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101 Creative Worship Ideas for Children's Church Kindergarten-Grade 8These 101 easy-to-prepare devotions, object lessons, Bible stories, puppet scripts, and holiday ideas will spark singing, prayer, movement, and worship! -
A Study of the Transmission of Religious Values form Parents to Adolescents TertiaryFather - mother – youth triads were asked to complete surveys showing amount of agreement with religious values statements. From twenty-one churches randomly selected from Seventh-day Adventist congregations in the United States, 712 individual surveys... -
Adolescent Heresy - The Rejection of Parental Religious Values TertiaryThis article discusses the issue of adolescents who rebel against the religious values of their parents. The author discusses the reasons that lead to rebellion in the adolescent stage, and then provides measures that adults can take to preempt the rebellion... -
Anthology of Spiritual Poems Grade 9-Grade 12An anthology of spiritual poetry and essays that could be used as illustrations. -
Attitudes of Muslim Physicians and Nurses Toward Religious Issues Tertiary-Lifelong New!!"There is a growing body of evidence that suggests a positive role for religious involvement in physical and mental health. Studies have shown that attitudes of physicians toward religion affect their relationship with patients and their medical decisions,... -
Bible Promises to Treasure for Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongA collection of scripture treasures and inspiration thoughts that will encourage and build faith. King James Scripture portions are arranged topically. -
Centerville Community Assessment TertiaryThis presentation is based on data about the Centerville community in Dayton, Ohio. Demographic information about the city is presented in a series of graphs and charts, which explores the social and economic make-up of the city. The author presents recommendations... -
Characteristics of Healthy Congregations TertiaryThis paper reports the Cooperative Congregational Studies Project. The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America is one of the participating groups. A questionnaire was used for gathering the data. In this brief paper it would be impossible to present... -
Christ's Mission in Culver City TertiaryThis presentation lays out research that provides an assessment of the Adventist mission in Culver City. It profiles the life and vitality of the Culver City Church. -
Christ's Mission in Mansfield Tertiary-LifelongThis presentation lays out a study conducted in order to understand the status of the Adventist mission in Mansfield. It profiled the spiritual life and vitality of the Mansfield Church. Its purpose was to find effective ways to reach the community and provide... -
Christ's Mission in Maryville TertiaryThis presentation lays out an assessment of the Adventist mission in Maryville. It profiles the life and vitality of the Maryville Church. -
Christ's Mission in Medina Tertiary-LifelongThis paper presents a study of the congregation and the community of the Medina Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its goals were to find a church growth strategy that works for Medina and takes advantage of its investment over the years in community involvement... -
Christ's Mission in New Carlisle Tertiary-LifelongThis presentation lays out a study with goals to understand the people who live in the New Carlisle community, to identify the needs in the community, and to suggest some opportunities for mission involvement by the New Carlisle Adventist Church. -
Christ's Mission in Newark Tertiary-LifelongThis presentation lays out a mission in Newark. It includes the demographics of the area, perceptions of the Newark Church, church growth,and more. Interviews and questionnaires were used. -
Christ's Mission in Ravenna Tertiary-LifelongThis presentation lays out a survey with purpose to understand the people who live in the Ravenna community, to identify the needs of the community, and to suggest some opportunities for missional involvement by the Ravenna Adventist Church. -
Christ's Mission in the Blue Ridge Area Tertiary-LifelongThis presentation lays out a study with purpose to understand the status of the Adventist mission in the Blue Ridge Area, to profile the spiritual life and vitality of the Mount Pisgah Church, to find effective ways to reach the community, and to provide information... -
Christ's Mission in the Nashville Inner City Tertiary-LifelongThis presentation provides an assessment of the Adventist mission in the local community around Hillcrest Church. Its purpose was to profile the life and vitality of Hillcrest Church. -
Christian Skits Grade 9-Grade 12Contains more than 50 humorous Christian skits designed for teenagers, church and youth groups. Permission is freely given for use of these scripts, within the conditions set forth at the bottom of each script. Accompanying soundtracks available for purchase. NOTE:... -
Do Adventist Voters Lean Left or Right? TertiaryThis article is based on a study conducted to determine religious attitudes among Seventh-day Adventists in the United States. Responses to a survey were received from 419 participants from Adventist households across the U.S. The survey contained questions... -
