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The Phenomenon Of Power In The Church: An Investigation And Analysis Of The Relational Dynamics Experienced In The Context Of The Assertion Of Authority, Steven R. Walikonis

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. There is a need for a greater understanding of the relationship that exists between the minister and the congregation. The quality of their relationship determines, to a great degree, the health of their church organization. As persons, ministers possess certain qualifications, abilities, and personality traits that enable them to lead. These comprise the minister’s bases of power. Leaders determine (often unknowingly) how their bases of power are used. Relational dynamics take place when the minister uses power and asserts authority. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not a relationship exists between the minister’s power bases …

Preventive Steps For Pastoral Sexual Misconduct: A Seminar For Brazilian Pastors In The North American Division, Samuel Ramos

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

In recent years sexual misconduct among clergyman has received an unprecedented public profile as victims have become increasingly willing to speak up and the media has disseminated the stories of clergy abuse. An increasing number of people have been willing to risk their personal reputation and go public with their stories. Effective ministry occurs only within a climate of trust and credibility; however, the ministry is increasingly losing its credibility in society. The goal of this study was to prepare, present, and evaluate a seminar for Brazilian pastors in the North American Division, discussing the main reasons for a …

Promoting Financial And Spiritual Growth In The Seventh-Day Adventist Churches In The South Ghana Conference Through Stewardship Workshops, Alfred K. Adonu

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The task of this dissertation was to discover the reasons for the poor financial strength and to develop stewardship workshops to promote spiritual growth and sound financial performance in the churches of the South Ghana Conference. Since its organization in 1988, the South Ghana Conference has not experienced consistent growth in giving. By year-end 2001 it had a baptized membership of 41,747 with 101 organized churches and 235 companies. During the same period, the annual tithe was US$479,674 with a tithe per capita of US$12.18. However, there is wide spread suspicion that many return a partial tithe. In spite …

Toward A Paradigm Of Servant Leadership For Seventh-Day Adventist Ministers In Korea, Youngsoo Chung

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Korean society retains a strong Confucian tradition, manifested by a strong devotion to family and an emphasis on hierarchy and vertical relationships. The Buddhist and Shamanist traditions provide a model of authoritarian leadership. These traditions have been modified to adapt to modem leadership concerns, but the hierarchal practice of power and authority-based leadership still prevails. The challenge facing Christianity is the prevalence of this existing leadership style. It is a barrier to the acceptance of the biblical model of servant-leadership. Effective leadership that is both biblically sound and culturally suitable is needed for the Seventh-day Adventist church in Korea. …

The Development And Implementation Of A Grief Support Program At Florida Hospital, Michael R. Lombardo

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

With little or no formal grief support provided at Florida Hospital, an intentional bereavement facilitation program was needed. Many of the problems individuals face can be traced back to unresolved loss. The grief support program at Florida Hospital provides numerous avenues for the grief process to take place. This study describes the development and implementation of a comprehensive grief support program at Florida Hospital designed to enhance the bereavement process for those in grief and to provide assistance to care-givers involved in bereavement facilitation.

Method

There were various methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of this program. All 219 …

On Kamisar, Killing, And The Future Of Physician-Assisted Death, Norman L. Cantor

Michigan Law Review

Tens - perhaps hundreds - of thousands of trees could have been spared over the last forty-five years had opponents of physician-assisted death only been content to let Yale Kamisar be their exclusive spokesperson. Their movement would have lost no significant substance or persuasive force, for Kamisar's 1958 article - Some Non-Religious Views Against Proposed 'Mercy-Killing' Legislation - presaged the shape and content of the subsequent forty-five year debate over legalizing physician-assisted death ("PAD" ). Kamisar's article preceded by years the development of a whole jurisprudence relating to the withholding/withdrawing of life-sustaining medical treatment ("LSMT") and the administration of pain-relief …

Old Lesbians' Experiences With The Health Care System : Ten Case Studies, Nancy G. Hugman

