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Why Theology Matters, Larry L. Lichtenwalter

Perspective Digest

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In The Old Testament Prophetic Literature, Martin G. Klingbeil

Perspective Digest

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Leading In The Face Of Conflicting Expectations: Caring For The Needs Of Individuals And Of The Organization, Michael Cafferky

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

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Comenius And Savitribai Phule, Thom Wolf

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

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Christological Concepts In The Book Of Revelation - Part 2: Christ's Divinity, Ekkehardt Mueller

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

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The Biblical Witness Of The Character Of God In Relation To The Qur'an, Larry L. Lichtenwalter

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

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Development And Implementation Of A Small Group Program To Foster Numeric Growth At The Fresno Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Antonio Huerta

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem The Fresno Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church has a 65 year history in the city of Fresno. From the year of 1995 until the year of 2005 when I became the pastor for this church, I realized that the numeric growth rate in this congregation had dropped significantly. I soon became aware of the urgent need for a comprehensive analysis that would enable the Fresno Spanish Church to regain its growth momentum. Method The solution and the vision to solve the problem was the development and the implementation of a small group program that would help train, equip, and mobilize …

Proposed Solution To The Problem Of Member Retention For The South Sao Paulo Conference, Nilson S. Ferreira

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. The South São Paulo Conference loses an average of 32 percent of its members per year as a result of dissatisfaction with the church. According to the Office of Archives and Statistics of the Central Brazilian Union, the South São Paulo Conference baptized 2,057 people in 2004 and 797 dropped out of the church, resulting in a 38 percent church dropout rate in that year. In 2005, the conference baptized 2,516 people and 1,000 dropped out, for a disaffiliation rate of 39 percent. In 2006, 2,746 were baptized and 456 dropped out, for a disaffiliation rate of 19 percent. …

Discipleship Master Plan: A Disciple-Making Strategy For The South Flint Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Melvin S. Santos

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The lack of a disciple-making plan and irregular leadership training for members in the South Flint Seventh-day Adventist Church resulted in undeveloped and ill-equipped members operating in a reactive and survival mode leading to frustration and leader “burn outs.”

Method

The Discipleship Master Plan was developed and implemented in the South Flint Seventh-day Adventist Church in Burton, Michigan, which consisted of two major formats: (1) Four Levels of Discipleship Training, and (2) a Discipleship Master Plan Infrastructure. The four levels of discipleship focus on the development of all members. This training took place primarily during Sabbath afternoons and worship …

Industry-Based Ministry: A Pilot Project At The New Dimension S.D.A. Church, Sednak Kojo Duffu Yankson

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The Seventh-day Adventist Church, from my pastoral observation here at the New Dimension Seventh-day Adventist congregation in Brooklyn, has not been as successful in retaining the unskilled and uneducated urban poor as other ministries (for example, the Nation of Islam). We preach evangelistic messages to change the lifestyles of the poor and in the process we either lose them or leave them on government assistance because we have no viable economic program to sustain them in our faith.

Purpose

The purpose of this project was to develop and implement a model of industry- based ministry by which members could …

Adventist Mission Theology: Developing A Biblical Foundation, Rick Mcedward

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

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Principles Of Worship And Liturgy, Fernando Canale

Perspective Digest

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The Mission Of God's People In The Old Testament, Jiri Moskala

Perspective Digest

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Intrinsic Canonicity And The Inadequacy Of The Community Approach To Canon-Determination, John C. Peckham

Faculty Publications

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The Analogy Of Scripture Revisited: A Final Form Canonical Approach To Systematic Theology, John C. Peckham

Faculty Publications

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The Gospel According To God's Judgment: Judgment As Salvation, Jiri Moskala

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

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The Eclipse Of Scripture And The Protestantization Of The Adventist Mind: Part 2: From The Evangelical Gospel To Culture, Fernando Canale

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

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The Validity Of The Levitical Food Laws Of Clean And Unclean Animals: A Case Study Of Biblical Hermeneutics, Jiri Moskala

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

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The Gospel According To God’S Judgment: Judgment As Salvation, Jiri Moskala

Faculty Publications

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The Validity Of The Levitical Food Laws Of Clean And Unclean Animals: A Case Study Of Biblical Hermeneutics, Jiri Moskala

Faculty Publications

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Adventist Missiological Education And Global Mission Perspectives, Wagner Kuhn

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

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A Comparative Analysis Of The Origin And Divine Causation Of Death In Ancient Near Eastern Literature And In The Old Testament, Lazarus Castang

Dissertations

The present dissertation attempts a comparative analysis of both the origin of death in the creation accounts and the divine causation of death in the main flood accounts in the ancient Near Eastern (ANE) literature and the Hebrew Old Testament (OT). Both literatures are examined for their implicit or explicit conceptions of the origin and divine causation of death. The origin of death in the ANE literature is located in the Egyptian Osirian myth and the Mesopotamian Enki-Ninmah myth, Enûma Elish, Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Adapa legend. The divine causation of death is studied in the Eridu Genesis, Atra-Hasis …

Ezekiel 5:5-17 And Theodicy: A Theological Investigation Of The Character Of God, Paul Onyango Wahonya

Dissertations

The question of the character of God has been an issue of contention among many biblical scholars, particularly when considering the severe punitive actions that he unleashes upon humanity from time to time. This contention makes it imperative to reexamine the biblical corpus to ascertain its portrayal of YHWH's character in the light of his harsh and severe judgments.

The exegetical examination of Ezek 5:5-17 in the context of Ezek 1-24 has revealed that YHWH is a God who upholds the terms of the covenant. When his people breach the covenant stipulations, as the Israelites did, he takes appropriate disciplinary …

The Sabbath In The Pentateuch: An Exegetical And Theological Study, Mathilde Frey

Dissertations

Many studies have explored the seventh-day Sabbath in the Pentateuch from historical-critical, theological, and historical perspectives. However, systematic contextual exegesis and close reading of the pentateuchal Sabbath texts have been neglected. This dissertation investigates literary features of these passages in their respective contexts and develops an integrated Sabbath theology from the viewpoint of the Pentateuch as a whole.

In chapter 1, an overview of literature on the biblical Sabbath introduces the topic and describes the methodology of the study. Chapters 2 to 5 explore specific contextual, stylistic, and linguistic elements of the pentateuchal Sabbath pericopes, which contribute to expression of …

It Takes A Miracle: An Analysis Of John H. Walton's View Of Cosmic Temple Inauguration, Martin Frederick Hanna

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The Creation Of The Soul, The Creation Of The Body: Dual Creations In Christian Tradition, Karen K. Abrahamson

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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Editorial: Continuing The Conversation On Creation, John W. Reeve

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The Seventh-Day Sabbath And Sabbath Theology In The Book Of Revelation: Creation, Covenant, Sign, Larry L. Lichtenwalter

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The Case For The Investigative Judgment: Its Biblical Foundation [Review] / Marvin Moore, Richard M. Davidson

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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A Greek-Hebrew/Aramaic Two-Way Index To The Septuagint [Review] / T. Muraoka, Daniel M. Gurtner

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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