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Towards Understanding Distinctive Seventh-Day Adventist Preaching, John Harold Hobart Mathews

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

As early as 1957 there has been concern by some church members that Seventh-day Adventist preaching has lost its uniqueness or as some have said, "the old Adventist ring." Are SDA preachers losing the church's mission in their preaching? That assertion continues to be a voice within Adventism.

Method

A study from the Bible, writings of Ellen G. White and other church publications helped me understand the mission of the SDA church and preaching's relationship to that mission. An analysis of sermons by J. N. Andrews, W. A. Spicer, and H. M. S. Richards, Sr. demonstrate how leading SDA …

A Strategy For Lay Involvement In Urban Evangelism And Geographical Advance In The Territory Of The North Mexican Union Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In Mexico, David Velazquez

Doctor of Ministry Projects

The Global Mission thrust initiated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) in 1990 envisions a specific length of time for all the world to be covered with the SDA message. An important challenge of Global Mission is reaching the inhabitants of the cities. This project report contains a strategy for lay involvement in urban evangelism.

Part One of this project attempts to provide a theoretical framework by developing a theological perspective of the city, as shown in four areas:

1. An analysis of the phenomenon of urban growth around the world, as well as in Latin America and Mexico is …

Theological Education In Context: A Pilot Extension Program For The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In Rwanda, Robert G. Peck

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

One of the most important concerns that presents itself to the Adventist Church in Rwanda is how to adequately cope with the rapid growth of new members. There are too few pastors equipped to care for the growing membership. It was the purpose of the present pilot project to design a strategy that would provide theological education and training for pastors currently employed and training for those mature church leaders who are motivated to improve their leadership abilities and skills.

Method

Theological Education by Extension (TEE) was the proposed solution to the problem. A two-tier approach was suggested. The …

Discipleship Through Small Group Ministry In A Congregation Of The Church Of God (Anderson) , Robert J. Brink

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Development Of A Model Of Leadership For A Church Planting Project , Louis Daniel Wolfe

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

On A Theology For Modern Babylonians: The Exile As A Basis For Doing "Biblical Theology", Daniel L. Smith

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.

On A Theology For Modern Babylonians: The Exile As A Basis For Doing "Biblical Theology", Daniel L. Smith-Christopher

Theological Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

An Organizational Model For A Coordinated Program Of Music Ministry For The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In North American And Europe, Raimo J. Lehtinen

Dissertations

Problem. Initiating work in the coordination of church music activities has been undertaken in the North American and European portions of the world-wide organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. There was a need to develop a comprehensive model of music ministry which the Church could utilize when further steps in the advancement of organized music programs will be taken.

Method. In the process of creating the philosophical rationale for the model a descriptive method was used. Adventist literature on music ministry was reviewed, analyzed, and compared with the basic themes of Johansson's contrapuntal design (1984). In thedevelopment of the rest …

The Eschatological Judgment In Job 19:21-29 : An Exegetical Study, Gordon E. Christo

Dissertations

Practically all scholars today acknowledge the juridical features of the book of Job. The purpose of this study is to identify the legal event that Job is understood to believe would take place in the eschaton.

Chapter 1 first analyzes the significance of the place of our passage in the structure of the book. Job 19 is found to be the center of a structurally balanced composition. Further study of structure reveals that v s s . 25-27b can be viewed as: (1) the heart of the chiasm in 19:21-29, (2) the node of that speech, and (3) a pivot …

The Johannine Paroimia, Hyunsok Doh

Dissertations

This investigation studied the use of the Greek term παροιμια in the Gospel of John. In chapter 1 modern and ancient writers who wrote about the παροιμια are reviewed as a background study. The discussions are mostly limited to the area of popular proverbs. The list of παροιμια in the period before the Fourth Gospel revealed that not only proverbial sayings but also idioms and maxims were included in the category of παροιμια. The use of the term in the Septuagint translation and in Philo's writings shifted from the earlier use of theterm because the former, in several places, …

A Descriptive Dissertation On The Effective Utilization Of Word Pictures In Distinctive Narrative Sermon Designs As Interpreted By The Boyd Stokes Reaction Questionnaire In The Adult Sunday School Classes Of The Whiteville United Methodist Church, Homer Edward Morris

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots Of Classical Civilization [Review] / Martin Bernal., James E. Miller

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts In Theology Of Mission [Review] / David J. Bosch., Russell L. Staples

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Interpretation And Obedience: From Faithful Reading To Faithful Living [Review] / Walter Brueggemann., Nancy Jean Vyhmeister

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Abendmahl Und Fusswaschung [Lord's Supper And Footwashing] [Review] / Herausgegeben Vom Biblischen Forschungskomitee Der Euro-Afrika-Division., Herbert Kiesler

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Skepticism And Science In A Creation Science Textbook, James B. Mcomber

Iowa Journal of Communication

At one time, the logical positivists sought to erect firm boundaries between verifiable and unverifiable statements. The former were the proper concern of the sciences and, indeed, of any endeavor claiming the status of truth or knowledge. Unverifiable or untestable statements, including those about values, had no place in science and were deemed, as Ayer once put it, "literally senseless.” In spite of its prohibition against meaningful statements of value, the verificationist principle obviously harbors its own values, namely that the verifiable is good and the unverifiable bad. Implicit in positivist reasoning is the promotion of a scientific ethos that …

Iowa Journal Of Speech Communication, Volume 24, Number 2, Fall 1992 [Download Entire Issue]