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Exploration Of Being And Having Allies In The Independent Living Movement, Anji Buckner

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Cultural Adaptability Of Dental Hygiene Students In The United States: A Pilot Study, Katrina W. Magee, Michele L. Darby, Irene M. Connolly, Evelyn Thomson

Dental Hygiene Faculty Publications

Dental hygiene students should prepare to competently provide services to culturally diverse patients; therefore, this study was conducted as a baseline to determine the cross-cultural adaptability of dental hygiene students. The sample consisted of 188 dental hygiene students attending four culturally diverse dental hygiene programs (N=108) and four non-culturally diverse dental hygiene programs (N=80). The culturally diverse programs randomly selected were located in the southwest, southeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S., and the non-diverse programs were located in the northwest, northcentral, central, and southern regions of the U.S. Any dental hygiene program with students representing four of the five …

Framing: What's In A Frame (That Which We Call A Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet), Marcia Caton Campbell, Jayne Seminare Docherty

Marquette Law Review

No abstract provided.

Limiting Conflicts Of Interest Arising From Physician Investment In Specialty Hospitals, Maureen Kwiecinski

Marquette Law Review

No abstract provided.

Does The Child Online Protection Act Violate The First Amendment?, Susanna Frederick Fischer

Scholarly Articles

The Supreme Court weighs in for a second time in the more than 5-year-old court battle over whether the Child Online Protection Act drafters have rectified the constitutional defects of the Communications Decency Act, which the Court struck down in 1997 on First Amendment grounds. In an effort to cure the CDA's lack of "narrow tailoring," the drafters of COPA have more narrowly defined the speech that is being regulated and have also narrowed the speakers who are subject to regulation.

Extreme Sports And Assumption Of Risk: A Blueprint, David Horton

University of San Francisco Law Review

A GROWING NUMBER of personal injury litigants stand outside the contours of tort law. Plaintiffs who are hurt while engaging in high risk recreational activities do not fit within a doctrine that uses "reasonableness" as its central criterion. Reasonableness hinges on whether the cost of an untaken precaution outweighs that of a particular harm. In many risky sports, the only way to avoid getting hurt is to forego the activity altogether. For most people, this is not a burden. Even if it is, the lost opportunity value is dwarfed by the omnipresent specter of grave injury. For example, consider the …

Sensible Antitrust Rules For Pharmaceutical Competition, Herbert Hovenkamp

University of San Francisco Law Review

No abstract provided.

Occupation Law And Foreign Investment In Iraq: How An Outdated Doctrine Has Become An Obstacle To Occupied Populations, Robert D. Tadlock

University of San Francisco Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Ada Takes On The Movie Industry: Do The Disabled Have A Right To The Best Seats In The House?, Laura K. Mckibbin

University of San Francisco Law Review

STADIUM-STYLE MOVIE theaters have revolutionized the movie-going experience. Cushioned rocker seats with high seatbacks that recline, cup holder armrests, ample legroom, and marvelous lines of sight: the simple innovation of putting each row of seats on its own tier has made stadium-style theaters the most comfortable way to view a movie outside of one's own home. American Multi-Cinema Entertainment Inc. ("AMC"), the first group to establish stadium-style seating in its theaters, has described such stadium seating in its publicity materials as "'virtually suspend[ing] the moviegoer in front of [a] wall-to-wall screen.' " The audience is thus "'totally enveloped"' in the …

Themes And Variations: The Convergence Of Corporate Governance Practices In Major World Markets, Allison Dabbs Garrett

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Vol. 32, No. 3: Full Issue, Denver Journal Of International Law & Policy

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Sex, Politics, And Religion: The Clash Between Poland And The European Union Over Abortion, Alicia Czerwinski

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

An African Dimension To The Clean Development Mechanism: Finding A Path To Sustainable Development In The Energy Sector, Patricia Nelson

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Vol. 33, No. 1: Full Issue, Denver Journal Of International Law & Policy

