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A Child's Spiritual World - A Qualitative Study Grade 4-Grade 12"Though much has been written about adolescent spirituality and how adults should deal with it, far less has been written by adolescents themselves, or by adults from the adolescent perspective. This study of four twelve-year-old girls takes the adolescent’s... -
A Study of Factors Relating to Church Growth in the Ohio Conference of Seventh-day Adventists TertiaryThis paper reports a study that addresses itself to church growth within the Ohio Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The problem was that some churches grow rapidly, whereas other slowly. The purpose was to gather, organize and interpret data... -
African-American Women Elders in Adventist Congregations Tertiary-Lifelong New!!"Historically, African-American women have been influential in building and expanding the role of the African-American church as well as their role within the church. Because their leadership is critical for the health of the church, it is important to... -
Assessing Retention Patterns and Implementing Strategies for Membership Retention in the Zimbabwe Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Tertiary-Lifelong New!!"This research project has investigated, identified, and assessed memner retention patteirn of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Zimbabwe, an entity usually referred to as the Zimbabwe Union Conference." -
Church and Transformational Development - The Seventh-day Adventist Church and Its Missiological Orientation in Democratic Nigeria Tertiary-LifelongAt the sight of evaluation of various developmental policies in Nigeria, the country that struggles with the issue of identity, social-ethnical-religious segregation, political corruption and underdevelopment, this study proposes the critical roles that faith-based... -
Collaborative Ministry - Pastors and Educators Kindergarten-Grade 12Learn how pastors and educators can work together to help the church school thrive. Resources are divided into the following categories: Getting Involved with Your School Community Care & Involvement Becoming a Community Center Worshiping... -
Critical Review of the Work TertiaryThe purpose of this article is to provide an accurate study of the work If I Were the Devil, through which its author, George R. Knight, fully outlines his thoughts and suggestions on the his thoughts and suggestions on the topic of the organizational structure... -
Ebony Evangelism Opinion Survey TertiaryThis paper presents an Ebony evangelism opinion survey. Delegates gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, for the First United Layperson’s Evangelism Congress. Telephone interviews were conducted. -
Exploring the Influence of Racial Diversity on Church Growth: A Case Study of Buffalo Suburban Seventh-day Adventist Church in Lancaster, New York Tertiary New!!"There is a growing phenomenon in the United States of America: multiracial churches. While earlier research indicates that church growth typically happens in more homogenous congregations, more and more churches are growing that are multiracial. This... -
Home and Center Association - Early Childhood Education 0-2 years-PreschoolPublished by the Southern Union Conference, this handbook explains the why and how of a home and center association in an early childhood setting. "Education leaders, pastors, church officers, senior citizens, singles and all church members should be... -
JAE Editorial: The Three-legged Stool 0-2 years-Lifelong"The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a long and firm tradition of education. Abundant counsel from an inspired source has been given from its early history about the influence of home, church, and school and how these three sources influence student... -
Ministry Spotlight Preschool-Grade 12The Ministry Spotlight team writes and edits quality Christian content to save busy principals valuable time. Available services include: -Messages and A/V graphics intended for church bulletins and overhead announcements -Specially designed messages... -
Music Policy in the Central Church Grade 7-LifelongSince music is one of the most important elements in the worship services of our Church and because of the large number of diverse philosophies on the use of music in the Church, the Central Church Music Committee (1979) has felt it necessary to establish... -
Pastoral Leadership of Seventh-Day Adventist Pastors in Sub-Saharan Africa and Congregational Giving During 2020-2021: A Grounded Theory Study Tertiary New!!Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a theoretical model that describes how the behavioral strategies of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) pastors in Sub-Saharan Africa may have positively influenced congregational giving during the years 2020-2021... -
Planting new churches : Why It Is So Important TertiaryThis article explains the importance of starting new churches to the growth of the Adventist church. New churches carry several advantages that are more effective in bringing new believers into the church than established congregations. -
SWU Education: Pastor and Church Resources Preschool-TertiaryPastor/church and school partnership resources shared by the Southwestern Union (NAD) include: Schools in Discipleship Education Sabbath Video Education Sabbath Sermons Partnering in Mission: Pastor & Teacher Resource Manual Collaborative... -
The Impact of Values Clarification and Expression of Beliefs on Dysfunctional Leadership Among Church Lay Leaders Tertiary-Lifelong New!!Problem- Leaders face challenges from within themselves and from others. Dysfunctions within the leader and with their group can lessen leadership effectiveness. It appears some leaders manage these dysfunctions better than others. More needs to be understood... -
The National Church Life Survey and the Seventh-day Adventist Church ( Australia ) TertiaryThis paper presents a summary of the Detailed Analysis that is meant only to provide an undocumented overview of the findings of the National Church Life Survey for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia. -
Toward a Strategy to Strengthen Member Engagement Among Adventists in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Tertiary-LifelongThis dissertation presents a strategy to strengthen member engagement by promoting inclusive practices among Adventist churches in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area in the face of church disengagement. Literature was reviewed. Surveys, interviews and focus... -
Understanding Board Leadership: Adventist Hospital Board Chair Behaviors and Effectiveness and Organizational Outcomes Tertiary-Lifelong New!!"Each month, millions of board members meet to provide leadership to thousands of churches, hospitals, schools and other nonprofit organizations. Their decisions impact tens of millions of jobs and billions of dollars of allocation. However, there is...