Do Religious People Have to Be Prejudiced? TertiaryPrejudice is often attributed to individuals outside of the church, but when unchecked it may thrive amongst its members. This article provides some value insight into its source within a religious context and examines ways of combating it. -
El Monte Community Assessment TertiaryThis presentation lays out El Monte community assessment. Its purpose was to profile the demographics and religion of El Monte, California. -
Faith Online - Pew Internet & American Life Project Report TertiaryReview findings of a USA study of religious and spiritual use of the internet. Findings indicate that more internet users have done things online that relate to religious or spiritual matters than estimated, and the majority of online faithful describe themselves... -
Greater New York Demographic Study TertiaryThis presentation lays out a demographic study of the Greater New York Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The focus of the data is the general population in the territory of the Greater New York Conference. Basic data was extracted from the U.S.... -
Integration of Faith & Learning Resources Kindergarten-LifelongA list of resource books dealing with integration of faith and learning. -
Internalization of Distinctive Religious Practices is Associated with Increased Well Being TertiaryThis presentation is focused on the relationship between religiosity and well-being. It shares religious practices, such as Sabbath keeping. -
International Religious Activity and the Growth of Seventh-day Adventism in the United States TertiaryThis presentation lays out a research focused on how the growth of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in other nations is related to its growth in the United States through the immigration of its foreign members. -
Measuring Religious Maturity - A Proposed Scale TertiaryGordon Allport offered a rich and complex description of mature religion. More recently, Batson and Ventis have proposed that the scales constructed to measure Allport's intrinsic orientation actually capture only part of the concept of maturity that he had... -
Merrimack Valley Community Assessment TertiaryThis presentation provides a community needs assessment of Lowell and the Merrimack Valley. It profiled the demographics and religion of the area. -
Modeling the Cross-Sectional Relationships Between Religion, Physical Health, Social Support, and Depressive Symptoms Tertiary-Lifelong New!!"The authors examined models of the relationships between religious activities, physical health, social support, and depressive symptoms in a sample of 4,000 persons age 65 and over. Religious activity was examined first as a single composite construct... -
Napa Community Assessment TertiaryThis presentation provides a community needs assessment of the Napa community. Its purpose was to profile the demographics and religion of the area served by the Napa Community Adventist Church. -
New Member Survey TertiaryThis presentation lays out a new member survey of the Pennsylvania Conference. Two years after the members joined the church, interviewers made an attempt to talk to each one. -
New Windsor Church Plant Target Area TertiaryThis presentation lays out a community needs assessment in New Windsor. Its goals were to profile the demographics of the New Windsor Community and to gather information for planning and strategy development. -
Northwest Napa County Community Assessment TertiaryThis presentation lays out a community assessment in Northwest Napa County. Its purpose was to profile the demographics, needs and religion of northwestern Napa County. -
Passing on the Torch - How to Convey Religious Values to Young People TertiaryThis book examines factors, which contribute and enhance the transmission of religious values in young people. The author distills the fundamentals of value incorporation from its definition to the steps needed to teach values. This book will help educators,... -
Postmodernism and New Age - The Subtle Connections Tertiary-LifelongThis article will deal with four questions - What is postmodernism? What is New Age spirituality? Is there a relationship between the two? What cautions should we take against these subtle dangers? -
Prayers for the Little Ones Kindergarten-Grade 5This book, set in rhyme, allows the prayers to be easily memorized by both parent and child. A collection of 48 prayers/poems separated into three categories--prayers for young children, prayers for school children, and multi-faith religious prayers. -
Prospects for Mission in Central Los Angeles TertiaryThis presentation lays out a survey with purpose to understand the University Park neighborhood in central Los Angeles as a mission field, to profile the dynamics and culture of the community, to find effective ways to reach the community, and to provide a... -
Prospects for Mission on Catalina Island TertiaryThis presentation lays out a survey with purpose to understand the community on Catalina Island as a mission field, to profile the dynamics and culture of the community, to find effective ways to reach the community, and to provide a base of information for... -
