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Student Ministry: Preparing Young People As Leaders For The 21st Century, Chris Hackett, Shane D. Lavery

Education Conference Papers

Ministry with young people has never been more important. Ever-increasing local, national and global concerns demand that schools must do more than prepare young people as responsible citizens. They must prepare young people as emerging leaders with a civic conscience who proactively seek solutions to issues such as increased poverty, the plight of refugees, terrorism, climate change, and corporate greed. This article is about student ministry. Student ministry, as defined in this article, specifically aims to build leadership capacity in school students. In particular, the article attempts to highlight the distinctiveness of student ministry and those ways it promotes and …

The Voice, Winter 2010: Volume 55, Issue 2, Dordt College

The Voice Archive

Tomato, Tomato: Stahl Explores Alternative to Traditional Plant Cultivation; Justice Club Raises Awareness of Injustice; Who is Perched on Your Shoulder?; Graphic Design Students Show Their Stuff; Doing Scholarship: Fessler's Research on Reagan's Speech Appears Online; Running for Rats: Dordt Students Help Mission in Africa; And the Winner Is... ; Business Adds International Emphasis; Time, Patience, Trust. Rutgers Seeks Performance Career; Football & Music: They're Not So Different; Named Scholarship Recipients; Education Department Will Begin a Professional Development School; Human Resources Turns Ten; The Dordt College Prairie Gets Ready to Leap; Bringing the Prairie to the Public; Fall Sports Updates; …

Becoming Fully Human: Re-Imagining Christian Discipleship For An Emerging Generation, Vincent A. Beresford

Doctor of Ministry

It is my claim that followers of Jesus in the United States are suffering from missional amnesia and are seemingly unaware of their increasingly ineffective approaches towards Christian discipleship and evangelism. It seems the Church has forgotten why they exist? Simultaneously, an emerging generation watches how the Christian faith is being played out in the United States, and has arrived at the conclusion that the "organized church" has missed the point. The world has changed and the Church's lack of response clearly indicates grand delusions of denial. The unique Christian sub-culture who were once the "natives" in the United States …

Alumni Newsletter, 2009-2010, Political Science Department

Political Science Department Newsletter

No abstract provided.

2010 L'Ami Yearbook, George Fox University Archives

Yearbooks

Yearbook for George Fox University. 135 pages. Black and white with color senior portraits.

2010 Acts Of Synod, Crcna

Agendas and Acts of Synod

Palos Heights, IL: Aldon L. Kuiper, president; Peter Slofstra, vice-president; William Verhoef, first clerk; Wendy Gritter, second clerk

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum: January 2010, Janice Mcwhertor, Michael J. Williams, John D. Witvliet

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum (2002- )

Reflections on Discipleship
3 - The Mystery—and Hard Work—of Discipleship A Roundtable Discussion
7 - Making Disciples, and Disciples in the Making Interview with Jack Roeda and Janice McWhertor
9 - Discipleship in the Classroom by Michael J. Williams
10 - The Joy of Age- and AbilityAppropriate Obedience by John D. Witvliet

Departments
12 - Formation for Ministry
14 - News

2010 Agenda, Crcna

Agendas and Acts of Synod

Palos Heights, IL: Aldon L. Kuiper, president; Peter Slofstra, vice-president; William Verhoef, first clerk; Wendy Gritter, second clerk

The Bridge Winter 2010/Spring 2011 Vol. 51 No. 4, Harding School Of Theology

The Bridge

No abstract provided.

Called To Serve, Robert D. Haak

Intersections

No abstract provided.

Asbury Theological Seminary Academic Catalog : 2010-2012, Asbury Theological Seminary

Academic Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Communally Discerning A Covenant Of Hospitality For The Care Of Children At Westview Boys' Home, Ron Bruner

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

This project addressed the lack of a covenant defining the practice of hospitality towards children for team members of Westview Boys’ Home. The purpose of the project was to facilitate the creation of such a covenant. The Westview ministry team already claimed hospitality as a strength; the hope was that reframing the ministry around this strength would improve the quality of care for children and the quality of life for the community. Invited into a communal discernment process (the methodology), the ministry team invested weeks in the examination of biblical texts, theological tradition, personal and communal narratives, cultural trends, psychological …

Furman Alumni News, Furman University

Furman Magazine

No abstract provided.

Gender In Professional Psychology : Differences In Professional Activities And Perceived Benefits , Rachael D. Kerns

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

No abstract provided.

2010 Lynn University Men's Soccer Media Guide, Lynn University Athletics

Athletics Media Guides

The 2010 Lynn University Men's Soccer Media Guide is a product of the Lynn University Sports Information Office.

Can Compassionate Practice Also Be Good Legal Practice?: Answers From The Lives Of Buddhist Lawyers, Deborah J. Cantrell

Publications

What does it mean to say that one is a "good lawyer" in the United States? The dominant view is that a lawyer is a zealous advocate owing loyalty to, and taking direction from, the client. The lawyer is singularly focused and hyper-rationality is prized. This article challenges that narrative. Using the real lives of a group of lawyers across the United States, this article offers rich and nuanced descriptive data about the possibilities of "good lawyering" through compassion, equanimity, and an expanded notion of honesty. This article contributes importantly to the debate about what it means to be a …

The Three “C’S” Of Campus Ministry, Jiwan Moon

180 Symposium Publications

After secondary school many young people move away from home for higher education. A number of these have difficulty finding and adjusting to a new church while their parents are miles away. Absence of parental presence and guidance, and absence of mentorship from their faith communities cause these adolescents to make more decisions of their own, which are frequently influenced by their peers more than anyone else. When introduced to a new and often very secular environment, many university students find challenges in keeping their Christian identity and their religious lifestyle. Sadly, many leave home as believers, but go through …

