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Atlantic Union Conference Pastors and Teachers Manual Kindergarten-Lifelong"The Atlantic Union Conference Pastors and Teachers Manual provides pastors and teachers with the tools for a team approach to integrating Adventist education into church life as a means of preparing children and youth to be Christ’s disciples on... -
A Curriculum Database for Continuing Education for Ministers in the Colombia-Venezuela Union Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Tertiary-Lifelong"Background and Purpose of the Study: The Seventh-day Adventist Church is seeking research data on which to base the planning and development of efficient continuing education for ministry programs geographically and culturally adapted to the territories... -
A Quantitative Comparative Study of Employee Engagement Among Full-Time Seventh-day Adventist Pastors in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists and Its Relationship to Level of Participation in Annual Pastoral Continuing Education (CE) Tertiary-LifelongThis research aimed to determine the relationship between pastoral CE and employee engagement to guide policy implementation as well as future efforts for pastoral professional development within the Adventist organization. Studies conducted in the North American... -
A Study of Selected Variables Dealing with Continuing Education Interests of Seventh-Day Adventist Pastors and Judicatory in the North American Division Tertiary-Lifelong"Background and Purpose of the Study: The study grew out of an increased Seventh-day Adventist interest in continuing education for ministry in the church's North American Division. This interest had generally been accompanied by a lack of current... -
Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries - ACM LifelongThe official link to organizations using professional chaplains in secular or church-related institutions. ACM screens and endorses professionally prepared Adventist chaplains to serve in the areas of health care, corrections, campus and the military. The... -
An analysis and evaluation of the program of pastoral field education in the Inca Union Seventh-day Adventist College against selected criteria on ministerial functions TertiaryProblem: In the territory of the Inca Union, served by Inca Union College, the Seventh-day Adventist church is experiencing accelerated growth. Since there is a shortage of pastors, it usually expected of the graduates that they assume their pastorate... -
An Examination of Perceived Stress and Coping Patterns of Pastoral Wives in the Nigerian Union Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to examine perceived stress and coping patterns of pastoral wives of the Nigerian Union Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist church under poverty, illiteracy, diseases and cultural restraints. A quantitative method of collecting... -
Bible Study and Interpretation Grade 4-LifelongSome of those who enter the ministry do not understand the burden of the work. They have false ideas about the necessary requirements for a preacher. It seems to them that to become suitable for the ministry requires little study in the sciences of the Word... -
Building Bridges - A Teacher and a Pastor Dialogue about Discipleship Kindergarten-LifelongA teacher and a pastor discuss how education and pastoring overlap extensively in the area of discipleship. Educators would benefit from pastoral approaches and pastors would benefit from broadening their instructional approaches and understanding. -
Chaplaincy in Christian Schools - Towards a Policy Platform for Productive Partnerships Preschool-Tertiary"Pastoral care or student wellbeing, as it is often referred to, now straddles educational institutions from early childhood centres to university graduate schools.2 Whether in the public, independent or Christian school sector, it appears no longer... -
Developing Ministry's Other Half - Theological Education for Theology Student Wives at Pacific Adventist College TertiaryOver the last hundred and fifty years there have been some significant changes to the role of minister’s wives. Interestingly, each minister’s wife also cycles through several phases in her own life. She is in a unique position. Her context raises... -
Dominant Characteristics and Predictive Factors that Motivate a Theology Career Choice in a Private Denominational University in São Paulo, Brazil Tertiary-Lifelong New!!The purpose of this study was to investigate and identify the dominant characteristics and the discriminant factors that motivated the career choice of freshman theology students in the Adventist Brazilian University of São Paulo (UNASP) in Brazil.... -
Effectiveness in Pastoral Ministry as a Function of the Master of Divinity Degree TertiaryThis paper reports a study that addresses the question: Are Seventh-day Adventist ministers who are graduates of the master of divinity program at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary more effective pastors than those who are not? This study involved... -
