctor of Ministry Project report falls under the category described in the Seminary Bulletin as Project II, a paper completed in fulfillment of requirements for an alternate curriculum plan under which the candidate prepares two related papers—a theological position paper addressing some issue or problem that exists in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in a theological setting and a professional paper addressing this same issue or problem from the standpoint of ministerial practice.

The Herald, January-February 1980

Herald, The

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Baltimore, MD

The Herald Finding Aid

Undated; Letter; Resolution For Sister Gladys Mae Brown, Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church

Letters

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Paul Gerhardt Upon Evangelical Hymnody, Anne W. Kuhn

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Methodism--A Movement Of The Spirit, Frank Bateman Stanger

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.

Toward The Development Of A Theological Critique Of Church-Growth Principles From A Seventh-Day Adventist Perspective, Terence G. Joshua

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The Seventh-day Adventist Church perceives itself as having a unique eschatological mission. Numerical growth is an important part of the objective of the SDA Church. To attain this aim, the principles of the church-growth paradigm developed primarily at the "School of World Mission and Institute of Church Growth" at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, has begun to be incorporated into the North American SDA mind-set.

There is minimal documented theological reflection upon church growth done from an SDA perspective. The analysis of the distinctive issues involved yields some concepts that are theologically consistent and some that are inconsistent with …

A Study Of The Growth Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In The Metropolitan Area Of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Joel Sarli

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Over seventy-two years have passed since the first Adventist church was organized in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo, Brazil. During those years the church leadership has noted that the rate of Adventist Church growth there has been one of the highest in the world. In spite of this unique phenomenon of growth, no serious research has been undertaken to determine what the factors are that have helped the people to make their decision to accept the Adventist message. An evaluation of the Seventh-day Adventist outreach during the last five years (1975-1979) is necessary to determine which methods should …

A Process Of Self-Assessment And Goal Setting For A Latin American Local Congregation As A Possible Means To Create The Necessary Conditions For Church Renewal, Fruitful Evangelism, And Effective Nurture, Ruben Pereyra

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Dropouts from church membership have increased during the 1960s among Christian denominations. Abundant literature has been circulating analyzing possible causes and suggesting remedies. The. picture is not yet clear. Meanwhile, several types of solutions have been proposed and tried with different degrees of success or failure. As the issue is also a concern among Seventh-day Adventists, a program considering the particular situation of this denomination, in a Latin-American setting, is presented. One way to a renewal experience that would help confirm members and thus prevent dropouts is suggested.

Method

As a first step, a review of the current literature …

Sex, Sickness And Statehood: The Influence Of Victorian Medical Opinion On Self-Government In Utah, E. Victoria Grover-Swank

Theses and Dissertations

In the struggle for self-government which occupied the Mormon population of Utah between their entry into the Great Basin in 1847 and statehood in 1896, the issue of polygamy dominated public discussion. The non-Mormon population of the United States generally objected to the practice of polygamy, in large part because of Victorian attitudes towards sexual activity and the presumed physical and mental results of violating Victorian sexual norms. It was assumed by most Americans that polygamy, by violating those norms, caused real physical damage to the Latter-day Saints in Utah; damage that disqualified them from holding full and equal political …

Utah's Anti-Polygamy Society, 1878-1884, Barbara Hayward

Theses and Dissertations

The Anti-Polygamy Society was established in 1878 to try to encourage Congress to abolish the practice of plural marriage tn Utah Territory. In the brief time that it existed, the women of this Utah-based group sent petitions, circulars, and letters to Congress and many leaders of the country urging that laws be passed to end polygamy. Much of their work was also carried out in the society's newspaper, the Anti-polygamy Standard.

By the time that laws were passed that restricted polygamy, the Anti-polygamy Society no longer existed. Nonetheless, the society was important in the anti-polygamy crusade because it was …

Caspar Schwenckfeld’S Commentary On The Augsburg Confession: A Translation And Critical Introduction, Fred A. Grater

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The purpose of this thesis is to present a scholarly English translation, with appropriate background matter and historico-theological material, of Caspar von Schwenckfeld’s Commentary on the Augsburg Confession, written sometime during or after Autumn, 1531. There is a brief biographical chapter, as well as short chapters on Schwenckfeld’s relationship with Luther and Melanchthon, and a synopsis of Schwenckfeld’s theology, with special emphasis on themes presented in this Commentary (religious liberty, concept of the Church). The text of Document 103 of the Corpus Schwenckfeldianorum (Vol. III, pp. 862-940, No. 58 in the so-called “P” Epistolar) is translated with notes and …

Continental Drift, Tectonics, And Joshua, Joel W. Block

Physics Faculty Publications

The Bible has served as a source of spiritual inspiration for many centuries. It has been used as a text in the academic disciplines of history, geography, archeology, literature, law, language, and health, as well as in theology. Yet this multipurpose manuscript has been virtually ignored as an earth science reference It is this writer's intent to demonstrate the Bible's value as a geological resource.

