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Ancestral Beliefs And Practices: A Program For Developing Christian Faith Among Adventists In Zimbabwe, Zebron Masukume Ncube

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. Every Seventh-day Adventist pastor in Zimbabwe at one time or another has had to deal with a situation where church members consult their ancestors when threatened by sickness, death, misfortune, or a series of tragedies. The Adventist church correctly takes a strong stand against ancestral practices. Despite such a stand the ancestral practices have persisted among many Adventists. Paradoxically, while church members are given the correct teaching before baptism, many continue to regard the ancestors as the court of appeal in times of crisis. This study is undertaken to understand the nature of this traditional religion in order to …

An Approach To A Holistic Ministry In A Seventh-Day Adventist Urban Church In Uganda, Nathaniel Mumbere Walemba

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. The SDA church in Uganda started in rural areas among rural people. But the situation has changed. Although the majority of the church membership nationwide is still rural, a large percentage is now urban in the real sense of the word. Moreover, it is estimated that by the year 2000, membership in city churches will have doubled. This urbanised membership requires an urbanized approach to ministry. Furthermore, as in any developing country, Ugandan urbanites have many needs which can be met only by a holistic approach to ministry. This study is undertaken to make a contribution toward achieving that …

A Study Of Creative Conflict Management And Christian Reconciliation With A Proposed Seminar For Seventh-Day Adventist Ministers In The Caribbean And West Indies Unions, Winston Anthony Richards

Doctor of Ministry Projects

An important field of expanding interest is the management of differences in the church. Changes have taken place which challenge the very existence and fibre of organizational structure and relationship growth in the church setting. There are several reasons for the increasing need for efficiency in the field of conflict management. One basic reason is the potential for dysfunctional and functional effects that conflict can have on any congregation. Adequate conflict management can prove to be a critical skill for the healthy management of differences. Consequently, potential and practicing ministers need special and continuing training in this field. It was …

A History In Missiological Perspective Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In Japan From 1945 To 1985, Tadaomi Shinmyo

Doctor of Ministry Projects

The purpose of this project is to study missiologically the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church history in Japan after World War II, because it has been often said that the Japanese church membership has not grown so fast as other countries in the Far Eastern Division. Why is the SDA mission so difficult in the country? In order to solve the problem, I surveyed, analyzed, and interpreted descriptively the work of the church.

After dealing with an overview of the prewar and postwar political, geographical, economic, social, and religious conditions of the country, the postwar church history was divided into four …

Defilement By Association: Some Insights From The Usage Of Κοινός/Κοινόω In Acts 10 And 11, Colin L. House

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The Development Of Seventh-Day Adventist Missionary Thought: A Contemporary Appraisal, Børge Schantz

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Attitudes And Approaches To The Evangelization Of Muslims In The Middle East, Ray Lee Roth

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. Although programs for evangelizing Muslims have been studied and proposed at all levels of church organization, until now few if any of these studies or proposals have led to successful evangelization of Muslims in the Middle East countries. It was the purpose of this present study to develop biblically sound attitudes and approaches to Muslim evangelization for the use of administrators, teachers, pastors, and other church members in the Middle East.

Method. Writings of the New Testament and of selected past and present authors have been investigated in order to identify principles and attitudes of evangelism as they might …

An Index To The Revised Bauer-Arndt-Gingrich Greek Lexicon, Second Edition, By F. Wilbur Gingrich & Frederick W. Danker [Review] / Edited By John R. Alsop., Sakae Kubo

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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Holistic Ministry: A Christocentric Foundation And Its Application Toward Developing A Curriculum For Ministerial Education In Ghana, Walton Sanford Whaley

Doctor of Ministry Projects

NOTE: This Doctor of Ministry project report falls in a category described in the Seminary Bulletin as "Project II" in fulfillment of requirements for an alternate curriculum plan under which the candidate prepares two related papers—a theological position paper addressing some issue or problem in the church theologically, and a professional paper addressing this issue or problem from the standpoint of ministerial practice.

The Development Of A Theologically Undergirded Strategy For Mission Employing Small Group Structure In The Sda Church In Zambia, Lassew Dennis Raelly

Doctor of Ministry Projects

NOTE: This Doctor of Ministry project report falls in a category described in the Seminary Bulletin as 'Project II" in fulfillment of requirements for an alternate curriculum plan under which the candidate prepares two related papers--a theological position paper addressing some issue or problem in the church theologically, and a professional paper addressing this issue or problem from the standpoint of ministerial practice.