Campus Based Youth Ministry: An Inclusive Approach, Scott Ward

180 Symposium Publications

The Adventist church has a rich history of campus-based youth ministry centered on Adventist academy campuses. The Adventist system is so campus-based that many youth pastors attempting to follow churchbased models have difficulty including non-academy students in their ministries. The church’s mission is to reach all Adventist students in the community not just the ones attending Adventist schools. The solution is a campus-based youth ministry model that can be used for both academies and public high schools and can be used by youth pastors and lay youth leaders. By developing such campus-based youth ministries all high school aged Adventist students …

Let’S Go Outside: Transforming The Transitions, Kirk King

180 Symposium Publications

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is serious about the spiritual nurture of younger generations. It spends millions of dollars and dedicates countless hours to preserve the faith of children and youth. However, perhaps the most glaring gap in the church’s ministry for younger generations is the absence of ministry during significant times of transition. This is particularly true when those transitions take the young people outside the bubble of the Adventist world. Nowhere is this issue more critical than in the lives of Adventist college students who attend secular schools. The Church is also serious about evangelism. Curiously, the church is …

Supporting An Army Of Youth: Providing Needed Support For Adventist Students On Public College Campuses, Ron Pickell

180 Symposium Publications

The Seventh-day Adventist Church stands poised before a great mission field opportunity to reach today’s college campuses. We have a clear mission field – the campus closest to the nearest local Adventist church. We have a clear mandate in the stated mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church: “To proclaim to all peoples the everlasting gospel.…” We also have potential missionaries on those campuses in the estimated 50,000 Adventist students enrolled there. In addition, we also have an organizational structure in the NAD Youth/Young Adult Department (ACF/NAD), which is ready to move forward to develop resources and provide networking, training, and …

Jump On Board, Steve Case

180 Symposium Publications

No abstract provided.

Focus, 2010, Winter, Andrews University

Focus

FOCUS (ISSN 1077-9345) is published quarterly, free of charge, for alumni and friends of Andrews University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Positive Youth Development And Spirituality: From Theory To Research [Review] / Lerner, R., Roeser, R., & Phelps, E., Elizabeth Tamez Méndez

Journal of Applied Christian Leadership

No abstract provided.

Family-Based Youth Ministry For Adventist Public High School Students In The Idaho Conference, John F. Bryson

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. Research has indicated that there are three factors essential to the retention of young adults in the Seventh-day Adventist Church: Adventist education, the local church, and the home (Dudley, 2000, p. 79). However, a majority of high school youth from the Idaho Conference of Seventh-day Adventists family units are not receiving the spiritual nurture of Adventist education because they are attending public schools. While local churches offer curricula for spiritual education, there is no provision for compensatory family-based curricula for these students.

Method. As a means of addressing this problem, materials for family-based spiritual nurture of Adventist public high …

Implementation And Evaluation Of The Jesus Loves Jeans Initiative To Evangelize And Retain Youth For The Houston International Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Kendall Turcios

Doctor of Ministry Projects

The Topic

The Houston International Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church has had significant challenges baptizing and retaining its youth. In the last five years, only a few youth have been baptized and nearly 50% no longer attend church. A primary contributing factor seems to be the lack of training to develop genuine biblical discipleship in the youth and young adults. Eims (1978) describes the process of discipleship as ―[taking a] person from the time of his conversion and helping him become a solid, dedicated, committed, fruitful, mature disciple who could in time repeat that process in the life of another‖ (p. …

The Development Of Leadership Competencies For Children And Youth For Implementation In Pathfinder Club, Hyungsik Ju

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Children and youth members in the Korean Adventist church have been steadily decreasing in numbers. Although there are many causes, the most serious problem is a lack of leadership development training for children and youth. And then, the lack of a leadership program for young people not only fails to promote an evangelistic passion, but also causes a deficit of training for future church leaders. In this sense, various leadership competencies should be applied and developed in order to nurture young people spiritually.

Method

Library research, a theological analysis, a contextual analysis of South Korea and the Korean Adventist …

A Strategy For Effective Youth Ministry In The Bantama Seventh-Day Adventist Church Ghana, Kofi Opoku Acheampong

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Young people comprise two-thirds of the 1,500 members of the Bantama I Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ghana. Despite a continuing increase in the number of young people, only a few of them attend youth activities. It appears that there may be a lack of formal programming or clear directions for youth ministry in the church. The result is a lack of spiritual connections between the youth and the church. In addition, there are behavioral problems among the young people when they are left to their own activities; consequently, parents are not allowing their children to attend youth-initiated activities, resulting …

Addressing Cultural Barriers To Youth Ministry In The East Congo Union Mission, Moyo Muzabazi

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

In the East Congo Union 60 percent of the membership is composed of youth between 16 to 30 years of age. However 61 percent of these young people are not actively involved in the mission of the church, and only 39 percent participate in youth activities. A contributing factor is the worldview, cultural forms and ingrained patterns that young people bring with them to the church. For example, the cultural view on gender sensitivity makes it difficult for young girls to share their faith.

Method

Based on the contemporary context in the East Congo Union Mission, an assessment of …

Evaluation Of The Formal And Informal Curricula Of The North American Division Evangelism Institute, Calvin Novaraj Joshua

Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to conduct a formal program evaluation of the North American Division Evangelism Institute (NADEI). The goal of NADEI is to equip pastors and laity for ministry. It developed over 30 years, and has presented formal and informal educational programs during that time. This helped it emerge as an indispensable unit in the North American Division (NAD), Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary (SDATS), and Andrews University (AU). However, the programs of NADEI had not been evaluated.

Method. This study followed an Evaluative Case Study Design to evaluate the formal and informal programs of NADEI. Formal …

Fighting The Good Fight : The Missional Use Of Militant Language, David Mark Durst

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.