Does He Cry With Me?: A Biblical View Of Human Suffering, Herald Of Truth

Landon Saunders Documents

Published under Herald of Truth, Special Bible Studies #5, later printed in bulletin form. An exploration of why humans suffer and suggestions of how to incorporate suffering into a life of faith. Date of publicaton is very estimated.

The World And Joseph Smith, Lane D. Ward

Theses and Dissertations

It is felt by some historians that Joseph Smith was a product of his environment; that his teachings were the amplifications of religious doctrines surrounding his life experience in early America.
Some writings which have been published show similarities between Joseph's "Mormonism" and contemporary religions.
It should be rememebered, however, that if Joseph Smith's call, as restorer, were all that he professed it to be (and he was not alone in that profession), there would, indeed, exist paralleling truths surrounding his "restored" gospel. For, as Joseph tells us, the gospel was preached from the beginning. If that is true, we …

Teaching The Bible To Black Africans : (Toward A Methodological Approach To Bible Teaching Applied To The Beti Tribes Of South-Cameroon), Joseph Nkou

Dissertations

Problem. This study is concerned with methods of teaching the Bible in Black Africa and particularly among the Beti tribes of South Cameroon. The Gospel message has been brought to the Beti people through the ministry of Western instructors. Some have claimed their teaching to be irrelevant to the Africans. It appeared necessary, then, to find out in what way that teaching was irrelevant to Beti people and to suggest positive methods which could be applied in order to facilitate the Beti grasp of the Christian message and, consequently, to predispose them to a full and inner acceptance o f …

Selected Personality And Motivation Variables Related To Behavioral Commitment To Certain Health Teachings Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Ronald Edwin Ruskjer

Dissertations

Problem. Seventh-day Adventists teach that the practice of certain health habits is essential to optimum spiritual nurture. It is commonly known, however, that a number of Seventh-day Adventist church members fail to practice one or more of these habits. This is a matter of crucial concern to dedicated Adventists in general and health- and faith-professionals of the Adventist persuasion in particular. This investigation was undertaken in order to help such Adventists better understand the phenomenon of health-habit practice. It was the purpose of the present study to discover certain relationships that may exist between the practice of health habits on …

Correspondence; Ministerial Search Packet; Congregation Demographics; 1979-12-12, First Unitarian Universalist Church Of Niagara Falls

First Unitarian Church of Niagara Falls

No abstract provided.

Radar, December 12, 1979

Radar

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in USA

RadarFinding Aid

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 55, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Beshear, Tom. Bargaining Agent Not Recognized
• Carpenter, Steve Kentucky Education Association, Workers Surprised by Action on Bargaining
• Beshear, Tom. Musician’s Child Disliked All That Jazz, Carolyn Mingus
• Christian Music Group to Perform Dec. 12 – Dogwood
• 3 Wise Men Condemned for Their Iranian Origin
• Gibbons, Roland. Editorial Cartoon – Regents & Kentucky Education Association
• Judd, Alan. Rock ‘n’ Roll to Die at Natural 97 – WLBJ-FM
• Armstrong, Donald. Jimmy Feix the Greatest
• Reiss, John. Says Play Superb – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Powell, Jody. U.S. …

Iowa Catholic Deaf Newsletter, December 1979

Iowa Catholic Deaf Newsletter

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Des Moines, IA

Iowa Catholic Deaf Newsletter Finding Aid

Signs Of God, December 1, 1979

Signs of God

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Sioux Falls, SD

Signs of God Finding Aid

Special Ministry To The Deaf (Vt)/Catholic Deaf Newsletter (Nh), December 1979

Special Ministry to the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Burlington, VT; Manchester, NH

Special Ministry to the Deaf Finding Aid

The Silent Witness, December 1979

Silent Witness, The

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Washington, D.C.

The Silent Witness Finding Aid

The Mustard Seed, December 1979

Mustard Seed, The

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in San Diego, CA

The Mustard Seed Finding Aid

Brightside News, December 1979

Brightside News

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Baton Rouge, LA

Brightside News Finding Aid

The Catholic Auditor, December 1979

Catholic Auditor

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Trenton, NJ

Catholic Auditor Finding Aid

Silent Voices, December 1979

Silent Voices

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Mineapolis, MN

Silent Voices Finding Aid

Deaf Community Center News, November 4, 1979

Deaf Community Center News

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Framingham, MA

Deaf Community Center News Finding Aid

The Influence Of Traditional Practices In The Church Life Of Etche People, Emmanuel Amadi

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

All through the ages, even before the advent of Christianity, the Ibos, in general, have treasured these practices because they served their cultural and social concerns. But no sooner was Christianity introduced into the various segments of our society than conflicts upon conflicts began to erupt. The Etche man, like his relatives the Ibos, is torn between two worlds. Christianity demands that he give up his past, while his culture insists that he stick to his heritage. The Etche man today asks how these conflicting thoughts can be reconciled. In this thesis, the writer shall attempt to describe these traditional …