Reaching New Generations , Report Four : A Church Growth Agenda for Conferences and Congregations TertiaryThis report is the fourth in a series of research and strategy studies conducted for the Pacific Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists. It is focused on church growth. -
Religion Teachers Opinions on the Role of Women TertiaryThe role of women in ministry has proven to be one of the most contentious issues in the Seventh-day Adventist church. As varying sides jockey for Biblical and social acceptance, the volley of rhetorical speeches may delay the decision or confuse earnest seekers... -
Religious Context of the Ohio Conference TertiaryThis presentation provides religious context of the Ohio Conference. A large part of Ohio population is unchurched. It focuses on church attendance, needs, worship preferences, mission emphasis preferences, etc. -
Religious Coping and Depression Among Elderly, Hospitalized Medically Ill Men Tertiary-Lifelong New!!OBJECTIVE: The investigators examined the frequency of religious coping among older medical inpatients, the characteristics of those who use it, and the relation between this behavior and depression. METHOD: The subjects were 850 men aged 65 years... -
Religious Coping Strategies and the Role of the Local Minister in Supporting Church Members Facing Negative Life Events Tertiary-Lifelong"Coping is at the core of life. For religious people, religious coping also plays a significant part in the potential outcome of a crisis. Firstly, this study determined the type of religious coping methods adopted by Australian Seventh-day Adventist... -
Religious Freedom - Universal Human Right TertiaryReligion is present in every society in the world. If in Aristotelian thought the human being is naturally political, he is also naturally a human being who believes in something religious or not necessarily religious. The balance of the relationship between... -
Religious Instruction in Brazilian Public Schools TertiaryThe present article addresses a common problem in the relationship between religion and the State: the presence of the subject of Religious Education in the curriculum of public schools. in the curricula of public schools. At the same time that the current... -
Religious Involvement and Mental Disorders in Mainland China Tertiary-LifelongPurpose: The present study aims to examine the association between religious involvement and mental disorder (anxiety disorder, mood disorder, alcohol use disorder) in a general Chinese population, and explore connections between religious belief and mental... -
Religious Involvement Is Associated With Greater Purpose, Optimism, Generosity and Gratitude in Persons With Major Depression and Chronic Medical Illness Tertiary-Lifelong New!!"Religious involvement may help individuals with chronic medical illness cope better with physical disability and other life changes. We examine the relationships between religiosity, depressive symptoms, and positive emotions in persons with major depression... -
Religious Orientation and Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors TertiaryReligion is one of the major forces of control over sexuality, and many studies have observed an inverse relationship between religiosity and sexual permissiveness. The Religious Orientation Scale has been used to study the relationship between religious orientation... -
Religious vs. Conventional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Major Depression in Persons With Chronic Medical Illness: A Pilot Randomized Trial Tertiary-Lifelong New!!"We examine the efficacy of conventional cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) versus religiously integrated CBT (RCBT) in persons with major depression and chronic medical illness. Participants were randomized to either CCBT (n = 67) or RCBT (n = 65).... -
Research Note : Beyond the Ordinary and Adventist Congregations TertiaryThis study examined the results of a national survey which the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United States took part in. The purpose of this paper is to provide the aggregate index for all participating Adventist congregations on each of the ten strengths... -
Searching for God in the Brain Tertiary-Lifelong New!!"Researchers are unearthing the roots of religious feeling in the neural commotion that accompanies the spiritual epiphanies of nuns, Buddhists and other people of faith." -
Secular, But Not Really - Five Topics on Religious Freedom and State Secularism in Brazilian Constitutional Jurisdiction TertiaryBased on a broad collection of data on the jurisprudence of the STF, the STJ, the TRFs, and the State and District Courts, the general objective of this research is to identiļ¬ car which responses have been offered in Brazilian constitutional jurisdiction... -
Selected Variables Related to Religious Commitment among Church - Related Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Youth TertiaryThis paper presents a study of religious commitment among Hispanics within the Seventh-day Adventist church. The focus of this research is on the relationship among significant others, acculturation, and religious commitment among Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist... -
