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A Strategy To Reach The English-Speaking People Of The Bay Islands Of Honduras, Stavely P. Elwin

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The English-speaking Seventh-day Adventist church in the Bay Islands has experienced slow growth over the last ten years. An evaluation reveals that some of the problems include poor evangelistic methods, few well trained pastors and workers, the churches' lack of support from the local mission and pastors, and no material provisions for the departments of the church. In addition, programs are lacking to help members come in contact with secular-minded people, and the methods used to improve the retention rate of newly- baptized members indicate there is a tremendous need for change in the style of evangelism in the …

Development Of A Program For Intentional Growth In The Antioch Seventh-Day Adventist Congregation, Long Island, New York, Trevor Saint Aubyn Forbes

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The Antioch Seventh-day Adventist congregation was started in 1988 and grew steadily; however, for the last four years membership growth has plateaued. This lack of church growth has caused much concern among the church’s administration. The original hope and intention that the congregation would establish a growing church was founded on the premise that in order for the congregation to grow, it must implement intentional church growth programs.

Method

In order to learn how churches grow, I surveyed literature on church growth. I also interviewed six pastors of growing churches — three who are Seventh-day Adventists and three who …

Hong Kong And The 1997 Crisis: Danger Or Opportunity? : Strategies For Baptist Mission And Growth In A Climate Of Political Transition, Eddie Kin-Ming Ma

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Spiritual Life In Anabaptism [Review] / Translated And Edited By Cornelius J. Dyck., James E. Miller

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

I Studied Inscriptions From Before The Flood: Ancient Near Eastern, Literary, And Linguistic Approaches To Genesis 1-11 [Review] / Edited By Richard S. Hess And David Toshio Tsumura., Jon L. Dybdahl

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

The Primitive Church In The Modern World [Review] / Edited By Richard T. Hughes., Mark F. Carr

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.