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Phytochemical And Biological Investigation Of Alkaloids From Zanthoxylum Syncarpum Tull Leaves, Mounirah A. Al-Azeib

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Civil Rights Task: Removing Barriers To Employment Of Ex-Convicts, Leroy D. Clark

University of San Francisco Law Review

OUR NATION FACES a growing problem that cries out for careful, rational reforms. As of June 2002, the prison and jail population exceeded two million inmates for the first time. State prisons operated between 1% and 16% above capacity and federal prisons operated 31% above capacity. The inmate population grew an average of 3.8% each year from 1995 to 2002.

Physicians Policing Physicians: The Development Of Medical Staff Peer Review Law At California Hospitals, Philip L. Merkel

University of San Francisco Law Review

THE LAW GOVERNING medical staff peer review at California hospitals has changed dramatically over the last thirty years. The days when a hospital could make arbitrary credentialing decisions without affording physicians any recourse are long gone. Primarily as a result of appellate court decisions and legislation, there has been a steady movement toward the formalization of peer review. This article examines the development of peer review law at California hospitals.' It also identifies a number of shortcomings in the current system and suggests solutions to these problems.

Deferred Entry Of Judgment: An Overlooked And Undervalued Benefit Of Proposition 21, Laron Hogg Haught

University of San Francisco Law Review

IN MARCH OF 2000, the voters of California passed Proposition 21, the "Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act of 1998," which altered sections of the Welfare and Institution and Penal Codes as well as created new sections that delineate a supervision program for certain minors brought before the courts. Proponents hailed the initiative as a "get tough on juvenile crime and gangs" measure, while opponents argued it was a draconian attempt to incarcerate more children for longer periods of time, and was too sweeping in its effect.

Abstinence-Only Adolescent Education: Ineffective, Unpopular, And Unconstitutional, James Mcgrath

University of San Francisco Law Review

ABSTINENCE-ONLY AND abstinence-only-until-marriage education programs, ostensibly designed to prevent unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease ("STD") infection, are a waste of valuable public health resources of both time and money.' These ideologically based interventions interfere with serious, effective public health education and must be dismantled. Not only are abstinence-only programs ineffective for their intended purpose, they are dangerous in that they fail to protect our nation's youth against serious and potentially deadly diseases. Furthermore, these programs unconstitutionally violate both the Establishment Clause and the unconstitutional conditions doctrine.

Strengthening Article 20, Merle H. Weiner

University of San Francisco Law Review

THE HAGUE CONVENTION on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction ("the Hague Convention") t is a private international treaty in force in approximately seventy-five countries. 2 The Hague Convention addresses international child abduction and generally requires that an abducted child be promptly returned to his or her habitual residence, unless the abductor can invoke one of several defenses set forth in the Hague Convention.

Economic Analyses Of Patent Settlement Agreements: The Implementation Of Specific Economic Tests, The Evaluation Of Dynamic Efficiency, And The Scope Of Patent Rights, James Langenfeld, Wenqing Li

University of San Francisco Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Superiority Of Direct Proof Of Monopoly Power And Anticompetitive Effects In Antitrust Cases Involving Delayed Entry Of Generic Drugs, Eric L. Cramer, Daniel Berger

University of San Francisco Law Review

No abstract provided.

Fractured Freedoms: The United States’ Postmodern Approach To Protecting Privacy, Adam Todd

School of Law Faculty Publications

Privacy law in the United States can be characterized as postmodern. It is fragmented and reflects postmodern paradox. This article is particularly concerned with the threats to the freedoms that underlie the right to privacy in the United States caused by this postmodern approach-particularly the lack of comprehensive regulation or protections against violations of privacy. The weaknesses of the United States' fragmented approach are apparent when contrasted to the more comprehensive and centrally-regulated European approach, such as that found in the European Data Privacy Directive.

But one cannot simply state that the United States should borrow the comprehensive European approach. …