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

The Diamond, December 5, 1991, Dordt College

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: One Act Plays This Weekend; Nature Comes Alive; Dorhout to Perform Organ Recital Tonight
• Letters: Letters to the Editor
• Editorial: Letter from the Editor
• Features: Black or White; Nutcracker Traditionally Performed
• News: DC Blues; Guns, Ammunition Locked Up; Christmas Spirit; Art Exhibit a Collection of Humorous and Serious
• Columns: Practically Reformed; Overheard...
• Sports: Blades Search for Winning Combination; Men's Team Starts 2-3; Women's Basketball Team Sees Action; Under a Dordt Athlete's Christmas Tree

The Cresset (Vol. Lv, No. 2), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

The Voice, October 1991: Volume 37, Issue 1, Dordt College

The Voice Archive

Engineering Receives ABET Accreditation; Ribeiro Joins Space Station Research at NASA; Of Ideas, Independence, and Action; From the President; Engineering Program Demands Hard Work and Produces Respected Graduates; Van Gaalen Returns With PhD and Research Award; Senior Doug Rylaarsdam Also Spends Summer in NASA Research; Rep Theatre Joins Ken Medema in Original Musical; Dualisms, Dichotomies, Dualities, and Distinctions; Theology Studies Faith Life; Soviet Coup Coincides With Business Professors' Visit; Organizational Structure Task Force Report is Implemented; Junior Bich Vo is Awarded Coveted Carver Scholarship; Kabba Jalloh: A Voice Returned; Faculty; Van Rys Receives PhD, Brings Canadian Lit Expertise; New Year …

Imitating The Genre Of Parable In Today's Pulpit, Timothy R. Sensing

Restoration Quarterly

Sensing, Timothy R. (1991) "Imitating the Genre of Parable in Today's Pulpit,"Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 33 : No. 4.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

The Spirituality Of Louise De Marillac: Moved By The Spirit To Charity, Louise Sullivan D.C.

Vincentian Studies

This article continues the one that immediately precedes it in this issue. It traces the development of Louise de Marillac’s spirituality just before, during, and after the establishment of the Daughters of Charity. Anxiety over her son was the last major obstacle to the tranquility she needed to begin the Company. By 1633, she could devote herself to the spiritual formation of the Daughters and to foster the love they had for each other, which in turn was to be motivated by the love that Christ crucified had for the poor. All other relationships were to be put aside in …

Protestant Theology In Eastern Europe Prior To 1989, James E. Will

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

The Lord's Supper's Eschatology In The Blood Of The Covenant, Joel Lehenbauer

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The thesis we will try to defend is that the theology of the Lord’s Supper is the matrix of the theology of the Lord's Supper's23eschatology. What gives the Lord's Supper its unique character will also give the Lord's Supper's eschatology its unique character. One’s view of what holds the Lord's Supper together will determine one's view of what holds the Lord's Supper together with its eschatology. What is seen as the proprium of the Lord's Supper will also be the center of the Lord's Supper's eschatology.

Leadership In Churches Of Christ In Argentina: Expectations Of National Christians For The Use Of Power By Church Leaders, William Alan Richardson

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

From the earliest arrival of Spaniards in Argentina, strong authoritarian leaders have provided the predominant model for leadership in all arenas. This project/thesis sets out to discover the effects of this history upon the expectations of Argentine Christians for leaders and leadership styles in the churches of Christ, investigating three key questions: Do Argentine Christians prefer authoritative or participa- tive systems of organization in the church? What system of organization is actually employed in the churches of Christ? Is change required?

In order to answer these questions, the study was initiated with an overview of the history of Argentina and …

Theological Nuance In The Synoptic Nature Miracles, Mark Schuler

Doctor of Theology Dissertation

In a previous work we have questioned such conclusions and argued instead that it is between superstition and skepticism where one meets the world view of most in the first century and further that reported miracle phenomena were hardly "common" when consideration is limited to first-century material.

With this study, we complement our previous work by positing that miracles are essential to the Gospel. A definition of "miracles" would be unnecessary were it not for their essential Gospel traditions (oral and written narratives) and to the Gospel itself (δ ́uναμις γ ̀αρ θεοῦ ’εστιν ε’ις σωτηρ́iαν--Rom.1:16). Miracles are not peripheral.

A Comparative Study Of 'People' In The Old Testament And The Minjung Concept, Hyun Sup Um

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The purpose of this study is to find out whether or not the concept of עִס in the Old Testament is the same as it is used in Minjung theology. Therefore the first part of this thesis will deal with outside influences, such as secular theology, the theology of hope, liberation theology, process theology, and theology of history on Minjung theologians, specifically on these three: Jung Choon Kim, Hee Suh Moon, and Joon Suh Park. All three insist that the origin of Israel was the Habiru. Therefore the origin of עִס (Israel) in the Old Testament will also be treated. …

From Homer To Hegel: Ideas Of Law And Culture In The West, John Witte Jr.

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Human Measure: Social Thought in the Western Legal Tradition by Donald R. Kelley

An Appraisal Of The Leap Of Faith, Gary R. Habermas

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

Where has the leap of faith concept come from? What has it fostered? Does it provide an adequate foundation for the Christian faith? This article will critique the development of the leap of faith through Lessing, Kant and Kierkegaard. It will then evaluate the theological and philosophical positions that have grown from it and its present status in light of the Scriptures.

Western Theological Seminary Catalog: 1991-1993, Western Theological Seminary

Western Theological Seminary Catalogs

Western Theological Seminary catalogs 1869-[ongoing] (incomplete). Also published as Calendar and Bulletin.