Sermon Central Grade 9-Grade 12Search 60,000 free sermons, illustrations, and dramas. This sermon bank could be used for teenagers or adults. -
Spiritual Struggles and Religious Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Those with Depression and Chronic Medical Illness Tertiary-Lifelong New!!OBJECTIVES: Compared the effectiveness of religious cognitive-behavioral therapy (RCBT) versus conventional CBT (CCBT) on reducing spiritual struggles in persons with major depressive disorder (MDD) and medical illness. METHODS: Participants were... -
Stress Factors , Spirituality , and Commitment among Seminarians and Their Spouses TertiaryAt a seminary connected with a university all resident Master of Divinity students and their spouses were invited to participate in a study of the stresses of seminary life and their effects on personal spirituality and commitment to ministry and mission.... -
Talking About Religion - How Highly Religious Youth and Parents Discuss Their Faith TertiaryThis study builds on previous research regarding parent-child religious conversations to explore the transactional processes of these conversations. It employs qualitative analyses of interviews with highly religious parents and adolescents representing the... -
Teen Daily Devotional Ministry, TDDM Grade 9-Grade 12TDDM is a teen devotional ministry dedicated to writing devotionals and bible studies for teens. Devotionals are written everyday by some of the best teen Christian writers on the net. -
The Dividends of Religious Freedom TertiaryThe central question addressed in this paper is whether religious liberty has affected membership growth in a sample of 170 countries over a period of the past forty to fifty years. Not much work has been done on this question although two scholars recently... -
The Influence of Selected Factors on Religious Knowledge, Attitudes and Christian Practice Grade 9-Grade 12"This study investigated the perceptions of grades 9 and 10 students (N=124) in a Seventh-day Adventist boarding Academy in the Philippines in relation to the degree of strength they perceived various socio-religious variables (Home, Church Program, Bible... -
The Integration of Faith and Learning Kindergarten-LifelongRobert Harris discusses the theory behind integration of faith and learning. Discussion topics include: Why Focus on Integration?; What does Integration Involve?' Implications of an Integrated Mind; What Happens without Integration?; Life-long Integration.... -
The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed Grade 9-Grade 12An unforgettable story of faith and miraculous deliverance in Communist China that will inspire teens to believe in a God who is greater that any problem. -
The Religious Needs of the General Public TertiaryThis report gives a breakdown of the religious needs of the general population of the United States. This information was given to the Evaluation Committee of the Pacific Union Conference. It goes in details such as the percentage of the population attending... -
The Religious Needs of the General Public in Georgia and Tennessee TertiaryThis presentation lays out the religious needs of the general public in Georgia and Tennessee. It is focused on church growth, evangelism, needs, etc. -
The Seventh-day Adventist Church and Ecumenism TertiaryGlobalization is a phenomenon that has forced many to deal with religions that before they only read in books or heard on television. Today, it is possible for Catholic, Muslim, Buddhist, and Spiritist families can live on the same street. From this more... -
The Teacher as Agent in Integrating Faith and Learning Kindergarten-LifelongRacquel Bouvet de Korniejczuk presents research on the Integration of Faith and Learning. In addition to helpful display examples, the article includes: The Process of Deliberate Teacher Implementation; What Is Integration?; Theoretical Framework (educational... -
Transmission of Religious Values from Parents to Adolescents TertiaryFather-mother-youth triads were asked to complete surveys showing amount of agreement with religious value statements. From twenty-one churches randomly selected from Seventh-day Adventist congregations in the United States, 712 individual surveys were received... -
Understanding my Buddhist Friends Tertiary-Lifelong"Colleges and universities are places of diverse people and varied ideas. This occasional series titled 'Campus Life' explores how to understand and be a friend to someone of another faith while staying true to one’s own values." -
Youth Pastor, Youth Ministry, and Youth Attitude Toward the Church Tertiary"A large number of churches hire youth pastors or workers to support their ministry for adolescents and young adults. An empirical exploration of whether and how youth pastors influence youth attitudes toward the church and denomination remains to be... -
Youth Religious Commitment over Time - A Longitudinal Study of Retention TertiaryOver 1500 middle-teenagers were selected from Seventh-day Adventist churches throughout the United States and Canada for a longitudinal study on church retention and dropout. A new survey was sent each year for ten years, collecting a wide variety of information...