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Religious Tv Spots: Guidelines For Developing A Mass Media And Follow-Up Strategy, Assad Bechara

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. Television is being regarded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brazil as a new avenue for evangelism. Since research indicates that one of the most effective formats for TV evangelism is the TV spot, this project suggests the use of thirty-second TV spots as a viable means of evangelism in the Brazilian context. The project further recommends principles for the development of a TV-spot series to be used along with a media mix and a follow-up program conducted by youth groups.

Method. An analysis of the history of God's communication with mankind reveals several principles that can be applied …

The Exegetical Methods Of Some Sixteenth-Century Anglican Preachers: Latimer, Jewel, Hooker, And Andrewes. Part I, Erwin R. Gane

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The Adventist Church's Position And Response To Socio-Cultural Issues In Africa, John Aza Kisaka

Doctor of Ministry Projects

- Note - This Doctor of Ministry project report falls in a category described in the Seminary Bulletin as "Project II" in fulfillment of requirements for an alternate curriculum plan under which the candidates prepares two related papers— a theological position paper addressing some issue or problem in the church theologically, and a professional paper addressing this issue or problem from the standpoint of ministerial practice.

Worship Attitudes Of Seventh-Day Adventist Churchgoers At Montemorelos, Mexico, Jaime Cruz

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Considering that the subject of worship is of very unique significance to the Seventh-day Adventist church, the writer proposed to determine with respect to the Seventh-day Adventist churches in Montemorelos, Mexico, the following: 1. The attitudes of the church members toward public corporate worship. 2. The church members' understanding and awareness of the value of the various components in public corporate worship. 3. The church members' ability to correct erroneous concepts concerning public corporate worship.

The study was an important undertaking for the following reasons: 1. There is a dearth of worship material in the Spanish language. 2. It would …

Factors Related To The Brain Drain From The Middle East Union Of The Afro-Mideast Division, Najeeb W. Nakhle

Doctor of Ministry Projects

The migration of the trained national Seventh-day Adventist Church workers is one of the most critical problems facing present-day church administrators in the Middle East Union of the Afro-Mideast Division. Because of this migration a serious shortage of trained personnel exists at various levels of the work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in this union. This shortage results from the brain drain which not only causes losses in educated, experienced, and gifted personnel who are difficult to replace, but is also responsible for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Middle East Union losing members.

The purpose of this study is …

A Descriptive Study Of The Personality, Attitudes, And Overseas Experience Of Seventh-Day Adventist College Students Who Served As Short-Term Volunteer Missionaries, Donna Habenicht

Dissertations

Problem. During the last ten years there has been a surge of Interest among college students in short-term volunteer missionary service. It was the purpose of the present study to describe the personality, attitudes, and overseas experience of a group of 150 Seventh-day Adventist college students who served as short-term volunteer missionaries (student missionaries) during the 1975-76 school year. Method The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (Form A), a series of semantic differential rating scales for selected religious, mission, cultural, and personal concepts, and a two-part questlonnaire were used to describe the personality, attitudes, and overseas experience of the student missionaries. …

Domestic Animals Of The Early Roman Period At Tell Hesban, Øystein S. Labianca, Asta Sakala Labianca

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Authored section of Heshbon Expedition report.

Area A, Bastiaan Van Elderen

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Authored section of Heshbon Expedition report.

La Iglesia Adventista Del Septimo Dia En Cuba A Partir Del Triumfo De La Revolucion, Israel Gonzalez Valdes

Papers

No abstract provided.

Why Jesus Didn't Come Last Night, C. Mervyn Maxwell

Faculty Publications

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Area A, Bastiaan Van Elderen

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Authored section of Heshbon Expedition report.

Area B And Square D.4, James Sauer

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Authored section of Hesbon Expedition

Area C, Henry O. Thompson

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Authored section of Heshbon Expedition report

Area D, Lawrence T. Geraty

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Authored section of Heshbon Expedition report

Necropolis Area F, Dewey M. Beegle

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Authored section of Heshbon Expedition report.

Soundings -- Area G, Dewey M. Beegle

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Authored section of the Heshbon Expedition report

The Present Status Of Text Critical Studies In The Catholic Epistles, W. Larry Richards

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The Anthropological Work, Øystein Labianca, Asta Sakala Labianca

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Authored section of Heshbon Expedition report

The Topographical Survey, S. Douglas Waterhouse, Robert Ibach Jr.

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Authored section of Heshbon Expedition report