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A Dialogical Evaluation Of A Series Of Eight Sermons Preached In The Benton Harbor Church Of Seventh-Day Adventists From April 6 To June 1, 1974, Carl Raymond Holmes Jan 1975

A Dialogical Evaluation Of A Series Of Eight Sermons Preached In The Benton Harbor Church Of Seventh-Day Adventists From April 6 To June 1, 1974, Carl Raymond Holmes

Professional Dissertations DMin

Introduction

From April 6 to June 1, 1974» a series of eight sermons were preached to the .Benton Harbor, Michigan congregation of Seventh-day Adventists under the theme FAITH TO FACE THE FUTURE. Homiletical preparation was based on the method suggested by Lloyd M. Perry in his book Biblical Sermon Guide, and harmonized with methods consistent with my own theology of preaching. The series was preceded by two training sessions in listening skills for the Treatment Group designated throughout this report as Group A.

Method

Methodology was two-fold: theoretical and empirical. Research was done in selected works on homiletics and the …


Evangelism Among Muslims, Kenneth S. Oster Jan 1975

Evangelism Among Muslims, Kenneth S. Oster

Professional Dissertations DMin

The issue to be addressed by this project is specifically the apparent ineffectiveness of evangelization among Muslims of the Middle East as evidenced by thirteen centuries of polarization between Muslims and Christians. The project is an analysis and evaluation of existing methods of evangelism and approaches to Muslims as conducted by the Seventh- day Adventist Church with proposals for new and improved methods and approaches emerging from the study.


A Study Of The Functions Of Ministry And Laity With Special Reference To The East Caribbean Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Samuel H. Joseph Jan 1975

A Study Of The Functions Of Ministry And Laity With Special Reference To The East Caribbean Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Samuel H. Joseph

Professional Dissertations DMin

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Gotong Royong: A Study Of An Indonesian Concept And The Application Of Its Principles To The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In Indonesia, Jan Manaek Hutauruk Jan 1975

Gotong Royong: A Study Of An Indonesian Concept And The Application Of Its Principles To The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In Indonesia, Jan Manaek Hutauruk

Professional Dissertations DMin

The purpose of this study is to investigate the possible relevance of the concept of gotong royong to church growth with special applications of its principles to the Seventh-day Adventist church (SDA) in Indonesia.

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Promoting Church Support Through Giving, Silvanus Ifechukwu Anuligo Jan 1975

Promoting Church Support Through Giving, Silvanus Ifechukwu Anuligo

Professional Dissertations DMin

Problem

Through the experiences of the writer as a local church treasurer for seven years in the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Nigeria, he became aware that this church does not have viable finances at the local church level, the local field level, and at the union field level. The purpose of this project was therefore to survey the patterns of giving, particularly tithing, as practiced in the SDA Church in Nigeria, in order to discover possible weaknesses, and to find ways of overcoming such weaknesses.

Method

The project was conducted by means of three different types of questionnaires. The first …