Measuring the Perceived Effectiveness of Five Selected Professional Courses Taken by Alumni Theology Majors and How They Are Related to Selective Demographics: A Mixed Methods Study Tertiary New!!Problem- The study was prompted by the need for the evaluation of current theological educational programs for preparing students to meet the many challenges of pastoral ministry in a rapidly changing world. However, to date there has been little published... -
Ministerial Association Tertiary-LifelongThe Ministerial Association serves the Seventh-day Adventist Church worldwide in its proclamation of the everlasting gospel and in its divine mission to prepare people to meet their soon-coming Lord. It aims to accomplish this mission through its ministry... -
Nurturing the Church through Small Groups - Why Is It So Important ? TertiaryThis presentation argues that it is essential that every church leader should understand the importance of organizing the church in small groups. It will enable them to expand their understanding of three ecclesiological concepts that are essential for the... -
Opinion Poll of Women in Pastoral Ministry TertiaryThis paper reports a survey with the focus to hear the experiences and opinions of women serving in pastoral ministry in the North American Division of the denomination. Interviews were conducted in order to gather the data. -
Organizational Development - Faith Integrated Curriculum and Lesson Plan Tertiary-Lifelong"This is a lesson plan to teach one three hour session on Christian Organizational Development, from a curriculum for the graduate students preparing to serve as administrators, leaders, and pastors in India." This document is a graduate class project. -
Organizational expectations and role clarification of pastors and educators serving K-10 schools operated by the Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Kindergarten-Grade 12Problem statement: The two major issues addressed in this study are the professional relationship that exists between the educators in K-10 schools and pastors who serve the churches that host the schools and the professional roles that each serves... -
Pastor's Age, Church Growth, and Vitality – What Is the Relationship? Tertiary-Lifelong"This presentation highlights data from the Natural Church Development (NCD) survey, investigating the question, “How are selected measures of a church’s wellbeing related to the pastor’s age” Utilizing data from over 8,000 congregations,... -
Pastoral Effectiveness – A Study of Differences Among Comparison Groups of Seventh-day Adventist Clergy Tertiary-LifelongThis study was an examination of statistically significant differences among contrasted groups of clergy to identify characteristics and performance patterns associated with productivity and effectiveness. Results showed that high-baptism pastors were more... -
Pastoral Ministry in Seventh-day Adventist Congregations Today TertiaryThis paper reports a research of pastoral ministries in Seventh-day Adventist Congregations today. It is one of the series of reports under the general title Faith Communities Today (FACT) prepared by the Center for Creative Ministry. -
Planning a Needs Assessment Based Approach to Continuing Education Programs for Seventh-day Adventist Clergy in the Eastern Africa Division Tertiary-LifelongProblem: This study attempts to determine the extent to which the needs-assessment-based approach to educational planning can be validated and used in planning continuing-education programs for the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) ministers serving in the... -
Preparation and Practice of Ministry – A Study of Seventh-day Adventist Ministerial Education in the Philippines Tertiary-Lifelong“The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which the present undergraduate ministerial degree offered at Philippine Union College is able to prepare the ministry adequately to meet the demands in the North Philippines. This study surveyed... -
Re-defining the Calling – Narratives of Women Excluded from the Ordained Ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa Tertiary-Lifelong"This work gives focus to understanding the notion of a calling amongst women excluded from the ordained ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa. Historically, there is an observation that women attend religious services in larger... -
Staying in Ministry – A Qualitative Study of Seventh-day Adventist Women Pastors Tertiary-LifelongThis study explored the pastoral experiences of 11 Adventist women clergy serving in the United States and what contributed to their longevity in ministry. They showed depth of conviction about their calling from God through external challenges. -
Ten Things Pastors Wish Their Congregations Would Do for Them Lifelong"If pastors were given an opportunity to tell what they would like their congregants to do for them, and if we had a moment or heart to listen, what would we hear? A pastor who has traversed the road of ministry for a long time shares his wishes on behalf... -
Two Ministries - One Mission Kindergarten-LifelongBased on his keynote address at the Atlantic Union Conference Pastor/Teacher Convention in August 2009, Knight shows that the pastoral field and the educators field have the same mission as two Seventh-day Adventist ministries. It is imperative that both ministries...