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Reexamining Relational Youth Ministry: Implications From The Theology Of Bonhoeffer, Andrew Root

Faculty Publications

Youth ministry often focuses on building relationships between youth ministers and adolescents. But to what end? A relationship designed to influence the other is no relationship and is unworthy of Christ. In a true relationship Christians must be willing fully to share the place of another.

11 Innovations In The Local Church, Elmer L. Towns

Books

No abstract provided.

Training Volunteers To Effectively Make Disciples Of Troubled Youth In The Emerging Postmodern Culture, Dwight Spotts

Doctor of Ministry

One of the great opportunities for the Christian community in an emerging postmodern culture will be the renewed potential for incamational ministry to troubled youth. For over a half century the evangelical church in America has failed to significantly impact the problem of delinquency. This has not always been the reality. Yet current research pertaining to the relationship between religion and delinquency shows that when contextual variables are considered the church can have an inverse effect upon delinquency. In other words, the practice of religion does have something positive to offer troubled youth.

While it is has traditionally been assumed …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 76 - Intergenerational Worship (June 2005), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

For All Generations....3

Beginning a Communal Conversation by Gil Rendle....4

Called to Carry the Light....6

What It Takes by Joy Engelsman....8

It Takes a Congregation by Steve Burger....10

Unity in Harmony by John Sutton....12

Table Graces by Ron Rienstra....19

"Will I Ever Love God as Much as That Man Does?" by Cheryl K. Brandsen....22

Church in Nursing Homes by Marlene F. Brands....24

A Precious Feast, a Tangled Web by Syd Hielema....25

Teens at the Table by Mary Sytsma....28

The Power of Words by Timothy Brown....37

Understanding Generational Differences by …

The Recovery Of Memorization In Confirmation: A Study Of Junior Confirmation At Concordia Lutheran Church, Geneseo, Illinois, Daniel Olson

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

The purpose of this project was to address the problem of junior confirmation students not retaining long term the material they were being assigned to learn. The project employed the use of various active teaching methods in order to include the different learning styles of the students. The project demonstrates that the use of these active learning methods did result in a reduction in rote memorization and a significant improvement in the student's ability to retain what they were being taught. The conclusion of the project is that there is a need for greater implementation of these active learning techniques.

Youth Ministry And Beliefs And Values Among 10- To 19-Year-Old Students In The Seventh-Day Adventist School System In North America, A. Barry Gane

Dissertations

Problem. A survey of the literature revealed that there was little by way of empirical study on the relationship between youth ministry and attitudes, beliefs, and values held by young people. We empirically tested the anecdotal evidence that youth ministry is effective in the transmission of beliefs and values. The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether Seventh-day Adventist youth ministry in North America makes any difference in the lives of youth in the Seventh-day Adventist school system.

Method. The sample for this study was 10,832 10- to 19-year old students enrolled in SDA schools in 2001. …

The Improv Church : A Qualitative, Theoretical, And Interdisciplinary Explanation Of Its Appeal To Collegians, Karl Haffner

Dissertations

The college years often represent the time when young people drop out of church. The reasons vary. One of the factors in a decision to abandon church is that college students feel many traditional churches are irrelevant. Conventional methods of pedagogy and communication are typically used. The result is a learning environment that feels stale to many young people.

Some educators are experimenting with new methods of instruction based on advances in learning theories, instructional strategies, and in whole-person learning. The purpose of this study was to consider the Improv Church as a learning environment where these advances in education …

The Concept Of Salvation In 19-34-Year-Old Seventh-Day Adventists Who Live In The State Of Indiana, Neva Charlotte Regal

Dissertations

Purpose of the Study. The purpose of this study was (a) to describe how the concept of salvation develops among Adventist young adults and (b) to examine the perceived influence of mentors and (c) life experiences, especially traumatic experiences, on the development of the concept of salvation and intrinsic religious motivation.

Method. This cross-sectional developmental study utilized three instruments: (a) the Salvation Concept Interview, (b) the Life Experience Interview, and (c) the Intrinsic/Extrinsic Religious Motivation Scale. Interviews were conducted with 132 individuals, and the data were analyzed descriptively and quantitatively using Spearman rho correlations and Chisquares.

