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The Herald, January-February 1986

Herald, The

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Baltimore, MD

The Herald Finding Aid

The Silent Witness, January 1986

Silent Witness, The

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

The Silent Witness Finding Aid

Bulletin Of Yale University School Of Nursing 1986-1987, Yale School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Bulletins and Catalogues

Series 82, Number 13

September 1, 1986

The Caring Ministry: Concepts And Methods Of Ministry To Inactive Members Of The Stone Tower Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Portland, Oregon, John Clifton Alspaugh

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. One of the greatest needs in the Seventh-day Adventist Church today is to develop a ministry to inactive members. In recent years many studies have explored the reasons why people leave the church, but very little has been done to reclaim those who become discouraged or disenchanted. The purpose of this project was to establish such a ministry to inactive members of Stone Tower Church and to evaluate the effectiveness of John Savage's "Calling and Caring Ministries" for use among Seventh-day Adventists.

Method. Lay members were trained in the concepts, skills , and methods of the Caring Ministry. Callers …

The Training Program For The Elder, Deacon, And Deaconess, Kenneth O. Swanson

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. Historically, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, like the New Testament Church, was lay oriented. Lay leadership cared for the nurture and evangelism within the church. However, within both periods eventually a professional clergy emerged and took over those ministerial roles. The clergy takeover has resulted in an overburdened, overtaxed pastoral leadership, and a passive, critical, noncommitted laity.

Some clergy and laity now see the need for reformation. Laity must be brought back into their proper places of ministry and church leadership. This change requires an attitudinal and re-educational process for clergy and laity alike. Effective church leadership is needed to …

Review Of Chesney & Rosenman's "Anger And Hostility In Cardiovascular And Behavioral Disorders," Lynch's "The Language Of The Heart," & Mostofsky And Piedmont's "Therapeutic Practice In Behavioral Medicine", Mark R. Mcminn

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

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A Correlational Study Of Jungian Psychological Types And Nineteen Spiritual Gifts, Chek Yat Phoon

Dissertations

Problem

No known study had examined the correlation between the Jungian psychological types and spiritual gifts. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible correlation between the Jungian psychological types and a selection of 19 spiritual gifts of the New Testament.

Method

This study employed two instruments to measure the psychological types and 19 spiritual gifts: The Myers-Briggs type Indicator and The Spiritual Gifts Inventory. The data which were computed and analyzed to test 38 null hypotheses were provided by a total of 430 undergraduate, graduate, and seminary students from Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, and church members …

A Curriculum Data Base For Continuing Education For Ministers In The Colombia-Venezuela Union Mission Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Edgar J. Escobar

Dissertations

Background and Purpose of the Study. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is seeking research data on which to base the planning and development of efficient continuing education for ministry programs geographically and culturally adapted to the territories where the ministers are serving. As a needs assessment, the study sought data regarding the societies in which the program functions, the ministers' attitudes toward their ministerial training, their needs and aspirations on subject matter, learning-situation preferences, motivations, and obstacles for continuing education. The study also surveyed the opinions of administrators, departmental directors, and lay leaders at the Union, Conference, and Mission levels.

Methodology. …