Results and Conclusions. Limited …

A History Of "Especially For Youth" - 1976-1986, John Bytheway

Theses and Dissertations

The summer of 2002 marked the 26th anniversary of the youth camp “Especially for Youth” (EFY). Over 34,000 teenagers from across the United States, Canada and several foreign countries gathered on thirty-one different college campuses to attend one of the sixty-four sessions of the five-day program. Since the first session in 1976, Especially for Youth has enjoyed steady increases in attendance and popularity. Beginning in the early 1980s, the program's success reached the point that applicants were turned away because there was not enough space to house all those who wanted to attend.

EFY is sponsored by Brigham Young University …

Volume 18, Number 3, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 2003

Paradox For The Church: Time-Limited Counseling Tools For Pastoral Care, Charles Phillip Redwine

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Volume 18, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 2001

Volume 17, Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 2001

Praying The 23rd Psalm, Elmer L. Towns

Books

No abstract provided.

Religious Faith And Mental Health Outcomes, Thomas G. Plante, Naveen K. Sharma

Psychology

In this chapter we review recent research regarding the relationship between religious faith/spirituality and mental health outcomes, as well as provide directions for future research and discussion. The specific aspects of mental health and illness that we focus on include well-being, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and schizophrenia. We also briefly discuss research pertaining to religious faith and personality disorders, eating disorders, somatoform disorders, and bipolar disorder.

Volume 17, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 2000

Newsletter Catholic Deaf Of Detroit, August 2000

Newsletter Catholic Deaf of Detroit

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Detroit, MI

Newsletter Catholic Deaf of Detroit Finding Aid

The Roman Catholic Church And The State In The Czech Republic: Property Relations And Legislative Policies, Sidonie F. Winter

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

The Deaf Catholic, March-April 1999

ICDA The Deaf Catholic

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in USA

ICDA The Deaf CatholicFinding Aid

Fasting Can Change Your Life, Jerry Falwell, Elmer L. Towns

Books

No abstract provided.

Toward The Recovery Of Effective Youth Ministry For Korean Ethnic Churches In The United States, Suh Kyoung Suh

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Volume 15 (A), Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 1997

Note: Original misprinted as Volume 14, Number 2

1996 Ncod Pastoral Week Program

National Catholic Office for the Deaf (NCOD) Conferences

Documents from the 1996 NCOD Pastoral Week held in San Diego, CA in 1996

• Program
• Schedule
NCOD 25th Anniversary flyer

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1996 Ncod Pastoral Week Report

National Catholic Office for the Deaf (NCOD) Conferences

Documents from the 1996 NCOD Pastoral Week held in San Diego, CA in 1996

• Executive Director's report
• Mid-Atlantic Region report
• Northeast Region report
• Midwest Region report
• South Region report
• Letter from ICDA to NCOD Board
• News Release for 25th Anniversary Pastoral Week
• Responsibilites of an NCOD Regional Representative
• Letter to ICDA Board from Thomas Ryan

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Volume 11, Number 2, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Spring 1993

The Place Of Human Services In The Uniting Church In Western Australia : Perceptions Of The Ministers And Some Consideration Of Issues For Service Delivery, Ki-Soo Jang

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis explores the relationship between the provision of human services and the role of the church with special reference to the Uniting Church's role in Western Australia. The church's involvement in human service is examined as an expression of the church's responsibility to practise the religious teachings of compassion and charity. However, such claims as to the church's responsibility were received with degrees of acceptance and resentment by different church denominations. Despite the definite teachings of the Bible about the importance of the church to the world of which it is a part, as this study has explored, they …

Volume 11, Number 1, Department Of Church Relations

Pacific Church News

Edited by Jerry Rushford

Fall 1992

Michigan Catholic News, Fall 1990

Michigan Catholic News

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Lansing, MI

Michigan Catholic News Finding Aid

Michigan Catholic News, Summer 1990

Michigan Catholic News

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Lansing, MI

Michigan Catholic News Finding Aid

Catholic Office Of Disability Ministry, April-May-June 1990

Catholic Office of Disability Ministry (CODM/Vine & Branches)

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in St. Louis, MO

Catholic Office of Disability Ministry (CODM/VINE & Branches) Finding Aid